Wherefore art though, Eyebrow?

Have you ever wondered why we have eyebrows?

If you have had the misfortune of losing them, then you may be more aware of their importance to our appearances.  But do you think that Mother Nature put them their simply for appearance sake or is there some other function to their form?

Recently, I googled the significance of eyebrows and discovered that an MIT study had determined them to remain on our faces today primarily for facial identification.  In other words they are there to help others know who we are.

This would imply that our eyebrows are extraordinarily important.  What is interesting is that when I mentioned to one man that I restore eyebrows for people who've suffered the loss of theirs, he fell out laughing.  I understood.  For some reason, it just sounds funny to say that it's a loss that is 'suffered'.  However, to experience this loss personally is to put it all in perspective.  Eyebrows are critical to our own self identity.

I personally believe that eyebrows are more analogous to the plumage of male bird feather markings.  Certain feathers are neither for flight or for insulation, and female plumage is simply for camouflage.  Male plumage includes bright colors and design that are intended to communicate viability to the female in the wild kingdom.  Even the male peacock feathers imitate dozens of eyes looking right at the bird in all his glory. 

For human beings, the wild kingdom includes the market place of society.   Currently, women are remaining in business far beyond what was life expectancy only 100 years ago.  As we women age and lose our fertility, we reflect that loss of viability through a masculinization of our features.  The tragedy is that our culture has little to no regard for the value of age.  It is simply to obsessed with form over substance. 

Permanent makeup is a great way to reinvigorate one's appearances by redefining brow shape to look more like they did when they hormonal production was optimal, thereby communicating viability and value to the world we live in.  You can't change the world, but you can look good, feel great, and change YOUR world.

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Avoiding Clown Eyes and Permanent Makeup Solutions

Applying flattering eye makeup requires precision. Unfortunately, eyesight tends to decline with age. Having 20/20 vision my whole life, I always thought that a good magnifying mirror would help solve this dilemma for others who were not so fortunate.  As I experience my own loss of vision and need to wear glasses more often for close up work however, I realize this is not the case at all.  If you are having trouble with seeing close up objects, you will only see a blurry version of the magnified reflection. 

For those who have severe far sightedness or vision problems, precise makeup applications are a daunting challenge.  The results can include clownish amounts of eye shadow or crooked eyeliner.

The solution: find yourself a great permanent makeup artist and invest in precise, and flattering eyeliner, natural looking eyebrows, or well formed lip vermilion; whatever your individual needs may be.

The Softap tools for permanent makeup are wonderfully crafted for precision work and results that can’t be beat by topical which are limited to being placed around the lash line.   Once permanent makeup has been applied, topicals such as powders and pencils are much easier to put on.  This is for two reasons.  One is that there is already an existing design to follow. The other is that the skin over permanent makeup has a different texture that is invisible to the eye but on a microscopic level, literally grabs the pigments and holds them for longer duration.

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Avoid Permanent Makeup Disasters

One simple and fool proof way to avoid a permanent makeup disaster is to avoid technicians who claim that permanent makeup is painless on their websites.  These technicians are making a claim that is not permitted by the Society of Permanent Makeup Professionals, SPCP, which monitors websites that bear their seal. 

The SPCP is the largest non-profit professional association in the United States and internationally for the permanent cosmetics industry.  It is dedicated to promoting permanent makeup safety, excellence, and professional standards by providing education, certification, and industry guidelines.  For these reasons, they require certain standards to be maintained by any technician who represents an association with the SPCP on their website.  One standard in particular is that no claim of painlessness is made.

This is because permanent makeup procedures are not without a level of discomfort which must be managed by the technician.  To make such a claim is misleading and dubious.  What you have to ask yourself is; what else is this technician claiming that may not be true?  What kind of talent in creating realistic, even eyebrows does this technician really possess?  What safety measures is she taking to protect my health, safety, and wellbeing?

Choosing a technician with promises of painlessness as part of the enticement is far too risky of an enterprise.  The fact is that the level of discomfort is dependent upon the individual, however; that discomfort can be well managed with anesthetics.  I’ve actually had a woman fall asleep while undergoing a procedure once she was adequately numbed up.

No pain – no gain!  There’s always going to be snake oil salesmen and women in life to watch out for.  You can’t change the world, but you can look good, feel great, and change your world!  With Bellametrics Restorative, Permanent Makeup Arts by Ashley Miller, the results are worth the discomfort!

5am Confidence - Permanent Makeup

The simple sentence, “You look so beautiful in the morning”, is sweet music to any woman’s ears.  I got to hear that just this morning, followed by the line, “…it must be that permanent makeup”.  You may laugh like I did, but I realized later that this was as good a subject for my blog as anything else.  Yes, it is true that it helps to have some of the faded out textual content of our faces re-defined and illuminated with permanent makeup.  Permanent cosmetics can emphasize color and contrast without looking phony.  I call this having ‘5 am confidence’.  We just look better with eyebrows, lash enhancements, and pink, rosy lips and when all those things are in good shape, we are ready for the world.

There are many things that can be out of order for us at 5 am and most of it is nothing that a good hat can’t hide, but our face is out there for the world to see whether we’re dropping the kids of at school at 6:50 am or dealing with an unexpected emergency during our ‘off’ hours.  Just waking up to the high demands of the world we live in can be a courageous act in itself.  Do it with confidence! 

When considering cost, consider the value of self confidence and self esteem.  Consider the anxiety associated with poor results when done by a cut rate technician who works for low prices.  Bring out your beauty with micro-pigmentation permanent makeup, and wear topical makeup because you want to, not because you have to.

Smile; your public awaits you.