Microshading vs Microblading

Microshading often lasts a little longer because the pigment is placed by machine in dense dots. Your skin type, sun exposure and aftercare usually affect the result more than the technique does.

With numbing cream, most people find both manageable. Microblading can feel like light scratching, and microshading feels more like vibration. Sensitivity varies from person to person and across the month.

Microshading is usually the better fit. Hair strokes can blur on oily skin as they heal, while soft shading keeps its look because it has no fine lines to lose.

Yes. Combo brows use strokes at the front and shading through the rest of the brow. It suits people who want natural-looking front hairs with more definition toward the tail.

Often, if the old work has faded and has no unwanted color. An artist needs to see it first, because old strokes can show through and may need correcting before new pigment goes on.

They use the same dot technique. Microshading is lighter and sheer through the whole brow, while ombre is denser and builds from a soft front to a darker tail.