Permanent Makeup Raw

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Warning to Aspiring Permanent Makeup Artists: Don’t get into the business if you don’t enjoy meeting and helping people.

I’m blessed and I’m lucky. I attract many clients who I really like as people. I also like helping them to look better and feel better about how they look. And selfishly I do love when I see the radiant smile of a woman sitting in my chair when she takes that first look in the mirror with her new permanent makeup. Mission accomplished.

Maggie Damon is one of those clients and charismatic people who makes such a positive impression in simply being who she is that it has a memorable effect on you. As an actress and producer, she is a woman with Hollywood connections but Maggie shines as a real star being such a genuine person. Here is how Maggie describes her experience with me in getting permanent makeup.

Question: What was your experience like getting permanent makeup?

Maggie Damon: “It was fantastic. I had it done in two sessions. I came in to do the first application which primes you. So it fades out a little bit and then you come back a few weeks or a month later and do your second application.

The best, best thing about it was the compliments I started getting. I went on a trip with my husband and he looked at me and said, ‘Maggie, you look really, really good.’ But I wasn’t wearing a stitch of makeup, nothing.

I also take a ballet class. I was there dancing and several women said to me, ‘Wow, you look great. You put makeup on this morning.’ And I said, ‘No, I didn’t. I have tattoo makeup on, I have permanent makeup.’ And they said, ‘Where did you do it?’ They couldn’t tell. So I think it’s a really good thing.

And I have very, very sensitive eyes, I cannot wear a lot of makeup. Every time I’d go out with my husband and it was a very nice event I’d try and put makeup on, I’d put mascara on, my eyes would be red. They just immediately are allergic. This permanent makeup is great. I’m telling you. I’m so happy. I have no more red eyes. I just wake up in the morning. I do an eyelash curler, and that’s it. No mascara, no liner, nothing.”

Question: What was your experience with Sally Hayes Permanent Makeup?

“Sally is fantastic.She understands what you’re going through, number one, so she always puts you at ease. And what I love about Sally, she’s very fast. And she knows color, because like my skin is a very kind of a ruddy color skin but she knew exactly what color to put on my lips. Now I have a sister who’s doing it and her skin is a wholly different tone than mine and the permanent lip makeup color Sally’s doing for her is a totally different color than what I had.

And as far as the eyes go, Sally was sensitive to the fact that I have very allergic eyes, so she didn’t numb them at all. So I wanted to go for it raw. I got my permanent makeup with no anesthetic of any kind. And you know what? It was easy. Sally did it so fast, and it was done, done to perfection.”

Question: Maggie, did it hurt getting it raw?

Maggie Damon: “Yeah.”

Question: How much did it hurt?

Maggie Damon: “Well, it hurt. I’m not going to tell you it didn’t hurt. But you know what? It was like giving birth. In 10 minutes I totally forgot about it. It’s over, and now you’ve got beautiful eyes or a beautiful baby, right?”

If Maggie could get her permanent makeup raw and be okay with it, rest assured you’ll be totally comfortable with getting yours done.

 

Does Permanent Makeup Hurt?

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Does permanent makeup hurt?

This is still a frequently asked question. But, truth be told I don’t  hear it anywhere near as much as when I began doing permanent makeup procedures in the mid-1980’s and for a few years after that.

Today, women are so much more aware of permanent makeup. This is probably because of how popular this cosmetic solution has become, and also thanks to the growth of the internet and all of the information available on the subject of permanent makeup, also called permanent cosmetics or micropigmentation.

Having performed tens of thousands of procedures in my career, I can honestly say in my professional opinion…getting permanent makeup doesn’t hurt. At least it shouldn’t hurt if you go to a skilled and experienced permanent makeup artist.

My personal opinion is the same as most of my clients. I can say that because I wear permanent makeup, too. I’ve done my own eyebrow tattoos and permanent lip makeup a number of times. I had my permanent eyeliner done by a friend. It didn’t hurt either.

Accidentally poking your eye with an eyeliner pencil hurts more than getting permanent eyeliner and permanent eyebrows. And God knows you’ve probably done that enough, right?

You’ll be comfortable. There’s just no need to feel pain. There’s no need to be tough. We’ll use a topical anesthetic which gets applied before we begin your procedure. I often describe the sensation as a light scratching for permanent eyebrows and permanent eyeliner. And based on my decades of professional permanent makeup experience, your personal experience getting it will be a positive one because your procedure will be over before you know it. Based on what I’ve heard from clients who had permanent makeup done elsewhere before, their rear ends hurt from sitting in the person’s chair all day.

