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help with eyebrows

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worstshittingaccidentever · 15/04/2022 16:50

Im looking for some eyebrow help!

Going on holiday soon and would love to have nice brows with out having to use my pencil

I have not bad brows, a little sparse from over plucking when in my teens and a little lighter colour than id like.

I was thinking of having them tinted, but when i looked at the options there was
laminated, HD brows, tint, microblade

what are all these options?? im just looking for something to see me through my holiday of sun and swimming pool.

can anyone help?

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lechatnoir · 15/04/2022 17:02

I've been looking at the same so can only talk based on my research.

Lamination just sounds weird - it looks like they straightening and then stick into place your eyebrows for a much busier look.

Microblading is semi permanent tattoo type lasting 4-6 months - all the before and after a I've seen look a bit scary and quite thick/solid but I think that's the fashion now old gimmer alert

HD brows lasts 4-6 weeks and I think is a combination of shaping, tinting and makeup but happy to be corrected. I'd go for this before anything more serious!

Tinting will help the colour but won't help the sparseness. Worth starting with this.

Inyourhonor · 15/04/2022 17:06

Ive only tried tinting and HD brows.
The HD brows looked far better.

cttd1 · 15/04/2022 17:09

I'm a beautician so can help :)

Just ask for a tint (just a dye that wears off in a few weeks) micro blading is semi permanent tattoos that last a few years. Laminated brows are like a brown perm basically (they stick the hairs upwards... new trend) and HD brows are an eyebrow tint that lasts a longer time :)

dementedpixie · 15/04/2022 17:09

Tint is the easiest and fastest option
You can do them at home easily

Stroopwaffle5000 · 15/04/2022 17:14

Laminated brows are great because they make brows look less sparse and you can brush them in whichever direction you want. Adding the tint obviously makes them more visible. The lamination package my brow lady offers also includes waxing, plucking and threading.

cttd1 · 15/04/2022 19:43

@Stroopwaffle5000

Laminated brows are great because they make brows look less sparse and you can brush them in whichever direction you want. Adding the tint obviously makes them more visible. The lamination package my brow lady offers also includes waxing, plucking and threading.
Second this. Brown lamination with a tint will make them appear thicker
worstshittingaccidentever · 18/04/2022 18:12

so sorry to have been AWOL there, just finished a mega run of shifts.

thanks everyone for the info, i think il book in for some HD brows and see how they are

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Peachy7 · 18/04/2022 21:36

@worstshittingaccidentever

so sorry to have been AWOL there, just finished a mega run of shifts.

thanks everyone for the info, i think il book in for some HD brows and see how they are

Another option is henna brows which tint the skin rather than the hairs that are already there, so better if the hair is sparse.
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