Eyebrow tattoo correction

Why do PMU pigments change color?

More often than not, clients want to cover up old school powdered eyebrows. Sometimes those more than 10-year-old eyebrows are still dark, so we have to be realistic as to what can be done. Some questions I think about are: How dark are my client’s eyebrows? Are they too dark to cover? Can Microblading even cover old powdered brows? I generally go by these rules when a client comes to me with a coverup or correction: are their eyebrows lighter than my darkest shade for their hair colour? If the answer is yes, and you know the pigment also heals quite dark, then you’re in luck!  Microblading correction pigment Choosing which pigment to use and method of correction will depend upon the tone you are correcting and the saturation of existing pigment.

Color correction ombre brows

Brow Correction Course

Let’s start with why the brow ink ages to be a red tone. Ink used in permanent makeup typically have either carbon or iron based pigments. Iron based pigments have a very high chance of aging red, as yellow and black iron oxides are unstable and weak, leaving behind a red hue similar to rust. Leave a comment Microblading done elsewhere left this client's eyebrows too close together in the center, and overly dark and bold for the client's preference. The client attempted to "scrub" the pigment out of the center during healing to prevent it from  staying in the skin, thus the red areas. This could have left scarring, but fortunately her skin recovered with no adverse effects. 

Correcting blue eyebrow tattoo