Classic, hybrid, or volume sets, mapped to your eye shape and the lashes you already have. I keep every set light enough that your natural lashes stay healthy underneath, and a fill every two to three weeks keeps it looking full.
Waxing
Everything from brows to a full body wax. I use hard wax where skin is delicate and keep the rest quick and easy. Most people walk in nervous and walk out wondering why they waited so long.
Permanent Makeup
Brows, eyeliner, and lip blush, shaped to your face and matched to your skin. I build the color in thin layers over two sessions, and it heals looking like your own.
The idea
Why I work soft.
Soft work has nowhere to hide. Every lash shows exactly where I placed it, and every stroke of color is one I chose. Work like that can’t be hurried, so I don’t hurry it.
It’s also why we talk everything through before we start. Once I know exactly what you’re hoping for, you can close your eyes and leave the rest to me.
The compliment I’m after isn’t “who did your brows.” It’s “you’re glowing!”
Permanent makeup, lip blush
Drag to see it.
One of my clients, before and healed. There’s no filler and no injections here,
just color built into the lip in thin layers over two visits.
BeforeHealed
My client’s photo, shared with her permission.
What to expect
No surprises.
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All three services
We talk it through first.
Shape, color, and how far you want to go, decided together before anything starts. And if I don’t think a service is right for you, I’ll tell you.
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Lash extensions
Plan on about two hours.
A full set takes roughly two hours and a fill about an hour. You lie back with your eyes closed the whole time, and plenty of my clients sleep straight through it. A fill every two to three weeks keeps the set full.
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Waxing
Quick, and over sooner than you think.
Brows take me about fifteen minutes. A full leg or a Brazilian runs thirty to forty-five. Come with about a quarter inch of growth, skip the lotion that morning, and that’s all the prep there is.
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Permanent makeup
Two sessions, then it settles.
Your first appointment runs two to three hours. The color looks too strong for the first few days, and that’s on purpose: it softens by about a third as it heals. A touch-up six to eight weeks later sets the final result.
The work
A closer look.
A volume setBrows, permanent makeupChristine at workLip blush, before and afterWhere everything gets cleaned
Reviews
In their words.
“Had wanted permanent eyeliner for years but was very nervous! Christine talks you through the whole process, makes sure you are comfortable & the results are stunning!! Fast, painless and so impressed!”
“My first time here and I love my eyebrows! [She] is very nice and she does great work.”
The studio
Comfort is half the work.
My studio is a room on South Lincoln with soft pink walls and warm light. I wanted it to feel less like an appointment and more like an hour to yourself.
The table is made up with heated sheets, since you may be with me for two hours or more. If you fall asleep, you won’t be the first.
My favorite part of this work comes at the end, when you sit up, look in the mirror, and stand a little taller.
Questions
Questions I hear a lot.
Lash extensions
Not when they’re applied properly. Damage comes from extensions that are too long or too heavy for the natural lash underneath, or from too much glue. I map every set to what your lashes can carry and place one extension on one natural lash. If a past set left your lashes thin, tell me at the start and I’ll build them back gently.
Every two to three weeks for a fill. Your natural lashes shed on their own cycle and take the extensions with them, so a fill replaces what you’ve lost and keeps the set looking full.
You won’t need it. Skip mascara on the extensions, keep oil-based products away from your lash line, and brush them through in the morning. That’s the whole routine.
Waxing
No. I do this all day, every day. There’s nothing you can show up as that I haven’t seen, and the parts that sting are over in seconds.
About a quarter of an inch, which is usually two to three weeks of growth. Any shorter and the wax has nothing to hold on to. Try not to shave in between, since it resets the growth cycle and makes the next wax patchier.
Permanent makeup
They’ll look too dark for the first few days, and that’s exactly how it should go. Fresh pigment sits dark and sharp, then softens by about a third as it heals. I match the color to your skin at the start, and we agree on the shape, drawn on, before a needle ever touches you.
I numb the area first and again partway through. Most of my clients call it scratchy rather than painful. Lips are the most tender of the three.
One to three years, depending on the service, your skin, and how much sun you get. It fades slowly rather than disappearing, and a color refresh brings it back.
This is why we agree on the shape before anything permanent happens, and why I start the color lighter than you might expect. Nothing is finished on the first visit: you see it healed, and the touch-up six to eight weeks later is where we adjust.
Come see me.
102 S Lincoln Dr, Troy, Missouri · By appointment only
