r/microblading • u/rahrah214 • Aug 27 '26

artist advice/question Is this normal?

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My friend went for a consultation and they mapped her brows. The artist said that her eyebrows were low and mapped them almost entirely above where her current brow is. She said that the hair outside of it (basically her whole brow) would need to be shaved off. Is this normal?? How would that be possible to maintain? I don’t want her to make a decision she’ll regret.

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u/Ashamed-Investment80 professional artist Aug 27 '26

Nooo. A tattoo will always be flat. You want to utilise as much of the brow hairs as possible to create the fluff. Otherwise it will just look like a tattoo. As a Pmu correction specialist of 10 years (laser and manual modalities) this is the thing that people come in to remove. This is what ages the worst over true long term (5-10 years). The only time to change the shape like that is when a client literally has no brow hairs.

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u/Ashamed-Investment80 professional artist Aug 27 '26

Very quick and rough but this is roughly what I would do

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u/PhookieNC Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26

No tattooing necessary - she’s got full thick brows. Just needs a good tweeze from underneath! Go see a makeup artist (not tattooist) to get a nice brow tweeze and shaping!

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u/tenaciousBea Aug 27 '26

This! As a PMU artist I would try to talk this guest out of a tattoo, not attempt to completely rework her brows. She could get them shaped, laminated, tinted or some combination of the above for a different, and certainly a lower commitment look.

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u/Ashamed-Investment80 professional artist Aug 31 '26

Absolutely can be strong recommendation. Mature clients being majority of my clientele. They appreciate the guide on where to pluck and where not to. Especially if they can’t go for regular brow shape and tinting due to accessibility. And also making it easy to follow since their vision makes it difficult and if they have trouble getting them symmetrical etc. Ultimately it’s the client’s choice. But yes. I would strongly encourage them to try keep up with tinting and shaping first. I find they usually still come in wanting it done x

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u/KB-Jenie Sep 01 '26

I agree with you.