Jenifer Jenkins i have mine professionally done and it costs a fortune every couple of years. Im always happy with the outcome but sometimes frustrated with the shape. Would love to do myself as id be great with the aftercare. What type of pigments did you use? What are they called
Oh, my gosh! I LOVE this video. Thank you so much. And I love how you mentioned about how trends come and go. These thick, caterpillar eyebrows will be out of style in 5 years. :) Also, like you, I am a post-90's overplucker. And, along with taking meds for my RA, my brows have thinned and fallen out. I have been wanting to do my own brows for so long, this video is exactly what I needed. Thank you!!
Rhonda Quintero I agree! I feel like I’m already seeing less emphasis on super thick brows. All it takes is one popular celebrity to sport a thinner brow and it will become the latest trend. Lol! 🤪😘
I'm going to be trying this today, I lost some of my brows due to chemo, they never grew in right so I purchased the silver pen and I hope it works for me like it did on yours. Your a great inspiration!
Great info and if you feel confident doing it yourself and you have had good results, then by all means keep doing it! I recommend going thicker...adding volume to the top of the brow, especially at the ends.
I just found your channel and I’m loving all of your videos. I am 42 and also suffer with hypothyroidism. You are so brave to do this on your own!! I had microblading and don’t like it at all. Fortunately, it has faded considerably in the last couple of years and is hardly noticeable. Keep making videos. You are a joy to watch!!
This is got to be the best, most , space put together video that I've ever seen on anyting, period! You answered all the questions I had before I even thought of them. You didn't waste time with any fluff or unnecessary banter, but kept it succinct and relevant. A+!
I agree with you completely about when someone else makes the mistake (and you're paying), verses you doing it. I have been cutting my own hair since a huge botch job a year ago. Also, I had my brows tatooed and paid a pretty penny and all I have to show for it is scar tissue and out of a lot of money. I have no color and no hair barely grows now! Sucks
Thank you for this tutorial! I had mine done professionally and they messed up one side. Now I look like I am always raising one eyebrow. I am going to make a few "adjustments" on my own and even things up! Love your videos!
I too, was an over-plucker when I was younger, and my dark hair means I have to pluck more often than some of you, and I’ve always wanted to get this done, but really nervous ! I really would love to get permanent eyeliner, but really afraid of getting that area done. It sure would save a LOT of time getting ready for work !
You are one BRAVE lady. I had my eyebrows tatooed about 14 years ago and I HATED them. They turned a purple-gray color and I had to have them touched up almost yearly. I've always thought to myself...why don't they do individual strokes that replicate hair and last year I found someone that does just that. She tried to correct the color fade out first then overlayed with strokes and widened them just enough that I love them now. I still touch up with powder as the color from the years and years of the wrong color still show through. I can at least live with them now. Yours look amazing...good job!
So glad you like them now 😊 Out of curiosity what was wrong with the color? Like I said in the video, I would always avoid colors with the word "black" in them. Black tends to change colors (green, blue, gray).
Since I was at the mercy of the artist...and I use that term loosely...I don't know what color they used. I have to say that in all those years of touchups I went to probably 3 different people. So that being said...I wasn't in on the color choices. The color is so ingrained I don't think they will ever NOT be gray. Oh well...hopefully someone reads this and does their research well.
I just recently discovered your channel and just LOVE you!!! So much great advice, you're beautiful and down to earth, and I love that you are not afraid to do brave things to improve! Best wishes!
I don't have a need for this, but watched the whole thing lol. I found it so interesting and you're so brave. You do a fantastic job! You should start your own in home eyebrow tattoo business. I know that would even be more scarier doing other people's eyebrows though. You look beautiful with your eyebrow shape, works great on your face and I agree eyebrow thickness changes so quickly on what is in style. Lots of love❤~Holly
Thank you Holly! 💗 Things that I would do to myself, I would never do to someone else. Lol! Heck, my daughter wanted me to pluck some of her stray eyebrows near her eyelids and between her eyebrows the other day and I was a nervous wreck!! I tell her all the time that I hope she never starts plucking her eyebrows. But my parents told me the same and look at me now. Lol! 😄
Thank you Dawn! Desperate times call for desperate measures. Lol! They're still going to fade a bit within the next month, but I'm just glad I no longer have to worry about sweating them off or or losing my eyebrows in the swimming pool. Ha! 😄
Jenifer, You are Amazing! I am like you. I can learn anything myself I trust myself with somethings more than anyone else. I just feel like if I do enough research and really learn and retain that info. I can do it myself just as good if not better. Love you and your channel. Love and Light 💖Carli
Thank you so much! I’m naturally golden blonde and would love to have microblading done but terrified to let anyone do something permanent on my face. I can’t even get my makeup done without wonky looking brows. I think I’ll order a pen and ink and practice until I feel brave.
Wow! I actually think I could do this. TY so very much for your insights and this tutorial. I agree abt going w/a classic look, nothing overdone. Would not look right on me either, as I am fair and have always had a thinner brow naturally, much like you. Beautiful job, beautiful lady!
I couldn't even pick my own colour at the salon. I've got silver grey hair and they gave me brown colour that turned red. Gonna do my own. I'm not spending $150 for a touch up colour that I can't choose. Excellent video. Your eyebrows are beautiful ❣️
Wow, this is amazing!!! You did a great job as well! I totally get how you feel about handing yourself over to letting others do you...I use to be a professional hairdresser and nobody does me like I like! I always do my own haircuts & use to do my own hair color too. My brows have thinned so much but I'm so afraid to let someone else goof up on me...this is something I'm glad to know about!!!
Thank you, I subbed. Your channel makes us more beautiful because of you! I have eyebrows that are thick but over the years they just need a little filling in. This will really help.
👍 wow!! you are a brave little Ms. DIY! Came out great. RUclips needs more of you! still waiting on the video of your skin care regime that had you looking rosey in your last video!! 😉😉😉 love your vids!
You did a great job! I just had my 14 yrs old permanent eyebrows laser off a year ago. You avoided all the big mistakes many do and I applaud you for doing them yourself! 👍
Jenifer, the answer is yes to all of them. I had mine done by one of the pioneers of permanent makeup. His work was truly amazing! I had my eyebrows, some eyeshadow, top & bottom eyeliner and full lips done. The only one I personally would recommend (and would do again if needed) is the eyeliner, mine still looks like it was just done except the color is more blue then black. Love my eyeliner! The rest, especially the eyebrows, I wish I had never done but that's just me. You did a great job on yours as you followed your natural brow shape. Also, you can keep up with it and adjust it as you age because you can do it yourself.
