Bushy, prominent eyebrows are all the rage right now. The last few years have seen pencil-thin arches move from en vogue to passé. All those hours spent plucking our brows are no longer necessary!
Taking the place of tweezer fatigue in your beauty routine is a new treatment for your eyebrows: brow lamination. Perfectly coiffed hairs standing at attention are nearly impossible to get without it.
What is brow lamination?
At its core, brow lamination is best described as a “perm for your eyebrow.” Following a few steps, your esthetician maps, treats, and trims your brows to fluffy perfection.
What does a brow lamination look like?
Brows that have undergone the treatment look elegant and demand attention. It’s as though you took a tiny comb and brushed the hair up, and set it. But gel won’t give you results like these!
Usually, when you’ve undergone the lamination process, you’ll have a thick, perfectly accentuated eyebrow. Especially when paired with other services like hybrid tinting, the results are stunning.
How is it different from other brow care services?
Most brow treatments involve some kind of dye or semi-permanent makeup solution. And while it’s not unusual to pair laminated brows with dye, in many cases, it isn’t necessary. Using chemicals, your esthetician straightens the hairs before cleaning up the edges. No pain, just beauty!
The process of brow lamination
Generally, you should expect to spend 30 to 45 minutes in the chair for this treatment. You’ll have your brow shape mapped to show you what to expect.
If you’re dealing with out-of-control brows that don’t follow direction, you might be a good candidate for lamination.
How to prepare for a brow lamination session
When you’ve decided that this is your best option and booked your appointment, prep is easy! Treat your brows gently in the weeks prior. The skin around your eyes is especially sensitive.
Avoid chemical peels and prescription retinoids two weeks out. Microblading and chemical peels need at least a month to heal before undertaking this treatment.
What should you expect at a brow lamination appointment?
A brow lamination appointment consists of a few steps. Brow mapping, the first step, shows you what your final product will look like. Your esthetician combs all your hairs in the same direction, and together you decide on the shape.
After that, chemicals are applied that relax the hairs before repositioning. Your brow hairs are set in the desired shape and look, before being moisturized and conditioned.
The aftercare of brow lamination
For 24 hours following the process, your brows need to stay dry. Plan accordingly so you aren’t headed to a pool party or hard workout afterward. If you treat them right, they’ll hold their shape for six to eight weeks.
You can also apply hair serums to encourage healthy follicles and growth. Make sure to give your eyebrows a break in-between sessions. Don’t re-treat for at least six weeks.
What are the benefits of brow lamination?
Brow treatments can sometimes be time-consuming, expensive, and leave you with regret. Since brow lamination isn’t any of these, it seems like that’s a good enough reason. But there are other positives to going through the process.
It makes thin hair look much fuller
Thin brow hair makes your whole face look older and tired. Because lamination aligns the hairs, you’re using what you’ve got to its full potential. Estheticians will also redirect hairs during the brow mapping process to fill gaps left by thin hair. Once treated, it’s not going anywhere!
Brow lamination takes care of gaps in eyebrows
Similar to how it helps with thin hair, gaps are easier to fill once hairs are relaxed. After redirecting them and evening out the look overall, you’ll have a new appreciation for your brow technician.
Unruly hairs are addressed with brow laminations
In the early steps of the process, your hairs are all combed in the same direction. Even wild grandfather eyebrows can’t withstand the procedure. When they’re all aligned and trimmed, it’s like a whole new brow!
Waxing With Aggy will give you the brows you always wanted!
Waxing With Aggy, has the best team of estheticians in the DC area. We aren’t bashful about sharing the pride we take in our team’s work. You’ll love the personalized treatment you get in our salon. From full body to Brazilian, our fully licensed experts are here to serve you.
Brow lamination is just one of the services we’re ready to provide. Click on over to our website and book a session today!