Ruth Swissa

I have a very light lip line that seemed to blend away into my skin and often times I felt the need to wear lipstick to be able to show off my naturally full lips. I spent some time researching permanent makeup artists in a 50 mile radius and I was pleased to come across her work on her website. I noticed she had an eye for great shape and most important, she emphasized keeping things natural. The pigments she uses are organic.
When I met her for the first time, I felt her genuine kindness and warmth. She took her time to understand what it was I was seeking for color and shape. I took some photos in as well. I let her know I want to keep everything natural looking and simply enhance what I already had. She went to work first by outlining my lips then proceeding to use her tattoo device. She was very careful and thorough throughout the entire process. She was gentle and numbed me several times to make it more comfortable for me as I have sensitive lips.
When I was done, it looked like I had evening red lipstick on. She had already told me in advance that this is part of the process and that it would leave behind a very subtle color in a couple weeks. After some peeling and healing, she was absolutely right. I had asked for natural and that’s exactly what I got. My lips appeared fuller and I was very satisfied!
Today I went in for a touchup. She took a look and suggested we go with a brighter cherry wine color. I thought it was a great idea and knowing it would result in a VERY subtle natural color I went for it. I’ve uploaded onto Unilocal the photo of my lips immediately after the procedure today. It will look like I have red lipstick on for a week or so then the color will gradually fade into a light subtle tint. For the before picture, take a look at my video testimonial @ruthswissapermanentmakeup on Instagram. I went with a combination of nude/​mauve. You’ll see that my lips were very natural in color and close to my original shade, as I requested. I will follow up with a photo after 2 – 3 weeks so you can see the final result.
Ruth is a wonderful artist and person. She helps breast cancer survivors by reconstructing their areolas using a micro pigmentation technique. She has studied art for years and you can see her paintings hanging on the walls of her Agoura Hills office. She is exactly the type of person you want to have when it comes to something as important as your face.
Thank you for everything, Ruth!

I had old blue tattoos on my eyebrows from 10 years ago that were done by another salon. I have very blonde brows and a thyroid condition so they are sparce. Ruth was able to cover the blue, put a great taupe color on and make them the shape I like. They look amazing! And her prices are so reasonable when you consider she is working on your face!!!

I’ve had Ruth work on my eyebrows throughout the past couple of years. The quality of her work makes your eyebrows look flawless. She is able to listen to the clients need/​expectations and performs accordingly. Also, she has the ability to ensure the experience is comfortable. I can only speak for myself in that making such a commitment to get your eyebrows done can feel quite unsettling because of the fear of not liking the finished product. Ruth made me feel quite the opposite, I trusted her, I trust her and I felt confident throughout due to the ongoing support from her during the process and post my eyebrows (during the first week it is healing). I know without a shadow of doubt, Ruth will work on your eyebrows the way she would on her own. She truly embodies excellence and beauty.

I went to Ruth in 2005 before I was even a mom. 11 years later when I decided to do a transformation and mommy makeover, Ruth was the only one I considered. Rancho Cucamonga to Agoura Hills is worth it! If you are a woman of color, fret not. The amount of melanin in your skin is no challenge for Ruth. She is warm, professional and funny.

My wife has been coming to Ruth for ten years. My wife is already a beautiful woman and with Ruth’s permanent makeup she is able to do so with even less effort. We feel very confident coming to Ruth not just because of the results she is able to achieve but also the countless certifications she has as well as many recommendations from top plastic surgeons and cancer doctors. We were actually referred by Dr. Peter Grossman, one of the top plastic surgeons in the country. We can’t recommend enough Ruth as a permanent makeup artist but also she is a really great person to know.

I researched many people in this field of semi-​permanent eyebrows. I kept coming back to Ruth and after two months made the decision to use Ruth. I cannot possibly adequately explain how happy I am with my decision. Ruth is third generation in her family doing this type of work and that alone puts her heads above everyone else! She is an artist, compassionate and I now have full eyebrows and could not be happier. Don’t waste your time considering others go straight to Ruth you will not be sorry!

