I had permanent cosmetics in Florida a few years ago with a horrible result.
I was so grateful to have met Mara Cohen when I relocated to Cary, NC.
Mara adjusted my eyebrow color, fixed my lips, and added a beautiful soft eyeliner.. Â My eyebrows were uneven and the color was grey and now I have a beautiful natural looking brown color.. Â My lip liner had a purple-ish tint to them and now they are a pretty pink.. Â I look forward to seeing Mara at LHP Cosmetics for future services to maintain my makeup lovely and natural.... Â Robin
I purchased a deal for Mara after doing a bit of research. My MIL had mentioned getting her eyebrows done and so I hoped it would be a good gift.
Turned out to be such a great gift, that I ended up doing the procedure myself. I will say that it hurts...a lot. But the follow up visit is MUCH easier than the initial visit. Thankfully Mara has a wonderful bedside  manner and is a true professional. She really does her best to make you feel at ease.
The procedure has taken years off my MIL and now myself. I highly recommend Mara and LHP!
Mara does a fantastic job! Â I had been considering having my eyebrows done for several years and when I saw the Living Social coupon I started researching Mara. I looked at every picture on her website and was very impressed with what I saw. When I met her she was very thorough in her explanation of what to expect and how the makeup would look once it healed. After meeting with her I decided to have my upper eyeliner done also. Â She strives for a very natural look and she did an amazing job. I have had a couple of people ask me if I had a face lift. It so wonderful to wake up and have make up on. I love it and I continue to get compliments. Thanks Mara~ Awesome Job!!
Review Source:I recently saw Mara to get permanent liner for my upper eyelids. I found her to be impeccably professional, compassionate, and skilled. This was actually the first time I've had tattooing done *with* topical painkillers, and I was impressed at how little pain there was. I also appreciated her integrity - by keeping her work in the realm of make-up-for-a-natural look, I can see that she was protecting me from permanent makeup that might not fit the occasion or may go out of fashion. Â It's my 3rd day of healing and everything looks great so far!
Review Source:Mara is super sweet and patient. I had both upper and lower eyeliner done. Yes, it is uncomfortable (ie hurts depending on your pain threshold) but it doesn't last too long & I love the look. The makeup is not overpowering, but just gives you a more 'alert' look without any other makeup on. Great for those of us that like to go sans makeup on the weekend, but our eyes seem to disappear w/out eyeliner!
The pain was not so great to keep me away from my 30 day touch-up. I squirmed and my eyes teared alot during the first session. The touch-up session was nothing compared to the first and I was even able to drive the 4 hour trip home with no problem!
I had gone to see Mara to get my upper eyeliner done. Â What I like about her is that she does a very natural looking eyeliner, not super thick so it looks like I still have makeup on from a huge party the night before! Â Not going to lie, it does hurt, but you're tattooing your eyelids, obviously that's to be expected, but the results are totally worth it!!
She's professional and very good at what she does, check out her before and after pics. Â If you're looking for natural looking permanent make-up, she is the perfect choice!
I went there last year to have upper and lower liner, brown and full lips done. Â It was a disaster. Â First let me say that she charges for the initial touch up and this is not normal. Â Most people include it. Â When I asked her about it she got defensive.
Long story short I had to go back 2 or 3 times and at the end I am left with hardly any liner on the top, a small line on the bottom of my right eye and nothing on my left eye (so I HAVE to wear liner now to make it even) and my lips have hardly any color except a dark spot on the top lip where the color is too dark or went in too deep or something so I have to wear lipstick to cover it up. Â She knew I was upset and blamed me for flinching as to why she could not get color on the bottom left eye. Â My eyebrows are OK other than she would not go as wide as I wanted so I have to fill them in with pencil. Â So overall it was a waste of time and money and throw in the pain and the fact that I am forced to put makeup on now and I would say this was a mistake to do it.
In reply to her post below: Â When it heals is when you can really tell. Â The picture she took of me was right after it was done and you can't tell what it will turn out to be. Â I have no reason to make the poor results up and I wish it had been a good experience. Â I was never complaining about the price so I am not sure why she brought that up.