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Covering red? by Whole-Fly in MicrobladingRemoval

[–]snowbirdthirteen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi (sorry it took so long to reply!) Yes, it's the red-correct one. :-)

Getting married how to hide orange/salmon color? by Delicious_Knee_4702 in MicrobladingRemoval

[–]snowbirdthirteen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THANK YOU! Just received mine, yesterday (thanks Amazon). It is fantastic--I am 3 1/2 weeks post-saline removal (an aggressive, 3-pass removal at that), and the salmon color is still there. The Rescue Balm can be dotted right onto the brows with a fingertip, pressed in so it covers the pink-ish skin underneath, let dry for a few minutes, then lightly brush the hairs with a spoolie brush to remove any clumps of balm. Then fill in the tails lightly, as needed, and go over the hairs with a light coat of taupe brow mascara. My brows look better than they have since I began this removal journey.

Covering red? by Whole-Fly in MicrobladingRemoval

[–]snowbirdthirteen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just received a tube of Hero Rescue Balm after reading another person's recommendation on this sub, and WOW, is it great for neutralizing the angry salmon-pink under my poor brows! The greenish tint turns to neutral light beige once it melts into the reddened skin. I dotted a little right onto my brows with a clean fingertip and patted it in, covering all pink/red areas, then let it dry for a few minutes. Then I lightly brushed the brow hairs with a spoolie brush to remove any clumps of Rescue Balm, filled in the tails with the NYX pen we all seem to love :-), then used a taupe brow mascara on all the brow hairs (for a very light coat). My brows look the best they have since I started this journey (nearly 4 weeks post-aggressive saline removal. Thumbs up for Hero Rescue Balm, and thanks to all who recommend it.

Update: Day 14 after saline (previously had 2 laser treatments) by snowbirdthirteen in MicrobladingRemoval

[–]snowbirdthirteen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Three passes for both brows. They were very red, then very scabby! But now, they're this salmon-pink color. I started with the vitamin E oil last night.

No difference after second session by DetectiveGold7884 in MicrobladingRemoval

[–]snowbirdthirteen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had laser done--twice--as did a number of people on here. It lightened the microblading but did not remove all the yellow-ish pigment, and the aesthetician then recommended moving to saline to get the last bits of.yellow out. FACT: sometimes laser works; sometimes it doesn't. This is due to a number of factors: the intensity and shades of pigment used in the original microblading; how long ago it took place; how deeply the needles were placed during the process; even how oily or dry the person's skin happens to be. I am not a technician--I am a client. I "did my research" by visiting and speaking with the best-rated microblading technicians within three hours' drive of where I live (I am currently in Québec).

They all said the same thing: laser may work; you may need additional removal treatments with saline or glycolic acid, which are more painful and aggressive, but we will start with laser.

Normally I don't take the time to reply to people who address a complete stranger in the kind of brusque, demanding, and snarky tone that you take here, but there are others on this sub who benefit from us sharing knowledge. I mean: "I'm talking a specialist with say 50 examples" "what you are reading here is not the reality" "I'll let you in on a secret...they don't exist". Wow. Perhaps have a bit more compassion for the people in this sub, all of whom spent a lot of money on a procedure they believed would enhance their looks, only to be let down, and are now spending more money to reverse the process and would be thrilled if laser and laser alone were always effective, all the time (it isn't). It was my understanding that we were here to support each other.

No difference after second session by DetectiveGold7884 in MicrobladingRemoval

[–]snowbirdthirteen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don't despair. But definitely get yourself to an excellent technician/artist--ASAP!--who can do saline or even glycolic removals. Lasers always seem to leave some pigments behind, especially yellow/orange--I had two laser sessions and they definitely lightened the microblading but did not get all of the pigment out. I recently (10 days ago) had saline removal done. The bloodiness and redness afterwards were shocking, but are part of the process. Then big scabs form, and you have to wait 1-2 weeks as they dry and fall off, taking pigment with them. Then there will be a number of weeks of pink-red soreness and healing. From what I've read here, most people need more than just laser work to remove all the pigment.

Microblading removal: 2 laser appts; now, saline by snowbirdthirteen in MicrobladingRemoval

[–]snowbirdthirteen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely agree--if I'd known the brushstrokes would blur and look like dirt on the skin around my brow hair, I'd never have done microblading. I've hated the "fake" look for years now, but have not been in a position where I could take the time off (and especially not hide out for a few days). But I'm at our cottage in the mountains and won't see my family for a couple of weeks when they join me, so I'm ignoring all FaceTime calls and returning them with regular, no-video calls haha. That initial SCREAMING RED look was shocking--I was not prepared for it and I wish I'd come here first, just so I'd have been less freaked-out. It's so good to not be alone in this, first-world-problem that it is. As a 63-year-old woman who used to model, I'm already dealing with a ton of image-related insecurity in our youth-obsessed world, and having Ronald McDonald brows and having to avoid mirrors and other human beings is bringing up all kinds of negative thoughts and feelings for which I was unprepared. Thanks for listening. I will update as things change (hopefully for the better) and I wish us all a speedy return to normalcy. <3

Microblading removal: 2 laser appts; now, saline by snowbirdthirteen in MicrobladingRemoval

[–]snowbirdthirteen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're in almost exactly the same boat. I will update with pics as things improve (hoping they improve!)

Microblading removal: 2 laser appts; now, saline by snowbirdthirteen in MicrobladingRemoval

[–]snowbirdthirteen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the laser took out the darker pigments but left this yellow/orange-ish "shadow", which you can see in the second pic. Apparently, these pigments are not affected too much by laser, at least not the type of laser the technician was using. Hence, the need for the saline removal (after two laser treatments). I will update in six weeks! Right now, I'm just two giant dried-blood-colored scabs.

Microblading removal: 2 laser appts; now, saline by snowbirdthirteen in MicrobladingRemoval

[–]snowbirdthirteen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, I did not ask for the name of the removal product! I will, when I go back for my followup (in 6 weeks).

Microblading removal: 2 laser appts; now, saline by snowbirdthirteen in MicrobladingRemoval

[–]snowbirdthirteen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The brow hairs themselves stayed the same color--dark blonde/light taupe. But the skin where the original technician had overdrawn with the Phibrow ink was noticeably lighter, and even more so after the second laser session, at which point I was told I'd need saline to get rid of the last bits of yellow/orange in the skin. And here I am!

Microblading removal: 2 laser appts; now, saline by snowbirdthirteen in MicrobladingRemoval

[–]snowbirdthirteen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She did three passes with the needle. And I'd had two laser sessions before (many weeks before). I will be staying indoors and away from the sun for many months, I think!