Microblading at CoLaz clinics

Microblading is a semi-permanent technique that uses a fine handheld blade made up of micro-needles to deposit pigment into the upper layers of the skin in delicate hair-stroke patterns. Each stroke is drawn individually to mimic a real brow hair, building a natural-looking, fuller brow shape gradually over the session. A traditional brow tattoo, by contrast, uses a machine to deposit ink much deeper into the skin and tends to read as a single solid block of colour. Microblading sits closer to the surface, fades gradually over twelve to eighteen months, and looks like brow hair rather than a drawn-on line. It is the right technique for anyone wanting natural-looking results rather than a permanent solid block.

Microblading typically lasts twelve to eighteen months before a colour refresh is recommended. The exact duration depends on your skin type, your skincare routine, your sun exposure and how your skin holds pigment. Oilier skin tends to fade slightly faster because the natural skin turnover lifts pigment more quickly; drier skin tends to hold pigment longer. Strong sun exposure, retinol, vitamin C and acid-based actives all accelerate fading. A twelve-month colour refresh at £199 restores the shape and tone without starting from scratch. Microblading is intentionally semi-permanent, which is part of why it suits patients who want to refresh their brow shape and colour as fashions and faces change.

A topical anaesthetic is applied to the brow area for around twenty minutes before any work begins, which numbs the area significantly. During the procedure most patients describe the sensation as a light scratching or a fine tickling feeling rather than pain. The brow bone area can feel slightly more sensitive than the soft tissue. The brow artist will check in with you regularly and pause if needed. Most patients are comfortably scrolling on their phone for most of the session. Mild tenderness for a day or two afterwards is normal and easily managed with the supplied aftercare balm.

Knowing the healing timeline helps you plan around the procedure. Days one to three, the brows look bold and dark because the surface pigment is fresh and the skin is settling. Days four to seven, scabs form along each hair stroke and the brows can look patchy or uneven as the scabs naturally shed. Days eight to fourteen, much of the surface pigment lifts with the scabs and the brows can look surprisingly faded for a few days, before the colour blooms back as the deeper pigment settles. By weeks four to six, the true healed colour and shape are visible. The complimentary perfecting touch-up at six to eight weeks is when we refine any sparse areas and fine-tune the shape.

Yes. Every microblading session at CoLaz includes a complimentary perfecting touch-up six to eight weeks after the initial appointment, because the true healed result is only visible at that stage and most patients need a small refinement to a sparse area, a slight shape adjustment or a colour deepening. The touch-up is part of the £350 single session price and is not an extra cost. A twelve-month colour refresh, used to maintain the result, is priced separately at £199 and takes around sixty to ninety minutes.

We do not treat patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding, who are on isotretinoin currently or in the last six months, who have an active skin infection, eczema flare, psoriasis patch or recent sunburn on the brow area, who are on blood-thinning medication without GP sign-off, who have a known sensitivity to the pigments used, who have a history of keloid scarring, or who have had Botox or fillers in the brow area in the past two weeks. Patients with significant diabetes, autoimmune conditions or who are undergoing active cancer treatment need GP clearance first. We always review medical history and brow history in detail at consultation and will decline if it is not safe or appropriate.

A full microblading session is £350. This includes the initial consultation, the topical anaesthetic, the custom pigment mix, the full microblading session of around ninety minutes, the supplied aftercare balm, and the complimentary perfecting touch-up six to eight weeks later. A twelve-month colour refresh, used to maintain the result, is £199 and takes around sixty to ninety minutes. For microblading itself there is no separate consultation fee. Pricing is confirmed in writing at your free consultation, with no upsells in the chair.