What artists need to know about laminated brows by Polly Smith Have you seen Brow Lamination everywhere the past year and want to know more? Some of our top Flawless Trainers have shared their thoughts about Brow Lamination treatments and the best practices for us technicians to use. Get all the advice you need when it comes to consulting with your clients, assessing their brows and which types of products are the safest to use on their natural hairs. Our brow lamination starter kit contains the best products for you to kick-start your new treatments. Julija Baltulioniene of Juli Lash Studio Brow lamination was one of the most wanted treatments in 2020 and we believe it will still be very popular in 2021 (when we reopen), because the trends of natural beauty are ruling the world. Brows are a significant part of our face and define our expression. Nowadays we all dream about fuller and bushier brows, the brows you see on the cover of beauty magazines. How is this look achievable and is it suitable for every type of brow? In my opinion, those that would benefit from the most from this treatment are those with full and thick brows. Anyone with thin and full eyebrows can consider this treatment, however, you would get a similar outcome using brow sculpt, and brow hair can be styled without a big effort on a daily basis. I personally wouldn't recommend it for people with super thin, uneven or patchy eyebrows.. In this case, I’d rather recommend having brow architecture done using henna or skin-staining tint for several months, until the brows are fully grown. I would also not recommend laminated brows to pregnant ladies, as hormones can play here and no result might be achieved at all. There are many various ways to perform an eyebrow lamination. For example it can be done in combination with brow architecture or using a natural pattern of brow shape (the latter is the
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trendiest at the moment). It can be tinted in a natural way (tinting only hair) or it can be tinted using skinstaining colours. Brows can be bleached and colour might be lightened (but we wouldn’t recommend doing that the same day as brow lamination). It is also important to know that it shouldn't be used on the same day as a henna treatment. If someone’s brow hairs are thin and flexible, laminated eyebrows can be performed without gluing them to the skin and laying them down nicely. However if the brows are thick and grow in different directions, you might want to use glue and align the hair the way you like them to be before applying lotions. While working with eyebrow lamination lotions it is always important to remember that the product should have as little contact with the skin as possible, to avoid irritations. When you apply lotions, place it mostly on the hair in the shape of the eyebrow. Make sure to clean it from the skin in the surrounding area. Brow lamination works in a similar way to lash lamination. The first lotion is relaxing the hair and the second lotion is fixing the hair in the desired shape. Here it is important not to over-bend the hair and not to create any sharp angles. (If you brush them too much upwards in the middle or the end
The front of the brow, around 1/8 of it, should always be brushed up, the middle of the hair brushed in a 45 degree angle from the ear, and the end of the brow body should point towards the ear. Avoid putting all the brows upwards - it will create unwanted breakages to the natural brow hairs. Never cut the tips of the brows after eyebrow lamination. Hairs will become flexible after this treatment and you can put them in pretty much any shape you like. It is very important to deliver this information to the customer, as some of them think that brows will remain stuck to the forehead until the next visit. Yes, they will be like that for the first 2-3 days, before the treatment settles in properly, however after that, brushing and styling is needed to maintain the look, especially for thinner hair. Brow Sculpt will help you style the brows into desired shape (whether that’s more trendy, spiky, or into a defined, precise shape) - you can play with it - one day one shape, another day or event - completely different shape. It can change and frame your face in whatever way you like. Make sure to explain this to your customer while you deliver information about aftercare. Educated customer = happy customer = happy artist! It is important to remember to decrease the
of the brow body, you might create some unwanted angles on the hair and that will become visible after the brows have grown out).
amount of time for tinting, to avoid creating brows that are too dark. It should be 2-5 minutes, depending on the tint you use and the colour of your client’s natural brows.
