Getting your brows microbladed is a two phase process, your initial appointment and your first touch up! During your initial appointment, your brow shape and color will be determined before the actual microblading process starts. Once you finish, you will see your brows for the first time and the excitement will set in! Your brows will look fresh, defined and probably dark. But since you won’t really see the final results until after your brows heal, what you see will make you feel like the process is complete. Before you get excited and think that you don’t have to come back for a year or two, understand that as your brows heal, your healed results might look different. You might need shape and/or color corrections, or you may need some shading. This is why your first touch up is essential to perfecting your brows!
When do you need the first touch up?
Because the final result isn’t apparent right after your first appointment, you will need to return for a follow up touch up at 4 to 6 weeks. Your brows will heal lighter by the time you come back for your follow up. While I don’t charge for my first touch up, I would advise that if you’re getting your brows done by someone else, you confirm whether or not the microblading artist charges for the first follow up. I include the first touch up, because I want my clients to come back so that I can make sure that their brows are on point!
What to expect at your follow up touch up….
At your first follow up, one of the first things that I look for with microblading clients, is whether the microblading has healed to crisp fine strokes. If the healed strokes are still visible, I will see how the skin has retained the color. If your color retention is good, then I look at shape corrections and make adjustments to the shape accordingly.
Clients who have oily skin may experience more fading than someone with dry skin. Their microbladed brows may not be as dark as they would like them to be. The hair strokes may be blurred, but the shape is excellent. There is a misconception that all people of color have oily skin, but that this is not always the case. For all clients with oily skin, at this point I will discuss going for more of a powdered look. This will allow you to still have a defined brow that you don’t have to draw or pencil in everyday!
Make sure you schedule your follow up….
Long story short lol, most people will not notice any unevenness, lack of pigment retention, or slight misshapes until after a few weeks. This is the reason that you need to come back for your first follow up touch up! I want my clients to have perfected brows that they can wake up to everyday for as long as possible:)! So the first thing you should do after your initial appointment is schedule your follow up appointment, because I want everyone to have Bellissimo Brows!!