I was referred to Ruth Swissa by a good friend for permanent eyebrows and after looking at a few other places I decided to go to Ruth. Ruth immediately made me feel comfortable and she had no problem telling me how the process was done and I really appreciated her honesty and it was definitely easier then I thought. I love my brows they look so natural and I am so happy to have one less thing to worry about when getting ready for my day. I recommend Ruth Swissa for permanent makeup and she also does many other things to make you look beautiful. Thank you Ruth I will be back for my touch up when and if I need one…

I have been seeing Ruth for four years now and I cannot recommend her more!
I was born with a lack of eyebrows and have been penciling them since high school. I was always very self conscious about them so I never let anyone besides my husband see me without «my eyebrows on.» I was tired of spending so much energy and time and stress on my eyebrows and looked into getting them permanently done. I was so scared they would look unnatural. I came across Ruth Swissa’s website and immediately fell in love with her. I drove over two hours to see her because I was confident she was the best around. I was not disappointed! She is so sweet and professional so I immediately felt comfortable. She showed me how the way I was currently penciling my eyebrows was not doing my face any favors. She drew on the new shape that matched my face perfectly and I was transformed! It made me wish I would have gone to her sooner! When I saw friends afterward everyone asked me if I had lost weight or changed my hair because I looked so much better.
She literally treats you like family the second you walk in the door. I hadn’t seen her for two years and when I walked in her office today she immediately knew exactly who I was and remembered all the old stories I told her! I brought my 8 month old daughter in with me today and Ruth gave her so much attention and love. It was really sweet! Her office staff are always friendly and helpful and her office is always clean, organized, and beautifully decorated. I am not a rich person and live very frugally but Ruth’s work is worth every single penny.
If we move I will literally drive or fly any distance needed to continue seeing Ruth. I do not and will not trust anyone else touching my face! I joke that Ruth better not retire before I die! That is how much I recommend and trust her.

Ruth is so great! She fixed my botched eyebrows and added eye liner to my eyes. I’m pleased with it all and especially happy that I can walk out the door carefree without makeup on!

Ruth did an amazing job correcting a scar on my areola. I had previously had micropigmentation done on the scar, and it had turned orange! Ruth fixed me right up, and now you can’t even tell I had a scar in the first place. She is gentle, patient and courteous. A true artist. I would definitely recommend her!

Great service and very happy with my results.

Ruth was introduced to me by an ad that was in the Westlake magazine. I remember her from TV news specials about her work with burn victims. I was very intrigued because I had a double mastectomy in 2004 and had my nipples removed. I have had since reconstruction of my breasts but not the nipples. This was very difficult for me because I felt half whole and was developing emotional problems as a result of this. I saw that was one of her specialities was to tattoo areolas. This is exactly what I needed. The result was so profound I had an emotional breakdown in the office. My nipples are so beautiful and I feel whole again, not to mention I’m emotionally right again. Ruth is a very professional, kind, educated, talented, experienced beautiful person. She helped me through a very difficult situation.
If YOU want to see the actual transformation take place and my reaction, please go to videos on her website and click on the video that says trigger alert and watch our video. I’m sure you will be pleased with what Ruth can do.
I love Ruth and She will have a small part in my forever

Ruth Swiss is an amazing. The Spa feels like home and you are welcomed as soon as you step inside. Everyone is so helpful and wonderful to work with. I love that Ruth is a true artist and can make anyone look beautiful. Her staff is wonderful as well they will do anything to make sure you leave happy. It is hard to make everyone happy but the staff and Ruth is so knowledgeable my skin has NEVER looked better. I have had my eyeliner done and it looks so good I get compliments on how good my eyes look but no one knows that it is permanent. Keep up the good work Ruth we all love you!

The 90s were all about thin, arched eyebrows. many waxes later they’ve stopped growing in here & there. I was young & very much all about RockNRoll. {still am} but now I want my eyebrows back! Even was coloring/​dying them to make them look fuller & darker. that gets old after some time. I’m a get up & Go Go Go girl. & I don’t need to wear much, if any makeup on my work daily basis… but I also want to look like I feel, ALIVE, AWAKE! I have an oily complexion {which I don’t mind most of the time, MOST of the time}. & I most def sweat through my workday, considering my work uniforms are workout attire, I’m very OK with that too… in hence madeup eyebrows that can wipe off is NOT as attractive as wiping off sweat. It was time to RESEARCH & RESEARCH. A few search engines later, & some reviews later I found RUTH SWISSA! {In consideration there are many reviewers that obviously there is NO pleasing of course, you can tell from their reviews how spiteful & vindictive they are, probably just wanting to get everything FREE in life}. I strongly believe MOST OF THE TIME you get what you pay for. & since this is going right on my FACE, eyebrows, spending good money for GREAT a service was really a NO brainer. 3 sessions later my eyebrows look AMAZING!. compliments on my «rested» face, on my hair & so on… all comes down to my eyebrows. cause let me tell you I can use more sleep & my hair is the same it has been for decades. :). Bottom line YES go to Ruth, be direct in what you want, listen to her PROFESSIONAL advice, & don’t drink alcohol the week of doing any of these procedures, hehe trust me on this. :)
bTW this is not that «stencil» looking eyebrow, these like look your very own «well groomed» eyebrows. :)

