Powder brows vs microblading — which is right for you?

Microblading uses a hand tool to draw fine, hair-stroke lines into the skin. It looks gorgeous on the right skin — typically dry, fine-pored, mature — and creates the most natural-looking individual hairs.

Powder brows (ombré powder, machine shading) use a digital tattoo machine to pixelate soft dots of pigment into the skin. The result reads as filled-in brow makeup, soft at the front, fuller through the body and tail.

The big difference is how each technique behaves on different skin. Oily skin and large pores will blur microbladed strokes into a soft, sometimes patchy line within a year. Powder brows hold steady because there are no individual lines to break down.

If you wear brow product every day, you'll probably love powder. If you have naturally good brows you only want to extend or fill sparsely, microblading or feather brows are the better fit. A combination brow — strokes at the front, powder through the tail — is often the answer.

We always book a consult first to look at your brows, skin, and lifestyle before deciding. The 'right' technique is the one that will still look beautiful in eighteen months.