A&D! & Don't, never ever touch the scab, it WILL take ink with it! mostly, let us not forget "numbing cream"! I too have Hashimotos thyroiditis, it's so cruel and a mega bummer! We woman know what we want, diy is the best! Thank you doll..!
WHOA. Your hair looks amazing in that last car shot. You have such beautiful skin, even up close. YES. This was so entertaining. I cant believe you do it without numbing your skin. I wish I could do this but I'm horrible at coloring in the lines. I wonder if my DH would do it for me.
If you’re too scared to try this, as I am, I would suggest trying RapidBrow. I used this every morning and every night on my eyebrows. It took about two months and I definitely noticed a difference. My eyebrows look thicker. I’m very pleased. Got this tip from another RUclipsr.
Very interesting and something that I didn't realize that you could do on yourself. I am blessed with good eyebrows, but I would certainly share this with friends that are thinking of permanent cosmetics! Thanks for sharing. They look great.
I think you did a great job just be careful with the oils, it's just best to use petroleum / A&D jelly because some oils that penetrate can cause migration of color, and that color can bleed into other parts of the dermis. You can add a little bit of an ashy green (olive pure pigment) base to get rid of that reddish tone. I'm a certified semi permanent make-up artist.
You Rock!! I have a question. I tried doing my eyebrows at home and for some reason the ink didn’t take it. I did it with black ink. At first I used L1 needle but I feel like it was not showing the outline so I used MR3. That works better. Still after it crack. The whole ink came off with it. What do you think I did wrong?
What an impressively detailed explanation and demonstration of doing your own brows. Thank you as this helps all of us with the same issue. You are a brave woman!
Oh wow!! This is amazing...I've been thinking about getting mine tattooed bc I literally plucked mine so badly bk in the early 70's that I have barely nothing on one but the other one has quiet a bit more...if it wasn't for making my eyebrows up I could get dressed so much quicker...you did a great job💗
Hi Jenifer. Very interesting video. I am so impressed that you did that yourself! They really turned out well! I really liked your logic. Also, no one cares about your eyebrows as much as you do and you really know what you wanted. They turned out great!!💝💝💝
I have the thinnest and lightest eyebrows ever. Might look into having this done. Good for you for being able to do this at home. Maybe Matt Whats-His-Face below needs his eyebrows done ha!
I want to get my eyebrows microbladed but I’m so scared they will end up crazy!! I’m so tired of trying to achieve the perfect brow in the morning!Your eyebrows look so good though!!
The microblading technique looks so amazing doesn't it? However, I've heard that it requires a lot of touch-ups to keep it looking like hair like strokes. Hope you're having a fantastic weekend! 💗
Jenifer Jenkins how many touch ups would you estimate? Just curious, thinking of bringing the service into my salon. Thank you for the video, we had a perm makeup artist at one time but she made it seem so technical. Glad I found your vlogs.
Sarah Stroud I had mine done about a month ago and it was scary! With me I had barely any and it was quite a change. It was also darker than what I imagined. But over 2 weeks the brows healed and the color was at half what it was when applied. I am going for my touch up in about a week and I am very happy with them.
Hi there, Sarah. Soooo...I had my eyebrows tattooed (not microbladed) several times and microbladed once. Here's what I think: even they used a tattoo pen or gun, if you wish, the tattoo lasted SO much longer. And it was SOOOO much less painful than microblading. Microblading was very painful, even with a numbing cream on and being applied through out the procedure and you could hear that scratching noise (😱😳) and they didn't last looking good (the eyebrows) for more than a year and half, I'd say. Soooo NOT with the pain and money. If you have your eyebrows tattooed a hair stroke technique, that's what I did, they'll look beautiful for I'd say at least 4 years, before you'd need any touch up. Also do NOT be scared to hiiiii much much darker AND I'd say at least twice wider than what you'd want your eyebrows to look like after they heal. Trust me. I could send you couple pictures of what mine looked like RIGHT after and like 10 days later. Hope this helped. So no to microblading👎 YES to a tattoo👍
Wow your eyebrows look amazing in natural light. You done a great job, especially considering you're not a pro. I pencil my eyebrows so I know how difficult it is, they always turn out different haha, and it takes sooo long. They can also smudge !
You can use a dr pen/ derma pen! They make 1r 3r 5r etc size needles for them. If you have a dr pen already just get needles, if you don’t then the tattoo pen is cheaper but if you get a dr pen /derma pen you can use it for microneedling your face!! So it’s not a one time use thing and they last a long time! Also the cheapest place to get them is eBay! If in the USA then make sure it’s a us seller!
This is so cool and the color of your eyes is so gorgeous!!! Wish I cold do this but since I have artificial joints in my spine the tattoo could literally kill me XOXO
Oh my goodness! If you don't mind me asking, why is that? How does tattooing effect artificial joints? Girl, honestly, I didn't even know you could get artificial joints. That's amazing!! 💗
I have 3 artificial prodisc implants in my neck and low back. Any person with total joint replacement or artificial heart valve needs to be premedicated for even a dental cleaning. We are at higher risk for infection because bacteria could travel in the blood to the site of a prosthetic device. I told my surgeon that I was going to get a tattoo to cover the scar on my belly and he said, "Not a good idea to risk your life for a tattoo." I am glad I told him because I would never have known :-) I have always wanted to get permanent makeup tattoos so I will just live vicariously through you XOXO
Wow! Yes, good thing you asked him!! Can't believe they failed to tell you that. Wow, you've been through a lot! So glad you seem to be happy and doing so well! 💗
OMG you are so brave to do your own brows! I had it done twice professionally and it did not ever work for my brows for whatever reason. So I went through that process twice. Ugh. You're turned out great!
You did a really good job: the shape suits your face and I think the color matches great. However, I would make your eyebrows a bit longer at the ends. Thanks for doing this demonstration!
