COVID19 PROTOCOLS TO FOLLOW DURING YOUR APPOINTMENT

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  We ask all clients to please send a text or call upon arrival and to wait before entering. We will let you know when we are ready.  

• Come to your appointment solo (no exceptions) - this is not a date. find a sitter if needed.
• No foods or drinks allowed - eat prior to your appointment
• Please bring your own blanket as it does get cold
• Please wear a brand new mask before entering studio. No reusable cloth masks either. Must be disposable surgical mask. You may purchase one for $2. No mask = no entry 
• Your belongings / items such as your jackets and purses will be placed inside a bag.
• Cellphones must be on silent and kept away from the procedure area. Must not be handled during the session as less distractions, the better. 
• Please keep personal items to just the essentials
• You will be asked to set your belongings aside, then wash your hands with soap prior to service. Please try to not touch your phone after your hands have been washed
• Please limit talking during the appointment unless you have a question

Please reschedule if you are are feeling sick, was sick, have major allergies or have been exposed to someone who is sick EVEN IF YOU ARE ASYMPTOMATIC OR SICK - PLEASE ADVISE ME & RESCHEDULE.

You will not be penalized if you advise me you need to reschedule if you have been exposed to COVID.

These are to be followed so we can keep ourselves and everyone safe. As permanent makeup artists, we understand and follow appropriate cleaning and disinfection practices to ensure our clients safety while performing any procedures. A clean and safe environment for your service is our #1 priority.

 I will continue to maintain high level of cleanliness and safety while implementing these new protocols to ensure the containment of COVID-19. I will be scheduling more time in between clients to thoroughly clean/disinfect all necessary equipment and work station and prepare for the next service. 

• Your temperature will be taken at the door with a touchless forehead thermometer
• A COVID questionnaire form is to be filled out at the time of the appointment. 

If you arrive to the appointment with any like symptoms, your appointment will be immediately canceled with no refund of deposit and get blacklisted. 

· Please bring a valid form of government ID if this is your first visit at Beauty with Shirley

· Please wear makeup when you come for your appointment as we will be taking plenty of Before & After photos/videos. It is also advised to bring your makeup bag with you to touch up after the end as we will be doing a lot of wiping and cleaning of your forehead and eye area. 

· Please arrive in a timely matter (at least 5 minutes earlier) as we need to fill out a Health / Consent form prior to every appointment. Allocate plenty of time for distance, weather, traffic, parking as being late will result in a loss of deposit and cancellation of appointment which will require a reschedule to the next available availability.

· Please bring cash with you to pay the remaining balance of your service.

 Immediately after your appointment, your brows will appear much darker, bolder and may be red. The redness and swelling  will subside in 24  hours. Expect a tingly, tenderness as well but it will  also subside in a few hours.   

On average, your new brows will take about 14 days to heal. During this time, it is important you follow the steps provided by me.
You will be provided with aftercare instructions and ointment to take home with your kit.

Your eyebrows will go through many phases during these 14 days.

Day 1 

If your brows are oozing plasma / lymph after the procedure, take a paper towel and pat away the excess every two hours until bedtime. This will prevent a thick crust from forming.

When washing your face with cleanser or makeup wipes, wash around the brows and avoid getting anything on them.

Avoid the shower head stream to hit you directly in the face for the first 7 days. It's fine to get them wet a bit but gently pat dry with a paper towel.

Avoid touching your face / brows with your fingers as they can have bacteria on them and create an infection

If your face is oily, blot your face / forehead gently

Day 2-4

After day 2, there should be no more oozing of lymph. Keep them clean and dry and allow them to breathe so they can heal. Do clean it once a night with only water then pat try.

Avoid excessive sweating / hot steam showers for the next few days as the skin is still open. (i.e. gym, working out as this can push out the pigments). Please wait until the area has healed over, then it will be fine to resume exercise

Your brows should still be very bold and dark at this time, but the swelling would have subsided

Day 4-6

The brow area may feel tight and harder as your body is naturally absorbing and healing your brows by creating scabs.

They will feel dry and you may experience itching and flaking. Try your best to not itch and just poke them with a qtip if itchy.

When it gets too itchy or dry, use a CLEAN qtip and apply a grain size ointment provided gently just enough to keep it moisturized and to aid with the flaking and itchiness.

Do not pick at scabs or peeling skin during this phase. 

Day 6-12

The scabs will begin to flake off exposing a faint tattoo underneath.

The tattoo will look foggy and light in colour, some area may seem to have disappeared. The sharpness will return gradually as the dead skin slowly falls off over the next couple weeks.

Don't freak out with the loss of colour or patchiness as this is normal.

Day 12-25

No extra precautions need to be taken at this point.

There is generally a very thin layer of dead skin covering the area at this stage, which is contributing to lack of sharpness however this dead skin will continue to flake off over the next couple weeks.

The upper layers of the skin heal faster than the layers below. Although your tattoo might look great at this point, your skin is still healing underneath.

It takes about 5 weeks for your skin to fully heal, this is why we recommend a touch up after 5 weeks.

After 4-5 weeks, you may resume your regular routine

DO NOT :

 · Pick the scabs or any peeling skin. Allow the scabs to fall off naturally. Never pick or pull the scabs off. Doing so can cause the pigment to be pulled off and leave skin pink.

 · DO not apply any makeup on them until they are completely healed

 · Scratch your tattoo

 ·  Expose your tattoo to sun. When the tattoo is new, your skin is raw and healing which makes it more sensitive to the sun. Once your tattoo has healed, you can apply sunscreen to the area when going out in the sun. Constant exposure to the sun can cause the tattoo to fade prematurely.

 · Submerge in water. No swimming, saunas or steam rooms for two weeks. You want the area to stay dry.

 ·  Do not apply Polysporin, Vaseline or any product containing Lanolin or healing agents. This can suffocate your eyebrows.

Please remember it is your responsibility to remember to book your touch up appointment after 5 weeks of the initial appointment. DO NOT WAIT TO BOOK YOUR TOUCH UP APPOINTMENT as I may not have any availability and you will have to pay a higher fee after the 12 week window. BOOK YOUR INITIAL APPOINTMENT & TOUCH UP THE SAME DAY.