Written by Kyra Brianne follow me on instagram @kbmicroblading

If you’re anything like me, you might measure the price of your purchases by how long they last. For example, if I buy a more expensive bottle of Monat shampoo, it will last me longer than a cheaper bottle of Pantene shampoo because I use a smaller amount of product because it is high quality (also way better for my hair). Therefore, the ­Monat shampoo is worth the price to me. If you have no idea what I’m talking about and don’t know what Monat is, you should definitely click the cute pink word and find out more about these amazing hair products. Anyways, I digress. Another example would be buying those ridiculous size vitamins at Costco that will last you throughout the millennium. Seriously, am I trying to prevent a whole village from getting the cold this year? Just kidding Costco, you’re the best. My point is, although unnecessary, the price of those vitamins are actually way cheaper (vitamin per vitamin) than buying a small bottle of vitamins for nearly the same price (because you get like 363,000 in a bottle haha). I like to think of microblading in the same way. Before I got my eyebrows microbladed, I did a huge amount of research on it and finally found the wonderful artist that I wanted to go to. She definitely charged a pretty penny (because she is extremely talented), but I didn’t mind because I understood the better quality something is, generally the more it costs. With that being said, I also knew that this is a procedure that was going to last longer than just a few weeks and would be a onetime cost (yearly touch ups are generally less than the initial appointment) so I was okay with the price. That brings us to one of the most common questions I get asked by clients: how long does microblading last?

To start, it is hard to give a straight forward answer to this question because many different factors contribute to the retention of your microblading. Some being controllable and others being out of your control. The general answer is that microblading will last anywhere from 1-3 years. However, an initial 4-6 week touch up after your first appointment is necessary to ensure those results. If you do not go to your initial touch up, your brows may only last a few months. The most common time to come to an annual touch up is 8 months – 1 year after your 4-6 week initial touch up appointment. Your brows will most likely look faded around this time unless you have extremely good retention. I cannot tell you what kind of retention you will have, but I can tell you how to try to get the best retention and explain what causes fading below.