Your very brave. I would be too scared to do that. In my humble opinion thicker eyebrows make people look younger. I had thin eyebrows back in the 90s and I shudder every time I see them in pictures. My expression always looked like someone just scared me lol.... have you ever tried going thicker? More of a straighter eyebrow? Interesting video ❤️
Wow, I can't wait to check out the prices of pens & get one. I love your brows, the color is perfect. I've had mine done & each time they come out different. I need them touched up but mine are that faded black you were talking about. I will definitely go with the colors you went with & that will be perfect for me too. Thank you so much for doing this video.
Omg, this was so impressing - you did a really great job ☺️ I have always thought you have so naturally brows to your face, and a good colour match. So interesting to see how you did this ☺️ I have had microblading done, it is my best choice ever. Just like you said they were really dark the day after, and I was hysterical 😂 I will absolutely do it again, but I don't think I dare to do it mysel, but I will most defiitely concider it. Thank you so much for sharing this, and please don't let the trolls get into you, they should be ashamed!! XOXO ❤️
Thank you so much Britt! I wish that I was talented enough to have done individual strokes. I love the way it looks...so realistic! How long have you had them? I'm so happy you love your results! It's so nice to know that we don't have to live without eyebrows because of the aging process, or bad decisions we made in the past. Lol! 😄
I had it done in july, and the refill a month and a half later. The refill is standard procedures, and next time will be about a year, the lady in the salon said. It will fade out gradually, so I have no idea how soon it actually will dissapper. Anyhow, it is so worth it, not have to do all the eyebrow makeup in the morning, and save me a lot of time. And best of all, knowing my brows look good and 'in place' throughout the day 😄How often do you have to do touch up?
I just want to say,,your eyebrows look so beautiful! That is the exact look that I want. I hate the thick brows,, LOVE the thinner ones. Fabulous job !!💛💛
You’ve got guts for trying this but I feel that it’s something I could do as well. I actually got mine done about a year ago and had them powder tattoo’d. I did a lot of research before I settled on the gal who did mine and I have to say that she’s absolutely amazing. They look like my own brows but just taken up a notch and I can go without any products in mine but like you choose to add something as well. Heck, they look so natural that my husband hasn’t even noticed! If you look back on my old videos or search it you’ll see my first time and then a second video after I had my touchup. I think that when it comes to reviews that you read it’s the people who are unhappy that tend to leave a review and the happy ones just go on with life. I thought I wanted the microbladed brows at first but after seeing her work, I fell in love with her style of tattooing. If any one lives in the Portland, Oregon area look up Jein King and you’ll see what I mean. She’s booked up in advance too so be prepared for a wait. Again I’m at that one year mark and I don’t feel like I need to go in anytime soon to get them touched up but I do love them. Now you have me thinking about trying it myself since I can just fill them in.
Oh that's awesome! If I were going to get them professionally done I would've gotten the powder tattoo technique as well. I think the hair stroke microblading technique looks incredible, but I've read that it requires a lot of touch ups to keep it looking like individual hair strokes. I think you're right about the disgruntled being more likely to express themselves online. I'm going to go check out your videos! I'm so glad you're happy with the results! 😊
Thanks for all the helpful information. I have done this before but by hand. I was wondering about a machine and think I may invest in one. Next time you do a touchup, try using manuka honey (with the highest bio activity score you can find) to keep your eyebrows moist. As I mentioned, I did mine by hand and used the honey. I healed faster and my brows stayed nice and moist without looking super greasy. Thanks again!
@@JeniferJenkinsBeauty You are So Dare devilish!!! You little DIY gal!!! It is Beautiful! There's not much you Won't Do, Is there??? LOL 👍🤦♂️You certainly have a Calm, Strong hand, AND I would have been Crying from the pain! Let me continue watching other Hijinks You get into!!! ❤❤❤
@@JeniferJenkinsBeauty hi I know this was 3 years back but I’m looking into a machine. I’d like to know if you think I can stick and poke with the proper needles and makeup needed? Also did the brows hold up? Thanks
Jennifer - are you using real tattoo ink or do you use the same kind of stuff that is used for microblading? How often do you have to go over the areas you have tattooed? One thing I do not like about microblading is that you have to do it every year or so .....
Wow! I like it. I went to a professional did it few times she draw my brows terrible shape & I hate it, I went back told her to remove it so now my brows is very light color I like it but I just need to reshape it the way I like. I always want to do myself the way I want so thanks for your Video you did it great job💕
Great video! I'm like you I try to do my own grooming and beautifying (highlight, pedicure & manicure, skin care) , because I'm more forgiven toward myself if I mess up :) and I want to do this . I have question thought: do you shave your eyebrows before applying the tattoo? can you tattoo while the hair still there?
I've had 2 bad experiences with other people doing my brows so I've wanted to do it myself for years! I've just never taken the plunge! I'm one of those people- I learned (at an accredited school) to do acrylics, gel nails because I was sick of the hacks in most salons & will basically learn to do anything that I need done so that I don't have to rely on other people who may not be good at their job or even just having a bad day (cos you can guarantee that that's the day I will walk in!). Like you, I don't want to do anything drastic, I just want to fill in the sparse hairs so that I can go without doing some sort of makeup every damn day! Lol! I have a friend who is an amazingly talented tattooist so I've also considered asking him to do it for me. I know that he has a lot more experience (he's been tattooing all day, every day for 15-20 years) than these beauticians who took a quick course.
Oh no! I'm curious to know what you didn't like about your past experiences. But that's exactly why I took matters into my own hands. I was too afraid someone else wouldn't get my "vision" or understand that I wanted to keep my natural shape and not do their own thing, or do whatever is trending at the moment. Lord knows we've ALL had a bad haircut at some point for those reasons. And although it was really scary (because it's permanent) and a little painful, I had so much room for error, I wasn't too worried about messing things up. 😊 I bet your tattoo artist friend could do a fantastic job! But just be sure you use ink that is meant for the face. 💗
You're much braver than me! You did a beautiful job. Looks great with your hair color (also beautiful). Thanks for all of the info. Very well-done video. 👍🏼
Thank you so much for doing this! I have really been thinking about doing it, but I've wanted to see it done. Like you I'm a product of over plucking, hair loss due to thyroid disease and aging. The front part is extremely sparse, with gray hairs mixed it, and I'm pretty much missing my tail all together. I think the shape you do is perfect. I agree that the way trends change I wouldn't want to do anything extreme. At 51 I like my eyebrows on the thinner side anyway. I don't mind adding a little pencil, but I'm having to recreate my whole brow every day. When I mentioned doing this my husband freaked out. Did you have to convince your husband that it was safe? How often do you have to touch up? On the usual pain scale of 1-10 where was it? Since I don't have a tail do you think it would be OK to pencil on my shape first, or would you recommend free handing it? I really appreciate you doing this! I happen to really like your brows!
