Permanent Makeup

I have always been mildly obsessed with make up, enhancing my look in new and different ways, dabbling in a blend of uber expensive and cheapo brands to satisfy my desire for that 'something' we aesthetic lovers ... want and find a thrill in the pursuit of.... beyond this in the early ' noughties' I tried out Botox ( which I'm not keen on) and fillers, which are good but transient in terms of retaining the wow factor. I also had eyebrow 'tattoo' because my eyebrows had to be 'on fleek' before that expression had even been invented! However, semi permanent makeup was still relatively new and my brows tho' fab at that time were quite unnatural and mimicked the shading of an eyebrow pencil, rather than a natural brow- again it was ok as I was into that extreme dramatic ensemble back in the day', in bands dancing, posing and being dreadfully superficial etc .... anyway, to get to my point, I decided I really wanted to try the new technique called microblading, again a semi perm response to makeup but with a much more 'real' hair stroke effect and so here comes into the picture the lovely Christina Suzuki, I had spotted her adverts online and thought 'let's do this'! And, I am just so, so, happy I did. Going from a pathetic over plucked, nondescript eyebrow, that spent its life hiding shyly under the artful flick of a mid dark brown eyebrow pencil, Christine created something that represented the real me, it sounds crazy but eyebrows are insanely important, I am a strong, feisty, independent woman, I need my eyebrows to rubber stamp my actions, you think I'm joking, I'm not, eyebrows frame every expression, from coquettish to assertive from foxy to apologetic. I can tell my story with so much more je ne sais quoi, when I have my eyebrows with me, backing me up like my home girls :) I love my new brows! Cristina is an artist, it hurts- yes, but you get something at the end of it that (close your ears lads you won't get it) changes your life! No more dodgy hand slips with one flick half an inch higher than the other, your make up time is halved, heck you look on fleek even when you wake up feeling fleekless!!! It's all good! Cristina is Amazing, she listens, maps out your shape, checks and rechecks then won't let you go until you are happy. I went back for a top up a month later and am in love with my new unsmudge-able shapely brows... game changers for sure, and Suzuki beauty is where I will return as she is fab!!

After 44 years of meticulous and time consuming eyebrow penciling in (every flipping morning, 365 days of the year) I decided enough was enough. Fed up with looking awful in the morning and not being able to face my partner or friends without the eyebrow artwork and not wishing to go snorkeling or swimming on holiday as they would ‘come off’ I decided to see what options there were out there. The word ‘microblading’ was new to me and a worry - it’s basically a tattoo isn’t it, what if it goes wrong, looks false, too dark, terrible shape….? I persevered and spent many an evening googling and reading reviews good and bad. And then I found El. Still concerned about what I was doing (what’s the problem with penciling your eyebrows in every day…) I decided to book a consultation with El first. I needn’t have bothered – as I sat in reception waiting to meet El, her last client came out of the consultation room and sat next to me. WOW! The young lady’s eyebrows looked fantastic, you wouldn’t know they were micro-bladed, they looked so natural. I immediately said to El, “what a waste of time boking a ‘chat’ with you, just book me in asap”! The procedure took place a few weeks later. I can’t deny I was still a tad apprehensive but I shouldn’t have been. El has such a calm disposition and clearly know what’s she is doing. We spent some time getting the shape right and choosing the right colour for my complexion and hair. The micro-blading didn’t actually take too long but what was really surprising was that it didn’t hurt. It just felt like my skin was being lightly scratched. At one point I thought I might nod off with the soothing music in the background. I was delighted once she had finished and took myself back home. Over the next few weeks I took great care – very obedient to the instructions by El which are basically leave them alone and don’t touch until flaked. I didn’t have any swelling or redness or even itchiness when they began to flake. I have just had my touchup (a few months on now from the first session) and am going through the DON’T TOUCH stage. In summary – I haven’t looked back, my eyebrows look fantastic, so real. I have been on holiday and swam in the sea and snorkeled with lots of people and knew that I wouldn’t look odd when I came back out of the water. I can get up in the morning and have breakfast with my partner, friends and family without dashing to the bathroom first (to draw the blasted eyebrows on). Only my other half and a close girlfriend knew what I was having done and absolutely no friends, works colleagues or family have noticed! El is a great ‘artist’ and a perfectionist. I would have no hesitation in recommending her. I can quite honestly say it if a huge relief and, whilst not trying to be over dramatic, life changing!

After reading great reviews about Marta's expertise in microblading eyebrows, I felt confident to trust her doing mine. Marta was wonderful from start to finish and she really took her time to make me feel comfortable and checked I was happy with the shape before going ahead with the process. Marta is a true professional and an artist in her work. I am so delighted with the result. I have just had the touch up session which is required to produce a long lasting result and I can honestly say she had done a wonderful, beautiful job. I'm so very grateful to her, I used to spend so long in the morning perfecting my eyebrows and now I wake up with the perfect eyebrows I always wanted. If you're considering getting your eyebrows done then you really must go to Marta. She is fantastic and you won't be disappointed!

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Highly recommend Louise. My eyebrows are really beautiful. I should have done this long ago! Many thanks.

I had my eyebrows micro-bladed by Michele. I'm so happy with the results and so glad that I've had it done. I was very nervous about having it done, but Michele was lovely and very professional. I'd highly recommend her to anyone considering micro-blading.

I would highly recommend DermaEraze services to anyone who has an unwanted tattoo. In my opinion, Lorena is extremely professional and has an extensive knowledge in tattoo removing techniques (both rejuvi and laser threatments). Luca

I’ve had eye liner and brows done by Nicola.I love them.Great results

Been using Sams beauty services for years, very professional and caring about her customers and work. She provides many treatments