Microblading

The first microblading session is scheduled for 2.5 hours. This allows your technician to meet with you and have a thorough consultation. You will fill out a medical history indicating if there are any contraindications for the treatment. Apply numbing cream, then we discuss shape, thickness and colour. Your technician will talk to you about colours and undertones and what that means for you, mix a custom colour and swatch it on your skin for you to see. The entire time you are right there beside her with your mirror giving your input. Next we draw and measure very precisely showing where the brows should start, arch and end. Once you are happy with the shape drawn the magic happens!

Your touch up apt is necessary in completing the procedure and is included in the cost of the initial treatment. This is done between 6-10 weeks after your initial treatment. We book touch ups for 1.5 hours and this allows your technician to go over the area again, redepositing the pigment into the skin and making any changes you wish to make to perfect the shape.

We use a topical numbing cream before we start and also use a numbing gel during the procedure which keeps clients very comfortable. Everybody responds differently to anesthetics therefore each individual's experience is different, most people describe the feeling to light cat scratches or tweezing slowly, however there have been some people who even fall asleep!

After the procedure the skin can be red and sore, most clients describe the feeling to a sunburn. You can take Tylenol but not ibuprofen or Aspirin.

Healing times vary but most people average 10 days, while some heal in a week and others can take up to two weeks. The colour after microblading will appear very sharp and dark but will soften and fade about 40% as the healing process concludes. In the following days the eyebrows will start to slightly scab and flake and it is very important not to pick or pull as this can cause loss of implanted pigment. No downtime is required after microblading. After two weeks the colour can look lighter and sometimes blurry or ‘milky’, this is normal as the skin on the surface has now healed and the skin below is now healing. It takes about a month for the colour to fully set in and the true colour to be revealed.

Yes! A touch up appointment is necessary to complete your new look. Some areas may not have taken as well as others and will need to be refilled. This is also a chance for your technician to make any chances necessary such as pigment colour, thickness, shape. This is most important to allow your skin to retain the pigment until your annual touch up.

Since Microblading pigments are not implanted as deep as traditional tattoos they will naturally fade over time. Microblading typically lasts 1-3 years depending on skin type, age and lifestyle. For example, a younger oily skin will retain less pigment than an older dryer skin. Also sun exposure will always fade microblading so it is important to wear SPF once the area is healed. Products containing AHA, BHA, Glycolic Acid, Retinols or Retin-A or any forms of exfoliants should never be used directly on the treated area. Make sure to always tell your Esthetician, Skin Therapist or Doctor or Nurse if you are having any facials or cosmetic treatments so they know to avoid this area.

To maintain the brows looking fresh a touch up is suggested annually or as needed by the clients preferences. Clients can let the microbladed area fade over time however there may always be a slight shadow.