What to Expect During Your Session
1. Personal Consultation: Your appointment begins with a thorough discussion of your desired brow look. This is a crucial stage where we encourage you to take your time to share your vision with us. An intake form will be completed to ensure we understand all your preferences and requirements.
2. Comfort with Numbing Cream: We apply a numbing cream to ensure a comfortable experience. Most clients report little to no discomfort, and it’s not uncommon for some to even fall asleep during the procedure.
3. Pigment Selection: While the numbing cream takes effect, we’ll test different pigment shades on your forehead to find the perfect match for your skin tone and desired look. Your approval is sought before we proceed further.
4. Brow Mapping: This is a vital step for crafting your ideal brow shape. We’ll draw the outline, show you the proposed design, make any adjustments upon your request, and only proceed once you’re delighted with the plan.
5. Microblading Begins: With your approval, we start creating hair-like strokes, filling in the brows to complete the first pass.
6. Additional Comfort: We apply more numbing agent before the second pass to ensure your utmost comfort throughout the session.
7. Second Pass for Perfection: A second layer of strokes is added to enhance pigment retention and ensure lasting results.
8. Final Touches: We clean and if necessary, trim any excess brow hair to reveal your newly defined brows.
9. The Big Reveal: Together, we’ll have a final look in the mirror to ensure your new brows meet your expectations.
10. Aftercare Excellence: You will leave not only with stunning brows but also with a comprehensive aftercare kit, detailed instructions, and an understanding of the healing process.
11. Future Care: Before you go, we’ll schedule a 6-month touch-up session to maintain the beauty of your brows.
Aftercare Instructions
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First 48 hours: Dab your eyebrows with a clean/dry paper towel before applying antibacterial ointment - apply as needed to keep the eyebrows lubricated. Your eyebrows may ooze a clear substance for the first 48 hours; remove by blotting with a clean/dry paper towel every 2-3 hours.
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Clean your brows with an antibacterial soap at night and in the morning for the first 7-10 days. Avoid harsh facial cleansers. Most hand soaps will be well suited for cleansing the area. Wash with small circular motions, very lightly, with your fingers. Cup water in hands and lightly rinse. Always dab dry!
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Always wash your hands before tending to your eyebrows.
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Keep a thin layer (rice-grain sized amount) of antibacterial ointment on your eyebrows for the first 7-10 days at night and in the morning. Apply by dabbing a Q-tip across your eyebrows. You do not want this to look caked on. Only use enough to see the shine and keep them lubricated. If your eyebrows do not look shinny, or start to feel tight and stiff, then its time to reapply.
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Do not put your face into the shower stream. Do not wash your face in the shower. The shower stream, hitting your eyebrows directly can run out the pigment from the strokes. Always dab your eyebrow dry after showering!
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Scabbing will occur anywhere between 5–10 days. Do not pick, scratch, or rub any skin flakes or scabs. Allow them to fall off naturally. Picking can cause scarring and premature loss of pigment.
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Do not apply makeup to the tattooed area for the first 2 weeks. This can cause a bacterial infection!
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Do not tint/dye the treated area the month following the procedure.
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Do not thread or wax the treated area for 2 weeks. You can remove scabs/flakes!
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Avoid any activities or exercising that causes heavy sweating the week following the procedure. Sweat can push the pigment out of the strokes and cause an infection. No hot yoga, hot tubs, long showers, baths, steam rooms, saunas, or heavy cardio.
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No swimming or submerging your eyebrows in large bodies of water for 4 weeks.
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If you are having any skin care procedure done on your face, please inform the technician. Laser procedures may darken, lighten, or discolor the tattooed area and can lead to severe hyperpigmentation.
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Once your eyebrows stop peeling, you no longer need to apply the antibacterial ointment.
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The Healing Process
Immediately after – Brows will appear dark/bold and may have redness/irritation. The reaction to the microblading procedure can vary from each individual. They may feel tender and can appear uneven due to swelling. Remember to keep clean and avoid touching! Your fingers carry bacteria.
The day after your Microblading session they will appear their boldest.
Day 3-10 – Brows will start developing a layer of scab or flakiness.
Day 4-10 – The scab is starting to feel tight and itchy, remember to apply the antibacterial ointment provided, especially on the portions that feel more dry than others.
Day 7 – The beginning stages of scabs peeling off. Do not touch scabs! This could remove pigment and leave you red and patchy. Peeling the scabs off can cause scar tissue. This is part of your
body’s natural healing process.
Day 10-15 – Scabs are done peeling. Your eyebrows can look faded immediately after shedding is complete. The lightness will vary for each individual.
Day 14/After Scabbing – You can return to your normal
skincare routines. For the next few days/weeks the
pigment will continue to reappear.
5-6 Weeks – Schedule your touch-up! We will fill in
any spaces where the pigment lifted during
healing and make any adjustments needed.
