 I always thought my name is Sonali, welcome to my channel. Today, I'm doing something that I've been wanting to do for so long, which is getting my brows nano bladed, not micro bladed, nano bladed. It's like the newer micro blading, I guess. They say it's less invasive than micro blading. So whenever I get to the salon, I'll kind of go into more depth about like the whole process and everything. And that's why I wanted to film it for you guys because I feel like it is a bit of a newer like procedure. I don't know if you would call that, but I wanted to just kind of go through my journey with it. So I'm getting it done today, Monday, and apparently like four to five days after, they start like flaking. I'm not even sure what that looks like or what that even means. So I guess we'll find out a little bit more when we go over to the salon. Going to Nimbus, Ink Beauty, you can find them on Instagram, her name's Maria, and I found her on Instagram actually. She's so many before and afters and I was definitely drawn to her content out of everyone that I like researched. So I'm very excited to be getting it done with her. And I feel like she just like knows her shit, you know? So she's actually located in Cedar Park, which is about 35 minute drive from where I am right now. So we're gonna head out in a little bit, but I don't know, I'm nervous. Like I don't know what to expect. It's like literally getting a tattoo on your face. And I honestly told myself, I would never get a tattoo. This is technically a tattoo. So, you know, wild child over here. I'm gonna bring my whole camera set up so you guys can see the full process and we'll also get into how much it costs. Are you kidding? This is like the most aesthetic studio I've ever seen. So cute. We're about to get started with the process, but I wanted to do a little interview session because I feel like I have so many questions even though I'm already here. First question I have for you is, what's the difference between microblading and nanoblading? So the difference between the two is gonna be the tool being used. So microblading is the blade and then nano is gonna be a fine needle. Nano is less invasive than microblading. What is like pre and post care? What do you recommend to do? I know you said don't use like acidity around eyebrows before. Yeah, so before no retinols, pretty much just avoid anything that has any harsh chemicals on the actual eyebrows. Just do it like gentle wash beforehand and also the day of just avoiding caffeine and ETs and you have your profan or any like blood thinner or anything like that. And then after care it's going to be a balm that you're gonna be applied to just the brow area and you're also gonna still avoid any retinols or anything with acids that's just gonna make the color just fade a little bit too soon. Okay. What is the pain level of this? So it varies because everybody has a different like pain tolerance. But I would say with nano it is minimal. It feels more like a scratching on the skin but the numbing is applied. It also has that in the firm so it's really gonna just numb the whole area and you won't feel anything. Usually clients just fall asleep when it gets to that part of it. Love that, yeah. It looks like when you do a nap how long does it usually last? So it lasts about one, two or three years but it really just depends on the lifestyle. Let's say that you are a swimmer, if you go out in the summer, if you sweat a lot you can do like a year but if you're more like an ender person roughly two to three years really just depends on your style and also like your skin, how good it takes the pigment or how soon it fades. For oily skin naturally it starts to fade out a lot sooner rather than about a year. But a year is gonna be the goal of course the better that you take care of them the longer that they're gonna last year. And then what is the difference between how long the last, between like the microblading? Is there any difference between that? So nano does last a little bit longer because the microblading again you're like opening the skin to put pigment in there usually by a year it's already coming out. So I do see microblading fades a lot faster sometimes even before you're for certain clients but it's supposed to last a year. Well it makes someone a good candidate. So for the nano? Yeah, so for the nano it's a lot easier. Again microblading it's not good for oily skin. Also for sensitive skin or large pores. Nano you can pretty much get away with pretty much anything but just keep in mind that you're just more prone for it to fade out a lot faster even with the nano but even with oily skin it's okay to have it. So then you're just looking about a year versus the two or three year mark. Do you have to come in for touch ups after the first session? You do, so you get the first session roughly around four to six weeks we wanna get that timeframe. We're gonna go back in and we wanna add to the eyebrow. Usually the areas that you fall asleep on that area tends to fade out a lot more or the areas that we're driving on because we're more like in the sun. So for the touch up in four to six weeks we'll get any areas and usually if you wanna start off natural it's always my goal. So by the second touch up we're able to add and build the brows. From then you're gonna be good for a year up to two years that's gonna be depending on like how filled in you want them or how many more hair strokes you wanna add to them but the goal is not to do them sooner because of course you're gonna keep the brows as natural as possible without going in and just adding more to the skin. And then what is your background and how long have you been doing brows? So I started with makeup. It's already been a little bit over more than 10 years or a little bit longer than 10 years and I just loved being in the beauty industry but I had a full time. I worked at a lab and that was my safe job because I was not a business owner. So I'm like, oh, I just wanna just get insurance and do all the fun stuff. So I was in writing but I wanna say it was in 2020. Yes, right. And we could get back into like socializing and everything. I decided I'm like, you know what? I wanna be in the beauty industry and I wanted to do brows specifically because I got my brows done and I loved it. I'm like, oh, I wanna wake up like this every day. And I remember seeing the whole process of it and then my friend that actually does brows she's like, oh, you can totally do it. Like you do makeup. Like