Lol! That's a good question! My husband has never once tried to discourage me from doing it. But I've also been extremely conservative each time. I think that if I had ever emerged from the bathroom with a totally different shape...or eyebrows much larger than he's used to seeing me with, he may have stepped in. But I don't think he notices the difference much. He says it just looks like I've "colored" them in like I always do with make up. Which is exactly what I was going for. 😊 And it's funny that you should say that about liking yours on the thinner side. When I have drawn mine on thicker to see how they would look, I feel as if the thicker eyebrows didn't go with my "aging" face. I know I'm in the minority here, but that's just the way that I felt about them on ME. 💗
You look beautiful! Happy you uploaded this and put the disclaimer in the video too as well. Someone will always have something negative to say when your in the public eye, but keep doing your thing, I love all your videos and you did an amazing job!!!
You did amazing, Jenifer! I got my brows microbladed and it took me sooooo long to find someone I trusted, long story short, she was in an accident and has not been able to do provide the service anymore. Not sure if I'll be getting any touch ups for a while. So I'm stuck now LOL.
Thank you Brooke! 💗 That's terrible that she was in an accident! It's also terrible that you're going to have to find someone new to go to. It's not easy to find someone you trust will do things exactly like you want them to. Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!
Awesome..... What a great job that you did ..... I would be scared to death to do that...Like you said ...you can't wipe it off and start over ... Thanks for sharing.... Hugs ..... Shirlene
Girl you are so brave, there is no way I could do this they look good though you go girl!! I'm 57 been to the era of the thinning eyebrows and they haven't come back lol
I found your video very informative. I to have thyroid disease which I ignored for several years. The pay back was I lost most of my hair on my head, all the hair on my body (no shaving, guess this is a plus). However my brows that use to be so thick are hardly there. My hair is mostly white on my head and the only color that works with this is a medium to light gray. Much of the brow hairs are white to gray and very sparse. That is extremely hard to find a pencil to use. I tried all colors and with my white with a little gray head hair, looked horrible with any other color other than a gray. However, most of the gray pencils are a dark gray which looks almost black on me. This procedure seems like something I could do since I basically draw my brows on everyday. On your links I didn't see any gray. Have you heard of any color that will turn out as med gray?
I found this to be so fascinating, Jenifer. You explained it so well, and did a great job demonstrating the process. I bet the first time you did it was pretty doggone scary. Blessings, and love..MaryEllen
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Fantastic video Jen. I don't think I would have the guts to do this but I think your brows look fabulous. You put so much work into this video. Lots of love...Laura
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! You did this so well- the shape looks great! I also over plug mine all the time but thank god they keep growing back after a while.
Job well done !!! To not be a professional you could be !! Your so lucky that your natural eyebrows are so dark cause I'm Almost white blond I hate it too !! Great video girl and as Always you look amazing
I was literally about to start touching mine up but I seen your video and I’ve never seen an electric device. I have a simple hand held one that you just apply the ink and start stroking but I’m now interested in purchasing a device like yours because I think it will be much more effective. Your brows look amazing btw! I’ve dumped over $700 into my brows and I’m so over paying money every year to touch them up, so I’m going to do it myself😏
I actually just touched mine up day before yesterday. 😊 The pen I used in this video is currently unavailable, but I'm going to attach a link here to one that is very similar and has good reviews.💖 Silver: amzn.to/2SVyKDE
This covered every possible pitfall of diy-ing your own brows, its a fabulously produced video, bravo 👏👏👏👏👏
That's good to know, thank you!! 💗
Jenifer Jenkins i have mine professionally done and it costs a fortune every couple of years. Im always happy with the outcome but sometimes frustrated with the shape. Would love to do myself as id be great with the aftercare. What type of pigments did you use? What are they called
I had my brows micro bladed a year ago and it's one of the best things I've ever done, very happy.
Oh, my gosh! I LOVE this video. Thank you so much. And I love how you mentioned about how trends come and go. These thick, caterpillar eyebrows will be out of style in 5 years. :) Also, like you, I am a post-90's overplucker. And, along with taking meds for my RA, my brows have thinned and fallen out. I have been wanting to do my own brows for so long, this video is exactly what I needed. Thank you!!
Rhonda Quintero I agree! I feel like I’m already seeing less emphasis on super thick brows. All it takes is one popular celebrity to sport a thinner brow and it will become the latest trend. Lol! 🤪😘
I'm going to be trying this today, I lost some of my brows due to chemo, they never grew in right so I purchased the silver pen and I hope it works for me like it did on yours. Your a great inspiration!
I'm really impressed with the color, I've seen so many bad colors on RUclips turning grey or way to warm. Great job! Great video! Thanks..
Great info and if you feel confident doing it yourself and you have had good results, then by all means keep doing it! I recommend going thicker...adding volume to the top of the brow, especially at the ends.
I just found your channel and I’m loving all
of your videos. I am 42 and also suffer with hypothyroidism. You are so brave to do this on your own!! I had microblading and don’t like it at all. Fortunately, it has faded considerably in the last couple of years and is hardly noticeable. Keep making videos. You are a joy to watch!!
This is got to be the best, most , space put together video that I've ever seen on anyting, period! You answered all the questions I had before I even thought of them. You didn't waste time with any fluff or unnecessary banter, but kept it succinct and relevant. A+!
I agree with you completely about when someone else makes the mistake (and you're paying), verses you doing it. I have been cutting my own hair since a huge botch job a year ago. Also, I had my brows tatooed and paid a pretty penny and all I have to show for it is scar tissue and out of a lot of money. I have no color and no hair barely grows now! Sucks
Thank you for this tutorial! I had mine done professionally and they messed up one side. Now I look like I am always raising one eyebrow. I am going to make a few "adjustments" on my own and even things up! Love your videos!
