- Find an artist that posts their healed results
An artist’s microblading or PMU skills are only as good as their healed results, period. However, I find that many PMU artists post “before” and “after” photos that show their client prior to the procedure and directly after. That is great to see, but the reality is your eyebrows, lips, liner, etc. will look differently once it’s completely healed. Many pigments appear lighter after the healing phase.
- Do your own research on after-care
Although an artist should explain the steps you should take after your session so your healed results are the best possible result, it’s important to educate yourself. Unfortunately, when I had my eyebrows microbladed years ago -prior to going through training courses myself on how to microblade- my artist was insistent that I should not get my brows wet at all nor should I occlude them with any ointment. She was a believer in “dry” healing, and allowing the brows to scab. After going through my own training courses years later, I realized that was the reason my brows didn’t retain pigment for very long. Dry healing is considered an outdated healing technique by many PMU artists. It is now more ideal from many artists perspective to cleanse the brows daily to reduce the chanced of infection, pat them dry, and apply a small amount of their choice of healing ointment or even Aquaphor/Vaseline. By doing so, you’re preventing the brows from drying out/scabbing over, and lifting a majority of the pigment.
- Microblading/PMU procedures should not be painful
With the exception of PMU eyeliner, as it is very close to the eye, difficult to numb, and overall far more sensitive. Your PMU artist should be taking the time to let a numbing cream sit on your brows or lips long enough to numb the area thoroughly. During my brow appointment, I felt absolutely no pain, I could just feel the tool on my face and hear the scratching noise while she was microblading. If you’re feeling a lot of pain, speak up for yourself and ask your artist for more numbing.
- Have a thorough consultation prior to the procedure
A lot of PMU artists like to combine consultation and the procedure, and that’s okay, just be sure to communicate with your artist and have all your questions answered. Allow them to map out your brows or lips, and be sure to confirm with them the color pigment they will be using. Observe the shape and symmetry of your brows or lips, and discuss how pigment colors may look after the healing period, prior to going forward. If you’re uncomfortable, discontinue the appointment. It’s better to lose your initial booking cost of maybe $100, than to have brows or lips you hate and lose upwards of $500.
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