it's gonna be the same like type of art. So I went to Dallas to do a training under Febrow. I'm gonna be the best in the world. I can hear up and hear. What's it called? Febrow, Febrow's, yeah, they're huge. So I went to a Dallas training and then I just instantly fell in love. And there was maybe like 14 of us. And it wasn't easy, but it was very fun learning. By the end of the class, I just, I found myself even in that moment helping other students just because naturally I was like, oh my gosh, I'm obsessed. Like I did a hair stroke and I'm like, and even when I did- It's always so satisfying too. Yeah, it is. And then when I went in there to even do a little bit of the powder, I hadn't held the machine before, but I started doing powder. And then the trainer comes up and she's like, oh, you're already doing powder brows. And I'm like, you know what? This is my first time holding a machine. So that gave me so much confidence like I'm doing the right thing. Like I love doing this. And then I just came back right away, I started getting models. I like put out like a Facebook thing of like, hey friends, family who wants eyebrows. And sure enough, I had like clients like maybe twice in a week when I started. So I quit my full-time job. I went straight into brows from then on. Got my LLC, did everything. And then just took off running to where I'm at now. So now it's roughly been what were you about to be for years? Final question is how much does this procedure cost? Would you call it a procedure? Yeah, some people do call it a procedure, a treatment. Treatment. So with my current cost, it's $5.50. The nano is $6.50. So $5.50 for the other techniques, $6.50. And of course, nano is a little bit more because it's a little invasive and the technique is very detailed. So it's a lot more work than you put into it, but it can go up to $1,000. So that's all the questions I have. And hopefully that was a little bit more informative for you guys to learn. Because I know whoever's searching this video is probably wanting to know everything and anything about nail waiting. So let's get into the process. I'm so excited. So on the arches you see, they're more pointed. I would like them to be more curved. And then right here is where the hair got taken out and it never grows back. And that's my main concern. Hearse is more of a lamination looks. Hearse is getting more up. See how they stare on this side? They're a little bit up. I think I like the first one better. More natural. Yeah. So we can do that especially with your arches. You wanna keep the front hair strokes going up a little bit, but out. And then we'll focus on these just setting into place. That way you can still brush your hair, your actual hair up and you can still get that look, but everything else will be just nice and clean and going with the flow. Okay, okay. Okay, so this is the hair pattern that you naturally have. This one doesn't do what this one does, but we're gonna add it on this one just because naturally your hair is gonna be, it's gonna have like this flow. So you have a really good arch. So this is where it naturally like where it's at. So I wanna keep it where it's at without extending it too much, but we are gonna round it out. You have your hair strokes here, they're gonna come out a little bit more. We're gonna do more hair strokes this way, but we're gonna focus on shading in, especially like this little area. That way it has the same volume all throughout the eyebrow, but yeah. So this is your shape. I just need your approval. What do you think? Yeah, I love it. Okay. So now we talked about the shape, we talked about the hair strokes, we're doing natto. I wanted to show you the color. So this is the one I would recommend. It's called Hennepide. It's gonna be a black brown. I'm gonna shake it up and I'm gonna show you a little bit right here that way you can see the color. Sounds good. But it's in the brown family. So it will feel maybe just 20% lighter, but of course we want something dark because your hair is naturally dark and your eyebrows are dark and going too light I mean you're gonna be able to tell a difference. Right, right. And you can see there's some chocolatey tones in there. Yeah. And that's what we want. So yeah, pretty straightforward. We're done with one brow, right? This is finished. You should put the numbing gel on it and we're on to the next. So what we did is we added the pigment that I used to the eyebrow, so that's just so we can soak in a little bit more. We usually leave it on for like maybe less than 10 minutes. But we want to just enhance the color a little bit more. What would you rate the paint? Yeah. I don't know, like maybe like a two? Like a two? It really wasn't that bad. It's good. I just got finished with the brows and look how beautiful they are. I feel like I'm gonna stare at my brows like all day long now because like, these hair strokes, they're just so beautiful. And they look so natural too. Like they look like my hair. Yeah, and you can see here. That's crazy. They do kind of look like I got my brows laminated, which I love the fluffy brow look. Aftercare for this is going to be no sun, seven days, no sweating, that means no exercises. You also want to make sure that you keep the face nice and clean. You don't want to put any makeup on the actual eyebrow area. If you do need to put on some foundation, make sure you're not using a sponge or a brush. Make sure that you're just patting it around your brows. We want to keep the brows as clean as possible and away from any bacteria. Okay. I'm gonna give you an ointment to put on them daily, just once a day, but very minimal. To clean them, you do want to use just a cotton ball, but under water, squeeze all the water out and then just dab it on the area and then clean them all your way because we want to keep them moisture-free as long as possible, just for the seven days. So in around like four weeks, four to six weeks, you're gonna come in. We're gonna do a touch-up. So any areas of the hair strokes that tense, you just get a little bit lighter. We'll go back in there and we'll add more color to them. Then you're gonna be good for a play, like let's say, a year or two, depending on your lifestyle. If you're out in the sun, if you're hiking, if you're like swimming a lot, it's gonna be more than likely a year. You always just let me know. You can always shoot me a text message and take a picture of them and ask me, like, okay, where am I at? Do I need a touch-up? And I can let