Eyeliner Observations

Clients seem to be more afraid to have eyeliner tattooing done over any other procedure. Makes sense...working around the eye, they are worried about blinking and getting stuck.

Someday I will video my eyeliner technique - it is amazingly safe. Clients who watch it are surprised to see exactly how far I actually work from the eye itself. It is all about proper grip and stretching techniques.

I have seen far too many techs stretch the top lid straight out rather than anchor it to the brow bone as well. One needs to expose both sides of the top lashes and to see the entire lid margin or wet tissue under the lashes in order to safely fill the lashes (all the while still keeping the eye relatively closed.

With only a lateral stretch, it is actually quite easy to slip that needle past the lashes right into the eye and I am not kidding. Have I seen someone do that? Absitively!! Does it hurt? Posilutely!!

What about the lower lid? Does the eye have to stay open for a smooth line? Of course not. That being said, however, people with baggy saggy lids may need to have the eye open for the very lateral aspects of the lower lid tattooing for a smooth finish. Most times, however, with some template marking with the client sitting up, the tattooing can still be done with a slightly closed eye. It makes sense to protect the eye in this fashion and keeps the client comfortable.