Permanent Make-Up By Edda

I am so impressed with Edda for many reasons, I went in to have my upper eye liner and eyebrows done yesterday and couldn’t be happier with the results.
She is the makeup whisperer. What I mean is that I explained what I wanted in words, feeling really nervous we’d have a hard time getting to a point where she truly understood what I wanted and trusted she’d deliver. However, immediately she pointed to a picture of eye liner and asked me if that’s what I wanted. Yes! It was exactly what I wanted.
Next came the eyebrows. Now I have hair already and just need a bit of definition. I’m a natural type of girl and don’t like to look made up unless it’s quite intentional. So when she gave me a mirror to look at the brows she drew, I was floored. It looked so natural and yet, so perfectly drawn. I can never draw my brows like that! I made a minor modification and she shared her opinion and why she wouldn’t make that change, but ultimately made me feel comfortable that my decision was what she would implement.
I spent a lot of time driving home trying to put into words why it’s so hard to choose a person to do permanent makeup for you. I came up with the word «Trust». You are putting your trust in a person to listen and understand your wishes, be able to remain objective and ultimately have the talent and artistry to deliver. Edda has all of these qualities and more.
I will rave about her to anyone who will listen (and have already sent all of my friends a picture of her work).
Here is the process for those who may want a step by step of what to expect:
1) Fill out paperwork and review any risks and discuss what you want done.
2) Edda will review her equipment and the sterile practices she has. She’ll open the needles for the procedure in front of you.
3) For eye liner she didn’t need to draw it on first because we agreed on a clear photo.
a) cleanse the eye.
b) exfoliate the eye: This isn’t comfortable. She is scraping at the tender skin on your eyes. But it’s very bearable and it’s over quickly.
c) Apply lidocaine to lid to numb it.
d) Use the needle with color to mark the lid so she knows where to apply color after full numbing is completed.
e) Use the needle to open up the pores so that lidocaine can be applied again for further numbing. This will cause minor swelling which is why she needs to mark the lid with color prior.
f) apply the color. The hardest part of this is that you must relax your eyelid and it’s truly a mind over matter. Edda will continuously talk to you letting you know when you are tensing or fluttering the lid. This wasn’t comfortable but it was only painful in spots and it was very bearable. This is also where trust comes into play because it feels odd to have a needle that close to your eyeball.
g) at some point during the procedure she will stop and ask you to look. Your eyes will be puffy but you’ll be able to tell if she’s on the right track. She was with me so she kept going.
4) for eyebrows she drew it first and then we talked through a minor tweak. She had me get up and look in a mirror and she looked at me from far away to study whether it looked right. She made sure there was agreement and I was completely comfortable before we kept going.
The eyebrows aren’t painful at all but they may make you sneeze and your nose may run a bit. Mine did. Once again she stopped to get my feedback a few times.
After she gave me a little care package with instructions and a hug. So sweet. I’ll see her again in a few weeks to get any touchups and can’t wait to see the final result (I will post here if I can figure it out).

Edda was wonderful! She was very professional and patience. I got my eyebrows done, and they came out to how I wanted and how I have always fill them in for the last 15 years. Now I can just get up and go, I don’t have to worry about filling in my eyebrows or worry about it getting smudge throughout the day. Definitely a satisfying client! Thanks Edda :-)