03-17-2008, 10:58 AM
Quote:I've seen some pretty bad semi permanent facial make-up- unfortunately semi permanent can last 20 years on some people. By that time you have outgrown your youthful folly and whilst the rest of your face has headed South due to gravity, you still have tattooed eyebrows pointing skywards, giving your face a permanent look of surprise. A friend of mine is a cosmetic tattooist and beautician who specialises in scar coverage, post op improvement and skin camouflage. A large part of her work is correcting dodgy semi permanent facial make up people have lived with since they were youths. One girl she treated had a green blob above her lip which used to be a beauty spot, and smudged blue tattooed eyeliner- she looked like an extra from Braveheart.hock: She had lived with this since she was sixteen years old in the mid 1980s. I fully support the ban for under 18s, but as you state Byron, it may well end up as a total ban on any bodyart for everyone.
The thing is though, most bodyart is reversible to a large extent, even tattoos nowadays. It's just usually more expensive to take off than put on.
Whenever there are bans, things go underground resulting in no controls regarding skill or hygiene. This is potentially far worse!
I can't say I understand the tattoed make up myself (scars/ops/disfigurement aside). Isn't part of the fun swapping colours and trying new looks :?
Anyway, I'll have to avoid this thread cos it's making me want another piercing. I'm already full of holes when I have to be in authentic kit! :lol:
Kat x
~We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars~
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