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Microblading is the process of depositing pigment under the skin, just like you would a tattoo, by creating hair-like incisions along the brow with a 12-needle blade. With the return of the full brow trend, this more permanent alternative to brow pencils, gels, stencils, and brushes is on the rise. It's a more precise, less jarring tattoo that only needs minor touch ups every few years. Yes, if the opportunity came to wake up with full brows every single day — we would take it.

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00:01Come closer.
00:06Really.
00:09Really close.
00:23Honestly, I'm not really sure what microblading is.
00:26I think it's like a tattoo.
00:29This is Natasha.
00:31Like every other girl growing up, I over waxed my eyebrows.
00:36And they never grew back.
00:38Now I want fuller eyebrows all the time.
00:40And it's very difficult to make them look perfect.
00:42So that's why I'm doing it.
00:45So the biggest trend right now in eyebrows is microblading.
00:49This is Tenelle.
00:50She's an expert microblade technician.
00:53We deposit pigment under the skin using a blade.
00:56The blade's made up of 12 needles.
00:58We just go into the brow, do little hair-like incisions,
01:02place pigment on top of that.
01:03And once we wipe that away, it looks like natural hair.
01:08So microblading gives many advantages.
01:11It gives everybody an opportunity to wake up with natural full brows
01:15instead of having to maintain them every day.
01:18That's really beautiful.
01:20Yeah, I think you're right capturing some of the black.
01:30First, the brows are brushed.
01:38Upwards and out.
01:48Stray hairs are plucked.
02:07Then they are trimmed.
02:14The ideal shape is drawn onto the skin.
02:24And now it's time for the cut.
02:27When people come in, typically for a consultation,
02:30the number one question is, does it hurt?
02:34It might hurt.
02:38I'm a little nervous about the pain, but not too much.
02:40I've had several tattoos, and if I can handle that,
02:43I can handle this.
02:44This is on your face, though.
02:46Very true.
02:57Well, that sounds awful.
03:20How does it feel?
03:22Um, it's tolerable.
03:37The blades make the tiniest incisions that are filled with dye.
03:56It looks so natural.
03:59It looks so natural.
03:59It looks so natural.
04:11It looks so natural.
04:20It looks so natural.
04:58Um, okay, whenever you're ready, take a look, I'm ready.
05:03Oh, they look so good.
05:04I felt something dripping, I was like, oh, yeah, it definitely feels like blood.
05:11They look so good.
05:14It's been two months now, I just got them touched up and I'm totally happy with how
05:17they came out.
05:18It was as painful as it looked, but it was very brief, so I felt like I could push through.
05:25It was definitely worth a little bit of pain for a good payoff.
05:30I have perfect brows every day.
05:34Thanks so much for watching.
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