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Yes, please send an email with a photo with these details – how long ago did you receive the tattoo, the last time you touched them up, and the number of sessions. Email address info@kimlayson.com

You’ll be sent a message from our scheduling system to prepare you for your appointment.

• Heavy workouts, sweating, hot yoga, spa beds, tanning, etc.
• Sun exposure
• Caffeine/alcohol 48 hours before the appointment (Tea does have caffeine)
• Cigarettes/marijuana moments before your appointment

Touch-ups vary by preference. Some clients book their touch up for 2-6 months to add more to the tattoo, as in most cases, clients prefer to start natural and light, then decide to come back to add a darker color, thicker, etc. Some come after 2 years with one session. Healed results are different for everyone. Your tattooed eyebrows/lips can last up to 3-4 years, depending on how the skin retains the pigment.

• Skin type
• Lifestyle
• Products use
• Facials, lasers, any services that can affect the treated area

Prior to making an appointment, it’s required for clients to send a photo of their current tattoo to our email address info@kimlayson.com

Your photos will be evaluated before you can make an appointment. Not all tattoos can be covered up or corrected.

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We require at least 72 hours notice to cancel or reschedule your appointment.

Absolutely! I have gift cards available for purchase.

Microblading is not suitable for oily skin types or combination skin. However, we do offer powder brows that is suitable for ALL skin types.
If you tend to get hot or sweat easily, your skin is treated as an oily type. Healed results also vary by lifestyle.

Varies by client’s pain threshold, topical numbing is applied before the session and throughout the procedure to keep the client comfortable.

We take sanitation and safety up to standards per SNHD/CDC guidelines. Our studio is safe, clean, and all forms of licensing and inspections are up to date with a passing grade. Our studio is permitted, licensed, and insured. Safe to operate.

We no longer accept consultation appointments. Please feel free to address any concerns/questions before deciding this is right for you. Send photos to our email address info@kimlayson.com. Every appointment includes a consultation.​

Yes, please send an email address to info@kimlayson.com. You can also find information under Training tab.

Unfortunately, we don’t currently accept a payment plan, care credit, or checks.

Unfortunately, not all deposits are non-refundable. Last minute cancellations are tough to fill last minute and affects us losing time and business.

This varies by client’s skin type, lifestyle, age, products used, etc. Sunlight exposure plays a big role in pigment fading, each individual absorbs the pigment differently, and a touch-up/color refresher is recommended yearly. This is still SEMI-permanent, it is not meant to last forever like a traditional tattoo, this new technique is only implanted on the basal layer of the skin, a traditional tattoo implants 2x-3x deeper hence the long-lasting results. It’s recommended to choose a brow/lip/liner style to naturally complement your face today, tomorrow, 5 years+

You will be sent a message from the scheduling system once you’ve booked an appointment to help you prepare for your appointment.

If you get threading/waxing done, please do so 2 days before your appointment, not necessary. Do not drink caffeine/alcohol 48 hours before, if you tint your brows, please do so 1 week before your appointment. No facials, fillers or botox 3 weeks before your appointment. Do not work out before your appointment. I recommend taking the day off for the appointment for extra pre-caution as we can run into skin sensitivity. Once you’ve booked your appointment, full instructions will be sent to your email address.

Each service varies. Brow service tends to take 2-3 hours from start to finish, but this can also depend on the reaction of the skin. Lip appointments can take up to 3-4 hours. We recommend taking the day off to ensure we’re not on a time limit.

Absolutely! Please send us a text message at your arrival so we can better prep for you and help if needed.

This varies from person to person, not every eyebrow will suit everyone’s face.

Powder shading will be best if you have oily skin or are somewhat oily.

If you have more dry skin type, microblading or powder shading will do, it’s up to your personal preference.

If you like to wear makeup on your eyebrows every day, powder shading will do. This gives you the powder finish look but is also natural.

Powder shading will suit you best if you have dry skin with very little natural hair growth.

If you have dry skin, and a lot of natural hair, but draw your brows more than 3x a week, powder shading is best.

If you have dry skin, but sweat easily or your lifestyle is outdoorsy, powder shading is best.

If you have previous tattoo work, you must send clear photos of your current eyebrows to info@kimlayson.com before booking an appointment.

A touch-up is suggested, but not required. The treated area will last longer following a touch-up 8-12 later and/or can be done 3-6 months.

Coverup/corrections in most cases a 2nd session is recommended to make changes or corrections, the old implanted ink plays a role in the healing process, your skin has received trauma from your first tattoo and might have done some tissue damage, this is why a 2nd appointment is required to ensure your artist can observe how well your skin is retaining the new pigment

This is not to panic about, this is common in tattoos, whether that’s with traditional tattooing or permanent makeup.

Over time, as your tattoo ages, cells from our immune system often absorb and disperse the pigment, which can lead to some fading as your tattoo ages.

Understanding how our skin reacts to certain things such as tattoos, lasers, acidic gels, facials, etc. will help you understand more of what might

be causing the skin to heal different.

Eyebrow pigment generally come in different versions of brown color, whether that’s light brown, ashy brown, ebony brown, etc.

Brown color is made up of different degrees of blue, this what makes the color dense and dark.

The darker you request your artist to tattoo your eyebrows, the more you deposit blue in your skin.

Your artist will and should remind you of the risk you’re taking when you’re requesting dark colors, generally we add in reds/yellows to

cancel out the blue colors in our pigments to keep the eyebrows neutral and a natural brown, doesn’t mean your eyebrows will be tattooed red/yellow.

You’re eyebrows will appear brown and should heal brown and age brown, throughout the years without touch up or proper care for your tattoo,

it’s possible for your tattoo to fade into a ashier tone color, you can then ask for a touch up to add in the reds/yellow tones to neutralize the brows back to brown.

Reasons your tattoo might change or fade into different color:

1. Client’s facial included acidic gels, chemicals, laser, red light therapy, etc.
2. Client extended the amount of facials and the skin has thinned out, causing the skin to remove that protectant layer.
3. UV light, sun exposure, although most clients apply sunscreen daily, it’s extremely important to reapply on the eyebrows, specially if you’re outdoors everyday.
4. Lasers can come in different forms, whether that’s from laser hair removal, red light therapy, or at home red light, this will definitely 100% turn your tattoo gray.
5. Your skin can pull more carbon from the pigment and leaving ashier tones.
6. You’re anemic, iron defiency client’s often times pull / absorb more blues (carbon)
7. You’re coming back for too many touch ups, it’s not ideal for clients to come back regularly, recommended time frame is once every year or 2 years.
8. Medication

We strive for best results and have successfully service thousands of clients with great results for over 6 years. We use the best and safest pigments in the industry.