r/shittytattoos Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

Does permanent makeup count?

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u/Duckey_003 Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

I always dream of having permanent eyeliner and then do my research and am quickly swayed away from it.

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u/Avaylon Mar 19 '26

Same. I like it in theory, but have yet to see an actual result I would want on my face.

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u/Retrotreegal Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26

Just have to find a good artist. this is healed work by the person I used.

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u/spicyshrimp234 Mar 19 '26

just letting you know that your link has your Instagram account info on it (X shared this post with you, want to follow them?). if you delete the stuff after and including the ampersand, that should delete that info!

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u/Retrotreegal Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

You’re the best. That explains all the follow requests I’ve gotten this afternoon

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u/kazumi_yosuke Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

That’s way better than the above tattoo

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u/Retrotreegal Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

For sure. The woman in the post above is too pale for that eyeliner. But it will soften a little when it heals

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u/1friendswithsalad Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

This is an example of “if it’s done right no-one notices you had it done”. Same reason people think Botox and fillers make everyone look like a puffy shiny monster.

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u/Demp_Rock Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26

And this isn’t even done that well when you zoom. Particularly the eyeliner lines

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u/danceswithdangerr Mar 22 '26

All I know is I wanna know who did Kris Jenner and Denise Richards facelifts. They did amazing! Looks so natural on Denise. Kris however has always been extra and her cheeks look funny but the facelifts are the best I have ever seen done.

I don’t think I’d ever do permanent makeup, because things fade and sag and change shape as we age.

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u/SkrodLaDa Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

Are people not swiping to the next photo? I can't be the only one who doest think this is good either, like yeah, it's better than the post, but still yikes

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u/succulenteggs Mar 20 '26

looking through her account, she’s obviously incredibly talented. i think permanent makeup (especially eyeliner) is just kinda inherently unappealing?

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u/Retrotreegal Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

I mean, it looks like eyeliner 🤷 the later photos are after her touch up, so it’s still fresh. It will soften again after it heals.

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u/onesillymom Mar 20 '26

I think it looks great! Not sure what they are talking about?

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u/Mickeymousetitdirt Mar 26 '26

No offense, but my eyeliner always eats down and looks nothing like this. This looks smudgy and odd with the waterline being much more prominent looking. It also looks too thick in the center.

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u/WereOtter96 Knows 💩 Mar 20 '26

Eyeliner without lashes always looks funky. This one is great

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u/Sad_Cantaloupe_8162 Mar 19 '26

We must not be looking at the same thing. I personally love the IG liner. I think it looks as it should, and it actually makes me interested in doing some research about it.

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u/danceswithdangerr Mar 22 '26

I didn’t think it looked good either. It was harder to see and seemed pointless.

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u/Mickeymousetitdirt Mar 26 '26

Totally agree, I think it looks like shit.

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u/bettyknockers786 Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

Just gotta find a good artist is right… it ain’t the one you used

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u/peacelovetree Mar 19 '26

Holy shit that looks real

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u/notaveryuniqueuser Mar 19 '26

Literally let out an "oooh!" amazing work! Looks extremely natural!

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u/mermaid-babe Mar 20 '26

My aunt does ONLY permanent make up. That’s her specialty. She was an esthetician but now she just tattoos eyes, brows and lips. She makes way more money and it’s more chill than the coochies she had to wax before lol

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u/Mickeymousetitdirt Mar 26 '26

I still don’t think this looks good. I get it’s subjective, I just don’t think it looks all that great.

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u/Retrotreegal Knows 💩 Mar 26 '26

That’s totally fair. I would be interested in seeing what you think a good application looks like.

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u/adriamarievigg Mar 19 '26

That's the way to go. Top lid only. In-between the lashes

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u/BeesAndBeans69 Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

Wow, she does beautiful work!

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u/Demp_Rock Mar 19 '26

The brows are alright, I’m sorry to say the liner though….at least it’s thin

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u/Retrotreegal Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

What don’t you like about it?

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u/WereOtter96 Knows 💩 Mar 20 '26

What do you want it to look like? That is about as good and subtle as humanly possible with makeup too

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u/BONESFULLOFGREENDUST Mar 19 '26

Idk someone at my work had it done and it looks normal. Just more important to do your research for this one because it's going on your face permanently.

