Permanent Effects

Permanent Effects is a family-owned and woman-owned studio in Scottsdale, Arizona, run by a mother-daughter team of artists with over 35 years of experience. They offer permanent makeup for eyebrows, eyeliner and lip color, plus corrective work, scalp micropigmentation (for men, women and scars) and skincare. They work with both men and women, and the artists use both machine and hand-method techniques.

Consultations are free and can be requested through the website. For brows, the artist first maps out the shape, and the client can look it over and ask for changes before any pigment goes on. Pigment color is then chosen to suit skin tone and hair color. The studio says a medical-grade topical numbing cream is used beforehand, and that most brow appointments take about an hour and a half. A perfecting session about four to six weeks later is included, and their site notes that brows usually last around two years before a refresh. The studio also states that its needles and cartridges are sterile and used only once. It is open on weekdays.