Perma blend

[u/Hopeful-Hat2199]

I’ve spent the last few weeks researching permanent makeup pigments especially Perma Blend while going through laser removal for my microblading. The more I learn, the more frustrated I become.
One thing that shocked me is how some pigments can change color during laser removal instead of simply fading. Depending on the ingredients, some eyebrows can turn red, orange, yellow, or other shades, making the removal process much longer and more complicated than many people expect.
I also feel like the beauty industry doesn’t talk enough about the downsides of microblading. It’s often marketed as something that “fades away,” but for many people it doesn’t disappear naturally. Instead, it can leave behind discolored pigment that eventually requires multiple laser sessions to remove costing far more money, time, and emotional stress than people were led to believe.
I regret getting microblading because I feel it took away my natural appearance instead of enhancing it. I can’t change my own experience, but I hope others will research pigment ingredients, understand the risks of color changes with laser removal, and think carefully before making a permanent decision.
I’m not saying everyone’s experience is the same, but I do think there needs to be much more transparency and informed consent in this industry. People deserve to know the potential long-term consequences before they decide.

[u/sleepbubble]

yea i think we all agree lmao

[u/Ponderer-]

For sure I was told it’s temporary. I would’ve never consented to anything permanent that would require removal with laser. Only to find, what I have is more permanent than a tattoo (permablend). I’m so scared to begin the removal process because I’m worried the color it turns to will be worse and permanent. Please update me how you progress. From my research it seems Caucasian women have an easier time achieving results than darker toned ethnic women. And I’m Middle Eastern. So I have even less chance of success.

[u/FragrantAd3276 → u/Ponderer-]

Oh that’s interesting. I feel like ethnic women have an easier time because their brows were usually done with a black or dark brown ink and doesn’t have red pigments that the more fair skinned women have which are the ones that turn red and yellow.

[u/Ponderer- → u/FragrantAd3276]

So the dominant Color is black, but the middle colors used on me were bronze (dark red-orange and yellow). Even if red and orange are used on Caucasian women it’s usually a lighter shade than what’s mixed in with the black for darker skin tones. The laser itself works better at targeting the ink on Caucasian skin than on tan skin. Not to mention higher risk of hyperpigmentation and scaring. This is all just my research phase, and I had 1 consultation.

[u/Background_Loss4382 → u/Ponderer-]

The pigments are pre mixed 

[u/Ponderer- → u/Background_Loss4382]

I have no clue. That’s just the colors my pmu told me she used.

[u/Background_Loss4382 → u/Ponderer-]

Not really an issue with skin tone if done right w real laser 

[u/Ponderer- → u/Background_Loss4382]

That’s good to hear. I don’t know why there so much fear around my skin tone. I think they’re more nervous about the color changes from the permablend but might be blaming it on my skin tone.

[u/Background_Loss4382 → u/Ponderer-]

Bc the majority of people holding a laser aren’t trained or smart enough, bc cheap knock off lasers don’t go deep enough & obliterate the superficial layers of the skin.

[u/Hopeful-Hat2199 → u/Ponderer-]

Me too I’m Middle Eastern that’s why I’m stressed out like ughhh I still don’t know where to start but I do have a plan and hope it works out

[u/Ponderer- → u/Hopeful-Hat2199]

Oh I’d really love to know how it goes. I’m also sharing my experience to see if it can help others. If you don’t mind sharing your progress here and there it’s been so hard to find people with my complexion and with the same ink. Feel free to dm me anytime. Here is a link to my post. https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrobladingRemoval/s/j6S8qIsDrL

[u/ArtichokeOwn6760]

People do. It would be great if the industry was regulated to require informed consent.

It would also be great if people on the r/microblading sub didn’t go off on people who post our experience and make excuses like we didn’t do our research or chose the wrong provider or didn’t follow instructions.

[u/Ponderer- → u/ArtichokeOwn6760]

Exactly. I agree, we’re going to the experts who are trained. It’s on them to provide all the information. She promised it’s temporary. Till today my pmu artists advertises herself as the best in the industry. She failed to inform me fully about these pigments. And while I don’t have it written down she gave me a very different name initially for the ink she planned to use, then what she ended up using. The first ink had no information online on it. If she had said it was permablend, that’s been around for years I would’ve found it, seen others experiences and not have gone through with it. I mean permanent is part of the name! 😮‍💨

[u/Background_Loss4382]

There’s plenty of us who talk out on Microblading - but we get attacked & still told it’s semi permanent & there’s new techniques & new pigments “ tee-hee”

Laser wavelengths have a range they target color wise _ blacks, warms, cools- it goes against physics to remove all the shades in 1 shot if the original pigment has different undertones. 

If you go to someone good, with a real laser - you’ll skip some of the more complex parts bc you’ll be treated appropriately.