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What Is Brow Lamination? The Beauty Trend Everyone’s Talking About

epitzl@mspcagency.com — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:10:31 +0000

If you’re anything like us (and millions of others!), you’re craving those full brows that look effortless yet curated. After all, bushy is in, baby! But when you look in the mirror, you think, my brows just won’t do that. Lucky for you (and us! And everyone!), there’s a solution: brow lamination.

Brow lamination is all the buzz for being a straightforward treatment that delivers stunningly sleek results. If you’ve been curious about what brow lamination entails, you’re in the right place! We’ll break down everything you need to know, from what happens during the treatment to how to care for your fabulous new brows afterward.

What is brow lamination?

Eyebrow lamination — also sometimes called a brow sculpt or lift — is a two-step, semi-permanent procedure that involves setting the eyebrow hairs in place using a chemical solution to adjust the brow shape:

In the first step of the brow lamination process, a cream is applied that breaks down bonds in the eyebrow hairs so they can be molded into a new position.
In the second step, another cream is applied to rebuild these bonds and set the brows in their new, more uniform position.

The result: Fuller, bolder, and lifted brows that last for up to 8 weeks.

What’s the difference between brow lamination and microblading?

Wait… how is this different from microblading, you might ask? While brow lamination and microblading both aim to create fuller, more polished looking brows, the services are slightly different:

Microblading is a more invasive treatment that uses a tattooing tool to implant pigment into the skin to create the appearance of more eyebrow hair. The results can last several years.
Brow lamination is a non-invasive treatment that uses solutions to shape and set the eyebrow hairs in place. Results last 6 to 8 weeks, and it’s generally easier on the wallet than microblading.

For those who want a simpler, less permanent option to level up their brow game — brow lamination is where it’s at. That’s just one of the reasons we’re obsessed!

Benefits of brow lamination

Brow lamination has skyrocketed in popularity, and it’s easy to see why. It’s quick, painless, and super cost-effective. It also boasts these brow-mazing benefits:

Fuller looking brows: One of the top reasons people go for brow lamination? That coveted full-brow look. If your brows are looking a little sparse, lamination can plump them up in just one quick session.
Tamed and defined brows: Got unruly brow flyaways? We’ve been there. Brow lamination smooths things out, giving you more polished brows that make you feel instantly put together.
Customizable results: Whether you’re going for a bold, brushed-up look or a subtle, sleek enhancement, brow lamination is totally customizable. Our Cerologists tailor the treatment to your unique brow needs. No request is too big or small when it comes to perfecting those gorgeous brows.

Brow lamination works for most eyebrow hair shapes and styles, from full to sparse, and every beautiful brow shape in between.

How do I prepare for a brow lamination treatment?

Prepping for your brow lamination includes taking some basic precautions as you would with other brow services. These include avoiding:

The use of retinol or AHAs (alpha hydroxy acids) at least two days before your appointment. These skin-care products can sometimes react with the lamination cream, which could lead to an unwanted skin reaction.
Waxing, threading, or tweezing your brows immediately before your lamination appointment.
Prolonged sun exposure that could lead to a sunburn before your appointment.

What can I expect from the eyebrow lamination process?

If you’re new to brow lamination, here’s what to expect, from the length of time you’ll be in the chair to how long results typically last.

How long does brow lamination take?

The eyebrow lamination process typically takes less than an hour— perfect for knocking something off your beauty to-do list over your lunch break.

How long do results from brow lamination last?

The enhanced shape of your brows after an eyebrow lamination treatment will typically last 6 weeks. With proper care, results can last as long as 8 weeks. Your Cerologist will provide aftercare advice to help you maintain your fresh brows for as long as possible.

Is brow lamination safe?

Eyebrow lamination is safe if done by a trained and certified professional. Your Cerologist will ask relevant questions and use a skin patch test if needed to make sure the treatment and products are suitable for you. Always let your Cerologist know if you have skin conditions such as psoriasis or eczema, or are sensitive to any specific skincare products or chemicals.

Brow lamination aftercare tips

To keep that freshly laminated look flawless, follow these simple aftercare tips:

Avoid getting brows wet for 24 hours
Avoid steam baths or saunas for 24 hours
Wait 7 to 14 days before getting a facial
After the first 24 hours, you can style and treat them as normal. Use a spoolie to brush them into place in the mornings, if needed

Ready for an instant eyebrow boost?