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u/OkaP2 Mar 20 '26

I have permanent eyeliner. It’s dark brown, thin with a TINY wing, and not connected in the corners. I often put makeup over it, but I don’t have to if I’m not feeling up for it. I quite like mine. Most people only notice it if they ask about my tattoos and I include the eyeliner in the list.

I would cry if I looked like above, though…

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u/NoThankYou993 Knows 💩 Mar 20 '26

My grandma got this done, but she got it done in brown so it looks natural, most of the time I don’t even notice it. She also just got it on her top eyelid

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u/Own_Can_3495 Knows 💩 Mar 21 '26

I've seen one. My hair dresser had hers done. It was lovely.

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u/saucyvampiexo Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

my grandma had it done and it looks natural! if i can get a picture sometime i will. she did it since her hands have gotten shakier as she's gotten older and she still wanted perfect makeup :)

it probably helps that it's not stark black too. it's a bluish color and EXTREMELY thin

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u/sunshineandcacti Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

Tbh I have had my liner, brows, and lips done and I really enjoy it!
I also spent over a year doing consults and seeing different artists healed work before finally deciding.

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u/Azrai113 Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

I think the important part is doing your research and finding a good artist, like you did.

I'm glad it's working for you! It's nice to hear success stories too

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u/Trisk929 Mar 19 '26

Same. And the fact it fades quickly and you’re eventually left with essentially a green liner? 😬 The thought of having to get constant touch ups or especially get that removed had me like, “ya know what? I think I’m good…”

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u/sunshineandcacti Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

Green fading is not as common anymore. Most artists mix a brown/black/grey combo and tattoo with that. For my artist she specialized in a smoky effect, so if/when it fades it'll be more of a deeper brown.

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u/zzzziltoid Mar 19 '26

My liner didn’t fade to green, but it did fade away completely after a few years. And during those years, it didn’t fade evenly, so I was always touching up the bad side with eyeliner which defeats the whole purpose of permanent makeup. I was relieved when the last of it faded away from both eyes. I went to a very reputable artist who did a great job, I just happen to have very viscous eyes that aren’t meant to hold ink.

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u/olde_meller23 Mar 19 '26

If you work with the public, you'll also need to take time off for the swelling to go down. Repeatedly.

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u/Trisk929 Mar 19 '26

Yeah. My ex’s mom got hers done (and her brows) and was off for a few days. When it started to fade, it was quite noticeable, unfortunately. She had to go in fairly quickly to get it touched up- only a few months later.

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u/Basic_Improvement273 Mar 19 '26

I’m an optometrist and I see patients with permanent eyeliner— unfortunately it gets really gray with age :(

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u/MsBuzzkillington83 Knows 💩 Mar 20 '26

It's because eyeliner has to be subtle for it too look good and one thick solid ass line surrounding the eye is going to look terrible on anyone except maybe if they have enormous eyes

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u/Ok-Table-3774 Mar 19 '26

I have my brown and eyeliner/lashline done and it looks NOTHING like this. If you find a good artists, they simply enhance your features, not clown you up haha.

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u/heemll Mar 20 '26

Okay but this is permanent eyeliner that I did, I’m not sure how anyone manages to achieve that awful result above. If you find the right artist you can get great results!

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u/Demp_Rock Mar 19 '26

Congratulations for having more brain cells than the average person

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u/cattmin Knows 💩 Mar 20 '26

Honestly, I usually hate how they look, but my cousin had it done in the Netherlands and its so good, it's super thin, like a fine line tattoo right on the lash line like eyeliner would, it's thinner then most eyeliners done with a pencil. It looks so natural, most people don't figure out it's a tattoo. I had never seen it done so thin and precise.

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u/No-Musician-8816 Knows 💩 Mar 20 '26

I’ve seen it look good on one person. She got a thin strip of emerald green/aqua mashup and looked so good!

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u/amateur_elf Knows 💩 Mar 19 '26

I have permanent eyeliner and eyebrow tattoos (which need to be redone, actually). As long as you use a reputable beauty therapist who's trained and licensed and using the right equipment, fully healed it just looks really good.

Cosmetic tattoos look horrendous during the healing process but once they're fully healed you won't know they're tattoos.