Permanent beauty
Semi-permanent means it fades, on purpose
Microblading is temporary by design — roughly one to two years, then a refresh. Knowing how it fades is how you avoid disliking it.
What this answers
This subject covers the brow read before any shape is drawn — growth direction, the difference between your two brows, and the skin type that decides retention more than the drawing does. It covers the shape built with your own brow bone rather than against it, the healing fortnight nobody photographs, the touch-up at four to six weeks that is part of the work rather than an upsell, and the skin types, medicines and histories that make the answer no. Oily skin holds pigment differently, and that is stated before the appointment rather than after.
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What is read on a brow before any shape is discussed
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Why oily skin holds semi-permanent pigment worst
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The healing fortnight after microblading, day by day
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How pigment fades, and why the touch-up is part of the work
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The skin types, medicines and histories that rule it out
Start here
- Why Brow Pigment Is Diagnosed First
What is read on a brow before any shape is discussed: growth direction, the difference between your two brows, skin type and pore size.
- How Microblading Heals, Day by Day
The fortnight after microblading, honestly: dark and thick at first, scabbing that must not be picked, and the true colour at about four weeks.
- Who Semi-Permanent Brows Do Not Suit
The skin types, medicines and expectations that make semi-permanent brow work a no — stated before a booking, with what happens instead.
Where this is practised
- Permanent beauty at the salon
How a brow is read and mapped, what is asked before anything is drawn, and when the answer is no.
- Microblading
Hair strokes mapped to your own brow bone and growth, with the touch-up planned in from the start.
Still not sure what applies to you?
Send the question. It will be answered by the person who would do the work — with no booking attached, and with an honest answer if the treatment you are asking about is not right for you.