When it comes to permanent lip makeup procedures, we do things differently because of how sensitive the lips are on every woman. We’ll use a topical anesthetic. And I always have a trusted registered nurse with me for lips to apply what I call “dental blocks.” It’s like what a dentist does to keep you comfortable, but we don’t even have to do as much as they do. So, to put a smile on your face and give you some peace of mind I can simply say you won’t feel a thing getting the lips you’ve always wanted.

Does permanent makeup hurt? C’mon now. Really? We’re women! We’re brave and battle tested every day when it comes to preserving and promoting our natural beauty. Besides, who else on earth has a high enough pain tolerance to handle pregancy and giving birth? : 0 )

Cosmetic Surgeon Warning: Permanent Makeup Artist – PRO or PROBLEM?

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The leading celebrity cosmetic surgeon in Las Vegas, Julio Garcia, MD, sends out this warning to all women who are exploring permanent makeup procedures. Get a proven PRO or you could wind up with a big PROBLEM.

Watch the video:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtmgRoQc3Rk

Permanent Makeup as a Valentine’s Day Gift

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Like everything in life Valentine’s Day is what you make of it:

The day can be a happy, magical celebration between lovers.

It can be February 14th, a total non-event for some.

And for others Valentine’s Day can create a personal 24-hour re-enactment of the Great Depression or encore performance of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

I have permanent makeup clients in each of my Scottsdale, AZ, New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA and Las Vegas, NV locations who fit into each of the categories above on this Valentine’s Day 2012. I am grateful for all of them and wish all of them the greatest of happiness on this day.

When my husband Guy was alive, Valentine’s Day wasn’t a big deal for us. We used to go to a restaurant for dinner. Guy also felt like he had to get me roses that day. I didn’t think so. We got to a point where we planted rose bushes in the yard instead. Besides, we strived to make every day like Valentine’s Day.

Cupid Endorses Sally Hayes Permanent Makeup?

While Cupid, the mythological god of desire and erotic love gets a lot of credit, no one ever said the little guy’s aim with a bow and arrow was perfect. But as the years go by, he does seem to be improving his accuracy through the use of mirrors.

You see, as a permanent makeup artist, Cupid’s arrows seem to be showing up more and more around Valentine’s Day with women looking in the mirror and finding new ways to love themselves more. Some women feel better with permanent lip makeup for thicker, fuller looking lips. Some express love for themselves through the gift of permanent eyebrows, a key for all of our facial expressions. Some enjoy the freedom permanent eyeliner gives them from the daily drudge of their pencil. And for most, enjoying the fresher and more youthful look is a bonus.

For various reasons I see women expressing their inner most wants and needs by “treating” themselves to permanent makeup around Valentine’s Day. Today, I had a couple come in because permanent eyeliner was a gift for the bride from the bride for their upcoming wedding. (Gifts of permanent makeup from husbands and boyfriends are also on the rise, and why not? It’s for about the same price as guys pay for a dozen long stem roses in many places on Valentine’s Day!)

Permanent makeup isn’t for everyone. I get it. Some women want the benefits of a great, consistent look while also saving time, effort, and stress on their daily makeup routine. But the idea of cosmetic tattooing or the fear of bad permanent makeup jobs by unqualified, inexperienced artists keeps them away.

I’m happy permanent makeup is growing in popularity around Valentine’s Day. I love what I do in helping clients. And I still love every time I see a woman in my chair hold a mirror up to her face when we’re done…and fall in love with her appearance all over again, or for the first time in a long time.

Whatever is right for you, whether or not it has anything to do with permanent makeup, I hope you take action or take a moment to be in love with yourself on or around this Valentine’s Day.

A Permanent Makeup Arizona Girl Celebrates 100

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Happy 100th Birthday/Anniversary Arizona! Yes, while it is Valentine’s Day, today also happens to kick off the Centennial Celebration of Arizona. 100 years ago Arizona became the 48th state in the union.

Some days it feels like I’ve been here for all of it.

Don’t be confused by the title of this blog post. Actually, I’ve been a working permanent makeup Arizona girl for only one quarter of a century.

I read where it took 55 minutes for the news of President William Taft’s historic Arizona Statehood proclamation signing in Washington to reach Phoenix, arriving via telegraph at the main station inside the railroad depot. Today, it would be live on TV, and then instantly spreading like wildfire across the desert via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, email, and other social media outlets. It’s an example of one of the countless ways life and the state of Arizona have undergone major facelifts in the past century.

In working today at my permanent makeup Scottsdale location, it seems I am celebrating my own example of the melting pot of America being alive and well in the state of Arizona 100 years later. I started off doing permanent eyeliner and permanent eyebrows on a caucasian woman from Wisconsin. I’m also doing eyebrow tattoos on an African-American mother – daughter duo today. Then there’s permanent eyeliner procedures on an Asian woman and a Hispanic woman, and a few more
permanent eyebrows and re-touches on other Arizona women from Phoenix to
Tucson.

