About a year and a half ago I decided to get my eyebrows microbladed, I was unhappy with the shape of them and was so excited to hear about this new beauty procedure! I sat on it for a little while and as time went on I decided it was something I wanted to try. The thought of getting fuller brows quickly with a supernatural look was so appealing to me. My sister and her friends got a hold of them when I was too young to know any better and I am kicking myself for letting them pluck them to death. Over time I kept getting them waxed and they never fully grew back in, it is so sad!
I brought the procedure up to a friend and she recommended an esthetician which was great because I did not know who to go to, her price was also reasonable and I trusted my friend’s opinion. We went through the process just like you are supposed to from what I have seen from other peoples experiences – I went in for the first appointment and she did the measurements and the initial microblading. It seemed like it went well and I followed the steps needed post-procedure which is keeping them dry and putting a cream on them a few times a day to let them heal. Because they can’t get wet the dye stays on for a while so my brows were darker than normal and the shape was looking good.
I waited the 6 weeks and went in for the touch-ups, that procedure went fine from what I could tell and I went through the same post-procedure steps. Once they were healed I was happy with what I was seeing, I didn’t have to fill them in daily and they were full and natural like I wanted. The issues started to present themselves over time – the color of them changed and was not the same color as my brows, there were a few strokes out of place and then months down the line I was noticing they were not fading on the inside of my brow like they were supposed to. (You are supposed to get the procedure done once a year because the strokes are not supposed to go very deep into the skin and fade over time.) I know it seems like them not fading would be a good thing but if you look at my eyebrow with nothing on them it is clear where the strokes are and where my actual eyebrows are. The strokes faded everywhere except one concentrated area on each eyebrow so it is like two little islands living underneath my actual brow, they are a different color as well so it is very noticeable.
I went to a consultation with someone else who is very educated and professional (the person I should have gone to in the first place) and she told me that the strokes are at tattoo level which is way too deep. I was shocked and upset by this information because I put trust in someone who clearly was not fully trained in this procedure or if she was she messed up and knew it. My options were to just leave it, do tattoo removal on the spots to get rid of the pigment or get the microblading treatment done again to cover up the issue spots. I left that appointment with a lot to think about, I was super frustrated that this happened and honestly was kind of pissed off. I ended up just holding off on doing anything and still to this day have not done anything. Until I make a decision that I am 100% on I would rather just leave it be.
It is one of those things in life that taught me a few huge lessons:
-Research, research, research! I should have done more homework about the procedure as well as the esthetician who is doing it so I know I am using the most educated person I can.
-Know generally how much a procedure costs and if I am paying less than that IT IS FOR A REASON.
-Make sure that other people have gotten the procedure done and are happy with the results (my friend who recommended it had not gotten it done herself)
-Think twice before getting a procedure done – if I would have not gone for the quick fix and just gave them the chance and time to grow out I would have been much better off.
The most I have done to deal with this microblading procedure gone wrong is I started to research ways to grow out my eyebrow hair naturally instead of another quick fix that got me in this mess in the first place – and my research led me to castor oil. I found out that its fatty acid content makes it a perfect beauty ingredient capable of triggering hair growth & it has a very high penetrative power which helps to reach the hair’s follicles and facilitate hair growth. The best part – it is a cheap and a natural alternative for preserving hair. I ordered it and started using it religiously after I washed my face and did my nighttime skincare routine and I have seen some great results. This is not a quick fix to my problem but I have learned my lesson and know that I need to be patient with it. I have been going to an amazing eyebrow esthetician that does my waxing, my sister has gone to her for a while and has helped her achieve the eyebrows she has wanted over time. When I first met with her I was very clear about what I was looking for and we are on the same page and she is only cleaning up my brows and helping me grow them out. I have been using the castor oil while going to her and she is seeing so much new hair growth and she is so pleased with it! It keeps me hopeful and motivated which is amazing!
Along with castor oil, I have to fill in my eyebrows every day, it is the exact opposite of what I wanted to do but here we are. I have my process down and have stopped kicking myself for the mistakes I have made, that is life and I have moved on from it. I just wanted to share my story because if one person reads this and it stops them from going through this I did my job! I have linked both the castor oil I have been using (just ordered a new bottle) and the eyebrow pencil I use! Click each photo to get more details on them!