Fuller, more defined brows can help you feel instantly more put-together and ready to take on the world. Ready to give your brows a boost? We’re here for it! Our expert Cerologists are ready to transform your brows with this quick, painless treatment that delivers stunning results. So, what are you waiting for?

Schedule your next appointment today or give us a call to learn more!

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Unlock the ‘No-Makeup, Makeup’ Look with These 5 Not-So-Secret Beauty Secrets

Waxing The City — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:38:34 +0000

To get you all the way to achieving this look and feeling your most naturally confident self, it truly starts with the right skincare.

We’re all here for the infamous ‘no-makeup, makeup’ trend. Now’s the perfect time to try it out! It’s lower-maintenance, gives off-duty model vibes, and is all about the skincare glow. With holiday season quickly on the horizon, it’s time to build more time back into your busy day-to-day. This look is perfect for highlighting your natural beauty and the lovely features you already have, it’s prime time: Cheeks, eyes and brows! When you hear the term ‘no-makeup, makeup’ it can be a bit of misnomer. While there are certainly makeup products that can help you achieve this look and give you that natural glow like highlighter, liquid bronzer, tinted moisturizer, and liquid blush, sometimes it’s not quite enough. To get you all the way to achieving this look and feeling your most naturally confident self, it truly starts with the right skincare. Investing in your skin is investing in you. After all, your skin is the largest organ you have. We’re here to help you find the perfect specialty services and amazing skincare products to get you started.

Tip #1: Book a Brow Wax and Tint (And Brow Lamination!)

A full, fluffy brow is a key component of the effortless look you’re going after. The key to flawless brows is beginning a brow wax routine. Regularly waxing your brows can help grow back thinner, finer, and more manageable. If you’re new to the waxing world, no worries! The best place to begin is with a brow wax and tint. To start off, your Cerologist will conduct an assessment we call ‘exploring your ideal brow’ and they’ll expertly wax, trim, and tweeze your brows. Next comes the tint. In just a matter of minutes, even your finest and fairest brow hairs will get a boost of color. Your Cerologist will curate a custom-blended tint just for you and your brows. Trust us, this service combination makes all the difference. Say goodbye to filling in your brows and plucking at home.

If you want to really ‘up’ your brow game and get the fluffiest and fullest brows of your dreams, a brow lamination is the perfect service add on. The lamination process permanently presses your brows, so they are lifted and more prominent on your brow line. Through lamination, even the tiniest brow hairs get top billing, leaving your brows full and fluffy and perfect for up to six weeks. The fluffy brow is essential to the no-makeup, makeup look—but the beauty of lamination (with a tint!) is that it completely eliminates the need for everyday brow maintenance. See, that’s where the “no makeup” comes in which is why we LOVE the lamination service so very much.

Tip #2: Book a Lash Lift and Tint

The lashes of your dreams have been here all along. This service combo is one of our favorites. The lash lift will elevate and curl your natural lashes for up to 6 weeks. The process is relatively simple, and after-care is easy! The process isn’t simple, but it is worth it—promise! You’ll start with a lifting balm to bring your lashes to a luxurious lift in under an hour. Once lifted, the lashes are tinted giving you a bold, yet delicate lash line. While lash lifts will save you time in your makeup routine, they’re not totally set it and forget it. There’s an element of after-care involved that includes keeping your lashes dry for the first 24-48 hours, avoid using harsh eye products like waterproof mascara, and try not to rub your eyes. Be sure to follow all of your Cerologists instructions to ensure your lashes stay their most luscious selves. Once the after-care period is done, you’re all set! No more worrying about mascara running or fake lashes falling. Once you get your first lash lift and tint, it’s hard to go back to your everyday mascara or lash extensions, trust us!

After a lash lift service, your lashes might be a little weaker and more fragile than normal. A great solution for this is incorporating a lash or brow serum into your routine to hydrate and condition your lash It’s made with powerful antioxidants like Vitamins A, B8, E, F, & H to protect your lashes and brows from everyday environmental pollutants. Think of it as the ultimate conditioner for lashes and brows. Providing long-term benefits, it can actually help give a fuller appearance. It’s the perfect after-care product for your newly lifted lashes.

