Review
At Ton vanguard Studio in fort laud. , Isabella 'Pinky' Cerrone has added permanent eyeliner and make-up to her repertoire . I was fortunate to be one of her early models and am quite happy with the results. Yes, it was a gamble, how could I know for sure? But it paid off. Wonderful results.
I didn't know anything ahead of time of how it could go , so she explained everything carefully and had very confident capable hands that eased my fears.
Still heres some straight talk ahead of time to help you decide to go this never-have to-have-damp-raccoon-mask-smeared-liner-again route. Or have washed out naked eyes during an unexpected want to impress someone moment.
1. Have or obtain some 'fortification' , muscle relaxer, or other calm your nerves product - (hey Green States, I'm So Jelly.) Alcohol does thin your blood, but around the eye has less blood there anyway, so thats what I did. Luckily, I chose pineapple and coconut with rum because apparently pineapple has a swell reduction effect. I didn't tell her my pregame method til we were almost done but it worked since repeatedly she said how well I was doing, keeping my focus trained opposite of where she was working, and how I didn't even twitch which you know is built-in instinctive. And she does recommend drinking pineapple juice just prior to appt. and apparently she is easy to tell anything to, so welcoming and open, that I need not have been so secretive paranoid.
2. iPod _ bring a playlist at least 2 hours long. 3 hours includes prep, paperwork, and discussion time. Add time if you take a lot of breaks, Wuss.
3. You are given a topical numbing cream, it really works ! unless you're a ginger or basically someone who is anesthetic resistant. No, I don't know why gingers don't take ink well or why numb wears off too quickly for them, i just throw that out there for you to comment true or false ;p
4. The needle is super short and teeny, it can NOT pierce the lid layer to the eye below. A fear I didn't vocalize, causing a more difficult time of it inside my head than it needed to be . My hindsight is now your foresight! Welcome
5. She has a very quick reaction time should you flinch but do your best to give a heads up to stop cause you are about to sneeze etc. You are her art so be as still a canvas as you can, mkay?
6. The tear ducts at the side points, cannot be tattooed unless you have a rapid healing skin type to avoid dry eyes/ duct block
7. Outside edge of upper lid cannot just go across or overlap the fold of eyelid, it wont look even and as you age will sag. Ew.
I like a shark fin look there, anyway. Thats hot
8. I freaked the next day. Maybe I should've said whisper thin line on the bottom lid , not used to too much there but I called and she reassured me that it was the swelling that made it look like it was the width of a sharpie and it will shrink down. It totally did, like what happens to something drawn on a balloon, not that my eyes were all ThAt puffy. I asked if I could make it look even narrower by adding gold? "Not part of the service." Though I like the idea of Egyptian eyes and may beg and plead to get her to add it in the 30 day follow up.
9. Arnica Montana homeopathic tablets dramatically reduce internal bleeding, swelling, bruising, and even concussions. Always useful , stock up klutz.
Its great aftercare. Arniflora gel is topical version but stings if you put it in the eye or on open wounds. So be careful with its amazing usage.*
And in case I wasn't clear - Summed up: "Bella's Work is Worth It!" read more