Habiba MedGetting ready for your brow appointment and wondering which eyebrow tattoo shapes and colors will suit you? Don't worry: the shape is drawn and approved with you before any pigmentation, and the color is chosen by your artist to match your brow hairs, whether you're a brunette, brown-haired or blonde.
Key takeaways
- No pigmenting starts until you've approved the drawing.
- The goal: your brows, only better, not transformed brows.
- The color is chosen by your artist based on your skin type.
- You only judge the color once it's healed, 1 to 2 months later.
The drawing: a step before any pigmentation
Before every treatment, there's a preparation step: the drawing. Your artist draws the brow using her method, then shows it to you. Don't worry: no pigmenting starts until you've approved the drawing and the shape.
Your brows, only better
The goal is for you to keep your own brows, only better. The natural brow is enhanced, not completely transformed.
“A brow that strays too far from its natural shape is a brow you end up regretting a few years later.”
Habiba MedThe shape follows your brow hairs and your face first, not a catalog model or a trend. Be wary of trends that age badly, like very thin or ultra-straight brows.
Eyebrow tattoo color: it's not up to you
Your artist takes several things into account, including your skin type (phototype). It's a dermatology term that classifies skin on the Fitzpatrick scale: you can't figure it out on your own.
Based on this skin type, your artist adapts her pigment. The goal: a healed result that's the same color as your brow hairs.
Blonde, redhead, brown-haired, brunette: a color for each
| Your brows | What to know |
|---|---|
| Blonde | If the skin type is taken into account and the pigment blend is right, blonde stays blonde. Light shades visually fade faster: a yearly maintenance touch-up can be useful. |
| Red | Suitable pigments exist. |
| Brown | The color is adapted to the shade of your brow hairs. |
| Cool-toned dark brown | A blue color shift can be avoided. Brunettes feel less need for touch-ups, since dark pigments hold up better visually. |
On a blonde
On brown hair
On a brunette
On white hair
Right after the session, the color isn't right (and that's normal)
Right after the session, the shade isn't true to the final result: it's darker. It can also look very orange or very red, because the skin underneath is red. That's especially the case with very sensitive skin.
You only judge the final result once the brow is fully healed: 1 month later. All the details in eyebrow tattoo healing, day by day.
Want to understand the technique itself? Read our guide to powder brows.
Frequently asked questions
Your artist draws the shape based on your natural brows, and nothing is pigmented without your approval. You talk it through together.
Yes, that's actually the whole idea: your brows, only better.
The same rule applies: follow and enhance your natural shape, without transforming it.
You can draw inspiration from it, but the goal isn't to copy: a brow that strays too far from your natural base is one you end up regretting.
No, your artist adapts it to your skin type so the healed result matches the color of your brow hairs.
The skin underneath is red and the color is darker at first. You judge the result 1 to 2 months later.
Written by
Habiba Med
Permanent makeup artist since 2019 and trainer, I share what I see every day in my studio to help you make the right choices.