If you have any more questions about this or you would like further explanation on something let me know in the comments below! I am very open and happy to share more! xo
I am sorry this happened to you. Thanks so much for sharing your story. I am so grateful to my artist she is very good, experienced and trustworthy. She even turns away clients But, I want to share with you as a trained esthetician – healthcare practitioner – imho you will do best for yourself with considering threading with someone good + experienced + trustworthy than waxing which over time isn’t ideal for that thin delicate skin. When they pull the strip off – this isn’t ideal for the elasticity in the skin. Since those who wax do so for livelihood most will not disclose this but please do your research.
I too have learned from beauty mistakes resulting from not doing enough deep research.
Thank you for sharing your amazing experience with castor oil. I am ordering this right now!!! xo Tia
Man I made this mistake two days ago of getting mine microshaded….I followed the lady’s work for months and looked for consistency before I took the leap of faith to get mine done. Every picture she posts of her work is nearly perfect! So while I was extremely nervous to get them done, I thought that because I showed her a picture of her own work that I liked and said I wanted mine like that, that I would be okay with the result. She used a brow mapping system, drew all these lines on my face and assured me that the lines were just there so she knew where not to go outside of when she was shading, and that mine wouldn’t be that thick, etc. I’m not sure if I caught her on a bad day, if she rushed through mine, or what…but she gave me the complete opposite shape of what I showed her and said the mapping system chooses the best brow for the client so she goes by that and not the pictures clients show. She failed to tell me that she pretty much wasn’t really going to use the picture as a reference of how I wanted my brows….instead she told me after I asked if the shape could be changed. Then she refused to allow me the “complimentary” touch up service knowing full and well that it’s necessary. I remained calm and polite and made sure that I complimented her work as an artist as well as her establishment. Judging from her ig page, never in a million years did I expect for her to treat me as Nasty and rude as she did. This is one of the worst decisions I’ve made in my life and now I have to sit here and pray daily for a miracle and try to figure out how I can get these to fade faster so they can be fixed one day. I showed her a picture of a medium to high arched brow. She gave me thick/straight/flat/small tail brows. I just don’t understand what went wrong. I even took the blame for thinking that a picture was enough, I should have verbally told her what I wanted and showed her examples of what i did not want
I am SO sorry to hear you went thru that, I know exactly how you are feeling. Hopefully not getting the touch up will help minimize the damage and they will heal faster. Such a tough situation, again so sorry!!
Great stuff . Thank you for sharing it!
Of course! Happy to hear it! xo
Hi holly, I went through the exact same situation. My question is have your brows faded at all? I was also told mine were “cut” deep.
I am so sorry to hear you went thru the same thing 🙁
Unfortunately, I do not think they have faded very much. Maybe a little but not enough for me to feel like they are going back to normal. When I went to talk to someone about my options they were to either cover up what was done with more microblading or do tattoo removal in those spots…so like a tattoo I think it will fade a bit over time but only to a certain point.
Hope that helps! xo
I’ve been wanting to try microblading and lash extensions, but hesitant because of cost! And I just had a bad experience with lash extensions, so I feel your pain! The good news is, I found a great place for lashes and am trying them in the next few weeks. Do you mind sharing the microblading professional who you went to after the mistake? Also, how much is it at a reputable establishment? I am going to try castor oil too! Thanks for rec!
Bad beauty experience are seriously the worst…sorry to hear you went through that!
So, after I knew something was not quite right with my eyebrows after getting Microblading done I went to a place called The Loft, it is on Conkling St. in Baltimore. I know Natallia because I went to her old studio with a friend for a makeup class and since then she moved locations and expanded…all I hear is amazing things about her! She was very knowledgeable about Microblading and was able to tell me exactly what happened as well as what my options were. If I decided to get the procedure again to correct it I would go to her!
I would say that the average cost of the procedure is around $500, each place will slightly vary in cost. Just for reference I paid $300 for my botched procedure, I thought I was getting a great deal but I got what I paid for. If I would have saved up for a little longer and been more patient (as well as did some more research) I would have been much better off!
Everyone that has got it done from a reputable esthetician has LOVED it and felt like it was 100% worth the money!
xo,
Holly
Hi Holly! Can you share the castor oil you use? I couldn’t see the picture. Thanks!!
Hi! Sure! Here you go: https://rstyle.me/n/dcr9giccisp
XO