Makeup Moxie

Undo/Redo & a custom mixed red/brown!

🖤 The LAST thing you want to do after your client has just went through 5 laser treatments (2 elsewhere and 3 with me), is put a bunch of black ink back into a redhead’s face. 🚫🚫🚫

🖤 And yes, yellow is a hot debate in the PMU world right now, but with redheads you ABSOLUTELY have to use yellow or the red and black required to make a warm brown will turn grey or worse.. lavender in the skin.

🖤 Swipe to see the customized red/brown I used in this situation to perfectly match the desired healed outcome we were after!

🖤 I’ve said it before and I will say it again, a natural redhead requires a completely different approach than any other skin type. Now booking December, link in bio to book!

Laser Eyeliner Tattoo Removal Magic! 🪄

🖤 Laser eyeliner removal takes expert care, precision and knowledge! And friends.. I remove A LOT of eyeliner..

🖤 Top asked questions are.. 1- how many sessions does it take? Of course, the answer to that is it depends. It depends on how much ink you have in the skin, how deeply it was implanted, whether it’s carbon or iron oxide black, and your body’s ability to break down that ink. Median average for full removal is 3-4 sessions spaced 10 weeks apart.

🖤 2- Does it hurt? Again.. it depends. I will numb you for 25-30 minutes prior to treatment but at the end of the day, it’s a laser being fired at your eyelid.. it’s not super comfortable but it is very fast and most people do just fine.

🖤 I rarely take immediately after photos because it’s torturous for the client to have a light in their eyes right after and in most cases, it doesn’t really tell you anything. Your body must take the appropriate amount of time to break down that ink and you rarely see a huge legitimate shift that isn’t just frosting immediately after.

🖤 I have posted up some additional before photos of liner I am currently working on and will do some afters at their follow up sessions!

Did you know if I put ink in your face, I don’t charge you to remove it?

🖤 In certain skin types, particularly if you have dark hair and want brows to be somewhere in that vacinity, they’re just going to get a bit more ashy as the years progress.

🖤 Incorporating laser removal every 5-6 years into the long term trajectory of your brows is just where this industry is headed.

🖤 Existing client not sure if you’re needing removal? Shoot me a pic and I’ll let you know and remember… if input it in, I don’t charge to zap it out!

Let’s talk laser removal of red brows ❤️🍎🍒

🖤 Your once BROWN brows are likely made up on red, yellow, black and sometimes white ink molecules. 🟡🔴⚪️⚫️

🖤 In the case of laser removal, the easiest and quickest molecule ( usually 😉) to remove is the black. Once this has popped out you may be left with red or orange brows.

🖤 Removing red is a bit more nuanced as in the case of iron oxide red which can flip to grey under laser energy ( paradoxical darkening ).

🖤 There are many ways to mitigate the flip to a soft grey that will be easier to remove in subsequent sessions if that is your goal. In some cases, clients are happy with the shift in tone and choose to keep them that way. In all cases, if paradoxical darkening is unavoidable, we will show you what the test spot looks like and get your approval to move forward with treatment.

🖤 It’s worth mentioning that removing red is a much less immediately satisfying process than removing black with sometimes little to no direct shift in color. Your body’s lymphatic system will break down that red ink slowly over several weeks (up to 12!)

🖤 Questions about removal? Drop them
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What a transformation on these previously tattooed lips!  
 
🖤 This beauty had her lips tattooed elsewhere and did have a bit of a complicated case as the existing ink was patchy, uneven and two different colors top to bottom, swipe to see.  
 
🖤 There will likely be some of that ink that pops through as it heals which is normal and will be adjusted when she comes back in 6 weeks to redo the brows ( which we zapped after this photo! ) And.. we also touched up her existing eyeliner that didn’t need removal.  
 
🖤 No matter what ink you have in your face, I have you covered, from removal to correction and redo. Just come nestle under my wing and let me take care of you. 🪽🪽
 
🖤 Now booking end of November and into December! Link in bio.  
 

Every laser case is different! ⚡️⚡️ 
 
🖤 The ink in this lovely woman’s brows was implanted very deeply from microblading done several years ago. This case required 4 sessions of removal to get her to her clinical endpoint.  
 
🖤 She had a small amount of yellow ink residual 
In the skin after her 4th session. In this case, the yellow was quite soft and transparent and should fade completely out of her skin over the course of 6 months to a year. In many cases, the yellow does break down due to sun exposure and your body’s macrophages just doing their jobs.  
 
🖤 Not every client will be left with yellow in the skin and depends fully upon the ink that was used and it’s organic yellow molecule content. If the yellow is bright and highly saturated, glycolic removals can completely remove that yellow from the skin and yes... we do that too.  
 
🖤 When it comes to permanent makeup removal, book with the experts, we got you covered!  And yes, we may become besties and be sad when you’re done. How lucky am I to have some amazing clients who spoil me with gifts? 😍
 

Apparently I have a reputation! 👏 
 
🖤 Big big thanks to clients who twist me with multiple procedures on their beautiful faces. I love you and am so grateful for you!  
 

Nano hairstrokes for your viewing pleasure! 👀 
 
🖤 I’m out of cute things to say but take a look anyway!  
 
🖤 I am a 20 year industry veteran specializing in PMU, Laser Removal and Esthetics. Link in bio, payments plans are available. 
 

Using TD in lips requires full transparency 💡 
 
🖤 My client requested a sheer bubblegum pink lip in our consultation. Whenever I have a client that wants a high value TD ( white/light ) lip, I always let them know that they will likely need to come back for touchup sooner, as the pinks and reds will soften and the white (titanium dioxide) will remain.  
 
🖤 As long as we aren’t overloading the skin with TD, then this is a viable option and subsequent sessions of lip tattoo will take the existing TD into consideration when choosing lip shades.  
 
🖤 A combination of Sculpted’s Joy & and good old baddie, Bazooka with some dilution were used to achieve this look, along with 1rl.25.  
 
 

I want you to be comfy cozy!  
 
🖤 The procedures that I do are not pain free.. but it is my job to keep you as comfy cozy as I possibly can!