Microfeathering

Beverly Hills eyebrow artist Kristie Streicher created and trademarked a microfeathering eyebrow treatment.

Microfeathering creates a natural and thick looking brow using a technique that’s similar to microblading, but instead of defining the shape of your eyebrow, microfeathering fills in the spaces between your natural eyebrow hairs. By working with your natural eyebrow shape and coloring, microfeathering can create an enhanced eyebrow that looks as natural as possible.

How does Microfeathering Work?

Microfeathering is a two-appointment process that can be several months long.

It starts with six to eight weeks of uninterrupted eyebrow growth without waxing, threading, trimming, or tweezing.

During the first appointment, your natural brows are refined through a process that numbs the area and deposits pigment into small incisions. Unlike microblading, which draws several eyebrow strands at once, this process creates one eyebrow hair at a time. Thanks to ink that closely matches the eyebrow’s true color, it’s very difficult to distinguish what eyebrow hair is naturally grown and what was created using microfeathering.

After an additional six to eight weeks, the second appointment includes an assessment of the eyebrow healing. During this appointment, additional hair strokes are added and previous strokes are reinforced.

During both appointments, the topical numbing agent lidocaine is applied, and treatments may require a healing process that includes some redness, swelling, bruising, and itching.

How Long Does Microfeathering Last?

Microfeathering typically won’t last as long as microblading because the strokes are finer and the pigment uses natural tones. A treatment usually lasts between eight and 12 months, and the salon says, “the dye-created hair strokes fade gradually over the course of a year, leaving no residual pigment behind.”

Additionally, the treatment’s longevity depends on factors such as age, skin care routine, and skin type, with oily skin typically seeing earlier fading than dry skin.