Newcastle mother "cannot leave the house" after £120 eyebrow tattoo

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Deni Kirkova

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A distraught mother says she cannot leave the house after undergoing a ‘botched’ eyebrow tattoo.

Marie Johnson, 43, from Walker, Newcastle, had imagined elegant light brown brows would transform her look.

But now she says she breaks down in tears every time she looks in the mirror – and she is even considering launching a legal claim over the £120 semi-permanent cosmetic procedure.

Marie Johnson is preparing to launch a legal claim and says her tattoo has left her looking ‘like a clown’

But the tattooist says the eyebrow inkings – which were discussed with Marie – will shrink and fade as the area heals, and the matter has been ‘blown out of proportion’.

The tattoos were done on Friday at Pretty In Ink, on Linden Terrace, Whitley Bay, as an early Mother’s Day gift from 18-year-old daughter Leonie.

Marie had wanted her eyebrows to look more substantial as they were beginning to thin.

‘I had been getting down and my daughter said I should get the tattoo for a Mother’s Day present,’ she said. ‘The pictures online looked excellent.’

A consultation cost the family £60 before Marie went to Whitley Bay for the procedure on Friday. But Marie was immediately disappointed with the results.

‘When I sat up I was instantly horrified,’ she said. ‘I said: “What have you done? This isn’t what I asked for.”

The eyebrow tattoo was bought as a Mother’s Day present

The 43-year-old had imagined elegant light brown brows would transform her look

‘She had given me thick brows. I look like something between a drag queen and a clown. I’m absolutely devastated, I’m horrified.

‘In the picture, the brows were a lot thinner and a lot lighter – a natural sort of colour. Leonie keeps saying she’s sorry because she feels like she is to blame.’

A spokeswoman for Pretty In Ink said the matter has been ‘blown out of proportion’ and the procedure was discussed with the client fully.

She said: ‘At one stage, [the eyebrow tattoo] did look a little thin, which Marie agreed, so I did [them] thicker for her and I showed her in the mirror at that time.

‘As I did explain to her, within the four-week healing process, they will lose up to 40 per cent of the colour and shrink.’

Marie fears the semi-permanent tattoos could last anywhere from two to six years.

She added: ‘My daughter can’t look at me and I can’t look in the mirror.’

The tattoo was an early Mother’s Day gift from 18-year-old daughter Leonie – who can no longer ‘look at her’

Marie says she breaks down in tears every time she looks in the mirror

A North Tyneside Council spokeswoman confirmed they are investigating a complaint.

She said: ‘We can confirm we have received a complaint about a registered tattooist in North Tyneside.

‘The complaint relates to several different issues and these are currently being investigated.

‘However, we have advised the complainant that the issue concerning the quality of service provided would be a civil matter.’

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Genuine Englishman,

London, United Kingdom,

13 minutes ago

Her eyebrows look ok to me so what is she complaining about?

mike1000,

wakefield,

14 minutes ago

It looks ok, I wouldn’t have noticed if it wasn’t mentioned in this article.

prentice,

zeist, Netherlands,

15 minutes ago

Do not worrie about it,Ihad the same.After a few weeks they will be a lot better.

Trust me its gonna be allright.

Funda Mental,

Back to Basics, United Kingdom,

15 minutes ago

Ridiculous – grow a fringe if it bothers you so much! Another great “oh poor me” set of photographs in the DM!!

Humpty,

On a Wall, United Kingdom,

18 minutes ago

‘… they were beginning to thin … ‘ – no, you plucked them to within an inch of their life!

robin123,

leeds, United Kingdom,

18 minutes ago

She looks better with it, than without it. How can you sue ? My views of course.

J Mitchell,

Sheffield,

20 minutes ago

Semi permanent means they will soon fade…..even permanent fades.

Dawn2304,

Hereford,

20 minutes ago

Oh get a grip woman, they don’t look that bad! No one has died, put it in perspective

Dianna,

Rainham, United Kingdom,

21 minutes ago

You cant have a semi permanent tattoo, it is there to last as the ink is introduced into the layers of skin but it does fade and the shade will become lighter, cant see that the studio has done anything wrong she was shown what it was going to look like and consulted all the way through.

Dawn2304,

Hereford,

21 minutes ago

Oh get a grip woman, they don’t look that bad!

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Newcastle mother "cannot leave the house" after £120 eyebrow tattoo