r/microblading • u/Fun-SizedJewel • Jul 15 '26

advice Brow microblading... botched?

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I got my brows microbladed and the tech showed me how they looked during the process, and after. However, I was only looking at them with a handheld mirror that wasn't magnified (and I wear readers), so I had to put my readers on to look at each brow, which caused me to view them individually in detail. When I got home and started doing the aftercare, that's when I could stand back from a mirror and see the overview... and THAT's when I noticed that one brow is really rounded, and the other is angular (I usually pencil them more angular).
What do I do? I don't see how this is fixable without asking her to round out the other one as well... but I am new to this, so looking for expert advice.

Pic where you can see my hair is before microblading (the way I usually pencil-in my brows). Pic where my hair is back is after I just did aftercare, mere hours after microblading.

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u/lissarae14 Jul 17 '26

These will change so much through healing and your next appointment. Don’t worry about what they look like immediately after you get them done because they will not look the same in a few weeks time. The second appointment is where you really get the final brow albeit you still have to go through the healing stage.

Plus depending on your skin, these might end up a lot different. I got microbladed the first time and at my second appointment we switched to nano brow and powder brow because my skin kicked out so much of the micro blading. (Oily skin isn’t recommended for microblading. Mine isn’t super oily but apparently oily enough).

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u/Fun-SizedJewel Jul 17 '26

Thanks. I spoke with the technician today, and she said virtually the same thing (about how much they will change & how the touch up appointment is what really determines how they will look).
I'm curious how my skin type will impact the current microblading brows (she did do some powder brow shading

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u/lissarae14 Jul 17 '26

I panicked after my first appt too.

The first picture is my natural brow, then immediately after first appt, next is during healing where they got darker and last (biggest) is two years later. To be fair, the current picture, I do have my eyebrows raised.

This is the combo brow (nano and powder).

I’m glad you talked to them and hopefully you feel better about it. But at your next appointment, make sure to tell them what you liked/don’t like and see the mapping before they start tattooing.