26 Apr

Posted at 00:46h in Articles for Technicians, MRI-Tattoos, Permanent Cosmetics, and Eye Makeup, Public Information by

I have personally had 6 MRI's.                                                                                                                                               MRI of the Brain                                                                                                                                                                Did I feel any pain, discomfort or irritation during any of these MRI's? "I DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING FROM THE MRI'S"! I had my eyeliner done in 1988, my brows in 1988, with a colour refresher in 2003 and 2011 and I had full lip colour in 1993. About the MRI's Yes, that is a lot of MRI's  for one person! All of the MRI's were of my head. I will share with you what each facility asked prior to my MRI's. Prior to each MRI the technician: 1. Asked if I had permanent makeup and asked how...

23 Apr

Posted at 22:26h in Articles for Technicians, MRI-Tattoos, Permanent Cosmetics, and Eye Makeup, Public Information, The Blog, Traditional Tattooing by

©  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 safety aspects of permanent cosmetics. For example, based on a few reports of symptoms localized to the tattooed area during MR imaging, many radiologists have refused to perform examinations on individuals with permanent cosmetics, particularly tattooed eyeliner. This undue concern for possible...

23 Apr

Posted at 11:30h in Articles for Technicians, General Articles For Tattooing, Pain Control - Anesthesia, Public Information, The Blog, Traditional Tattooing by

It is your client’s choice to have an elective procedure performed! It is also up to the client to make the decision if the procedure is worth the anxiety and discomfort. No one is forced to have these elective procedures performed. In other words, it is the clients choice to accept responsibility for the procedure from start to finish. It is the technicians responsibility to explain in detail all phases of each requested procedure. Each client’s level of pain tolerance is as individual as they are. We love to perform permanent cosmetics on someone that already has permanent makeup, artistic tattoos, piercings and brandings. Why?...

16 Apr

Posted at 22:37h in Permanent Makeup, Public Information, The Blog, Traditional Tattooing by

What do you know about the safety of tattoos and permanent makeup? On Tuesday, March 15th, at 2 p.m. ET, FDA hosted a webinar on tattoos and permanent makeup. Bhakti Petigara Harp, Ph.D., of the Office of Cosmetics and Colors, Division of Color Certification and Technology in FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, provided an overview of the composition of tattoo and permanent makeup inks and the pigments used in them, as well as their regulatory status. Dr. Petigara Harp talked about problems that have occurred with the use of these inks, such as allergic reactions, infections, and scarring, and addressed...

14 Apr

Posted at 16:24h in Public Information, The Blog, Traditional Tattooing by

 THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Published: June 17, 2011 Updated:  10:39 a.m. Susie Floyd, her attorney and a Hermosa Beach legal case persuaded San Clemente to change its zoning code to allow tattooing. The Scotland-born artist plans to open her parlor on South El Camino Real to the public Tuesday.   SLIDE SHOW: New tattoo studio breaks tradition in San Clemente 7 Photos »  By FRED SWEGLES / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER San Clemente is about to get something revolutionary. The sleepy beach town, which for nearly 70 years has been neighbor to a military base, is about to have a tattoo shop – apparently the...

13 Apr

Posted at 22:12h in Permanent Makeup, Public Information, The Blog by

Why Did I Wait? And What I've Learned!                                                                                                                                    © First of all, DON'T WAIT! I talked and I thought, and I talked some more, did some research of the local area and thought about it some more. Several of my friends kept on encouraging me and one had the name of a highly regarded artist in the area that was also an instructor. She gave me her name, Pamela Abshear. I looked her up on the web and I thought about it some more.                                                                                                                                          Finally, as one of my New Year's resolutions I made myself make the call, well actually that would be bold...