Dawn Cragg's Top Tips for Cosmetic Tattooing revised

 No.1-

 It is wrong to put white in pigment to lighten. It will turn either pink or orange. It will darken if exposed to laser.

 For examples of this and other work gone wrong just have a quick search on Google for permanent make up gone wrong.

No.2-

Never tattoo white into the skin.

The new fad of white around the lips and above the eyeliner will end up a disaster in a few months as fashions change.

                                Example of white tattooing above the eyeliner

No.3-

The ONLY removal which is safe for everyone to use is salt however, it has to be a certain type of salt, applied in a certain routine. NOT normal table salt. There is a removal and lightening gel available for many years which works very well but should NOT be used around the eyes. It can only be supplied to those who have completed a training course on the correct use of this gel. This gel is made by the Mei-cha company and is available from them

No.4-

If you have not had your hepatitis B inoculation, you should not be putting needles into people.

Both you and your clients could be at risk.

Hepatitis can be very serious because it affects the liver which could become enlarged. It can affect you for the rest of your life

No.5-

     If the pigment doesn't stay in, it is likely to be one of the following reasons:-                                                                                  

You are going to fast

You are using the wrong needle

You are inserting the needle at the wrong angle

The pigment is too diluted and thin.

Your technique is incorrect

No.6-

      The finer the needle the more intense the colour will be.

No. 7- 

Today's "Fashion" of using single needles for fine hairstrokes may turn into tragedy in the future because as the pigments separate inside the skin over time then the hairstroke brow will become powdered brows 

Five examples of hair stroke technique being
used incorrectly leaving the brow looking unnatural

Example of hairstroke brows becoming powdered brows as the result of

 the pigment separating over time within the skin