Tip #3: Get on the Skin Prep Trend

When we say skin prep, we’re talking about everything you do to prep your skin for makeup application. Everyone’s skin is unique and skincare journeys are incredibly personal, but there are some essential truths that are applicable to all. The overall goal of skin prep is to not only help your makeup last and look flawless all day long, but also incorporate great skincare practices, so you won’t need to layer on layers of makeup. We can’t stress enough how important it is to invest in your skin. Not only will it make you feel like your most confident self, but it will help eliminate the need for heavy foundation and concealer. If you’re a true makeup lover, you know that your skin needs to be properly prepped before it can correctly absorb your beauty products. Factors like your skin’s natural oils and the outside environment can easily shorten the longevity of your makeup. When you prep your skin, you’re creating a smooth, even canvas that can help your products stick longer and give you a more glowy appearance. The steps in a skin prep routine are relatively simple, starting with a cleansed face.

Gently Exfoliate: We personally love the Lemon Cream Scrub from Sanitas. It’s a dual action exfoliant that buffs away dead skin cells and impurities without tearing or irritating the skin. It helps skin appear smoother, more even, and revitalized.
Use an Eye Mask: Using undereye gels can make your undereye area look brighter and helps concealer last longer. Try the Patchology Illuminating Eye Gels to improve the appearance of dark circles and naturally harmonize skin tone.
Apply Serum: Applying a serum can help provide an initial layer of hydration, help your skin absorb your moisturizer more effectively, and create a moisture-rich makeup base. The Hyaluronic Concentrate serum from Sanitas is an amazing product that helps to boost the effectiveness of hydration products and create an instant plumping effect.
Moisturize: This is the most important step of skin prep. Applying moisturizer before any makeup products will help the product absorb more evenly and help with the longevity of your makeup. It also adds a natural radiance. The Honeydew Hydrating Moisturizer from Minimo leaves your skin perfectly nourished with vitamin-rich antioxidants and is perfect for all skin types.
Use Primer: Incorporating a primer into your skin prep ensures that your makeup will last all day long and can even help your SPF products last longer. If you have oilier skin, a gripping or oil-controlling primer works best. If you’re on the drier side or want a glowier look, a hydrating or highlighting primer is the way to go. Primer can also be worn completely on its own as a way to even skin tone and provide a glowy base under SPF products.
Setting Spray: Using a setting spray before, during, and after your product application will give the best results and make sure your look stays all day long. It can also help concealer or foundation really melt into your skin for a more natural and dewier look.

Tip #4: Illuminate Your Features

Your natural beauty deserves to be celebrated! An important step of the no makeup, makeup look is illuminating and accentuating your already gorgeous features. Try adding some natural color to both your cheeks and lips to give you a freshly sun kissed glow using a natural blush and lip shade. Another great method is to give your brows a little boost in addition to your brow wax and tinting service. This will keep them looking better, for longer. Using a tinted brow gel can help your brows to appear more volumized and tame any unruly brow hairs. But how do you know which brow gel to choose? There are so many options out there and it’s hard to know what shade or formulation is right for you and your brows. We’re big fans of The Kelley Baker Brows Tinted Brow Gel. It comes in the tinted shades of blonde, brown, and dark brown and is expertly formulated to help create the lifted, fluffy brows you’re looking for. Another tip to help illuminate your natural features is to use a highlighter. A highlighter product can be applied on your cheek bones, the tip of your nose, corners of your eyes, arches of your brows, and cupid’s bow to really give life and definition to your already gorg features. We also have to plug the incredible Camo-Light Highlighter Pencil from Kelley Baker Brows because it’s the perfect way to add that extra wow factor to the entire eye area with a quick stroke under the arch of your brow.

