Eyebrow tint too dark!

[crystaltash]

Just did an eyebrow tint for a lady yesterday who had really fair eyebrows. Just used the natural brown by Refectocil and left it on a matter of seconds. Now, they looked great, but she looked in the mirror and said 'Oh my eyebrows are very dark!'. :irked:I stayed cool and calm on the outside but in the inside I was panicking.
The only thing I could think of to do was rub over them with the tint stain remover. I did this for a while and it took them down a wee bit, but I still think she thought they were too dark.
I said to her, sometimes when you're so fair and you get them a bit darker, it can be a bit of a shock and when she washes her face tonight, they'll tone down a tiny bit more.
Did I do the right thing? Are there any special tips on what to do if a tint is too dark?
Thanks
xxxxx

 

[Zo Zo]

This has happened to me before, i.e. with me being the client (before I was a beauty therapist) and they do fade very quickly. She will probably love them in a day or two.

Refectocil also do a light brown which I would recommend. It's great for blondes. :hug:

 

[kylieb]

Oh don't worry hun we have all been there! My sister is a red head and like you I left the tint on her brows for a matter of seconds and they came out a bit darker than expected. I told her just to go over them with her face wash a few times and they had settled in a few days. Luckily she did have a fringe and she was my sister lol
Now I concentrate on one at a time and remove it with a dry cotton pad first. I then show the client and then remove it with a damp one. Sometimes I find it can make them look darker but making them wet, so I will also explain this to them.
It's all a learning curve. Sometimes it not a bad thing!
xxx

 

[champagne]

One of the girls on a course I was on said that solar oil helps lift eyebrow tint...

How true it is ... ive no idea ....

 

[Martin Duffy]

Don't panic too much as eyebrow tint normally fades very quickly, and often reduces in colour quite a bit the next day (after cleansing). Once I tinted some light eyebrows (with Refectocil) & although I thought they looked great the client said they were too dark (even though they matched her hair colour) & I thought that would be the last I saw of her. Next month I get a phonecall & she asked for an eyebrow appointment. When she came in I asked whether she wanted to go lighter than last time & she actually asked to go darker! Apparently everyone had commented on how great her brows looked. Eyebrow tiniting can always be a little scarey for clients, especially on fair eyebrows, but after a few days they get used to them & normally end up loving them!