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"payment" is knowing their work and service
makes you happy."
"You do need to possess artistry for
facial taooing," says Turk, adding, "If you
cannot draw an eyebrow you shouldn't try to
taoo one."
"When skin is your canvas," she says,
"this work is a huge responsibility! It's very
important to make wise choices. It's not
about bargain shopping." Turk emphasizes,
"Cosmetic facial taooing, when done cor
-
rectly, does not hurt. Unlike traditional body
taoos, topical numbing products are used
for facial taoos."
With facial taooing there is less room
for error. "It's your FACE!" exclaims Lisa
McNabb, cosmetic taooist from Bozeman.
"Brows are 'sisters not twins'," she says. "e
face is NOT symmetrical."
McNabb hosts trainers from, "all over
the world," via live classes and webinars. "Eu-
rope is so far ahead of us," she notes. "ey
do such beautiful work!
Turk says she's aended a number of
McNabb's trainings. With costs ranging,
"from $2,000 to $5,000 per workshop, with
trainers from Hong Kong and the UK," tech-
"Patients need to be patient with the
process," says Lindsey Murolo, Certified
Tattoo Removal Technician with Asso-
ciated Dermatology and Skin Cancer
Clinic of Helena. Of the two tattoos in
the photos provided, she notes the one
oxidizing to green ink, which will require
additional treatments.