Tip #5: Never Forget SPF

We can’t stress the importance of SPF enough. Wearing sunscreen every day is the best and easiest way to protect your skin’s health and overall appearance. No matter your age, leaving your skin susceptible to harmful UV rays can lead to discoloration, wrinkles, and even skin cancer. The Sonrei Sea Clearly Translucent Gel sunscreen comes in SPF 30 and 50. Made with powerful antioxidants like Vitamin E and C as well as Ferulic Acid, this sunscreen product brings maximum protection without the heavy feel typically associated with SPF. This unique product is a translucent gel that feels lightweight and provides deep hydration, targets scarring, hyperpigmentation, and itchy, inflamed skin. Perfect for daily use, you can use it alone or under light makeup.

Consider this your reminder that your natural beauty deserves a spotlight all its own. The ‘no-makeup, makeup’ look is made for highlighting what’s already there and instilling confidence that you don’t need heavy makeup products to look your best. When you invest in quality skincare, you are giving your skin a chance to be its best self. When you pair great products with expertly done services, you’ll feel like a million bucks in no time! You can book your lash and brow treatments as well as snag all of these amazing products at your Waxing the City studio!

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Build Your Best Brow Ever

Waxing The City — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 21:56:31 +0000

Say goodbye to unruly, untamed, uneven brows with Brow Lamination!

Our relationship with brows has had a lot of ups and downs over the years, from Greta Garbo’s thin arched frame of the 1930s (that looked like they had been sketched on her face with a No. 2 pencil) all the way to screen siren ingenues who went the more natural route, à la Ingrid Bergman and Marilyn Monroe. Men have had a shape-changing relationship with brows, too. Think of the thick bushy brow Martin Scorcese rocked during his “Godfather” chapter or the cleaner shape sported by Brad Pitt and Lenny Kravitz in the early 2000s.

Today, after a lot of twists and turns, the big, bushy brow is officially back. Think Brooke Shields circa her Calvin Klein years or Oscar Isaac in “Dune.” Through a multi-step process called Brow Lamination, your brow hairs are lifted upwards, fanning up and out towards your hairline, highlighting your eyes and framing your face. Waxing the City is proud to offer this new trending service that’ll help you get that full, lifted look. And you don’t even need a wand of gel to keep it in place.

At Waxing the City, we’re always researching the best new services to bring you the boldest, freshest looks. Our Cerologists have been trained in Brow Lamination, so your face is always in safe hands when you walk into one of our studios.

Here's how it works:

Consultation

You’ll meet with one of our certified Cerologists. Together, the two of you will discuss what you are hoping to get out of your service. They will explain the process. Then you will define your brow goals and make a plan.

Relaxing the Hair

Your Cerologist will use a special formula to relax your brow hairs, breaking down their structure to make it straight and easy to manipulate.

Setting the Shape

Then, they will brush the relaxed hairs into your desired shape. You’ll make sure it’s what you hoped to create. Once you are ready to move forward, they’ll apply another treatment that will keep your brow hairs in place.

Bespoke Brow Tinting

Every Brow Lamination service includes a brow tint. So once your shape is set, your Cerologist will make a custom color and apply it to your brows.

Mapping the Brows

Now that your brow hairs are lifted, tinted and held in place, you’ll need a new brow shape to match them. Your Cerologist will wax, thread, tweeze and feather them to build a brand-new frame for your face.

Finishing

The final step is finishing the brow. Your Cerologist will make sure the shape, color, and direction of the hairs is what you hoped to achieve and make any minor corrections before you are finished with your service. Your brows will hold their shape, color and lift for up to 8 weeks.

Over the decades, we’ve seen it all. From the finely tuned brows of Elvis Presley to the thick bold brow of Cara Delivigne. We’re firm believers that the big, bushy brow is where brow beauty will live for a while. And the best part is you can create a brow that’s unique to you. If you’re curious about how it might work for your face, we invite you to come in and meet with one of our trained Cerologists who will help you create your best brow ever.

Brow Lamination is a special service that works for anyone, regardless of brow shape or size. It manages those annoying hairs that sag or shoot out of place, keeping them in line to create your most perfect brow shape. Before Brow Lamination, brows were held down by pencils, shadows, gels and liners, adding too many more steps into your morning routine. Now you can skip your morning brow steps and roll out of bed with that “I just woke up like this” look.

It’s time to embrace your unique brow and show it off, rather than waxing or tweezing it away into oblivion, aka too thin a line. A full, lifted brow will bring attention to your eyes and give you a youthful frame to your face. Book your Brow Lamination today.

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