Brow Embroidery & Microblading

In the 24–48 hours before

• No alcohol for 24 hours — it thins the blood and increases bleeding, which pushes pigment out.
• No caffeine on the morning of your appointment, for the same reason.
• Avoid blood thinners — aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil, vitamin E — for 48 hours, unless prescribed. Never stop prescribed medication without speaking to your doctor.
• No sunbathing or tanning for a week beforehand. Sunburnt or peeling skin can't be worked on.

Brow hair

• Don't wax, thread or tint for at least a week before. We need to see your natural growth to map properly.
• Don't pluck at all in the week before — even the strays. They may turn out to sit inside the shape we design.

On the day

• Please come with clean skin and no brow makeup if you can.
• Please eat beforehand. It's a two-hour appointment lying down.
• Please bring a reference photo if you have one, but be open — what suits your bone structure may not be what suited the person in the picture.

Healing is roughly half the outcome. Brows that heal badly almost always do so because of what happened in the first ten days, not because of what happened in the chair.

1 · Absorb

• For the first few hours, gently blot with a clean tissue every 20–30 minutes to lift lymph fluid. Left to sit, it forms heavy scabs that pull pigment out with them.

2 · Wash

• From the next morning, wash gently once or twice a day with clean fingertips and a mild, fragrance-free cleanser. Pat dry with a clean tissue.
• This feels counterintuitive — people assume they should keep brows dry. Gentle cleansing prevents thick scabbing, which is what actually costs you pigment.

3 · Moisturise

• A rice-grain amount of the ointment we give you, twice a day. More is not better — smothering the area starves it of air.

4 · Leave them alone

• Do not pick, scratch or peel. Flaking is normal. Pulling a flake off early takes the pigment underneath with it.
• Sleep on your back if you can, on a clean pillowcase.

Avoid for the first 7–10 days

• Makeup on or near the brows
• Swimming pools, saunas, steam rooms and hot yoga
• Heavy sweating and intense exercise
• Direct sun on the brow area
• Facials, chemical peels, retinol and exfoliating acids near the area

Long term: once healed, sunscreen on the brows can help protect the pigment from UV exposure, which can contribute to faster fading.

Almost every panicked message we get comes on day 5 to 7. Read this before your appointment and you'll recognise each stage as normal.

• Days 1–2 — boldBrows look much darker and sharper than the final result. This is expected. Do not judge them now.
• Days 3–5 — darkestPigment oxidises and looks its most intense. Light flaking begins.
• Days 5–8 — flakingScabs and flakes come away. Brows may look patchy or as if pigment has vanished. This is the stage people panic. Don't. Do not pick.
• Days 8–14 — the "ghost" phaseBrows look far too light, sometimes almost gone. The pigment is still there, sitting under fresh skin that hasn't settled.
• Days 14–30 — returnColour comes back up as the skin settles. Roughly 20–40% lighter than day one, which is the intended result.
• Days 30–40 — healedWhat you see now is your healed result. This is when we assess whether a touch-up is needed.

The touch-up isn't optional in practice. Skin takes pigment unevenly and almost everybody needs refinement. That's why the first one is free within the first month.

Please don't book if you

• Are pregnant or breastfeeding
• Have taken Accutane or oral retinoids in the past 12 months
• Have an autoimmune condition, or are undergoing chemotherapy
• Are taking prescribed blood thinners (talk to us and your doctor first)
• Have diabetes, or a history of keloid scarring
• Have active acne, eczema, psoriasis or broken skin near the brows
• Have had Botox or filler in the brow area within two weeks

Existing work from elsewhere

Send a clear, well-lit photo before booking. We can often work over faded work, but not over anything still dark, and not over anything that has turned grey, blue or red without correction first — which is a separate treatment.

Patch testing

If you have sensitive skin or a history of reactions to pigments, dyes or topical anaesthetics, tell us when you enquire and we'll arrange a patch test.

Appointments & deposits

• A booking deposit secures your appointment and is deducted from the final price.
• Please give at least 72 hours' notice to reschedule.
• Deposits for late cancellations and no-shows are non-refundable — a two-and-a-half hour slot can't be refilled at short notice.

This page is general information, not medical advice. If you have a health condition or take regular medication, check with your doctor before booking.