Mediocre Microblading Regrets

So I'm putting my technician's name on blast now. I am due for my follow up next week and I've thought long and hard about what to do. I do not think a touch-up session will fix anything as I'm mostly unhappy with strokes above my hair line that need removal (not adding to) and I was not happy with her stroke technique to begin with. Several lines are wobbly and inexpertly done. I won't risk a touch up with bad lines.

I haven't contacted her since the day after I had my brows done, when I expressed my initial disappointment. Considering how devastated I've been, I feel like that was a pretty considerate and professional move. Today I texted her to cancel my follow up and I stated the reasons why. I included a photo of my deeply cut brows and told her that I still wished her success. It was a cordial message, but also enumerated what I was unhappy with. She never messaged me back so now I'm posting her name on my review. I had refrained from doing it at first because if she reached out to me and offered a refund or something... anything... I would have appreciated the good business practice.

Months ago, I had found Mandy on Facebook through a Google search because I don't actually have Facebook. I didn't realize it at the time, but a person without an account doesn't get to see all of her photos. When I finally borrowed a friend's account to look at her gallery, tons more pictures were available to view. I can now clearly see that I'm not the only one who got these bad strokes and misplaced arch. Some of her clients were way more botched than me, so I feel lucky in a sense, and also VERY glad I made the decision to remove the arches and tails. I only wish I would have scrubbed off my entire eyebrows that very day I had them done.

What has this experience done for me besides devastate me? Well, it has also made me appreciate my beauty. By society's standards, I am a plain looking person and I never thought how truly beautiful and blessed I am until now. I never realized how much I loved myself exactly the way I am until part of me got taken away by an awful tattoo. So this has been an eye-opener for sure. I've also become very skilled with concealer and brow pencil, lol.

Retinol seems to be helping the most in fading them. I swipe on my Pixi glycolic acid to exfoliate the top layer of dead skin, then gently massage my prescription retinol in for a minute or two. My brows are peeling from it and fading a bit. I feel hopeful that one day they will be completely gone.

If you live in Texas, just don't microblade. I've looked through as many profiles as I can find and there just aren't any really great technicians here. Fly to California or Florida--metropolitan areas where actual artists are working.

For everyone out there suffering like me, my heart goes out to you and I hope your brows fade quickly!

Still going through the healing process. Some of my lines flaked off completely, for which I'm glad. The pigment that remains is grayish due to the fact that she used a pigment containing iron oxide. I'm happy I removed as much of the tattoo as I could, although I regret not doing a salt exfoliation on the whole damn thing right when I got home. Microblading is such a mistake. They don't tell you that the results are permanent. It never fades away completely. They don't tell you that making these tiny cuts into your face will completely alter the texture of your skin and eventually lead to scarring if you keep getting it touched up. What was I thinking?! Insanity. I'm now applying concealer and filling them in every single day, and keeping up with my skincare with the hope that I'll be able to speed up the fading process. On the bright side, I've learned a very important lesson about loving myself the way I am.

I've been keeping my red areas massaged with coconut oil to help reduce scarring. Oil keeps the wound moisturized while also allowing oxygen to reach the wound (as supposed to thick creams which block oxygen). Massage helps break the tension that can cause scarring. I've also ordered a silicone serum and rollerball massager combo called ScarAway off Amazon which I will be using as well. There are still a few hairstrokes I hate but I'm hoping/praying my body naturally pushes them out, as I'm done messing with them.