Want a first-hand account of what it really feels (and looks!) like when you have your brows tattooed or microbladed? Here we take you behind the scenes – we’ve recorded an entire treatment here with one of our clients, who has very kindly written about her experience here too!
Deciding to get a cosmetic tattoo was not a decision I took lightly. I spent hours doing research and scrolling before and afters online before making the leap, but as soon I stepped into Lady Lash’s impeccably clean, watermelon scented salon I knew I was in safe hands!
Here is the step by step process of my cosmetic tattoo experience…
I was greeted at reception by their tattoo artist Noush who took me through to begin the consultation and treatment. Noush was incredibly friendly and made me feel instantly comfortable. Once I was in the treatment room we began discussing in depth what look I was wanting to achieve.
Noush listened intently and assured me I wouldn’t leave looking like Oscar the Grouch. She then applied the numbing cream (which I had acquired myself earlier from a compounding pharmacy was left on for about 20 minutes.
Step Two: Measure and drawing your brows
I sat in one of the chairs while Noush meticulously measured and outlined my new brows. We stopped occasionally so I could see how they looked and make slight adjustments. She uses a special eyebrow measurement instruments to make sure they are even and also placed correctly for the shape of my face. This took about 15-20 minutes and at the end the shape was perfect!
Step Three: Tattoo
Noush mixed up a custom blend of pigment and we began. Microblading works by using a handheld tattoo ‘pen’ and small lines are etched onto the skin implanting pigment to mimic natural hair strokes. This process is repeated a few times and then the brows are ‘masked’ with pigment and left for about 5 minutes. I was pleasantly surprised by how relatively painless it was. Some areas are a little more sensitive than others, but overall very bearable and not nearly as painful as I had braced myself for.
Step Four: Aftercare
After the treatment Noush ran through some aftercare with me and I was advised I can’t soak them for 2 weeks, or exercise heavily in the next week, amongst a few other things. I was also given an aftercare pack containing a pamphlet of information, a little pot of cream to use daily, and some special wipes that I was told to use every 20 minutes for the next 2 hours to wipe away any ‘weeping’ which will help with minimising scabbing.
Step Five: The Healing Process
Waking up on the first day the colour had darkened quite a bit, but I was told the pigment will be much darker at first until it heals over. Over the next couple of days my brows became a bit flakey and a little itchy but I followed all the aftercare advice and tried to avoid picking or scratching them. I did notice the colour gradually fading but this is normal as the true colour reveals itself after the healing process. A touch up appointment is done between 4-6 weeks after the initial treatment to retouch any spots that were missed or any places where the pigment didn’t take.
Results
So far I am absolutely loving my brows and how natural they look. I’ve been receiving
lots of complements on how I look, but no one can seem to put their finger on what it is! They are almost PERFECT – I’ll be having a minor retouch in a few weeks time – and then after this, standard retouches will be needed between 1-2 years, depending on how well my skin retains the pigment.
