"No," Saula assured her, hearing that note of protest in the vai's voice. "You can clean these with a bit of nappery, just brush the cloth until color isn't coming off the brush anymore."
She finished with the first eye, checking her work before declaring it satisfactory and stepping around the vai to get to her other side without blocking view of the mirror.
"When it comes to the second eyelid, obviously you want to get it to look as close to identical as the first as possible, but remember that your natural skin doesn't look identical across each side of your face, so don't stress over perfection. As long as the difference isn't dramatic, it won't hurt the look. And you'll get better the more you do it."