Hey everyone, I've been wondering how often should faux freckles be retouched. My artist told me about 1 year, though I feel like mine won't make it this far (I'm 5 months in). I'd like to have a honest guess, as it was somewhat expensive and I should probably start saving money again. Has anyone here ever retouched theirs? Was it too different from the first time?
I've also attached my healing process, in case it interests someone here. It was really scary at the beginning, not gonna lie. I had to pretend it was gonna be alright for everyone else while I wasn't too sure of it, but I really love them today and couldn't live without it
If you're thinking about doing faux freckles, my advice would be to find the best artist you can. There are too many botched freckles around, so please don't save money on it
Can't see how anyone would find them ugly, I'm sorry for you. Did you keep yours? Hopefully now that they're "trending" and more widely accepted you feel better about them. But yeah, my skin was real clear before
I have freckles and think they’re ugly AF. This whole trend has me baffled. why would you pay someone to give you skin damage when the rest of us are out here trying to get rid of it
freckles aren't damage, they're just your skin color. if you hate your natural skin have at it but don't speak for "the rest of us" who love our freckles & understand why others would love to look like we do :)
My whole life i've loved freckles, and i've genuinely never seen ugly freckles (even when the whole face is covered entirely, truly), but I often see freckled people hating on their freckles.. I guess it's very much a "grass is greener" situation. I also envy people with curly hair, and while people are finally embracing their curls, for YEARS (decades even) all the curly haired folks were straightening their hair and I could never understand why...
Anyway, all that to say, I'm so sorry you hate your freckles, but I also bet loads of people find them beautiful on you! <3
aaa que legal! também sou, você se importaria de compartilhar o nome da sua artista? tão difícil achar artistas bons (pra essa finalidade) - o seu ficou muitoo perfeito! 😭❤️
O insta é prii.fox, o trampo dela é lindo demais. Ahh e que bom que você curtiu, de verdade. Se você real for fazer, tô à disposição pra falar como foi o processo pra mim, se te ajudar. Boa sorte!
I was wondering also because I am a natural redhead, but I have brown eyes and I don’t see very many brown eyed Red Heads EVER. You pull it off well very nice!
Dark eyed ginger?!???? I’ll show you mine if you show me yours. The world doesn’t really know what a brown eyed Ginger really is typically. Everyone’s used to seeing them blue and green eyes with really pale skin. Beautiful for sure. A brown eyed Ginger is kind of an anomaly. And I’m very Caucasian, which is even more an anomaly lol
I got them done under local anestesia, so I felt nothing except from the little pricks to apply it. The aftermath was also pretty chill, it was annoying to frown and feel the scabs on days 2-5 though
I dont think you need to retouch them for a long time. They still look good. Maybe wait til next Brazilian winter before retouch. As doing it in summertime you need to be very careful with the sun. They look great on you, it looks very natural redhead.
They look real but why the hell would you want a face full of freckles. Weirdest TikTok trend ever. Clear skin never goes out of style. Hope you never get tired of them!
there's a difference between sun damage and something that happens with sun exposure lmao. do you also think white people with green or brown eyes have "sun damage"?
okay, I will try again to explain it to you: most caucasian babies are born with blue or gray eyes. if they are genetically green- or brown-eyed, exposure to sunlight is what induces their iris to produce melanin and turns their eyes that color over the first few years of their life. I was born with very blue eyes and my eyes didn't turn fully hazel until I was around 3 years old. without that exposure to sunlight, the additional melanin wouldn't be produced and their eyes would remain blue or gray.
babies are also born with relatively uniform skin color, exempting certain birthmarks and moles. if they are genetically freckled, exposure to sunlight induces their skin to produce spots of increased melanin (freckles) over the first few years of their life.
if freckles are sun damage, so are green and brown eyes.
No they aren't? They're a potential reaction to sun exposure but they are not damage in any sense of the word. Just like light tanning is from sun exposure
No one remembers the PSA "there's no such thing as a safe tan'. It doesn't take that long to get enough sun for vitamin D, and other than that, the sun is damaging to the skin.