you know if it's time or if you can hold off it a little bit longer. Okay, perfect. Yes, yay. They're gonna scab over in like four to five days, right? And then that's when they'll like kind of lighten up. They'll lighten up, yes. And then the pigment will come back out and then we'll do a touch-up in around four to six weeks. And yeah, I think you're good to go. I'm so excited, guys. So good. We're gonna be pretty dark for the next couple of days until they scab off. And then that's when they kind of lighten up. That's what she said. So I'm excited to see the final result, but up close and personal, like the hair strokes are so crazy to see. Like they look so natural. And I know it looks crazy right now, but you gotta trust the process. It's a little over a month later and I'm back with Maria for my touch-up. Today we're doing a touch-up. It's not like human about four weeks ago. And during that process, it goes through a healing period. So she noticed at first they were nice and bold. After that, they went through a scabbing phase and they started to disappear. And it wasn't that bad actually. Like when you told me it was gonna scab, I was like worried because I had social plans that weekend and I was like, oh no, but it really wasn't that bad. It was tiny flakes. Was it itchy at all? For some reason. A little, a little. Like in a certain spot. Gotcha. So then it lines up and then the color resurfaces and it also heals very light. So it's not gonna be as intense when the color comes back. But it does come back very slowly. So the touch-up is because we go back in any areas that are too light, we just go and we add color. This is your first time so that your skin is fresh. So just make sure that we just go back in and make the color a little bit bolder so you're good to go for like a year or two. Also depending on like if you're working out a lot and you're out in the sun, they can fade faster. So you're more likely to back in a year or so. All right, let's do it. Okay, now that I've cleaned the eyebrows, I'm taking a look at the color. Now this one held really well. You can see the strokes here. This one in the beginning did well. But this one, which was our problem eyebrow, the strokes are very, the hair strokes are very, very faint. So we're gonna go ahead and add a deeper color so we can darken it up. And also we're gonna go just a little bit deeper so it can stick on this one. But of course this is a situation where you want to build the brows and you never wanna do too much in the first session. You wanna see how the skin does. And again, this is what the touch-up is for. So we can go in, we can go back in and we can make them a little bit darker, a little bit thicker. I'm gonna remap everything so Nellie and then I'm gonna show you when we're done. So we're gonna, again, go back to our game plan of making it in fuller and fluffier and then we'll be good to go from there. So let's get. Those are done and now we have to go through the hailing fossil thing. It's just waiting to see the results because it looks so good the first day. But again, they do scab over, they do lighten and then they come back with the color. She shaded in more on this eyebrow. It's just always been my problem eyebrow and it's always been just a little less hairy than the other one. I have to say out of the sun, I cannot sweat and I also cannot touch them with water for seven days. I wanted to give you guys an update on my nano brows. I got the first session done in December, I believe the first touch-up after the first session was in January and now it is March and this is what my brows look like. This is without any brow product in them. As you can see, this is still the better brow. I feel like it is perfect. I don't know what is going on with this brow and like why it just is not really taking as well as this one. But I think I'm gonna text Maria and see if she could do a mini touch-up for this brow just because I feel like I want it filled in a little bit more on the top. But other than that, I think they look so good. Here is my before and after side by side. It's honestly a bigger difference than I even realized. I didn't really even know that my brows were that sparse until I looked at these before and after photos and I was like, damn, I guess I really needed this treatment. So do I have any regrets doing nano brows? Absolutely not. Because even though I still have to fill in like a tiny, tiny bit on my brows, it's nowhere near how much I had to draw on my brows during my whole makeup routine. So I wanted to show you guys exactly what I do for my brows right now. I use a brow gel. This is the Clear Brow Gel from Anastasia by Really Hills. I just kind of go in with this. It kind of gives that really nice brushed up, laminated look. And then I use literally the cheapest eyebrow pencil in the world, but it lasts forever. This is from LA Girl. And I just fill in a little tiny bit on this brow because obviously it's perfect. And then this brow, I do need a little bit more like under the arch and like right here. Before I even did the nano brows, I swear I had to fill in like almost this whole brow is what I felt like. I was also looking back at photos of me just with my filled in brows before I had the nano brows done. And they really did not look like sisters. They didn't look like cousins. They could have passed for friends, but honestly ever since my nano brows, I feel like they've looked so much more even even if I'm filling them in because it's almost like a mapped out area of where I should fill it in. So it's been really nice to have that. And I also find that I just like to do a lighter hand with this brow pencil because I again, don't really need much. So what they look like after they've been filled in and for the days that I don't wear makeup and want to still look a little bit presentable, I will just use the clear brow gel. I honestly couldn't recommend Maria enough from Nimbus Ink. She was located again in Cedar Park. So very close to Austin. And if you guys are interested in booking with her when you're filling out the form, put my name down as a referral because that will get you money off of your service. I hope you guys found this video educational and helpful. If you guys have any other questions about my experience feel free to DM me on Instagram. But if it's a question about the service, go ahead and DM Maria. If you guys are new to my channel, don't forget to hit the subscribe button and I will see you guys in my next video. Bye.