I too, was an over-plucker when I was younger, and my dark hair means I have to pluck more often than some of you, and I’ve always wanted to get this done, but really nervous ! I really would love to get permanent eyeliner, but really afraid of getting that area done. It sure would save a LOT of time getting ready for work !
PLEASE!! do an updated routine :)
You are one BRAVE lady. I had my eyebrows tatooed about 14 years ago and I HATED them. They turned a purple-gray color and I had to have them touched up almost yearly. I've always thought to myself...why don't they do individual strokes that replicate hair and last year I found someone that does just that. She tried to correct the color fade out first then overlayed with strokes and widened them just enough that I love them now. I still touch up with powder as the color from the years and years of the wrong color still show through. I can at least live with them now. Yours look amazing...good job!
So glad you like them now 😊 Out of curiosity what was wrong with the color? Like I said in the video, I would always avoid colors with the word "black" in them. Black tends to change colors (green, blue, gray).
Since I was at the mercy of the artist...and I use that term loosely...I don't know what color they used. I have to say that in all those years of touchups I went to probably 3 different people. So that being said...I wasn't in on the color choices. The color is so ingrained I don't think they will ever NOT be gray. Oh well...hopefully someone reads this and does their research well.
I just recently discovered your channel and just LOVE you!!! So much great advice, you're beautiful and down to earth, and I love that you are not afraid to do brave things to improve! Best wishes!
I don't have a need for this, but watched the whole thing lol. I found it so interesting and you're so brave. You do a fantastic job! You should start your own in home eyebrow tattoo business. I know that would even be more scarier doing other people's eyebrows though. You look beautiful with your eyebrow shape, works great on your face and I agree eyebrow thickness changes so quickly on what is in style. Lots of love❤~Holly
Thank you Holly! 💗 Things that I would do to myself, I would never do to someone else. Lol! Heck, my daughter wanted me to pluck some of her stray eyebrows near her eyelids and between her eyebrows the other day and I was a nervous wreck!! I tell her all the time that I hope she never starts plucking her eyebrows. But my parents told me the same and look at me now. Lol! 😄
Great demo. You are so detailed, and they turned out great in my opinion. Thanks for sharing your experience!
XO,
Dawn🌸
Thank you Dawn! Desperate times call for desperate measures. Lol! They're still going to fade a bit within the next month, but I'm just glad I no longer have to worry about sweating them off or or losing my eyebrows in the swimming pool. Ha! 😄
WOW this was SO interesting, and you are one BRAVE WOMAN!!!!
Your brows look SUPER!!!
Thank you Janna! 😊
Jenifer, You are Amazing! I am like you. I can learn anything myself I trust myself with somethings more than anyone else. I just feel like if I do enough research and really learn and retain that info. I can do it myself just as good if not better. Love you and your channel. Love and Light 💖Carli
Yep...exactly! Thank you Carli! 😊
DazzlingChick this is how i am with my piercings. I’ve done all 15 of my piercings myself
Thank you so much! I’m naturally golden blonde and would love to have microblading done but terrified to let anyone do something permanent on my face. I can’t even get my makeup done without wonky looking brows. I think I’ll order a pen and ink and practice until I feel brave.
You are so beautiful, and I love your brows!!! Thank you so much!!!
Wow! I actually think I could do this.
TY so very much for your insights and this tutorial.
I agree abt going w/a classic look, nothing overdone. Would not look right on me either, as I am fair and have always had a thinner brow naturally, much like you.
Beautiful job, beautiful lady!
You are right about the trends coming & going. I am not a fan of the thick dark brows, but to each his (her) own.
I couldn't even pick my own colour at the salon. I've got silver grey hair and they gave me brown colour that turned red. Gonna do my own. I'm not spending $150 for a touch up colour that I can't choose. Excellent video. Your eyebrows are beautiful ❣️
Hello Jennifer...great video !! Just wondering what ink do you use now ? I can't find the brand you used in the video. Thanks !
Your eyebrows look great!!!
Wow, this is amazing!!! You did a great job as well! I totally get how you feel about handing yourself over to letting others do you...I use to be a professional hairdresser and nobody does me like I like! I always do my own haircuts & use to do my own hair color too. My brows have thinned so much but I'm so afraid to let someone else goof up on me...this is something I'm glad to know about!!!
They look fab
Thank you, I subbed. Your channel makes us more beautiful because of you! I have eyebrows that are thick but over the years they just need a little filling in. This will really help.
Can we just talk about how GORGEOUS you are! No face makeup besides mascara and your stunning!
She's wearing a full face in this video. But beautiful none the less.
@@9melissal she was wearing only mascara in the portion when she tattooed her brows. I noticed and she confirmed!
👍 wow!! you are a brave little Ms. DIY! Came out great. RUclips needs more of you! still waiting on the video of your skin care regime that had you looking rosey in your last video!! 😉😉😉 love your vids!
You did a great job! I just had my 14 yrs old permanent eyebrows laser off a year ago. You avoided all the big mistakes many do and I applaud you for doing them yourself! 👍
Oh wow! Did you not like the shape...or did the color change? Is there any scarring from the removal process?
Jenifer, the answer is yes to all of them. I had mine done by one of the pioneers of permanent makeup. His work was truly amazing! I had my eyebrows, some eyeshadow, top & bottom eyeliner and full lips done. The only one I personally would recommend (and would do again if needed) is the eyeliner, mine still looks like it was just done except the color is more blue then black. Love my eyeliner! The rest, especially the eyebrows, I wish I had never done but that's just me. You did a great job on yours as you followed your natural brow shape. Also, you can keep up with it and adjust it as you age because you can do it yourself.
A&D! & Don't, never ever touch the scab, it WILL take ink with it! mostly, let us not forget "numbing cream"!
I too have Hashimotos thyroiditis, it's so cruel and a mega bummer!
We woman know what we want, diy is the best!
Thank you doll..!
Def need numbing cream and def better to diy!! I didn’t care for my professional color or shape.
WHOA. Your hair looks amazing in that last car shot.
You have such beautiful skin, even up close. YES.
This was so entertaining. I cant believe you do it without numbing your skin. I wish I could do this but I'm horrible at coloring in the lines. I wonder if my DH would do it for me.
