![]() ![]() She would have enhanced my natural shape and while lifting the arch and brow keeping it natural, so I didn’t need to shave off any tails. She mapped me out (something I don’t remember having done prior), and showed me how she would have done things. It was very different from what I had experienced. She politely smiled and just started talking about the pigment she uses, her healing process and the overall experience you can expect when you’re her client. I went in for a consultation and told her it was probably my fault for the pigment fading because I’d taken a quick shower while they were healing. That’s when I got in touch with Tiffany the gal who did my sisters brows. I was on board with the new shape, but not in this condition. I was told it’d look nice for at least a year! Why is it fading so soon? Is this normal? She said sometimes yes and to make another touch up appointment. Four months!! I figured something was wrong and I finally dm’d my artist for advise. Some of these pictures were taken four months after my touch up. It wanted to go down and follow it’s own path, not stay in line with the microblading! I felt like it was just highlighting the fact that I had microblading. If you look near the arch you can see where you my natural hair was growing. Here’s another picture where you can see the second problem I was facing: my natural hair. The strokes were completely gone just a few months later. ![]() You can clearly see where the natural hair stops and where the tattoo microblading starts. Here are a few more pictures so you can better understand why I decided to remove my microblading. Filling it in with warmer makeup was also tricky because the makeup would fade or it was too dark and would look like one solid block of color. You could see there wasn’t hair growing, that 3D texture you get with real brows was gone and there was just the greying microblading. It’s not the worst but I quickly became super self-conscious of my brows. When these pigments started fading this is what I was left with… Remember when I said she’d transformed it? She shaved off my tails and had lifted my arch with the microblading and because I needed more dimension, she’d also done a powder-fill technique which gives a pretty shadow behind the microblading. I’m not sure it would have been such a big deal if the girl I’d went to would have just enhanced my natural shape. The pigment started fading and the strokes started disappearing. Unfortunately, things quickly changed for me… They were amazing! You can read all about my experience in this post here. I was so worried I’d ruined my face! Once every thing was healed though, and I’d had time to live in them, I really came around to the new shape and loved it!! For months I was riding on a happy brow high and just couldn’t get enough. ![]() In the very beginning right after the treatment, I hated it. Here’s a picture of my brows before and after microblading. I decided maybe my story wasn’t uncommon after all and if sharing it can help someone then of course I’m going to do it. Well, I had an unfortunate experience that’s hopefully uncommon and won’t ever plague you or your brows! However, since sharing my story on Instagram, I’ve received literally hundreds of emails from women who have found themselves in the same situation. I’m just amazed at how talented some of the microbladers I’ve been stalking are! Gahhh so good! These two pics above are from Tiffany from Enhance Artistry and I ADORE her work. Microblading can take your brows from sparse to full: Those of us with sparse brows were immediately turned onto the trend! Google says, “a semi-permanent technique for enhancing the eyebrows, in which pigment is scratched into the skin in fine, short strokes resembling hair, using a hand tool with a blade formed of tiny needles.” So, basically an artist draws strokes on your brows that help fill it in and add dimension and color. That title, “ The Truth About Microblading,” eerily represents my overall experience and today I’m sharing my story on why I’m removing my microblading. I did say that I’d keep everyone updated and a year later I came back with very sad news. Like, there was something I was about to uncover or reveal about microblading! At the end of it, I debunked a few myths I’d heard and shared my overall positive review on my experience. I didn’t mean for it to be click-bait, but in retrospect– the title does sound a little ominous. ![]() One of the most viewed posts on my blog right now is titled The Truth About Microblading. How Microblading Changed My Eyebrows and Why I’m Removing It ![]()
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