Melanin Rich Skin + Ombre Brows

I get asked a lot if microblading is good for darker skinned clients. The short answer is… it depends.

What I don’t offer in my studio is Microblading. Everything you see here is a technique called Powder Brows or Ombre Powder Brows.

Melanin-rich skin tends to blur microbladed hair strokes.

It’s safer to add shading for the best healed results. BUT if you INSIST on having hairstrokes, find artists who specialize in Nano Brows. The Nano technique uses a machine to create hyper realistic hairstrokes that, if done well, are more likely to heal crisp. I plan to train in this in the future but I'm not there yet.

What about Ombre Powder? Ombre works GREAT on melanated skin. Here are some examples of my work: