How to prepare and heal

A calm, healthy skin holds pigment best. These simple steps help your brows heal soft and even.

2–4 weeks before

• Botox and fillers: no treatments near the brows for 2 weeks (fillers 4 weeks).
• Peels, laser, microneedling: none on the face for 3 weeks.
• Retinol, AHA/BHA: pause near the brows for 2 weeks.
• Sun: no tanning or sunburn on the face.

The last few days

• No brow waxing, tinting or threading for 1 week.
• No alcohol or caffeine for 24 hours.
• Skip aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil and vitamin E for 48 hours, only if your doctor agrees.

On the day

• Come with clean skin and no brow makeup.
• Your brows look beautiful from day one, like fresh professional makeup.

Please tell Holly before your visit if you are pregnant or nursing, take Accutane or blood thinners, are in cancer treatment, or have diabetes, a heart condition or keloid scarring.

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How to care for your brows while they heal.

Day 1 · tonight

• Slight redness is normal on the first day.
• Before bed, gently wipe your brows with a clean cotton pad and plain water to remove any lymph.
• Then apply a thin layer of the healing cream.

Day 2 to week 2

• Keep brows dry for 2 weeks, or until all flaking is gone: no water, steam, sweat, sauna, pool or workouts.
• If they get wet while washing or in the shower, gently pat dry with a clean tissue.
• Healing cream once a day, for the first week only.
• Wash your face around the brows. No makeup or sunscreen on them.
• Don’t touch, scratch or pick. Let flakes fall on their own.

What to expect

• Week 1: your brows look beautiful, like fresh professional makeup.
• Week 2: light flaking may appear. Keep them dry.
• Weeks 4–6: healed and light: 40–60% of the color fades. The Perfecting Session completes it.

After healing

• Wait 4 weeks for Botox, peels or laser near the brows. SPF keeps color longer.

Good to know: after your first session heals, 40–60% of the color fades, so it looks light and soft. This is normal. Your Perfecting Session in 4–6 weeks builds the color to your final result.

Call Holly and your doctor if redness spreads after day 1, or you notice pus, heat or fever.

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The lash line is the most delicate area Holly works on. These steps keep your eyes calm and comfortable.

2 weeks before

• Lash serums (like Latisse): stop 2 weeks before.
• Lash lift, tint or perm: none for 2 weeks.
• Lash extensions: remove at least 1 week before.

The last few days

• No alcohol or caffeine for 24 hours.
• Skip aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil and vitamin E for 48 hours, only if your doctor agrees.
• Your eyes should be healthy: no stye, infection or irritation.

On the day

• Come with clean eyes: no makeup, creams or oils near the lashes.
• Wear glasses, not contact lenses.
• Bring sunglasses. Eyes may feel sensitive to light for a few hours.

Please tell Holly before your visit if you had eye surgery (LASIK or cataract) in the last 6 months, have glaucoma or dry eye, or are pregnant or nursing.

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How to care for your eyes while they heal.

Day 1 · tonight

• Before bed, very gently wipe the lash line with a clean cotton pad and plain water, in one direction only: from the outer corner toward the inner corner.
• Then apply a thin layer of the healing cream.

Day 2 to day 7 · dry healing

• Keep the lash line dry: no water, steam, sauna, pool or workouts.
• No mascara, eyeliner or eye creams.
• Don’t rub your eyes. If the area gets wet while washing, in the shower or from tears, gently pat dry with a clean tissue.
• No contact lenses for 3 days. No lash extensions or strip lashes until healed.

What to expect

• Days 1–3: a little bolder and puffy. This is normal.
• Days 4–7: light flaking along the lash line.
• Weeks 2–4: healed and soft: 40–60% of the color fades. The Perfecting Session completes it.

After healing

• Start with new mascara and eyeliner.
• Perfecting Session 4–6 weeks after your visit. Color Refresh when about 60–70% of the color has faded, usually between year 1 and year 3.

Good to know: after your first session heals, 40–60% of the color fades, so it looks light and soft. This is normal. Your Perfecting Session in 4–6 weeks builds the color to your final result.

Call Holly and your doctor if you have eye pain, changes in vision, discharge or spreading redness.

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