Articles for Technicians

Lip Color Tips   TLC – ‘The Laws of Church’  –                       Susan Church that is! Want Perfect Lip Color?  ….  EVERYTIME?   White is an opaque color. When you look at a glass of milk, it does not matter if the glass is half full or half empty it still looks the same. I have been working with colour since 1965, …

The Debate: Is Skin Needling a Cosmetic or Medical  Application?  http://permanentmakeuptrainingandtips.com/what-is-skin-needling/ This article is on Dermal Rollers  and Not On Permanent Makeup Machines! Canadian Skin treatment specialist Dr Lance Setterfield is researching the effects of dermal rolling of the epidermis (cosmetic needling) and dermis (medical needling) combined with pharmaceutical and homeopathic medications, plant extracts, vitamins, and other ingredients. The goal of …

Health Department Purposed Regulations. Read these purposed laws….. if you do not agree with them…… …… get on the phone and start writing to these people!!! This link contains 66 pages of purposed regulation… Subtitle G of Title 25 of the DCMR is added to read as follows: SUBTITLE G Body Art Establishment Regulations 100 Title ─ Body Art Establishment …

From Rebecca Bryant Master Educator Here are my words of wisdom ….   “With anything you may achieve through hard work and diligence, whatever recognition and accolades you may receive, remain humble…or you will lose all the credibility you worked so hard for. We are all only human”.

Medical Tattoo Alert BY: Susan Church CCPC, CPDA When a medical crisis arises, how do the people around you and the paramedics handle the emergency?                          When you are in a state of disaster, time is of the essence when rapid medical help is required. Picture this scenario: A woman had major surgery and complications arose from the incision sites. She was …

The LPCP Conference to be held in Mesa, Arizona October 18,19 and 20th. 2013  will host the most respected  leaders in the permanent makeup industry! The LPCP’s conference goal is: 1.    To impart the wisdom of each lecturer on each technician 2.   To make each technician more successful in their business 3.   To avoid the mistakes and pitfalls from the …

Match Pigment Colors to Your Favorite Lipstick Color!   Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Hydrating Sheer Lip Shine in  Esprit For times when you want a little shimmer, this hydrating lipstick has a  slightly iridescent finish. Layer on more or less to your liking, and it stays  put with 30 percent more color pigments then the original Rouge Coco Shine. Chanel …

Tips to make your summer permanent         makeup last longer!   Do not go into a lake, ocean, river, Jacuzzi or pool until the entire procedure area has healed. Bacteria in an open wound will cause an infection.  Protect your procedure area from the sun. The suns rays reflect up from the water  and sand so you must wear a hat …

Case studies show it can happen, and dermatologists say people should keep moles free of ink By  Robert Preidt    Wednesday, July 31,  2013                                                                WEDNESDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans head to the tattoo parlor to get “inked” each year, but a new study suggests that getting a tattoo over a mole or birthmark may not be healthy. …

Traditional (i.e., decorative) and cosmetic tattoo procedures have been performed for thousands of years. Cosmetic tattoos or “permanent cosmetics” are used to reshape, recolor, recreate, or modify eye shadow, eyeliner, eyebrows, lips, beauty marks, and cheek blush. Additionally, permanent cosmetics are used aesthetically to enhance nipple-areola reconstruction procedures and for other applications. Unfortunately, there is much confusion regarding the overall …