# Ladies, why don't you use permanent marker for makeup?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-why-dont-you-use-permanent-marker-for-makeup/430685
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [December 20, 2007, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-why-dont-you-use-permanent-marker-for-makeup/430685 "2007-12-20T07:29:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-why-dont-you-use-permanent-marker-for-makeup/430685/21 "2007-12-20T23:24:59Z")
[QUOTE=tdn]
I imagine that Sharpies or other magic markers don’t come in the subtle hues that you can get from standard makeup.
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The way some women slather it on, I don’t think anyone would notice the difference.
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### Author:  [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-why-dont-you-use-permanent-marker-for-makeup/430685/22 "2007-12-21T00:24:31Z")
Bleah, this reminds me of the time I had a very short pixie-style haircut. To save money I had my boyfriend at the time trim my hair.
He trimmed it way too short, leaving a visible bald spot on the back of my head. We filled it in with a black Sharpie until the hair grew back.
But for the reasons mentioned by other posters, no way would I use a permanent marker on my eyes or lips. If I liked the way I looked with eyeliner and lipstick, though, tattooing would be an attractive option.
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### Author:  [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-why-dont-you-use-permanent-marker-for-makeup/430685/23 "2007-12-21T00:43:34Z")
Oh my…
So I googled “permanent makeup” and this site came up
http:// www .featheringtouch.com/show\_info.php?page\_id=17
link broken NSFW
You think lips are bad, what about areola Re-pigmentation.
:eek:
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### Author:  [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-why-dont-you-use-permanent-marker-for-makeup/430685/24 "2007-12-21T13:28:42Z")
[QUOTE=Ludy]
Oh my…
So I googled “permanent makeup” and this site came up
http:// www .featheringtouch.com/show\_info.php?page\_id=17
link broken NSFW
You think lips are bad, what about areola Re-pigmentation.
:eek:
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I’d be afraid to go to this guy.
From the site:
> [@above site](#):
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> Ultra-violate exposure
Sounds scary!
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