After 16 1/2 years, I'm ready to make a move. I first opened in Ft Pierce in 1979. Then shops in Jensen Beach and Port St Lucie, now I'm headed back to Ft Pierce also known as "White City." The new address is 1005 W Midway Rd., Ft Pierce 34982The new location is in a house that is 100 years old. Like me it's a piece of South Florida history. That's one of the reasons I like it... History... I'm a piece of history in this area too! Combining age and beauty with "permanent make-up."
When I first opened Always Perfect Permanent make-up on Prima Vista Blvd. People would come in and ask "What is Permanent Make-up?"
"What do you mean permanent eyebrows, eyeliner, full lips?"
I did a lot of consultations and had to educate people to the many benefits this process has to offer. "Is it a tattoo?" they would ask. "Ow.... I won't do that," then they would say, but then they'd give it another thought as they looked in my magic mirror and say, "Oh, I don't care, I just won't tell anyone!"
But before they knew it, they were telling everyone!
My clients would come back in just to tell me how wonderful everyone would tell them they looked. They loved it. They would come back and say " Do you know great this is?" I'd say "yes, I told you so!" And then I'd just smile.
I did so many newspaper and magazine articles I lost count. The stories explained the many benefits my work had to offer. I used the TV to eduacate the public. The medical professionals even appreciated what I was doing for people. They refered clients to my office. People would say, I've read about you that I feel I already know you.
My landlady was the late Mrs Tanner. Mr & Mrs had owned Tanner pharmacy on the end of the plaza years earlier. She would come for her rent each month and socialize. She never raised my rent for 11 years. Nor did we need a lease after the first year. It was a nice relationship. Another owner's husband in the shopping center in 1994 was a doctor who passed away. His wife sold me some of his medical supplies. She was a client of mine and I just spruced her up last week , 16 years later.
I was here as Dear Abby attacked permanent make-up. She didn't like or understand permanent make-up. Nor did she want to know. She didn't even answer the letters.
I watched the economy go racing upward with the housing boom in Port St Lucie and come crashing down .
I dealt with the hurricanes one after the other.
I lost my sign into the neighbors yard. I lost electric, and cleaned -up the mess , my clients calling me " Are you still there?"
One year recently, road construction blocked my plaza, so I ran a protest that was all over the news (with TV coverage even!). It got them to finish work before Christmas. That's the kinda gal I am. I take action and I get things done.
I've run my shop solely as a one women entrepreneur. My clients would come in just to exchange their experiences they encountered with my potential clients.
My new location is set far off the road, so word of mouth has been my best advertisement. I have worked hard at what I do to make my clients happy. That's why I'm still doing what I do best.
With this new location, I'm really not changing anything. I'm just offering a better atmosphere, in a wonderful historical location. It's in the comfort and warmth of a home enviroment in a country setting.
Please give me a call at 772-466-BROW (2769) to make an appointment in my new shop.
