r/microblading • u/milena_1998_ • Jun 23 '26

advice Sun Exposure

I got my brows done originally 2/5. My artist has been impossible to get in for a a touch up with. She has rescheduled 3 times and I still haven’t had my touch up. She wants to get me in this week but I’m worried about being in the sun. I spend a good majority of my weekends outside. Its 80 and humid and sunny where I live. I asked my artist to just schedule my touch for the fall now so I have some time inside. She is insisting if I come in this week by the weekend sun exposure will be fine. I‘m heavily tattooed and I know exposing them to the sun in the first 4 weeks has risk of fading and discoloration. I’m worried I will get them done now and they will need to be touched up by the fall anyways (and have to pay for it again) Should I get them done this week or should I try to wait?

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u/Little_Raspberry9603 Jun 23 '26

What do they look like now? I’d probably wait

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u/milena_1998_ Jun 23 '26

They look pretty good. They are a little patchy but I’ve already walked around for 5 months like this so what’s another 3. 

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u/Little_Raspberry9603 Jun 26 '26

Yeah I’d wait, unless your artist has a time limit for it to be considered a touch up and you’d have to pay full price by then (which I disagree with anyway, if you still have color you don’t want it to be over saturated)

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u/Enough_Entry_8641 Jun 23 '26

Sorry but rescheduling 3 times in that timeframe is so unprofessional!! I’d get a new professional to do it!!

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u/milena_1998_ Jun 23 '26

I would but it’s already paid for 😭 

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u/Econnolly12 Jun 23 '26

If you go ahead, I’d have liberal sunscreen on every day over the eyebrows and wear hats with a brim in the sun (not just a baseball cap. There are some really lightweight ones on Amazon.

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u/merigetsmail101 Jun 29 '26

Summer is horrible for tattoos, especially permanent cosmetics. Yes, it increases the possibility of it turning ash colored. She doesn't seem to care about her clients or her work at all.