Marilyn does wonders with permanent makeup. She is definitely an artist. I was very concerned about the pain supposedly connected with tattooing my lips but, since I was very happy with Marilyn's work before, I decided to try the lip tattoo. Marilyn has a topical medication that made the tattooing absolutely painless. I could not feel the needle as she applied the tattoo and would tell anyone to go for it. A positive experience and definitely without pain.