Pre Appointment:
For best results, we recommend taking the following precautions prior to your eyebrow microblading appointment:
- Stop using skin thinners (vitamin A, glycolic acids, exfoliation) on the eyebrow area 2 weeks prior to your appointment.
- Do not consume alcohol, caffeine, or blood thinners (aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil, Niacin, etc.) 48 hours before your procedure to avoid excess bleeding.
- Avoid sun/tanning bed exposure for 30 days BEFORE and AFTER your procedure. If you show up for your appointment with a new tan or a sunburn you will need to reschedule and will forfeit your deposit. As your skin exfoliates from a sunburn, it will take the tattoo pigment with it.
Some cosmetic procedures should be completed prior to your brow tattoo:
- Eyebrow waxing and shaping (2 days in advance)
- Eyebrow tinting (1 week in advance)
- Cosmetic Botox or fillers (2 weeks in advance)
Appointment Day:
Consultation & Brow Design:
As artists, we will work with you to shape and design a set of brows that highlights your natural facial features. From there, we choose a pigment match based on your skin tone and hair color.
Numbing:
We want you to be as comfortable as possible! Prior to the procedure, a topical anethetic (4% lidocaine ointment) is applied. We also layer an additional numbing agent during the tattooing.
Tattooing:
Your tattoo artist will carefully create small strokes of pigment that mimic the appearance of natural brow hair within the designed shape.
Post Appointment Healing:
The full, deep healing process takes 6-8 weeks; however, your visible top layers of skin will heal after 10-14 days. Your brows will experience a few normal mild side effects (slight redness, itchiness and peeling), which clients compare to the feeling of sunburn.
Expect your tattoo to appear darker for the first 3 to 5 days. After day 4 or 5, light peeling will occur, revealing lighter and softer hair strokes. Long-term aftercare is crucial for the longevity of your eyebrow investment. More information is available on our After Care page.