Hi Jenny... my apologies for the late reply - I tend to check this board sporadically as my other businesses (Art & Fetish photography) take up the rest of my time. Besides, I love my bed too much (....for sleeping you cheeky gals! :wink2: )
It was suggested during training that we should collaborate with dentists for lip treatments... in fact, the clinic I rent in MK has a dental practice and colonic irrigation clinic underneath (all your orifices covered! :lol
... might have to mosey down and have a quick chat when I'm down there next. It would certainly give the clients a peace of mind regarding the pain.
Like you I absolutely adore eye enhancements/ liner treatments (freehand)... probably because I can't live without my eye liner (a treatment I've had on myself before even starting the training), therefore, I was used to drawing and working around that area and didn't feel squeamish.
Brows, I love now... at first I was apprehensive because you tend not to want to deviate from what you've been taught... and its such an obvious and prominent area (not to say the eyes and lips are not... just that it seems to set the face.... the alignment for eyes and overall face shape (for those more experienced please correct me if I'm wrong). Now, I look at the face and eyes and determine the shape of the brows rather than 'consult the manual' so to speak.
As for the lips... I think the lip liner with blush is great for creating a 'lip stain' - fantastic for ladies whose lips have progressively gone pale over the years and for defining the actual shape. However, I'm not so sure about offering the full lip colour... unless the ladies are aware that its supposed to be more of stain instead of a glossy lipstick effect look which some of my friends thought. In fact, I thought the very same thing when I started the training (and even when doing the first couple of lip treatments... duh! LOL :green: )
Overall, I really do love this work... sounds cliché I know. The best bit is when you see some of the ladies walk around with a little bounce in their step because they have in some way reconciled with that 'I feel ugly this morning' thought. When I used to work in mental health I was used to dealing with people's cognitive processes and trying to understand and help them alter this perception from within. Now... I feel like I'm working on the outside to help what's in the inside... coming round in a full circle with a 'touch of colour'. :hug: xx