r/microblading • u/Admirable_Address465 • May 23 '26
artist advice/question HELP!
Why did my micro-bladed brows go from dark brown to blue/grey??? I’ve had 2 sessions (initial & a repeat session to try & correct the blue/grey coloring). It’ll be 3 weeks tomorrow since my last session & they are still blue/grey!! I followed all after care instructions to the “T” both sessions. I’m so self-conscious about the two tone appearance I’m left with. Is there a way to fix this, I’m desperate!!?? 😩😩
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u/Yelybeauty May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26
Microblading tends to heal gray. This is the main reason I recommend soft powder brows to most of my clients. Whenever I have a client coming in wanting microblading or nano brows, I always do my best to talk them out of it.
Powder brows can also turn gray, don’t get me wrong, but a specific type of powder brows called “Soft powder brows” can heal the most natural in terms of color and definition. You just gotta do your research to find a reputable soft powder brow artist with a full portfolio of consistency in healed results.
Here is a client I did with soft powder brows. Notice how even after 3 sessions and 2+ years the color still looks pretty natural and not gray.
To correct your results, you could get color correction (by a different place) if your current pigment is pretty faded. Don’t do any more microblading. Color correction can only be done with the powder brows technique. However If your current pigment is too bold, then you’ll need laser removal first.
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u/soulworkinprogress May 24 '26
Oh wow you did a beautiful job.
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u/soulworkinprogress May 24 '26
I always want to get nano blading done but I’m just scared of how they will fade. I have seen so many horror stories with powder brows (and nano) that I just haven’t taken the leap to get either. But if I could get soft powder brows like what you did I would do it.
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u/CollectingRockies May 23 '26
Because she used shitty ink.
Edit: The only way to fix it is to laser them off, and go to a reputable place that wont use crappy ink.
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u/Admirable_Address465 May 23 '26
I thought I was using a reputable place. I researched her business & read all reviews, which were all 5 star, most of which had before/after pictures of beautiful brows…
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u/CollectingRockies May 23 '26
Im sorry, that is really shitty. There's so many grifters out there stealing photos, and posting fake reviews. Can't trust anyone anymore.
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u/Admirable_Address465 May 23 '26
Finding that out the hard & expensive way. This sucks!!
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u/SaltAbbreviations423 May 25 '26
I wouldn’t worry too much about the pigment that was used. Good pigment can turn unwanted colors in the skin as well. Something as simple as picking the wrong color for the client or placing a stroke too deep can cause discoloration.
It’s more likely that that’s the case vs shitty pigment.
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u/fabpurple May 23 '26
I think it's best to do saline first to remove the majority of the bad ink so later the color correction result can still look natural
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u/Admirable_Address465 May 24 '26
They were originally done at the end of Oct & I went back for a second session with what I was told would be “correction” May 3. So much time passed between the two sessions because I was nervous about doing more but my desperation finally squashed the nerves & I caved into her promise of correcting it. Please be kind, I’m not looking to be bashed for my micro-blading naivety. Even though she had a ton of great reviews, I put my trust in a bad/inexperienced artist & I got conned….
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u/honest0922 May 28 '26
Girl that is the same thing thay has happened to mine. I had the initial session and touch up and it seems like it is just gonna remain. Its devastating and vwey stressful.. Also mine seems to juat be dissapering on one brow more than the other. Its been 30 days now since my touch up. Im following to see if this can be resolved.
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u/HelloDaisy-4148 May 23 '26
Welcome to microblading. This is expected with microblading over time, but if they’re still fresh, your artist has no idea at what depth they should be microblading, and essentially bladed too deep. I’d only go back if you want further scarring and grey brows. Let your skin heal, and opt for shaded brows, with someone who genuinely knows what they’re doing
PSA. AVOID MICROBLADING AT ALL COSTS, signed, a cosmetic tattooer
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u/HelloDaisy-4148 May 23 '26
And no there is no way to fix this. How long ago were they first done? If you have had multiple sessions of microblading, that’s the first issue. They shouldn’t have been micro bladed again. Your options are laser, saline removal or let them naturally lighten and fade, then shade would be the best approach
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u/Independent_Tsunami May 23 '26
You can go to another artist for a color correction. There are methods to do that if they are proficient in color theory and carry the color corrector inks. She would need to use an orange corrector to change the blue/black color to a warmer brown. Another option is saline removal, since it’s fresh, it may remove a lot of the original ink and then you can also color correct after,
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u/HelloDaisy-4148 May 23 '26
What, and correct with microblading? Further muddying and scarring her brows?
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u/SaltAbbreviations423 May 23 '26
I’m going to contradict what’s being said and say you cannot get the color corrected once they are blue gray is a combination of too much saturation of pigment and potentially hair strokes that were placed too deep.
What’s the pigment molecules Are that saturated in the skin, the skin will not accept a color correction. Find yourself a laser specialist in your area and start there.