Today at 100 the state of Arizona the weather forecast said we might celebrate with some rare rainfall. But here in the Valley of the Sun, one thing hasn’t changed in the past 100 years and won’t likely change in the next 100 years…we know never to count on rain until we actually see or feel it falling.

Los Angeles Permanent Makeup Expert Makes Hollywood Sequel with Plastic Surgery 90210 Top Doc

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The leading permanent makeup expert artist Sally Hayes is making her return to the Hollywood/Beverly Hills cosmetics and beauty scene by partnering with Athleo L. Cambre, M.D. voted one of Southern California’s Super Doctors.  

West Hollywood, California. February 13, 2012  – And the Oscar goes to…If there ever was a category for Best Supporting Actress in a Real Cosmetics role, then surely Sally Hayes would be a nominee if not a winner. Since the mid 1980’s, Ms. Hayes has  performed tens of thousands of successful permanent makeup procedures which have supported women across the United States in their goals of looking better and more youthful, and in saving tons of time and effort from the daily grind of makeup.

Hayes works with the finest plastic surgeons in the cosmetic/fashion meccas of Scottsdale, AZ, New York, NY, and Las Vegas, NV. She now returns to Los Angeles and Beverly Hills where she enjoyed doing permanent makeup more than 20 years ago. This time it’s to partner with the highly talented, dual Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon, Athleo L. Cambre, M.D. 

Cambre, a Los Angeles native says he is excited to have the #1 permanent makeup artist in his practice. “I have observed Sally’s work, and was very impressed by her thoughtful and conservative consultations,” said Cambre. “And her skill, experience, and passion for delivering natural-appearing permanent eyebrows, permanent eyeliner, permanent lip makeup, and camouflage permanent makeup is a great fit for standards of excellence our clients have come to expect.”

Hayes has the flexibility in her career to return to the L.A. she loves, and is thrilled to be collaborating with Dr. Cambre. “Not only is he a highly skilled surgeon,” said Hayes. “But Dr. Cambre has such an easy going, down to earth manner. He relates so well to his patients and understands their cosmetic and emotional needs. I also love how we both believe in the power of undetectable enhancements of every woman’s natural beauty.”

Permanent makeup, also known as micropigmentation has exploded into a multi-million dollar industry in recent years. The interest in cosmetic tattooing has risen along side of the more popular traditional body art tattooing. However, since uniform standards of regulation and certification have lagged behind, it is safe and smart for clients to work only with a skilled and experienced permanent makeup artist. Otherwise, the years of enjoying the benefits of permanent makeup can instead be months or years of painful, costly corrections.

Given the active lifestyles of today’s modern women and always being judged by their appearance, most women see wearing makeup is no longer an option in today’s workforce, or in today’s relationships. Makeup is now a must. And permanent makeup just makes life easier with better results, too. “Permanent makeup done to perfection,” said Hayes, “allows every woman to enjoy a consistent, more vibrant and more youthful look as well as freedom from smudges, smears, and messy run-offs for years to come.”

About Sally Hayes Permanent Makeup

Sally Hayes is the permanent makeup industry’s leading expert artist. She is referred and endorsed by many of the top cosmetic surgeons in the country, and has successfully performed tens of thousands of permanent makeup procedures since becoming a full-time permanent makeup artist in 1988. Her popular website is viewed as the leading online authority for information and advice on permanent makeup, eyebrow tattoos or permanent eyebrows, permanent eyeliner, permanent lip makeup, and cosmetic camouflage permanent makeup.

For more information, visit http://www.permanentmakeup.com.

Contact Information:

Sally Hayes Permanent Makeup

9201 Sunset Blvd. Suite 214

Los Angeles, CA 90069

(213) 505-5516

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Permanent Makeup Super Commercial

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One week ago was Super Bowl 46. One week ago I didn’t know Tom Brady from Greg Brady of the Brady Bunch, or Eli Manning from Eli Whitney (the inventor of the cotton gin). : 0 )

Before one week ago I doubt the words Super Bowl and Permanent Makeup had ever been within 100 yards of each other. But one week ago, I appeared in a promotional video which I was told might get 10,000 views on YouTube with a little luck.

Lady Luck herself must have or want permanent makeup. Maybe it’s my Permanent Makeup Las Vegas connection which is giving the good karma. I’m not sure. What I do know is more than 35,000 views have taken place in one week. More than a few of them were football guys who probably don’t even realize women have eyebrows or care enough about them to want permanent eyebrows. Nor did they have any interest in what came out of my mouth about permanent lip makeup.

