With respect...

This is how one of my wonderful clients acknowledges each member of her family who has suffered from Cancer.

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Please feel free to add photos of people you know who do similar things to acknowledges those who also suffer with cancer.

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

Non-laser tattoo removal using a gel.

The safest way to remove pigment from the surface of the skin.

Before

During

After the first session 

Permanent make-up insurance

Please read the small print on your insurance policy because you will not be covered if the colour fails to heal into the skin as the client had anticipated.
Asking the client to sign a release form does not protect a technician from professional ethics and responsibilities

Skin type's

Dry Skin

This type of skin is often very sensitive and may sting when highly perfumed preparations are used

It may have flaky patches and a dull lifeless appearance.

A dry skin sometimes looks paper fine.

It will show signs of early ageing (i.e. wrinkles) if it is not been cared for correctly.

Make-up may look floury if a moisture cream is not used.

Oily skin

This is a tough skin, and so is often neglected. In teenagers it is often running with oil most of the time, but this decreases as time goes by.

This skin may have a few spots and blackheads and almost certainly it will have some enlarged pores, which look like little holes in the skin.

Make up will not show for long, as the oil will soon shine through.

An oily skin can be helped if you remember this little rhyme:

                                          Don't put grease on an oily skin,

                                  'cause it clogs up the pores, keeping oil and dirt in!

Normal skin

A normal skin is the most rare of all skins, unfortunately

It is smooth and has good colour. it looks lovely with or without make-up.

In a way this can be a disadvantage, because there is a tendency to forget this skin needs to be nourished and protected in order to preserve its bloom.

Combination skin

This is a mixture of the skin types and is the most common among British girls and women. It consists of:

                           Oily and Dry

                                   or

                           Oily and Normal,

                                    or

                           Normal and Dry

The oily part is usually the centre panel- Chin, nose and sometimes the centre of the forehead.

This kind of skin must be treated as two different skin types, which is rather annoying. Never mind; it is well worth the effort.

Acne

This is a skin condition that can cause a lot of distress, to teenagers in particular.

It consists of spots, blackheads and whiteheads.

It is usually made worse than it need be through eating the wrong types of food.

In the meantime, remember that you must never pick your spots. Only touch your face with clean hands.

THE REMOVAL OF SMALL TATTOOS AND PERMANENT MAKEUP

laser is not the only way, and is often not the best option for removing small tattoos and permanent make-up.  With laser, many sessions are required, it can work out very expensive and can leave scarring, and it does not remove every colour.  The removal gel which has been manufactured by Mei-Cha for many years is by far the safest and cheapest method. It will remove every colour, as well as gravel tattoos. 2 days training is required to learn the correct method of using the gel to get maximum results. Also on this course Dawn Cragg MBE  will show you how to make a saline paste which can be used to fade pigment. For further details contact Dawn on 01777860500  check us out on dawn@dawncragg.net. you can also see Dawns reviews on Linkedin.

PATCH TESTS FOR PERMANENT MAKE-UP

A company is advertising that it is not necessary to do a patch test if using their brand of pigments. I sincerely hope that there is not one responsible technician out there who would take notice of this. There will always be someone, somewhere out there who WILL be. People have different allergies at different times, and are not necessarily allergic to a product the first time they are exposed to it.either.
Remember that a disclaimer will not sand up in a court of law.  You can't get a person to sign their rights away.

PERMANENT CHEEK BLUSH

It is becoming increasing popular to do cheek blush on clients who request it,  My advice is, don't do it. I have insurance for this but will only do it for medical reasons, not cosmetic. In the years to come if the client suffers from split  capillaries on her cheeks, she may sue you for causing the problem. There would be no way that it can be proved that it wasn't your fault, and the client is sure to win the case.

Someone told me that I have glowing testimonials in LinkedIn but I haven't seen them! Is there a clever person out there who can tell me how to access these messages? In simple language please, I'm not very good at these things!