i was getting disappointed as they did it different ways every time [SEP] i was going to the salon and getting this done i was getting disappointed as they did it different ways every time i started to notice that they were chipping shortly after though when i first started they held up for three weeks in doing it myself i am going on two weeks and they even held up without chipping during our annual shearing day where we have to wrangle alpacas to shear it seems when it is done properly that it does last i love the color too