This technique, in which tiny needles pierce the skin with semi-permanent color to create a larger eyebrow, costs Houston’s Crystal Weinstock $340.
If done correctly, it is believed that the usual process will keep the eyebrows looking beautiful and neat for a long time.
Unfortunately, the Texas Women’s is not quite finished yet.
“As a busy mom, it took me a long time to fill in my eyebrows and make sure they were in the right shape.” “I thought microblading would be a great concept,” she explained.
Despite telling her client’s makeup artist that she knows how to do the job right, she ended up getting a tattoo in the middle of her forehead, which turned out to be a bad idea.
“She looked at me at the end of the session and encouraged me not to panic,” recalls Weinstock.
“She suspected she’d gone too high with the hair stroke, but that was fine since she’d order a remover to fix it.”
“I couldn’t believe my eyes when I first looked in the mirror. It was a nightmare.”
The makeup artist informed her that after the swelling went down, it will look better, which was not the case.
Weinstock explained, “My daughter came into my bedroom to wake me up [the next morning] and she got such a fright.”
“She began to stress out. My heart sank when I saw my daughter’s terror in her eyes.”
In order to break down the pigment faster, the mother of two had to undergo removal procedures.
“I may need laser treatment,” she said. “It could take up to a year to improve their appearance.”
The 37-year-old must travel 4,137 kilometers one way to and from California to have an expert repair her destroyed eyebrows.
Weinstock admitted that what happened to her humiliated her, but she hopes that others will not make the same mistake.
“Although sharing my story is embarrassing, I hope it highlights the importance of checking credentials and demonstrating to new artists that their patrons are real individuals who must face with the consequences,” she said.
Fortunately, the actually-skilled technician who is assisting her in repairing the damage has offered to do the work for free, and has even put up a fundraising to assist her with travel expenses.