"Coloring in the lines"...that's hilarious!! Thank you for saying such sweet things! Hope you're having a fantastic weekend! 🤗💗
Same here with the over plucking thing of the 90s, great job! You look pretty
You too?! Lol! 😄 Thank you! 😘
If you’re too scared to try this, as I am, I would suggest trying RapidBrow. I used this every morning and every night on my eyebrows. It took about two months and I definitely noticed a difference. My eyebrows look thicker. I’m very pleased. Got this tip from another RUclipsr.
Awesome ! Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
Very interesting and something that I didn't realize that you could do on yourself. I am blessed with good eyebrows, but I would certainly share this with friends that are thinking of permanent cosmetics! Thanks for sharing. They look great.
I think you did a great job just be careful with the oils, it's just best to use petroleum / A&D jelly because some oils that penetrate can cause migration of color, and that color can bleed into other parts of the dermis. You can add a little bit of an ashy green (olive pure pigment) base to get rid of that reddish tone.
I'm a certified semi permanent make-up artist.
You Rock!! I have a question. I tried doing my eyebrows at home and for some reason the ink didn’t take it. I did it with black ink. At first I used L1
needle but I feel like it was
not showing the outline so I used MR3. That works better. Still after it crack. The whole ink came off with it. What do you think I did wrong?
What an impressively detailed explanation and demonstration of doing your own brows. Thank you as this helps all of us with the same issue. You are a brave woman!
Thank you! 😊
Oh wow!! This is amazing...I've been thinking about getting mine tattooed bc I literally plucked mine so badly bk in the early 70's that I have barely nothing on one but the other one has quiet a bit more...if it wasn't for making my eyebrows up I could get dressed so much quicker...you did a great job💗
Hi Jenifer. Very interesting video. I am so impressed that you did that yourself! They really turned out well! I really liked your logic. Also, no one cares about your eyebrows as much as you do and you really know what you wanted. They turned out great!!💝💝💝
You are one brave lady. Love your hair colour.
Thank you Adele! 💗😊
I have the thinnest and lightest eyebrows ever. Might look into having this done. Good for you for being able to do this at home. Maybe Matt Whats-His-Face below needs his eyebrows done ha!
I want to get my eyebrows microbladed but I’m so scared they will end up crazy!! I’m so tired of trying to achieve the perfect brow in the morning!Your eyebrows look so good though!!
The microblading technique looks so amazing doesn't it? However, I've heard that it requires a lot of touch-ups to keep it looking like hair like strokes. Hope you're having a fantastic weekend! 💗
Jenifer Jenkins how many touch ups would you estimate? Just curious, thinking of bringing the service into my salon. Thank you for the video, we had a perm makeup artist at one time but she made it seem so technical. Glad I found your vlogs.
Sarah Stroud I had mine done about a month ago and it was scary! With me I had barely any and it was quite a change. It was also darker than what I imagined. But over 2 weeks the brows healed and the color was at half what it was when applied. I am going for my touch up in about a week and I am very happy with them.
Hi there, Sarah. Soooo...I had my eyebrows tattooed (not microbladed) several times and microbladed once. Here's what I think: even they used a tattoo pen or gun, if you wish, the tattoo lasted SO much longer. And it was SOOOO much less painful than microblading. Microblading was very painful, even with a numbing cream on and being applied through out the procedure and you could hear that scratching noise (😱😳) and they didn't last looking good (the eyebrows) for more than a year and half, I'd say. Soooo NOT with the pain and money. If you have your eyebrows tattooed a hair stroke technique, that's what I did, they'll look beautiful for I'd say at least 4 years, before you'd need any touch up. Also do NOT be scared to hiiiii much much darker AND I'd say at least twice wider than what you'd want your eyebrows to look like after they heal. Trust me. I could send you couple pictures of what mine looked like RIGHT after and like 10 days later. Hope this helped. So no to microblading👎 YES to a tattoo👍
I meant not worth the pain and money (microblading)
Wow your eyebrows look amazing in natural light. You done a great job, especially considering you're not a pro. I pencil my eyebrows so I know how difficult it is, they always turn out different haha, and it takes sooo long. They can also smudge !
You can use a dr pen/ derma pen! They make 1r 3r 5r etc size needles for them. If you have a dr pen already just get needles, if you don’t then the tattoo pen is cheaper but if you get a dr pen /derma pen you can use it for microneedling your face!! So it’s not a one time use thing and they last a long time! Also the cheapest place to get them is eBay! If in the USA then make sure it’s a us seller!
Wow, this is fabulous! I'm trying to get the courage to do mine... LOL
MommyReporter JUST DON’T
her eyebrows look great!
You have changed the game!!
This is so cool and the color of your eyes is so gorgeous!!! Wish I cold do this but since I have artificial joints in my spine the tattoo could literally kill me XOXO
Oh my goodness! If you don't mind me asking, why is that? How does tattooing effect artificial joints? Girl, honestly, I didn't even know you could get artificial joints. That's amazing!! 💗
I have 3 artificial prodisc implants in my neck and low back. Any person with total joint replacement or artificial heart valve needs to be premedicated for even a dental cleaning. We are at higher risk for infection because bacteria could travel in the blood to the site of a prosthetic device. I told my surgeon that I was going to get a tattoo to cover the scar on my belly and he said, "Not a good idea to risk your life for a tattoo." I am glad I told him because I would never have known :-) I have always wanted to get permanent makeup tattoos so I will just live vicariously through you XOXO
Wow! Yes, good thing you asked him!! Can't believe they failed to tell you that. Wow, you've been through a lot! So glad you seem to be happy and doing so well! 💗
Right! So scary. I am still dealing with a lot of health issues but staying super positive XOXO
OMG you are so brave to do your own brows! I had it done twice professionally and it did not ever work for my brows for whatever reason. So I went through that process twice. Ugh. You're turned out great!
You did a really good job: the shape suits your face and I think the color matches great. However, I would make your eyebrows a bit longer at the ends. Thanks for doing this demonstration!
Oh, and TY for the Product Links! 👍
looks great in the natural light!
Great job, Jenifer! Beautiful as always...
Your very brave. I would be too scared to do that. In my humble opinion thicker eyebrows make people look younger. I had thin eyebrows back in the 90s and I shudder every time I see them in pictures. My expression always looked like someone just scared me lol.... have you ever tried going thicker? More of a straighter eyebrow? Interesting video ❤️
Wow, I can't wait to check out the prices of pens & get one. I love your brows, the color is perfect. I've had mine done & each time they come out different. I need them touched up but mine are that faded black you were talking about. I will definitely go with the colors you went with & that will be perfect for me too. Thank you so much for doing this video.
