Permanent cosmetics has made a huge comeback in the beauty industry and most of that reason is due to the new techniques. Gone are the days of blue-ish, overly curved lines framing the eyes. Now clients can get realistic looking brows with more naturally colored pigment and very little down time. So which service is right for you? Here’s the low down.

Microblading is a treatment done with a small hand tool containing nine tiny blades. Small hairs stroke like cuts are made throughout the brows and pigment is implanted to mimic real hair strokes. This is a great service for clients with fair and dry skin and fair hair who want a very natural look. For clients with darker or more oily skin, microblading fades much faster and more touch-ups are needed throughout the year to keep the pigment fresh. Eventually, microblading can no longer be done on these clients and they will have to opt for the Ombré (aka powdered brow).

Ombré brows is a service done with a small pen-like machine that insets tiny pixels of pigment into the top dermal layer of the skin. The results are much like when clients fill in their own brows with brow powder. The look is soft and gets softer over a period on one to two years. This service is much less discriminative than microblading when considering what skin types will be able to keep the pigment. Almost all clients can have this service done with beautiful results.

Combination brows is a service combing both microblading and powder brow techniques for an in-between look. Small hairs strokes are done at the bulb at the brow, nearest the nose, and then the brow gradually fades into the powdered brow. But again, microblading is not great for all skin typed so the same problems may arise.

At STAY Cosmetics, we offer both the Ombre Brow service and Combo Brows. We do not offer just microblading alone as we just don’t believe the look stays long enough for us to consider as a service.