So you’re wanting to go down that journey of getting your eyebrows microbladed; cool!

This is a fun experience, but with all services, clients should do their due diligence to make sure the service provider will be able to give them the results they’re looking for.

What can you do in order to make sure your microblade technician knows what they’re doing?

Ask these six questions:

1. Can I see your portfolio of before, after and healed results?

   And have you retouched any of the photos? Raw, unretouched images are the best, as they actually show what their work looks like. Make certain these images are theirs and not copied from the internet.

2. How much experience has the technician had?

   This is not a skill one masters overnight. Not only is brow design an art, simulating hair strokes to look natural within the brow design is another art and there's a big difference between creating a beautiful eyebrow that is symmetrical, not too big, not too close together, and enhances your eyes. Additionally, implanting each and every hair stroke at the proper depth, and making it beautiful, and making it last takes skill, knowledge of the skin, proper technique and communication.

3. Will you tell me if I'm a good candidate?

   Skin is like bananas and oranges. If you have poreless, smooth skin like a banana, you may be a good candidate. If you have oily skin, and large pores, the hair strokes will turn out blurry. A simple way to understand this is to draw a line on an eggshell or banana skin and draw the same line on an orange peel. Notice the difference.

4. What are my options if I'm not a good candidate?

   There are definitely some options, such as an ombre brow, which is shading to give you a dimensional look, or maybe a combination of shading and microblading.

5. Are any touchups included?

   This is an absolute necessity. For a technician to achieve perfection the first time, every time, every client is unrealistic. Color selection initially is an educational guess. It's not an absolute science. There are many variables such as personal preference, subtle skin undertones that can be surprising, implanting pigment too deep or not deep enough will give different outcomes, therefore, is the technician skilled in adjusting the color?

If your new artist can answer these questions, great! This means you've found a great fit for you!