Ayyy Hashimotos gang!
Omg, this was so impressing - you did a really great job ☺️ I have always thought you have so naturally brows to your face, and a good colour match. So interesting to see how you did this ☺️ I have had microblading done, it is my best choice ever. Just like you said they were really dark the day after, and I was hysterical 😂 I will absolutely do it again, but I don't think I dare to do it mysel, but I will most defiitely concider it. Thank you so much for sharing this, and please don't let the trolls get into you, they should be ashamed!! XOXO ❤️
Thank you so much Britt! I wish that I was talented enough to have done individual strokes. I love the way it looks...so realistic! How long have you had them? I'm so happy you love your results! It's so nice to know that we don't have to live without eyebrows because of the aging process, or bad decisions we made in the past. Lol! 😄
I had it done in july, and the refill a month and a half later. The refill is standard procedures, and next time will be about a year, the lady in the salon said. It will fade out gradually, so I have no idea how soon it actually will dissapper. Anyhow, it is so worth it, not have to do all the eyebrow makeup in the morning, and save me a lot of time. And best of all, knowing my brows look good and 'in place' throughout the day 😄How often do you have to do touch up?
I just want to say,,your eyebrows look so beautiful! That is the exact look that I want. I hate the thick brows,, LOVE the thinner ones. Fabulous job !!💛💛
What a nice thing to say, thank you so much! ❤️🌺
This is something I want to try..I have fullish brows at the beginning and nothing from half way to the end and I want brows. Ty for the video..
You’ve got guts for trying this but I feel that it’s something I could do as well. I actually got mine done about a year ago and had them powder tattoo’d. I did a lot of research before I settled on the gal who did mine and I have to say that she’s absolutely amazing. They look like my own brows but just taken up a notch and I can go without any products in mine but like you choose to add something as well. Heck, they look so natural that my husband hasn’t even noticed! If you look back on my old videos or search it you’ll see my first time and then a second video after I had my touchup.
I think that when it comes to reviews that you read it’s the people who are unhappy that tend to leave a review and the happy ones just go on with life. I thought I wanted the microbladed brows at first but after seeing her work, I fell in love with her style of tattooing. If any one lives in the Portland, Oregon area look up Jein King and you’ll see what I mean. She’s booked up in advance too so be prepared for a wait.
Again I’m at that one year mark and I don’t feel like I need to go in anytime soon to get them touched up but I do love them. Now you have me thinking about trying it myself since I can just fill them in.
Oh that's awesome! If I were going to get them professionally done I would've gotten the powder tattoo technique as well. I think the hair stroke microblading technique looks incredible, but I've read that it requires a lot of touch ups to keep it looking like individual hair strokes. I think you're right about the disgruntled being more likely to express themselves online. I'm going to go check out your videos! I'm so glad you're happy with the results! 😊
WOW! Impressive, they look great!
Thank you so much! 💗
Oh wow! You are soooo brave! Your eyebrows looks nice and the color of your eyes are beautiful 👍
Thank you so much Patricia! 💗
Thanks for all the helpful information. I have done this before but by hand. I was wondering about a machine and think I may invest in one. Next time you do a touchup, try using manuka honey (with the highest bio activity score you can find) to keep your eyebrows moist. As I mentioned, I did mine by hand and used the honey. I healed faster and my brows stayed nice and moist without looking super greasy. Thanks again!
thank you so much for this video. I'm going to try it. Like you I'm a natural blonde with darker eyebrows
This was so interesting! I've never seen that done before and you did a great job! Your brows turned out really nice, you look gorgeous! xoxo
Thank you Anne! I wasn't joking around when I said I was a DIY kinda girl. Lol!
@@JeniferJenkinsBeauty You are So Dare devilish!!! You little DIY gal!!! It is Beautiful! There's not much you Won't Do, Is there??? LOL 👍🤦♂️You certainly have a Calm, Strong hand, AND I would have been Crying from the pain! Let me continue watching other Hijinks You get into!!! ❤❤❤
@@JeniferJenkinsBeauty hi I know this was 3 years back but I’m looking into a machine. I’d like to know if you think I can stick and poke with the proper needles and makeup needed? Also did the brows hold up? Thanks
Thanks for sharing this , your eyebrows are gorgeous and so are you !!!
OMG!!! You're very brave! I could never have the nerve to do it! Kudos!
How impressive. You are certainly one brave lady! I personally think you have done a wonderful job! Thicker eyebrows would have been too much.
Jennifer - are you using real tattoo ink or do you use the same kind of stuff that is used for microblading? How often do you have to go over the areas you have tattooed? One thing I do not like about microblading is that you have to do it every year or so .....
Hi jenifer! the colors you’ve listed are they ok to use for eyeliner as well? Like that specific brand?
Wow! I like it. I went to a professional did it few times she draw my brows terrible shape & I hate it, I went back told her to remove it so now my brows is very light color I like it but I just need to reshape it the way I like. I always want to do myself the way I want so thanks for your Video you did it great job💕
You're brave, girl. I'm nevous just watching.
Great video! I'm like you I try to do my own grooming and beautifying (highlight, pedicure & manicure, skin care) , because I'm more forgiven toward myself if I mess up :) and I want to do this . I have question thought: do you shave your eyebrows before applying the tattoo? can you tattoo while the hair still there?
I've had 2 bad experiences with other people doing my brows so I've wanted to do it myself for years! I've just never taken the plunge! I'm one of those people- I learned (at an accredited school) to do acrylics, gel nails because I was sick of the hacks in most salons & will basically learn to do anything that I need done so that I don't have to rely on other people who may not be good at their job or even just having a bad day (cos you can guarantee that that's the day I will walk in!). Like you, I don't want to do anything drastic, I just want to fill in the sparse hairs so that I can go without doing some sort of makeup every damn day! Lol! I have a friend who is an amazingly talented tattooist so I've also considered asking him to do it for me. I know that he has a lot more experience (he's been tattooing all day, every day for 15-20 years) than these beauticians who took a quick course.
