I’m not going to lie to you, when I got my eyebrow tattooed for the first time I was slightly apprehensive about the whole procedure. But at the same time I was fed up having to use an eyebrow pencil every day to give me the color I was looking for. With naturally blonde hair I just didn’t like the way they looked unless I had doctored them to make them appear more prominent. Of course when I went swimming my work with the eyebrow pencil would be washed away and I’d feel self -conscious about the way I look for the rest of the day.

Seeing as I was living in Asia at the time I was well used to seeing people who had their eyebrows tattooed and this made it a little easier for me to go through with the whole thing. I could see the benefits others had received, and understood that there was nothing complicated about it, and that it rarely went wrong. It seemed about as normal as buying a different shade of lipstick.

As a busy professional woman, living and working in Asia and trying to learn the local language I was finding I didn’t have the time to make myself look at my best every morning. As a photojournalist I was photographed often so its was important to keep up appearances , this made the decision to get the eyebrow tattoo an altogehter more simple one. Although its never an easy decision to get permanent makeup on your face, I was very happy with the results when I finally went through with it, and realized there was little to be afraid of if you get it done by a professional who you trust.

Many women in the West are now coming to the conclusion that this is something that is worth considering. The only important thing is to ensure you get the shape and colors right before you commit. You will just need to get enough information and a professional consultation to decide cosmetic eyebrow tattooing is right for your life.