Look to the latest permanent makeup trend, eyebrow embroidery, to fill in any patchy or sparse brows caused by Alopecia or an over eager tweezer. Eyebrow embroidery goes by many different names, including microblading and cosmetic tattooing, but the end result is the same: Lush, natural looking
brows.
Beauty technicians achieve these results with an angled blade of finite needles dipped in ink, which matches the shade of your brows. Delicately, the blade is moved across the sensitive skin area in stroking motions.From designing the shape of the clients brow to the eyebrow embroidery itself the whole process generally takes up to two hours and can last up to two years, though touch ups will be necessary.
But is eyebrow embroidery right for you? Here are the pros and cons:
THE PROS
Any brows you consider broken can be corrected with this technique.
Eyebrow embroidery can also help people who struggle with movement in their hands, or those who are allergic to lots of makeup.
Well framed eyebrows can redefine your face, leaving your eyes looking wider and your face thinner-all without cutting out the carbs!
It’s a time and money saving treatment. You won’t have to bother filling in your brows with expensive powders and gels. And this means you get five extra minutes of sleepy time in the morning.
THE CONS
While there will be redness around your eyebrows after the procedure, people with very sensitive skin may have scarring.
You need a beauty technician who has done this a hundred times before. They will know the equipment must be well sterilised to prevent infections. They will also possess hands of surgical like proficiency. One of the biggest complaints post eyebrow embroidery is that the new shape of the brows doesn’t fit with the muscles around the eye area, so when you scrunch or wiggle your brows they look unnatural.
Eyebrow embroidery can help to solve problems of an aesthetic nature so we’re firmly on the pro side. You look like your natural self–only hairier!
