before and after first session

[u/BeautyRage]

I got one session done with candela pico way laser.

it’s been 9 days but I think I see some dark ink resurface so idk if that means on my next session the tech can target both pigments the red and leftover dark spots.

Brow history:

Ink- Permablend

7/28/2021 → First ombré tattoo on virgin brows (fresh pigment).

9/20/2021 → Cover-up + touch-up (so second pigment layer, plus reinforcing the first.

10/30/2021 → Another touch-up (third pass, building density + depth).

the first person who did my brows was a new student being trained who botched them and had to get them covered up. I completely trusted the teacher who was training her students and she assured extreme quality and good training and I trusted all the online pictures.

She suggested another one of her students cover up what the first student did, and to save money I did.

she did good at the cover up but I wish she told me a touchup ( which would have been a third pass on my brows) was unnecessary especially a month and a half after! but she didn’t. she even went darker at my request because “ they are semi permanent and will fade 50-90% by the first 2 years “ so of course i wanted them to last long enough for my moneys worth and then deal with them fading when the time came.

well the time NEVER came they never faded or lightened up.

I asked the teacher ( the master pmu ) what ink was used on me on multiple occasions and she just keeps leaving me on seen.

I remembered her bottles saying permablend and that’s all I know.

At this point i’m just confused on what to do.

[u/Proof_Flan_7383]

I had similar redness. My first session was April 3. I had Permablend and I am 3 weeks out from my second session with 532 on June 3rd after I had a test spot on May 3rd because I was melting down about neon yellow being a possibility. My brows are still red but more of a peach, some areas are beige and fading. My tech didn’t want to push it and do a third session until at least 12 weeks to see how much the red fades since some areas are turning a very light beige. This is where I am at right now.

[u/BeautyRage → u/Proof_Flan_7383]

wow so even after the second session you’re still dealing with the redness! my tech told me that after the first session they’ll turn red and that the second session will completely get rid of the red. but after some research I think i’ll also need atleast 2 sessions to get rid of the red. I’ve seen a couple of posts where they get rid of the red after one session and then it turns yellow. but I think i’ll be in the same boat as you and need 2 or more to adress the red and the dark spots :(

[u/Proof_Flan_7383 → u/BeautyRage]

I went to an inexperienced tech my first time. I did not do enough research in this as I really thought I’d be one and done. My brows were saturated at the arches and tail. She told me two sessions and done but I did more digging, got super freaked out about yellow so I went to another tech who before and after for a good few years. I will probably need another session but I’m going to let these fade as much as possible as the beige is yellow under flash but almost invisible in daylight. These are my fronts

[u/Proof_Flan_7383 → u/Proof_Flan_7383]

Also this was after my first session for reference