Soltalk March 2019 | Page 50

Perfect Eyebrows with Microblading The novel technique to achieve perfect, natural looking eyebrows You’ve probably seen the hype of pronounced eyebrows which in some cases go a bit over the top but don’t worry about your own. However, if they’re too big or absent you might have noticed their importance. Eyebrows are one of a person’s most prominent facial features. They can change your expression and appearance as well as play an important role in communication. The right shape can frame and flatter the eyes whereas the wrong shape caused by over plucking, etc. can make you look tired or angry. Changing the shape of eyebrows can make the eyes appear larger and balance too small or too far apart eyes. Well-structured, symmetric brows are pleasing to the human eye. More arched brows can give lift to the face or flatter eyebrows shorten a long face shape. to examine your facial features to design and recreate the perfect shape. And at Nora Gerritzen Hair and Beauty salon we apply an anesthetic cream so it’s practically painless. The application itself takes less than 30 minutes, healing is fast and a follow up treatment after one month is included. The follow up is needed to ensure a perfect result as the pigments appear darker in the beginning and change to the definite colour after four weeks. At Nora Gerritzen we only use legalized pigments and we comply with health and safety requirements to offer you the best service. To avoid adverse reactions, an allergy test is necessary beforehand. Aftercare means protecting the brows from moisture, so no heavy workouts which cause sweating and no swimming for a week. Also you shouldn’t apply make-up while they are healing. They may scab during the healing process but they look good straight away so there is no need to hide them away. With Microblading it’s possible to have perfect eyebrows every day, forget drawing them with a pencil, etc. You might even find that you don’t have to wear as much make up as before. If you are interested or still have questions please don’t hesitate to get in contact: Nora Gerritzen Hair and Beauty Salon Calle Chaparil no 5 Tel: 95 252 2762 Email: [email protected] So what is Microblading? Microblading is a semi-permanent make-up and part of the aesthetic micropigmentation industry. It’s a technique in which each hair is drawn in with a needle three times finer than traditional micropigmentation and with no need to use electrical machines. The pigments are applied in the top layer of the epidermis and last for about 6-12 months depending on the skin of the individual. These pigments do not fade to green and gray as do the traditional techniques. Depth and fullness can be added with the slightly different technique called micro-shading. Combining both techniques you can refill, reconstruct or correct absent eyebrows as well as intensify. It’s not as scary as it seems. Before the application we take time 48