I went to Ruth for the first time about two months ago to have my lips done. Four weeks later, I went in for my touch-​up, and a few days after that, I brought my 89-​year-​old mother in to have Ruth give her some desperately needed brows. My mom was so thrilled with the brows — they really did come out perfectly! — that she decided to have Ruth tattoo some eyeliner as well, which was done yesterday. I was so envious on seeing the result that I made my own appointment for eyeliner for this coming week. Where will this all end?
As you may have inferred, both my mom and I are thrilled with Ruth and her work. Before having her do my lips, I believed that accepting the aging process meant living with lips that were the same color as the rest of my face, and that I’d have to wear lipstick all the time to avoid resembling a corpse. What I COULD NOT accept, however, was that the lipstick would forever be melting into those fine lines above my upper lip. Horrible! Well, none of that is an issue any more. My lips are now rosy and well defined, and there’s no more smeared goo.
By the way, I think it’s important to stress that Ruth gave me a natural line, avoiding the corners of the mouth. I’ve seen some photos in the galleries of other micro-​pigmentation artists who do the corners, and every single one of those poor models, no matter how young and beautiful, reminds me of Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the Tim Burton Batman. Really, no normal woman would paint on her lips that way… I hope. Ruth told me upfront that she would not do corners, and I was grateful.
And my mom, who had reached the point of being completely hopeless at painting on her own brows and eyeliner, now looks just exactly as she had hoped. You have no idea how important this is to a woman who wants to look her best, but no longer has the dexterity to manage the makeup.
I want to add that Ruth is really the sweetest and loveliest person ever. It’s a long drive from my home to Ruth’s office in Agoura Hills, but convenience doesn’t count for much against the kind of trust we have in her.

I just got my eyebrows touched up and they look so pretty! Ruth is an artist! Can’t believe what a difference it makes to my face. It lifts and accentuates my best facial features. Not to mention makes me look finished and fresh. It’s so worth the money. Because the type of ink she uses isn’t permanent for life in the eyebrows since they are the feature that wears off due to sun and pillow rubbing and face wash exfoliation, I will come in every year or so to keep them looking optimal for my face. That is what works for me at least. Love Ruth! She serves with her heart.

Ruth is a gifted and skilled artist. Her staff is professional, accommodating and knowledgeable. Linda always makes a great effort to get me in as I live an hour away.
I will preface my review by saying that I have spent the last 20 + years trying different techniques to correct, maintain and improve my skin. I know what works and does not work and I know excellent skin science when I experience it.
I regularly do the Micro Vitalizing Power Peels — and they leave my skin glowing and healthy.
Ruth has also done an incredible job on my eyebrows. She corrected old and faded work which is not easy to do and gave my brows a shape that is just perfectly gorgeous.
I also have my eyelashes tinted and its’ amazing!
I highly recommend Ruth to anyone who wishes to take the care and health of their skin to another level.

Ruth Swissa has shared her gift and skill with me and given me permanent eyebrows. She is sensational! Because of her integrity and phenomenal artistry, I am left feeling more confident and empowered.
I have had eyebrows done before out of state, and I have never received such professional and beautiful work! I am indebted to Ruth Swissa!

Just had eyebrows done beautiful work so happy really beautiful salon. I have been going to Ruth for a year for skin. permanent eyeliner. Ruth has a gentle touch now I have my husband going he us looking great Ruth is doing peels for his skin and his clients keep saying how great he looks wanna know what he’s doing. He replies with health living and Ruth .
She’s the best. She a little expensive but what you get is perfection.

Oh Ruth! Thank you for my GORGE brows! I love the color and the shape! You even fixed the «terrible job» of my last permanent makeup experience. I’m so so happy!
Ruth is great with color. You won’t end up with purple, blue or red ink on your brows. She is also great with shape. During your consult she will pencil in your brows and won’t begin permanent makeup until YOU are happy. She photographs you before, then with brow pencil and lastly after perm makeup is applied. Seeing yourself on film is super helpful.
I completed my touch up this week and my brows are perfect.
I found Ruth after my previous permanent makeup artist retired. I’ve been inking for over 20 years. I was referred to somebody new for touch up, but was very unhappy with her work. Then I found Ruth. She was able to work with my old brows and make them beautiful again.
Brows (only) have to be touched up every couple years as they will fade due to sun exposure and your skin building new collagen and cells. This is normal. The ink doesn’t disappear but will eventually lighten.
I prefer my brows dark so do follow ups about every 2 – 3 years. It’s still so with it.
Also, if you’ve never had your brows tattooed, and it’s your first time, just know that they moment they are done, they will be WAY too dark. This is not the final color. Within a week they will heal, lightly scan and naturally flake. The color underneath IS the final color. Hope this helps!