Tales of The Good Girl: BrowJob (Part 2)

So it’s now or never. Location, rate and client satisfaction considered, I finally chose Kristine Lucas / Eyebrow Embroidery Manila for my most awaited eyebrow embroidery experience. I wanted to meet her last April 16, but there was no slot available anymore, so we settled on April 23, 6pm.

I would go over Tin’s Facebook page again and again to look at her past clients and their before&after photos. A plus factor is her being a make-up artist. A MUA should know eyebrows too well, as brows would really make or unbreak one’s made up face. You may wish to take a look at her portfolio:
http://www.makeupbykristine.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kristinelucasmakeupartist/

I was also worried on how my brows would look after the procedure. Magsi-sick leave ba ako pag ayan na ang downtime?

And so the day has come.

My brows were still made up when I arrived. Tin said they looked really thin (pardon the pun), she asked me if I wanted shading. I was hesitant. But when she took off the make-up, she said the hairs naman pala look ok, so there’s no need. 3D or 3HD would do. After drawing mock brows as her guide, and asking me if I am ok with that, the browjob began.

Topical anesthesia was applied and we waited for 45 minutes for it to take effect. My husband was there all along. Tin showed me the needle that she would use on me. It was actually painless. If you are afraid of needles, or if you think it would hurt, believe me, it won’t. Well, it helped that I am a person whose pain tolerance is so high that I fall asleep during Brazilian wax. As I told Tin, mas nafeel ko pa yung Brazilian laser hair removal than this. You can just feel the needle strokes, but they don’t hurt. The procedure went for an hour. Then Tin said I could take a look in the mirror. The shade that she used on me was “mudpie.” She applied cream on them for healing as last step. Ta-dah!

Going home, I felt like I have a wound (as the anesthesia wore off) but you could tell that I am pleased with my brows. I can’t wait until they are completely healed. After-care tips include not wetting it for 24 hours, applying the healing cream 3 x a day (dabs or pats only, no wiping, swabbing, scrubbing), and no swimming / gym in the meantime. And while it’s healing, I can’t put anything on it.

According to Tin: "The eyebrows will seem very dark as the ink is left on the skin but will be washed away by scabbing and peeling of the top layer of the skin.”

“When the skin peels off, it will seem like a lot of the color is gone, but it will resurface in another 2 or 3 weeks. After which, the color should be about 60% of the color of the 1st day of procedure.”

“Retouch, to correct areas that were not filled and add more color will be done 60 days after to achieve the best result.”

This is me, this is real, pre-appointment: