Microblading
from$450
Fine hair strokes drawn by hand with a tiny blade of needles, for brows that look like your own hair.
- Suits normal and dry skin
- Fills sparse or patchy brows
- Least suited to very oily skin
Hair strokes drawn by hand, healed with patience
Featherline is a microblading and permanent makeup studio. Every client begins with a consultation and a patch test, agrees the outline with the artist before any pigment touches the skin, and returns six to eight weeks later for a touch up once the skin has settled.
30 minutesconsultation and patch test
4 to 6 weeksfor colour to settle
12 to 18 monthsbetween colour refreshes
How new brows heal, week by week
Healing looks alarming when nobody warns you. This is what most clients see, though every skin moves at its own speed.
| When | What you see | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Days 1 to 3 | Strokes look sharp, dark and slightly raised, and the skin may feel tender | Blot away fluid with clean tissue and keep the brows dry |
| Days 4 to 10 | Light flaking and itching as the surface heals | Let flakes fall away on their own, with no picking or rubbing |
| Days 10 to 21 | Strokes fade or look patchy under the new skin | Wait it out, because the pigment resurfaces |
| Weeks 4 to 6 | Colour settles to its true, softer shade | Note any gaps or pale strokes for the touch up |
| Weeks 6 to 8 | The touch up fills gaps and fine tunes the shade | Follow the same aftercare for another ten days |
For ten days after each session, keep away from swimming, saunas, heavy sweating, sunbeds and makeup on the brows.
Three ways to build a brow
Each price includes the consultation, the patch test and one touch up within eight weeks.
Combination brows
from$520
Hair strokes at the front of the brow, with soft shading through the arch and the tail.
- Suits most skin types
- Strokes plus a fuller tail
- Holds better on combination skin
Powder brows
from$480
Shading built up dot by dot with a machine, like a soft brow powder that stays put.
- Suits oily and mature skin
- A soft, filled look
- Fades evenly over time
An $80 deposit holds a treatment slot once your patch test has been checked, and it comes off the price.
When we ask you to wait, or not to book
Permanent makeup is not right for everyone. We do not treat anyone under 18, anyone who is pregnant or breastfeeding, or brow skin that is broken, sunburnt, or affected by eczema, psoriasis or a rash. After cosmetic injections near the brows, we wait until your injector says the area has settled.
Some health conditions and medicines change how skin heals, including blood thinning medicines, diabetes, a tendency to keloid scars and cancer treatment. If any of these apply, please talk to your doctor before booking, and we may ask for their agreement in writing. This is about safety rather than judgement, and we would rather wait than rush.
- Asked again at the consultation, in private
- Your answers stay between you and your artist
- Studio registered under the rules where it works
Lips, lash lines and refreshes
Every one of these begins with the same consultation and patch test as a brow treatment.
Lip blush
Soft colour through the lips to even out the tone and define the edge, healed over about four weeks.
2 hours 30 minutesfrom $400
Lash line enhancement
Fine pigment placed between the lashes so they look fuller, without a drawn wing.
90 minutesfrom $300
Colour refresh
One session for healed brows, lips or lash lines that have softened after a year or more.
90 minutesfrom $220
Consultation and patch test
Thirty minutes to talk through health, skin and shape, plus a patch test with the pigments chosen for you.
30 minutes$30
Old work assessment
A look at faded or darkened permanent makeup from elsewhere, and an honest view on whether we can work over it.
20 minutes$20
Touch up on outside work
A touch up on brows started at another studio, booked only after we have seen them fully healed.
90 minutesfrom $180
We do not remove permanent makeup. When old pigment needs lightening first, we suggest seeing a removal specialist.
Healed results, not fresh ones
Most photos here were taken at the touch up, six to eight weeks in, because fresh work always looks darker than it heals.
Clients a few months on (example reviews)
Patchy brows after years of overplucking, and now strokes that pass for real hair. The warning about the faded second week saved a great deal of worry.
Oily skin, so the artist suggested combination brows straight away instead of fine strokes alone. Fourteen months later they still look soft and even.
Questions about medicines and an old brow tattoo were asked kindly and in private. Patch test on a Tuesday, then a calm three hours the following week.
Questions before the first stroke
Does microblading hurt?
Most clients describe a scratching feeling rather than pain. A numbing cream goes on before we start and again partway through, where local rules allow it, and you can ask for a pause at any moment.
What does the patch test involve?
At the consultation we place a tiny amount of each chosen pigment into a small patch of skin, usually behind the ear. We check it at least two days later, and the treatment goes ahead only when the skin has shown no reaction. If swelling, spreading redness or difficulty breathing ever follows a test or a treatment, phone your local emergency number without waiting.
How long will the results last?
Microblading usually lasts 12 to 18 months, combination brows a little longer and powder brows up to about three years. Oily skin, sun, exfoliating acids and some skin care fade pigment sooner, which is why we plan a colour refresh rather than promise a number.
Is the touch up really needed?
Yes. Skin never holds every stroke the first time, and the touch up at six to eight weeks fills gaps and sets the final shade. It is included in the price when it falls within eight weeks.
Is exercise or swimming allowed afterwards?
Give it ten days. Sweat, chlorine and steam can lift pigment from healing skin, so gentle walks are fine but the gym, the pool and the sauna wait.
What happens to the deposit after a cancellation?
Give us 72 hours and the deposit moves to your new date. With less notice the deposit is kept, unless your patch test or your doctor has told you to wait.
Request a consultation
Every treatment starts with a consultation and a patch test. Choose the treatment you are curious about and a day for the consultation. You hear from us within one working day, and the treatment date is set only after your patch test has been checked.
- Consultation and patch test: 30 minutes, $30
- The $30 comes off your treatment
- Health questions are asked again in private
Find the treatment room
The room is on the second floor, reached by lift, with a private waiting chair and a mirror by the window for checking the outline in daylight.
Get in touch
A private treatment room on the second floor of a quiet office building near the park, with a lift
Room hours
| Tuesday to Thursday | 09:30 to 18:00 |
| Friday | 09:30 to 15:00 |
| Saturday | Consultations, 10:00 to 14:00 |
| Sunday and Monday | Closed |
Registration
Permanent makeup is regulated differently from place to place. Featherline holds the local registration this work needs where it operates, and the certificate hangs in the treatment room.