Micro Blading FAQ

Microblading is a manual "hand" method of semi permanent cosmetics for your eyebrows which creates extremely fine natural looking hair strokes. The results? Perfectly natural looking, thick, full brows.

Depending on your skin type and care, the pigment will fade slowly over 18-24 months.

The service can be a little uncomfortable for those who are more sensitive. However, there is an anesthetic applied during to keep this to a minimum to where it is completely tolerable.

The appointment should take about 2.5 hours.

• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding (treatment is possible, though anesthetic will not be possible)
• On keloids or if you have tendency to keloid, birthmarks or moles.
• Diabetic.
• Serious diseases such as cancer, epilepsy, autoimmune disorders (doctor's note is required)
• Circulatory disorders (doctor's note is required)
• Any bleeding disorders (doctor's note is required)
• You're taking blood thinning medication
• Currently on Accutane or other strong retinoids (must wait until 6 months after treatment ends)
• If any skin diseases symptoms or irritation appears on the area.
• You've recently had Botox or Disport treatment (must wait 2 months)
• Old PMU
• You have a broken capillary in the eyebrows area
• If you have a sunburn.
• After waxing (must wait 3 days)
• After chemical peels (must wait two weeks)

• Do not drink coffee, alcohol or energizing drinks on the day of treatment.
• Do not tan or have intense sun exposure on your face 3 days before treatment.
• No waxing the brow area 48 hours before treatment.
• No chemical peels, dermabrasion, laser or any other intense treatments 2 weeks before treatment.
• Shower and fix your hair as you need to take extra care not to get your brows wet for several days.

Yes. The artist will need to do a patch test on the skin at least 24 hours before the procedure. The artist will provide a quick consultation to discuss expectations and results of the treatment. Make sure to call and book a 15 minute consultation prior to!

Here's a quick rundown of a typical service provided by an official PhiBrows artist:

• Please allow 2.5 hours for your first appointment. Please have make up and fake tan removed from the face.
• Before your appointment begins, the artist will go through a quick consultation again with you.
• Before and after photos will be taken and excess hair removed if needed.
• The artist then draws on the eyebrow shape according to the PhiBrows golden ratio measuring tool.
• Brows are measured perfectly to complement your unique face shape and size.
• Remember, no two sides of the face are the same. Your brows are sisters not twins. Perfection is our goal but, note that nothing is PERFECT.
• Next, the artist chooses the perfect PhiBrows color or blend a custom colour that will best suit each individual for their desired look. Initial strokes are placed, then anesthetic is applied to reduce any discomfort.
• Pigment is worked into each stroke to define the brow. After, a pigment mask is left to absorb into the skin. Once that's finished, the artist cleans the area thoroughly.
• The colour and hair strokes will be up to 50% darker and thicker at the time of your appointment.
• This will fade by 40% after 5-7 days.
• After the service, the artist will apply medical silicone that will remain on the skin for 12-24 hours.
• Please note: Treatment is done by using a sterile and disposable tool, while pigments are of the highest standard (PhiBrow microblading pigments).
   

Yes! Make sure to avoid ALL of the following:

• Increased sweating, practicing sports, swimming, hot sauna, hot bath or jacuzzi, sun tanning or salon tanning.
• Any laser or chemical treatments or peelings, and/or any creams containing Retin-A or Glycol Acid on the face or neck.
• Picking, peeling or scratching of the micro pigmented area in order to avoid scarring of the area or removal of the pigment.
• Performing tasks related to heavy household cleaning such as garage or basement cleaning where there is a lot of airborne debris.
• Drinking alcohol in excess as it may lead to slow healing of wounds.
• Driving in open air vehicles such as convertibles, boats, bicycles or motorcycles.
• If you think that pigment is too dark, do not try to fade it by yourself. Be patient, first wait for 7 days until it fades away naturally.
• Touching of the eyebrow area except for when rinsing and applying the post-care cream with a cotton swab.
• Before showering apply a layer of post-care cream to protect your eyebrows from moisture.
• During the shower keep your face away from the shower head. Itching and flaking may appear during the first seven days post microblading procedure, However, experience has shown that by following these aftercare instructions these symptoms may quickly disappear.
• Once completely healed, always apply a layer of sunscreen SPF 30 on your eyebrows when exposed to the sun. Sun exposure might cause the color pigment to fade away more quickly.
• Post treatment care makes 70% of total treatment success. Conscientiously stick and adhere to given advice, because if you don’t do that, you can lose up to 80% of drawn strokes. Rinsing and applying the cream is of great significance.

The touch up is recommended 6-8 weeks after initial treatment. Please allow one hour and have all make up and fake tan removed from the face.

Colour will fade/soften anywhere from 10% to 50% or more from the first treatment. During your touch up, the artist will fill in missing hairs, add or make hairs longer or just achieve a darker colour. Healing is specific to each client. It is important to realise that you will need a colour boost every 2 years to maintain its fresh natural appearance. Fading will happen after each procedure. We do not have control over your body’s healing process. You may need still to powder and/or pencil even after the healed results. This is an enhancement to your natural brows, not a permanent one.

Your appointment will be considered a perfection session if we can still see your shape, if we need to reshape the brows it is considered a full treatment. Not recommended before 18 months as each new treatment. We will not touch up any other artists work, it will always be considered a new appointment.

Your new eyebrows will go through several phases during the healing cycle. True reflection of healed color can only be assessed 3-4 weeks after treatment. Touch-ups and/or correction of the shape/design is recommended at least 6 weeks after initial treatment. It will go from too dark, to too light, to just right!

Immediately after the procedure, the pigment will appear very sharp and dark. This is because the pigment is still seating on top of your skin and has not yet settled in completely. The color of the pigment will soften gradually (do not be alarmed if you see some pigment on the cotton swab as this is excess pigment and/or body fluid that is naturally exiting your skin).

Once the healing of the skin starts taking place it will look like dandruff flakes or dry skin. This might give you the impression that the color pigment is fading too quickly. However, this is just superficial color and dry skin being naturally removed from your eyebrows.Your eyebrows will be the lightest tones during days 5-12 because the color is absorbed in the deeper layers of the skin. Later skin cells push it back to the upper layers. Once the healing is completed, you will enjoy a pair of beautiful, new, natural looking eyebrows.

Due to the build-up of scar tissue, touch ups will not be done any sooner than two years after the first touch-up. As we age, our skin changes. The permanent makeup will eventually look more powdered, this is universal with all permanent makeup procedures. At some point, we may no longer be able to perform microblading services, and will need to offer powder brows only.