I’ll let the guys stick to goal lines and sidelines. I’ll stick to doing permanent eyeliner. Here’s a link to the video if you’d like to watch it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI4gpLYbePw

 

Permanent Eyeliner Artist Rants on Wrinkles!

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I don’t like wrinkles. I like eliminating them.

I don’t like wrinkles. I like helping my permanent makeup Arizona clients.

I don’t like wrinkles. I like helping my permanent makeup Las Vegas clients.

I don’t like wrinkles. I like helping my permanent makeup Los Angeles clients.

I don’t like wrinkles. I like helping my permanent makeup New York clients.

I don’t like wrinkles. I like permanent eyeliner.

If you don’t like wrinkles. You’ll like permanent eyeliner, too. Here’s why.

You learned how to apply eyeliner the way your sisters and girlfriends did. It was the same way your mother and grandmother did. It’s probably the same way Cleopatra did. It’s just the way it is.

You learned that in order to put on your eyeliner you have to stretch the skin of your eye. You have to get it really tight in order to draw on there, right? You need to create tension to apply eyeliner. What you don’t need is to create tension or stress in your life knowing every time you do this you’re working against what you want in a youthful appearance.

What you didn’t learn or focus on was this skin around your eyes is the thinnest skin on your body. (I wish I had it elsewhere). And so when you keep pulling on it you stretch it. When you stretch it you’re encouraging wrinkles. You’re nurturing them. You’re promoting them. You’re saying the opposite of what I said above. You’re saying, “I like wrinkles. I want wrinkles. Bring em on, please!”

Let’s face it, we all age fast enough. We don’t really need to give any unsolicited additional assistance to ol’ Father Time.

And because I like helping my clients. And because I know they want to look better and more youthful, and because they want freedom from the time suck and hassles of the daily eyeliner grind, I love doing permanent eyeliner for them.

You see, by having permanent eyeliner, you don’t have to stretch your eyes every day to apply eyeliner. You can wakeup every morning knowing your eyeliner is already done for you. And you can go to sleep every night knowing you don’t have scrub off your eyeliner at a time when you’d rather have your eyes shut and dreaming sweet dreams.

With permanent eyeliner, you have freedom from your pencil. But you also have the flexibility to use some powdered eye shadow to enhance your eyes on certain occasions if you want.

When it comes to the benefits of permanent eyeliner and the matter of wrinkles, it shouldn’t seem like too much of a stretch of your imagination to see if this handy daily tool for avoiding stretching the thinnest skin on your face might be right for you.

 

Permanent Makeup Las Vegas: Premium Outlets Getaway

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The ”Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada sign is a world famous stop on many people’s getaway visits or gambling junkets. Oh, excuse me, I meant to say “business trips.” It’s more popular than the place I’m about to promote. But for me a trip to the Las Vegas Premium Outlets always seems to welcome me with open arms.

Whenever I go the offices of Julio Garcia, M.D. to do permanent makeup procedures like I am this Monday, I always feel like I’m walking into a family setting. The staff is so friendly and kind. I also love the diverse selection of women who mainly come in to see to me for permanent eyebrows, permanent eyeliner, or permanent lip makeup.

But when my work day is done in Las Vegas and I want to think about something other than permanent makeup, I don’t rush off to my favorite casino. I’m not a gambler with chips, money, or the faces of my clients.

One of my favorite places in Sin City is the Las Vegas Premium Outlets. In both the North Las Vegas and South locations there is a sinfully large selection of shoes, clothing, handbags, and more. And the discounted prices are a fraction of what you might pay for the same item at a store in one of the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.

I’ve you’ve never been to the Las Vegas Premium Outlets, I’ve attached a quick peek for you in this YouTube video. Just click on the link below and check out one of the places I recommend to my out of town clients who come to see me as their Permanent Makeup Las Vegas solution and enjoy a fun getaway at the same time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3QYK1BT9GU

 

Permanent Makeup Las Vegas: Top Cosmetic Surgeon Calls Sally Hayes “Best Bet”

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http://youtu.be/RP5Mys76L7E

Click on the link above to watch the new video on my YouTube Channel – permanentmakeupsally.

With over 22,000 cosmetic surgery procedures to his credit, Julio Garcia, M.D. has the proven skills and experience to be called an “expert.” He cares about the cosmetic, emotional, and financial needs of every patient who comes into his Las Vegas, Nevada practice. I am honored to be his choice for providing permanent eyebrows, permanent eyeliner, permanent lip makeup, and cosmetic camouflage for his patients in the Permanent Makeup Las Vegas market.