How to prepare for your appointment
Arrive with clean skin, avoid irritation or sunburn, and share health details. Ask about retinol, acids, exfoliants, blood thinners, alcohol, and caffeine before your appointment.
Good preparation helps the appointment go smoothly and your skin heal the right way. Avoid anything that irritates the skin, thins the blood, or makes the treatment area sensitive.
Share health details, recent cosmetic treatments, and any concerns before booking. Each service prepares differently, so use the checklist for the one you plan to book.
Brows
- Clean skin around the brows
- No tanning, sunburn or strong exfoliants beforehand
- Share recent Botox, filler, laser, peels or brow treatments
Eyes
- Clean skin, eyes calm and not irritated
- Ask ahead about contacts, lash extensions, eye makeup or serums
- Share eye sensitivity, allergies or recent eye treatments
Lips
- Moisturized lips, plenty of water
- No cracked or irritated lips on the day
- Share your natural lip color goals and shade preferences
Scalp
- A clean scalp, no sunburn
- Share scalp irritation, skin conditions or recent scalp treatments
- Be ready to talk hairline shape, coverage and softness
Sunburn or tanning
No sunburned or irritated skin in the treatment area.
Skin irritation
Do not book over open skin, active breakouts, cuts, cold sores, or irritation.
Strong skincare
Ask about retinol, acids, exfoliants, peels, and active skincare first.
Last-minute treatments
Ask before booking if you recently had filler, Botox, laser, peels, waxing, or other treatments.
Safety
How the studio stays clean and private, and who should ask first.
Read: SafetyPMU healing timeline
Day 1 to the touch-up, so you can plan around events.
Read: PMU healing timelineAftercare
What is normal while it heals, day by day.
Read: Aftercare
Preparation questions.
Recent treatments, cold sores, big events, and what to bring.
How should I prepare?
Clean skin, no irritation or sunburn, health details shared, and the pre-care instructions for your service followed.
What should I avoid beforehand?
Tanning, sunburn, irritation, and last-minute cosmetic treatments near the area. Ask about retinol, acids, exfoliants, blood thinners, alcohol, and caffeine.
What should I bring?
Photos of brows, eyeliner, lips or hairlines you like; they help explain your style. Write down your questions about shape, color, healing or touch-ups, and be ready to share medications, allergies, skin concerns, and recent treatments.
Should I ask if I had recent Botox or filler?
Yes. Share any Botox, filler, laser, peel, or cosmetic treatment before booking so timing is handled correctly.
What if I get cold sores and want lip tint?
Ask before booking. Lip tattooing may trigger a cold sore for some clients, so it is important to plan ahead.
Should I book before a big event?
Plan ahead. Healing is visible, so avoid booking close to weddings, vacations, photo shoots, or major events. Ask first if you work out heavily, swim often, or have lots of sun exposure planned.
Questions before your appointment?
Write before booking. I can help you choose a service, prepare for it, and know what to expect while healing.
More guides.
The other questions people ask before they book, answered the same way.
How long does permanent makeup last?
Most work holds its shape for one to three years, softening gradually. Sun, oily skin, and skincare acids fade it faster. A yearly touch-up keeps it crisp.
Read: How long does permanent makeup last?Is permanent makeup safe?
Permanent makeup is a cosmetic tattoo, so the questions to ask any artist are about needles, pigments, and hygiene. Ask Pomi at your consultation; nothing touches your skin before you have talked it through and agreed on the shape.
Read: Is permanent makeup safe?Are powder brows for me?
Powder brows suit oily or mature skin and anyone who fills in their brows daily with pencil or powder. Hair strokes suit drier skin and a sparser, more natural look.
Read: Are powder brows for me?What is microblading?
Fine, hair-like strokes placed into the brow for a fuller, more balanced look. Mapped to your face so the result stays soft and natural.
Read: What is microblading?What is microblading and shading?
Fine hair-like strokes combined with soft powder shading, for brows that look fuller, balanced and naturally defined.
Read: What is microblading and shading?What is permanent eyeliner?
Pigment placed along the lash line for lasting eye definition, kept soft or made more defined to suit your eyes and your style.
Read: What is permanent eyeliner?PMU healing timeline
Day 1 it looks darker and sharper. Days 2 to 5 it can flake; days 6 to 10 it can look lighter or patchy. By weeks 2 to 4 the softer, final result shows.
Read: PMU healing timelineEyeliner vs lash enhancement
Lash enhancement fills the gaps between lashes with no visible line. Eyeliner adds a defined line above them. Both are done in the same two-visit process.
Read: Eyeliner vs lash enhancementLip tint vs lip blush
They are names for the same technique: a sheer wash of color through the whole lip, not a lip liner.
Read: Lip tint vs lip blushWho is a good candidate for permanent makeup?
Someone who wants a natural look, understands the healing stages and follows aftercare. Ask before booking if you are pregnant, nursing, taking blood thinners, prone to keloids or have active irritation.
Read: Who is a good candidate for permanent makeup?Scalp micropigmentation
Thousands of tiny pigment dots that mimic shaved hair follicles, filling thinning crowns and softening hairlines.
Read: Scalp micropigmentationWhy the touch-up matters
Skin heals unevenly, and some strokes fade more than others. The six-week touch-up refines shape and color once healing is done. It is part of the service, not an extra.
Read: Why the touch-up matters
Ask Pomi about your own brows.
Every face is different. Call or text and Pomi will tell you what would suit you, or send a request from any page.