Oh no! I'm curious to know what you didn't like about your past experiences. But that's exactly why I took matters into my own hands. I was too afraid someone else wouldn't get my "vision" or understand that I wanted to keep my natural shape and not do their own thing, or do whatever is trending at the moment. Lord knows we've ALL had a bad haircut at some point for those reasons. And although it was really scary (because it's permanent) and a little painful, I had so much room for error, I wasn't too worried about messing things up. 😊 I bet your tattoo artist friend could do a fantastic job! But just be sure you use ink that is meant for the face. 💗
You're much braver than me! You did a beautiful job. Looks great with your hair color (also beautiful). Thanks for all of the info. Very well-done video. 👍🏼
Thank you so much Jamie! 😊💗
Jenifer Jenkins You're so welcome! 😊💖
That was a brave thing to do. I just started cutting my own hair and thought that was bold tfs
Debbie Bell no not brave it’s vain 😂😂
OMG! You are so so so brave! I swear I might have messed up. Lol. Don't know but I am not brave enough to try this on myself. Thanks for sharing.
Oh it was very scary! And I'm a little nuts 😉, but I was just so tired of not having eyebrows! 😄
hi; great video.
can u tell us if the color u used was also sterile? i always wondered about that as on the bottles it never says so. thank u so much
They look great. Think you did a great job 👍
Thank you so much for doing this! I have really been thinking about doing it, but I've wanted to see it done. Like you I'm a product of over plucking, hair loss due to thyroid disease and aging. The front part is extremely sparse, with gray hairs mixed it, and I'm pretty much missing my tail all together. I think the shape you do is perfect. I agree that the way trends change I wouldn't want to do anything extreme. At 51 I like my eyebrows on the thinner side anyway. I don't mind adding a little pencil, but I'm having to recreate my whole brow every day. When I mentioned doing this my husband freaked out. Did you have to convince your husband that it was safe?
How often do you have to touch up? On the usual pain scale of 1-10 where was it? Since I don't have a tail do you think it would be OK to pencil on my shape first, or would you recommend free handing it?
I really appreciate you doing this! I happen to really like your brows!
Lol! That's a good question! My husband has never once tried to discourage me from doing it. But I've also been extremely conservative each time. I think that if I had ever emerged from the bathroom with a totally different shape...or eyebrows much larger than he's used to seeing me with, he may have stepped in. But I don't think he notices the difference much. He says it just looks like I've "colored" them in like I always do with make up. Which is exactly what I was going for. 😊 And it's funny that you should say that about liking yours on the thinner side. When I have drawn mine on thicker to see how they would look, I feel as if the thicker eyebrows didn't go with my "aging" face. I know I'm in the minority here, but that's just the way that I felt about them on ME. 💗
You look beautiful! Happy you uploaded this and put the disclaimer in the video too as well. Someone will always have something negative to say when your in the public eye, but keep doing your thing, I love all your videos and you did an amazing job!!!
I like what I saw I just done mine, and I like them thin like that. You look very nice.
Thank you so much! 🤗
You did amazing, Jenifer! I got my brows microbladed and it took me sooooo long to find someone I trusted, long story short, she was in an accident and has not been able to do provide the service anymore. Not sure if I'll be getting any touch ups for a while. So I'm stuck now LOL.
Thank you Brooke! 💗 That's terrible that she was in an accident! It's also terrible that you're going to have to find someone new to go to. It's not easy to find someone you trust will do things exactly like you want them to. Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!
Hi, great video, thank you! I went online to buy some of the custom colors ink but it says on there that the ink is only for practice. Why is that?
Turned out so nice!!
Thank you Adrianna! 😊
Beautiful! I had mine done around 20 years ago before it became popular, and paid a ton of money didn't look near as good as yours does! Kudos xo
Thank you! It was very scary, but I just didn't trust anyone else to get the shape right. 😊
Renee Anselmi, who did yours? I'm curious if we had the same person.
Awesome..... What a great job that you did ..... I would be scared to death to do that...Like you said ...you can't wipe it off and start over ... Thanks for sharing.... Hugs ..... Shirlene
Thank you Shirlene! 😊 It was pretty scary (because it IS permanent), but I have so much room for error I was too worried. 😉
Girl you are so brave, there is no way I could do this they look good though you go girl!! I'm 57 been to the era of the thinning eyebrows and they haven't come back lol
I found your video very informative. I to have thyroid disease which I ignored for several years. The pay back was I lost most of my hair on my head, all the hair on my body (no shaving, guess this is a plus). However my brows that use to be so thick are hardly there. My hair is mostly white on my head and the only color that works with this is a medium to light gray. Much of the brow hairs are white to gray and very sparse. That is extremely hard to find a pencil to use. I tried all colors and with my white with a little gray head hair, looked horrible with any other color other than a gray. However, most of the gray pencils are a dark gray which looks almost black on me. This procedure seems like something I could do since I basically draw my brows on everyday. On your links I didn't see any gray. Have you heard of any color that will turn out as med gray?
I found this to be so fascinating, Jenifer. You explained it so well, and did a great job demonstrating the process. I bet the first time you did it was pretty doggone scary. Blessings, and love..MaryEllen
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Fantastic video Jen. I don't think I would have the guts to do this but I think your brows look fabulous. You put so much work into this video. Lots of love...Laura
Have you ever used the Charmant tattoo machine?
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! You did this so well- the shape looks great! I also over plug mine all the time but thank god they keep growing back after a while.
Job well done !!! To not be a professional you could be !! Your so lucky that your natural eyebrows are so dark cause I'm Almost white blond I hate it too !! Great video girl and as
Always you look amazing
I was literally about to start touching mine up but I seen your video and I’ve never seen an electric device. I have a simple hand held one that you just apply the ink and start stroking but I’m now interested in purchasing a device like yours because I think it will be much more effective. Your brows look amazing btw!
I’ve dumped over $700 into my brows and I’m so over paying money every year to touch them up, so I’m going to do it myself😏
Oh yeah I meant to ask, what’s the name and brand of your device and how much does it. Cost??
I actually just touched mine up day before yesterday. 😊 The pen I used in this video is currently unavailable, but I'm going to attach a link here to one that is very similar and has good reviews.💖 Silver: amzn.to/2SVyKDE
You are so brave! Looks great!
Thank you Yvonne! 🤗💗
Great results! Thx for the tips ❤