What is Microblading?

A permanent makeup treatment exclusively for eyebrows, microblading is the art of creating realistic eyebrow hair strokes gently in the skin with the use of a specialized hand held tool.  It is done manually, not with a machine, and when performed by an experienced artist, a client gets sparse or non-existent eyebrows literally “rebuilt”, looking as natural as the real thing.

Microblading involves gently etching into the skin individual brow hairs until the desired shape and volume is achieved.  A microblade is not really a blade at all, but a series of fine sterile needles tightly bound together linearly.  The artist selects a configuration that is best for the client’s skin.  A microblading treatment should not be painful and is expected to last roughly 8 to 12 months.  Annual color boosts are recommended to keep your microblade eyebrows looking fresh and crisp.

Microblading is essentially a manually achieved tattoo.  As it is intended to replicate the eyebrows, in the industry it is called a cosmetic tattoo or, permanent makeup.  Other names you may hear are 3D eyebrows, eyebrow embroidery, featherstroking or microstroking.   It is considered permanent because though the hair strokes will fade, pigment molecules do remain in the skin.