This is my first yelp review in a long time, I just wanted to share my full experience with Robyn. I've gone to both my initial appointment and my follow-up, so my review explains both of my appointments. Since this review is long, the short version is that I was pretty much had bald and uneven brows, now I have perfect natural looking waterproof brows. LIFE CHANGER! I no longer feel like I have to put a full face of make-up on everyday just because I had to draw in my brows. Saves me at LEAST 20 minutes every day and I feel confident to walk out of my house everyday without looking crazy!! THANK YOU ROBYN!!
Where do I begin begin?! First let me start by saying this chick is AMAZING!! Robyn is so sweet! I didn't know what to expect, I didn't even know what microblading was, I watched a couple videos on YouTube, but didn't really understand what the process was, or even what the end result was supposed to be. All I knew was that I saw a lot of pictures on IG of girls with microbladed brows and they all looked FIRE!! So I knew that's what I wanted too! I found Robyn on Instagram and I'm SO thankful I did! I texted her to schedule an appointment and she was quick to respond.
Robyn was very thorough, she asked if I could send her picture of my "naked" brows so she could asses them, like a quick consult, since I told her that I had tattooed brows several years ago. Unfortunately the tattoo I got faded and I never went back to get them redone, and I'm glad I didn't because I love how microblading looks so much better! The days leading up to the appointment Robyn was sure to send me instructions of what to do and not to do before I went to see her. She sent me another reminder text the morning of my appointment to make sure I was completely prepared and ready. Nothing major, just no alcohol or blood thinners, the usual.
When I got to my appointment Robyn sat with me and explained to me what the process was, what we were trying to achieve and allowed me to sit and read ALL of the paperwork I was filling out and signing. She answered any questions I had and then we got started.
We started by taking some before pictures, picking out my pigment (I chose to go with the medium shade, since you can always go darker at your follow up), began the numbing process and then mapped out my brows. Robyn was very meticulous, made sure my new brows were drawn out evenly, the tails were the same length, arches were where they were supposed to be, so on and so forth. She allowed me to make any changes I wanted to achieve my perfect brow.
When we got started she was sure to let me know that if at any time I felt uncomfortable to let her know. Everyone reacts differently to the numbing cream and everyone's nerves are different, so if you feel uncomfortable or the pain is too much, say something and she'll apply more numbing cream. I have a pretty high tolerance for pain, so I usually don't say anything until someone asks "are you ok?". So the fact that she was constantly checking on me was GREAT, I felt comfortable enough to tell her when it hurt and she'd go right ahead and add more numbing cream.
When she was just about finished, she let me look at my brows and asked if there were any areas I wanted her to fill in, THEY LOOKED SO PERFECT so I had nothing to say! She found a few spots she wanted to fill and then we were done!
Robyn went over the aftercare with me, sent me home with an after care kit and instructions. Microblading isn't a tattoo, so you have to be VERY careful with following the aftercare instructions. BUY THE INK OIL she sells, it's so soothing and the healing process is much quicker! Also, if you sleep on your side, definitely sleep with bandaids on your tails!
6 weeks later I went in for my follow up appointment and we went through the brow mapping and pigment selection again. I chose a darker pigment this time around since the pigment I chose the first time around significantly faded during the healing process (which is normal). This time around I knew what to expect so I was excited to get started! Not all of my strokes held from the first appointment, which was expected, so Robyn went ahead and started filling in those strokes that disappeared. I also asked if we could make my tails a little longer which she agreed. Since I felt so comfortable with Robyn, this time she didn't need to ask me if I was OK, I just told her "ok it hurts!" and she applied more of that magic numbing cream for me. My follow-up was a breeze! Same aftercare applies for your follow up, be sure to treat your brows with the same care you did the first time around!
I AM BEYOND HAPPY with the outcome and really wished she lived in Hawaii so I could send all my family to her! I'll be seeing Robyn next month to do some shading and I can't wait!! read more