A long long time ago, I had my eyebrows tattooed dahil nga kalahati lang ang kilay ko. Masakit, napakasakit. I vowed never to have it done again. Kaso mo, it turned green over time. So mid-life, I had it retouched. Masakit, napakasakit. Sumumpa uli ako sa sarili ko, never again. Eh itong Lola nyo, ulyanin. Nalimutan kong ouchie nga pala, so nag-take 3.

Rewind: On our way in to a dimsum lunch at Bellevue Hotel a month ago, we chanced upon the Pretty Looks Aesthetic Center na naka-display sa mismong bukana ng hotel. SUPER+SALE+PROMO are the 3 magic words, so pasok! From 20k, down to 10k ang 3D Eyebrow Stranding at Cashmere Eyebrows!

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Soooo lucky that the promo extended to the very day that we were there. It must be a sign right??? ;P Hindi na ako nagdalawang isip, kaskas agad ng mahiwagang credit card. At dahil ang daming matronang tulad ko na nag-avail, so I had to wait for 2 whole weeks before I got my procedure.

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Besides, I’ve been watching Alex Gonzaga’s youtube videos & she’s a Pretty Looks ambassador, so what could possibly go wrong? Kung si Mommy Pinty nga at Toni, pumapatol, ako pa ba ang aarte? Join lang the bandwagon.

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S3 Eyebrow Stranding reshapes, constructs, and replicates each hair strand through micro-pigmentation to give eyebrows a natural look, while the Cashmere Brows
procedure is a combination of shading and stranding that gives the effect of fuller eyebrows.

Since I had 2 previous eyebrow tattoos, I wasn’t a candidate for the 3D stranding na mukhang buhok-buhok churva. Kailangan full coverage na ako so we decided on the Cashmere Brows na parang naka make-up ang dating.

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In spite of the topical anaesthesia, the procedure was painful. REALLY PAINFUL, I’m telling you. It was a series of back & forth scraping over the fresh wound huhu. Mga 6 times na pabalik-balik from the left to the right. Sana magtanda na ako this time around. Paki-remind nalang mga beshies pag mag balak ulit ako ok!

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My funny convo with the kilay expert (btw, price varies on the level of your aesthetician. Cheapest is priced at 10k for the Junior master who has the least experience, but trained nonetheless. Then 20k for the Senior Master, and finally, 35k for the Master Guru. A word of caution, ang tattoo ay forever. Kung ikaw ay maselan, huwag magtipid.)

Senior Master: Mam masakit po ba?
Me: Hinda naman masyado (trying to look brave). Kiliti lang (but in truth it hurts like a sonofabitch).
Senior Master: Mam bakit po kayo umiiyak? Kaya pa po ba?
Me: Ah hindi, may pinagdadaanan lang ako. Gow lang wag mo pansinin ang mga luha ko #tiisganda

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Me & my new kilay, halloween edition lol. Don’t worry, this peels off after a week. I’m due for a retouch after 4-6 weeks, wish me luck with the pain, ahuhuuuuu. :'(

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I’m pretty happy with my current eyebrow tats. It has faded now pagtapos magtuklap, I would like it to be darker so I’ll go back for the free retouch. Succeeding retouches are priced at 3.5k/session.

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(top) My brows after a week, nagnanaknak. Mahapdi na makati pero tiis. (below) I’ve taken to face masks kasi nga super dry at kati my brows. This is after 10 days. As you can see, defined na but too light, so I really need a retouch (and probably one more pa after that so I can achieve a nice make-up look na hindi ko na kailangan pang patungan). First retouch is free, succeeding costs 3.5k/session.

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Check their facebook page for ongoing promos in their different branches baka maka-mura din kayo. Btw, my promo voucher comes with free lip tint normally priced at 8k. Ano, penitensya? Hindi pa ako ganun ka-baliw, so I said no. N-O! #nowayhighway