First 24–48 hours
Keep your brows completely dry for the first 24–48 hours so the pigment can settle. Use a gentle cleanser only after this period.
Following the right aftercare makes all the difference. Your timeline and daily habits directly shape your final colour and shape — here's exactly what to do, and what to expect at every stage.
Ombre and misty brows are soft, semi-permanent shading techniques applied with a digital machine, depositing pigment as fine pixel-like dots. Ombre creates a gentle gradient — lighter at the front, deeper through the tail — while misty is the softest and most diffused finish, for a hazy, natural look. Both suit most skin types and heal in exactly the same way.
Keep your brows completely dry for the first 24–48 hours so the pigment can settle. Use a gentle cleanser only after this period.
Apply the healing balm provided — a thin layer only, never thickly. Too much suffocates the tattoo and pulls pigment out.
Avoid heavy sweating, saunas, and swimming, which can disrupt the healing pigment.
Never pick or scratch the flakes or scabs. Let every one fall naturally to avoid patchy colour.
Keep active skincare — retinols and acids — away from the brow area until fully healed.
Avoid direct sun exposure, and always wear SPF on the brows to slow fading.
Brows look darker, bolder, and crisp, with possible slight redness or swelling. The pigment is fresh and sitting on top of the skin — around 40% darker than your healed result. Ombre looks bolder at first and misty a little lighter, so don't judge by these early days.
Flaking starts and the brows feel tight as small scabs appear. Your skin is repairing itself, and the lifting flakes will make the brows look uneven for a while.
Peeling reaches its peak. Brows may look patchy and lighter in spots, and itching is common. This is a normal part of healing — the pigment beneath the flakes can lift temporarily.
Brows may look too light, as though the pigment has gone completely. A fresh layer of skin has formed over the pigment, hiding the colour temporarily.
The pigment begins to return and the brows look softer as the skin regenerates and the colour starts to balance.
Your brows even out and the colour looks more natural — around 40–60% lighter than Day 1. The pigment has settled into the skin and the tone softens.
Fully healed, your brows look soft, shaded, and balanced. This is your final colour.
Once healed, apply SPF 30 or higher on your brows whenever you're in the sun — UV rays cause premature fading.
Keep active skincare off the brow area — Retinol, Retin-A, Vitamin C, and resurfacing acids like glycolic or lactic — as they break the pigment down over time.
Clients who follow their aftercare almost always heal with softer, more even colour. Every stage — even the bold, flaky, or faded ones — is a completely normal part of healing, so trust it as your skin does its work.