Permanent cosmetics at Marc’s Tattooing

Permanent makeup

by Marc’s Tattooing

• 4 East Center St., Shavertown, 570.674.0532

to speak with Jillian Korosa

• 749 Scranton Carbondale

Highway, Dickson City, 344.4744

to speak with Shelly Black

Jillian Korosa, a tattoo artist at Marc’s Tattooing for the past 2 1/2 years has a new passion. By taking an art form she loves and combining it with an interest to help people, Jillian offers permanent cosmetics at Marc’s Back Mountain location. With a desire to broaden her skill set and her talents within her industry, Korosa also had a desire to help women who may no longer be able to apply makeup due to aging and/or shaky hands or for women with other various conditions.

Permanent cosmetics are an innovative way to help women to enhance or in some cases, even reintroduce certain facial features. For example, a woman’s eyebrows can disappear over time due to over-plucking or a change in hormones. This can also be a result of intense chemotherapy treatments or the disease which effects hair growth, alopecia. Thus, Jillian began her research and her education in permanent cosmetics at the Beau Institute in Mt. Laurel, N.J.

The most common facial features to enhance are the eyebrows, lips and eyelids. By applying permanent make-up, a woman can define these areas to make them look more pronounced. The makeup used is made from iron oxide particles and works with skin tones. For example, a simple brown is not a color of choice for permanent eyeliner because when it softens, it can make the white of the eye appear pink. Instead, earth tones and basic black are used instead. Unlike traditional makeup, permanent cosmetics sit within skin rather than on top. This needs to be taken into consideration and the study of color theory becomes a very important element when studying the art of applying permanent makeup. The pigments are not the same as tattoo ink. It cannot be matched against hair as hair color can change, but rather is matched against skin tone. Several colors may have to be mixed before reaching the exact match.

Every person who may be thinking of getting this done receives a thorough consultation before having the makeup applied. A medical release must be reviewed and signed initially and a woman must meet all the medical terms before undergoing the procedure. For example, people who have received organ transplants cannot have permanent makeup applied.

Does it hurt? The machine used to apply the permanent makeup is the Nouveau Contour Intelligent, a digital stylist. The tattoo machine used to create tattoos is not used. The Contour uses a more precise, but less invasive tool, which is absolutely crucial when addressing the face. Numbing agents are used and as one customer explained, the first pass through is felt. Once the numbing agents absorb into the skin however, the sensation lessens.

Maintaining the makeup is an essential part of the after-care treatment. Sunscreen must be worn everyday as the make-up will be exposed to all the elements on a daily basis. The better one takes care of her skin, the better the permanent makeup will look. The initial visit includes the first touch up, but touch ups will depend upon the skin type. It is difficult to say how long one must wait between touch ups as everyone’s skin is different. Again, taking good care of the skin will directly affect the overall outcome.

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