I had my eyebrows 'tattooed' in nearly 2 years ago; because I am fair I was told that it would not last as long as someone who is darker, but it has all disappeared now. Again becuase I am fair it bled a lot, but I had an anaethetic applied half an hour before starting, so I felt nothing. At least, no physical pain, but it cost nearly Ł350, and applying special cream for 2 weeks while it healed was unpleasant. I had very fine lines done, so it took about 45 minutes to do. Everybody loved it, but I will not be going again.
I do not like the look of eyebrow pencil, I find it too harsh, so I am back to just brushing a grey/beige coloured eyeshadow through my brows each morning, and that does the trick all day for me.
Hope this helps.