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The
of Beauty
Special to THE GAM ECOCK
A customer receives permanent eye makeup via tattooing. Such
tattooed makeup usually lasts from one to three years and might
need to be touched up at least once.
Permanent makeup tattoos are becoming popular, but not withoutpossible side effects
Lauren Jones
FOR THE GAMECOCK
Of all fashion trends, perhaps
none is as permanent as tattooing.
For decades people have used
tattoos to show off personal style.
Recently tattoo art has taken a
different turn. Instead of creating
an accessory or colorful artwork,
the tattooing process can be used
to apply makeup permanently.
Eyeliner, lip color and eyebrows
are the most common forms of
permanent cosmetics and can last
for around one to three years.
Touch-ups are sometimes done six
to eight weeks after the procedure,
often referred to as micro
pigmentation, to ensure correct
coloring and shape.
During micro-pigmentation,
technicians place colored
pigments on the upper layer of the
skin. Methods used to place
pigments include traditional
tattoo machines and the pen
method.
Possible side effects can include
swelling and a possibility of
bleeding or bruising during the
procedure. Doctors say most
swelling should disappear within
72 hours of the procedure.
The Society of Permanent
Cosmetics Professionals claims
the tattooing could cause some
discomfort, and there are some
pain management options
available to the clients, including
topical anesthetic ointments or
nerve blocks. The SPCP also
states that with today’s medical
standards there are usually no
problems or reactions from the
process.
These procedures can become
costly.
Marks of Distinction, a
Wilmington, North Carolina
studio, quoted their prices at
around $170-$900 for eyebrows,
$225-$900 for eyeliner and $250
$900 for lips. The process can
take three or four hours for full
face tattooing, but times will vary
accordingly for the individual
procedures.
Hopie Qual, a licensed
practical nurse from Marks of
Distinction, said her patients love
the results.
“Personally I have not seen any
large disappointments. The thing
that I hear most often is that they
wish they had done it many years
ago, especially with eyebrows.”
Qual has noticed that mostly
middle-aged women come for the
procedure, but lately the trend has
expanded to other age groups.
“It has become more and more
popular with more media
coverage,” Qual said.
Qual said Marks of Distinction
has not experienced any health
problems.
“There’s always a risk anytime
there are humans involved. They
are minimum if the person is
trained,” Qual said. “Most of the
time the only faults that I see are
that the person needs a touch up.
I haven’t run into any health
risks.”
Sherri Watts, an Aiken resident,
had full lip service performed at
another cosmetic tattooist and
experienced some of that human
error. After experiencing
successful eyeliner tattooing two
years ago, Watts decided it was
time to get her lips done as well.
She was hoping for the same
results with the second tattooing.
“I wasn’t very worried about
getting my lips done since I had
my eyeliner done a year before.
But when I was done, my lips
were swollen for weeks and the
pain was horrible.”
Watts’ experience left her wary
of getting more procedures done.
However, she still is planning on
getting her eyeliner redone.
“The eyeliner looks good. It’s
really nice to not have to put in on
every morning. I’ll stay away from
the lip treatment and continue with
the eyeliner as long as I continue to
see positive results,” she said.
Along with makeup, clients can
get hair imitation and can have
their scars hidden.
The service is offered locally in
South Carolina, North Carolina
and Georgia.
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Cosmetic tattooing could cause
bleeding, bruising or swelling.
Pain management options
include anesthetic ointments
and nerve blocks.
Students revamp McKissick lobby
Laura-Joyce Gough/THE GAMECOCK
The recently reorganized second floor of McKissick Museum features historical information and Catawba pottery, above, and a handmade
quilt, right, among other displays. During the summer three students rearranged the lobby to make it more attractive.
Julia Sellers
FOR THE GAMECOCK
McKissick Museum, one of the
main buildings on the Horseshoe,
sits proudly at the end of the leafy
quad, welcoming all campus
visitors and prospective students.
But on the inside, the historic
building is changing.
This summer, the museum
began revamping the second floor
lobby, so much so that it made
navigating the building difficult.
“If people were coming to visit,
there was no indication of where
they needed to go,” said Nathan
Stalvey, curator of temporary
exhibits and graphic design.
Unless extensive inquiries were
made at the front visitors desk,
m
visitors might end up in the
bathroom instead of the oil
painting gallery, he said.
Instead of having staff
members do the work themselves,
Stalvey used the lobby project as a
way to encourage student
involvement with the museum.
Stalvey found three volunteers,
all from different schools, willing
to give up a portion of their
summer to work on the project.
Recent art studio graduate Sylvie
Martinez, . first-year museum
graduate student Janet Obenshain
and second-year public history
graduate student Ashley Bowden
mapped out plans once a week
with Stalvey.
“It sounded like fun, and it was
hands on,” Bowden said. “I’d
never done anything like this
before.”
Bowden said it was a chance
for her to work on something
different.
But she didn’t have to devote
eight hours a day to the job, so it
was the perfect flexible summer
schedule for her.
The students combed the
McKissick collection for pieces to
highlight the strong points of the
museum: history, art, natural
science and material culture.
Each piece is displayed on one
of four columns in the lobby.
Students chose a locket
featuring a picture of USC’s
second president, Thomas
Cooper, and a 20th century quilt,
each square made by a different
person.
Stalvey said choosing pieces for
the art display was probably the
most difficult task, because
everyone wanted something
three-dimensional. They chose a
white bust that sits beside a shell
from the Charleston coast
representing natural history.
New directional panels were
made to go over entryways into
the north and south galleries.
One gallery houses oil
paintings from USC professor
David Voros and the natural
history collection. The other
features work by USC alumnus
Sigmund Abeles.
Two glass displays in the lobby
rotate displays every six months.
Stalvey said students chose sweet
grass baskets and Catawba
pottery for the first display.
While wandering the second
floor, visitors can also learn about
the museum’s mission and history.
The three students will
continue to work on choosing art
for the rest of the lobby and
showcasing student museum
participation in phase two of the
project.
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