I first found Sherri Makeup on yelp, look up her los angeles location! She has much more reviews there. Before, she was in Koreatown only but now she has an Anaheim location on Tuesdays and Thursdays which is nice for me since I'm in orange county.
I've gone to Sherri for eyebrow tattoo, aka microblading. It costs $350 which is very reasonable. I know that other places charge much higher. Each hair stroke is tattooed individually so it gives off a natural appearance. It lasts for about 3 years but I think it won't completely fade until 5 years (also won't turn green). Sherri is an artist and believes in a natural look. If you're looking for a sculpted done up eyebrow look, I'd recommend going somewhere else. But if you want natural looking eyebrows, Sherri is your girl. I prefer this because during my no makeup days, I don't want my brows looking like they have makeup on. Also, by making it natural looking, you could change the shape some with makeup because she works with your natural brow shape.
I've just finished my 1st annual touchup so I can give a pretty thorough review on the whole experience. I totally love my brows and wish I got this done sooner! When I tell people I have tattooed brows, they're super amazed and can't tell at all :) They always ask for her info so that they can see her too.
The tattoo experience:
During the first appointment, the actual tattooing part takes like 10 minutes but the appointment will take about 30 minutes because it takes time for the numbing cream to take effect.
1. Short consultation: Sherri first talks to you about what you want. If you have pictures, be sure to show her. Her english isn't be best (she's korean) so keep it simple.
2. Numbing cream: She then uses this tool to give small cuts to your brow area and then applies numbing cream and covers your brows with plastic wrap. The numbing cream is most effective when applied to "broken skin". I'd say this hurts the most of the whole experience, but it's very quick. She might do this once more. The numbing cream really helps because during my touchup, she only did this once instead of twice and the tattooing hurt a lot more than the first time.
3. Tattoo: she tattoos hairlike strokes freehand to your brows, one at a time. It is a bit painful but manageable. I notice that as she tattoos slightly outside of the numbing cream area, it hurts more. She uses cloth to wipe off the ink after each time she tattoos.
4. Almost finished: You both look at the result in the mirror, talk about any slight adjustments
5. Finished! You'll come back for a touchup (included in the price) after 2 weeks (you need at least 5 days before being able to do the touchup).
6. It takes about 7 full days for the brows to completely scab off and heal. Don't pick at them and leave them be. First few days I use aquaphor at night. The tattoo looks the worst for one or two days (looks a bit red) but any blood is actually from cuts given for the numbing cream. You can actually use a wet qtip to clean this up a bit. It'll be kinda itchy around day 4 and on.
7. Come back annually for a retouchup (this includes a touchup 2 weeks after). The pricing will range depending on how much your brows have faded, mine was $100. I found that after 1 year, my brows had faded but I could've waited longer.
Note about out-of-towners: Since most won't be able to stay for the 2 week touchup, you can come anytime within the year for a touchup for like $50 or something, can't remember. Also, she'll make them darker during the initial appointment since you might not come for a touchup. Normally she does them lighter and darkens them more during the touchup. read more