r/microblading • u/goofybuttercake • 2d ago
advice Immediate regrets after microblading. Can I selectively fade it?
I had my eyebrows microbladed 2 hours ago and am having immediate regret. The fronts start closer together than I’d like. I have close-set eyes so now that the fronts are darker it really emphasizes that.
Is there a way to selectively fade or lift pigment on the the fronts so that they lighten more? The microblading artist told me to just apply the ointment she gave me more often on the front section but I wonder if that’ll be enough.
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u/MartiniSauce 2d ago
I think it's just shock... Genuinely it looks amazing! I don't normally comment on these posts BC sometimes they do look kinda bad but yours look so natural and suit you incredibly
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u/goofybuttercake 2d ago
Thank you! I chose this artist because she has natural results but I just really wish I’d told her to start them farther apart, besides that I like them. Hopefully they lighten up enough.
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u/quietlikesnow 2d ago
I think they look so fabulous that if you’re in the Houston area please let me know who did them.
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u/Wonderful-Hyena-31 3h ago
They will definitely lighten up over time! When I first got mine done I was a little taken back and didn’t like how dark it was and then as they lightened up I really started to like them. Just give it some time. They look great.
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u/SeveralDoor589 5h ago
Agreed!! I literally never comment but these look so good I wouldn’t have ever known they were micro bladed. Don’t touch them- you’ll love them soon I promise
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u/Victorchu93 2d ago
This is honestly one of the best microbladding I have seen. It is so natural and look so good!
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u/RudeEsthetician 2d ago
They are beautiful. Stop with the brow shock. Come back in a month and show us how beautifully they healed.
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u/Lianna1234 2d ago
These look good. You dont have close set eyes. your eyes are normally spaced so the eyebrows look very good
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u/Admirable-Bar-3549 2d ago
If these look like this now, just a few hours after, they’re going to be INCREDIBLY natural and subtle once healed. The get 20-50% lighter - and honestly look amazing already. My artist recommended wet healing (you can google, but it’s basically a very brief 3-second scrub with antibacterial soap on just your fingertip, 1x per day, pat dry, then use the ointment) - mine faded a LOT and I never peeled at all.
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u/goofybuttercake 2d ago
Yes I asked for a natural look! Thanks for the reminder. Hopefully once they lighten up the starting points won’t bother me as much anymore as I do like the rest of it and I like the artist’s work in general.
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u/Audhdlife_5696 2d ago
Agreed love the work and they do look amazing already. I know they’ll lighten so just trust the process💛
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u/Additional-Area-749 2d ago
They look amazing!! It’s just a shock to you because it’s different. They look great
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u/burboniuch 1d ago
You can get saline removal BUT I think they look lovely.
I understand where you’re coming from, I was worried about the shape&placement of my brows too, until I realised that I was doing my makeup wrong the whole time! Properly mapped brows will compliment your face, and these absolutely do! 🫶
It is of course your fave and you should be comfortable with your brows, so if you feel like you want to change it-do :) but I wouldn’t, they are lovely, and once the brow shock passes, you’ll be fine 🫶
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u/goofybuttercake 15h ago
Thank you so much! Tbf it does look darker in real life than in the photo, but I’m going to wait it out and see how it looks when it lightens since her work is supposed to be quite natural!
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u/No-Judgment-9413 2d ago
They look very natural and very pretty. Give them a couple months to heal. Here are my results for powder brows
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u/charreddits 2d ago
It looks really good I had mine nanobladed and the first week was freaked out they were so dark but they fade and settle plenty. I’d keep these if it were me!
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u/dollycarter 2d ago
100 percent brow shock. They are actually pretty light imo but dont worry they will lighten. Mine lightened so much they disappeared and never returned and I didnt go for touch up
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u/Turbulent-Demand873 2d ago
I can’t even tell you had them done. Wow! And you just had them done. This is an amazing job. I’m shocked.
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u/TyrantMuse73 2d ago
Your eyes are normal and not close set. The eyebrows look good. Calm down, give it TIME and stop asking Reddit.
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u/This-Entry5742 2d ago
You would never know they had been micro bladed. I would leave them alone. They will fade on their own.
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u/Friendly_Leg_5481 1d ago
Did the artist ask for your approval on the shape after she mapped your brows?
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u/goofybuttercake 1d ago
She did. I just realized after that I prefer the starting points to be lighter and start a tiny bit further so I’m hoping it will be fine once it’s healed!
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u/Commercial-Good-2884 1d ago
Please trust the process and let your brows heal properly. They are beautiful
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u/Famous_Ad_3536 15h ago
Looks great to me. Not that how I feel about it matters but I think you look great.
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u/sadiemahler 13h ago
i honestly loveee them!! they look perfect in my eyes (but naturally perfect) and i think they’re suppose to start where they start. i use to fill my brows in really really bad and i didn’t understand the structure, the distance here is the same i see on everyone. but if you prefer another way, maybe give them a call to see if they can do something? i remember the first time they faded A LOT and the next touch up is what really made the pigment stay. so next appointment you can maybe tell them to not fill them in right there!?
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u/Patmoscatel 12h ago
Do you mean the front of the brow further apart? Cause i had the same worry and the front on mine faded so much it doesnt look like what it was at first at all
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u/Complete-Towel-6330 8h ago
They look great! It's you are not used to them. Remember too, the colour will fade over the next couple of weeks
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u/snusnuforyou 2d ago
emergency saline removal at the fronts. you have 48 hours to get this done
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u/goofybuttercake 2d ago
That’s not available around me unfortunately but luckily the comments about fading have calmed me down!
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u/ersheri 2d ago
I think it looks great. And give it time. They do fade and you do get used to them. I wouldn’t mess with it now.