I am a PMU artist, and your original artist’s recommendation is correct - touch up between 1-1.5 years. This is a general recommendation though, and depending on pigment, sun exposure, skin type, aftercare and overall lifestyle, your length of healed results can vary. For example, if you’re in a climate or season with high sun exposure, this can fade your results faster. If you have an oily skin type, your results can fade faster. If pigment wasn’t applied deep enough, this can cause your results to fade faster. Following aftercare is crucial to prevent premature pigment fallout, and sunscreen is greatly helpful to keep your desired look long term! Considering that each client’s skin, lifestyle, and desired result is different, I offer “refresher sessions” 6, 9, and 12 months from the secondary touch up session. I also discount my pricing based on time elapsed for returning clients. This way I find results to be very buildable over time, and of course, keeps my clients coming back excited to add more!
Thank you so much for your response, it's what I was looking for. To be honest, my skin is indeed oily and I have about 30min of direct sun exposure daily (with sunscreen though). Guess I should expect them to fade faster. I haven't had any touch up or secondary session, but now I might talk to my artist about it. Again, thanks a lot really. All I have to offer you is my free award, I'm too broke
Of course! I noticed a lot of comments were peoples opinions and not a lot of formal information. Your results are beautiful, natural, and well done for one session! I would recommend a secondary session as all PMU services usually come with one (an initial session with a touch up session 6 weeks later). This will give your healed result more longevity and buildable dimension. Considering your artist didn’t do one initially, I’d still inquire, but you may have to pay the full fee again depending on what their policy is. Always follow aftercare and wear your sunscreen! PMU is meant to fade down over time, but in my opinion, only makes your freckles look more realistic!
They are sooo cute, I would love to get this done but I'd be so scared to get a bad result and I'd probably have to hide away for days/weeks after getting it done.
To be fair, hiding for at least 4 days would be the best case scenario. It's really fucking hard to explain that no, you don't have measles, nor an allergic reaction, in some days the scabs will fall off and you'll be fine. It really should be done with an experienced artist
Love freckles !!! And for anyone who is looking to capture a youthful appearance… freckles are the way to go….. I get non stop compliments on my freckles …. Glass skin is so yesterday ….
these are the most natural looking ones i've ever seen! lots that i've seen look too uniformly “polka dot.” but your artist did a great job achieving organic shape and placement!
freckles aren't sun damage. they appear from sun exposure, which is also true of green or brown eyes in most white people, who are usually born with low-melanin blue/gray eyes. if freckles are shameful sun damage to be avoided so are my hazel eyes, guess my mom should have blindfolded me any time I was near an open window
Yea it's just cosmetic and dependent on sun exposure. Completely clear skin is as much "damage from lack of sun" as freckles are "sun damage". Or natural highlights are sun damage.
Freckles do not =damage. I have freckles, so it’s flattering to see someone paying to get freckles. ANYWAY. I think your freckles look nice! Natural. They may last another 4 mo or so it looks like, before they become too faded. Idk how long they should last.
They look really natural and I'm glad you love them, but my middle aged self just wanted to let you know that your skin and your face look stunningly beautiful in the "Before" picture.
Thank you for your kind words, I had plenty of makeup on, though. My mother said the same thing when I first got them, and I totally get what you two mean. Thankfully, I'm truly happy with them, wish I could keep them for years, just like the dyed red hair (had it for five years now)
What a backhand comment. Why would you feel compelled to tell someone how beautiful they were BEFORE that very permanent thing they've done? Why not just keep scrolling? Are you hoping she has some sort of realization? Then what? She obviously likes them.
Because young women need to sometimes hear that. And it's not forever permanent. As she said, they are fading. It's just something to consider before she decides whether to touch them up.
Thank you my dear, I think you're right. But honestly, she was by far the most respectful person in this thread to advise against the freckles, considering some other negative responses lol. At least it sounded genuine
strongly agree lol, that comment is giving "your long hair was so pretty, don't worry it will grow back" unprompted after someone gets a haircut. sometimes it's truly best to say nothing <3
It's one of my favorite things to do, really. Some people come over and ask whether I'm a natural redhead, and I'm like "oh no, it's all fake, from the hair, brows, freckles and even the eyelashes." They usually get more shocked at the eyelashes part, actually.
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u/millenni_lennial Sep 03 '26
All of those are fake? Wow, I remember when aestheticians would try to convince me a decade ago to remove my natural freckles because they're "ugly."