A Brief, Friendly Handbook to Microblading and Brow-Feathering

In the contemporary beauty world, there's a solution for everything. There's a cosmetic procedure available at our disposal for each of our physical insecurities! Sometimes, these procedures can be opted simply to keep up with the trend. If anyone had to guess, one of the most targeted features of these beauty procedures is our eyebrows, with personal issues ranging from over-filling them due to lack of cover to having excessive volume. Spending significant money on gel and pencil products will only last temporarily. So, here comes microblading and brow feathering to your rescue. Cara Delevgine and Glossier's Boy Brow eyebrows have set the trend for these semi-permanent transformations. 

Although often used interchangeably, there's a hairline difference between microblading brows and brow feathering. 

 

 

Microblading is a recently popularised technique that uses a superfine pen (essentially a bundle of 12 to 15 fine needles) that deposits pigment into the skin. The finer the tip, the more hairlike the strokes seem. The result of microblading is a natural-looking eyebrow that stimulates hair very well. Depending solely on your skin type, microblading will last anywhere from one to three years (oiler skin types tend to fade the fastest). The initial procedure may take up to two or more hours, and the eyebrows will appear darker immediately after the initial treatment. Touch-ups are required but not frequently.

 

 

Micro Feathering or Brow feathering is a close form of microblading. They give a fluffy-looking brow look and do not employ the use of needles. Instead, this technique uses a stamp-like object to make shallow incisions to deposit pigment in. Makeup artists have trademarked this technique like Kristie Streicher. Unlike microblading, this technique simply utilizes the existing base instead of prepping it from scratch. Small strokes are made in the epidermis, and then custom pigment is filled in. These pigments usually have an iron-oxide base, which is safe for skin. Each appointment takes roughly two hours and up to three sessions. Therefore, it is imperative to understand how the client's skin heals and move accordingly.

 

 

Micro feathering or Brow-feathering has a more minimal approach than microblading. Micro-feathering is a little sparser and more fluffed out than blading, which focuses primarily on increasing brow volume. Both treatments, however, follow almost similar procedures and employ the same tools, but the difference lies in the net effect.

 

Out of the many benefits these techniques have, most are simply superficial. However, these procedures save a lot of money from being spent on brow-related beauty products in the long run. Furthermore, they have the following advantages:

● It gives a product-free natural look

● It makes brows appear significantly fuller and fluffier

● The semi-permanence ensures that the face stays on for a considerable while.  

● It uses pigments, not ink; this means that brows won't fade into a notorious blue-green colour as tattoo-related inks do

● Individual strokes are carefully made. This means that each stroke is made to represent actual hair strands. 

 

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