Babe Ink

5 fun facts about me! ✨👄🫶🐶🏡

🎀 My favorite color is pink… obviously. My car is pink, too. 😂
🐶 I have two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Dolly & Fancy, & yes, they are spoiled rotten.
💄 I’ve been in the beauty industry since I was 18 and was a makeup artist for over a decade before PMU.
🏡 I’m a total old-house girl. Give me Victorian details, moody wallpaper, and a house with a story over a boring new build any day.
🤭 I’m actually a pretty anxious introvert… which is funny considering I spend my entire workday talking to people.

Before: Healed nano hairstroke brows by another provider
Immediately after: Ombré powder brow cover-up by me
Healed: First session
Video: Immediately after the 8-week perfecting session

Let’s talk about something I wish more women understood BEFORE choosing their brow technique. 👀

Nano hairstrokes can look absolutely beautiful when they’re fresh. That’s part of why they’re so popular online. But fresh is not the same thing as healed.

I see a lot of women in my chair who tried hairstrokes first and eventually came to me because they wanted more density, definition and the look of a finished brow.

Here’s the simplest way I explain it:

Hair strokes add texture.
Ombré adds density.

Those are two very different things.

A lot of women hear the word “hair” and immediately think, “That’s what I want!” And I completely understand why. But the goal shouldn’t just be to recreate the appearance of individual hairs. It should be to create the overall healed brow you actually want to wake up with every day.

Ombré powder brows can look bold immediately after an appointment, but that is NOT the healed result. Once they heal and soften, you’re left with a more density without having to rely on individual hairstrokes to create the illusion of more hair. The Density the powder technique creates makes your hair look more impressive.

This is why I always encourage you to look at HEALED results, not just fresh photos, before choosing your technique.

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HEALED OMBRÉ BROWS
2+ years later 💕

This gorgeous girl is a fellow cosmetic tattoo artist that I trained. With all the knowledge she has, she opted for a soft natural ombré powder brow. I understand the initial results of ombré can look bold at first… but look how soft and gorgeous her brows are years later! When we did them in 2024 her hair was a little lighter, you can see even with her darker hair her brows still look beautiful and very natural.

I see the hairstroke obsession happening on the internet… I understand the thought. I do find that most are underwhelmed by the healed/aged result of hairstroke brows. The expectation is different from the reality in most cases. 🤦🏼‍♀️As an industry why are we sleeping on properly done soft ombre brows? Is it because clients need less maintenance so they aren’t returning annually? 😏 I’ll be making more educational posts soon because I’m tried of all the misinformation out there about services and the unrealistic expectations.

💗I do also want to mention that with all techniques it’s important that the client does their part. 🏆She stays out of the sun, tints her brow hair, and does not apply acids near her brows.