Method: Eyebrow tattooing involves inserting needles vertically into the skin, causing significant pain. Due to the limited number of needles used per insertion, the coloring process takes longer. Eyebrow embroidery, however, uses needles inserted at a 45-degree angle, resulting in less pain. Additionally, embroidery uses a higher number of needles per insertion, making the procedure faster.
Tool-wise: Microblading uses a "single needle" or "three needles" combined with an electric tool to deposit pigment into the skin one needle at a time. Embroidery eyebrows employ 12 or 16 needles arranged at a 45-degree angle to deposit a larger amount of pigment into the skin in a single pass, like embroidery. This technique is entirely manual and requires no electrical assistance.
Materials: Microblading typically uses water-based pigments with weaker viscosity. Embroidery employs paste-like pigments with stronger viscosity, allowing pigment to penetrate more easily under the skin with the needle, thus facilitating better color retention.
Results: Embroidery causes less trauma and, since it doesn't mix with the skin's yellow pigment genes, it won't discolor.Conversely, eyebrow tattooing risks penetrating too deeply. If pigment is inadvertently introduced into deeper layers and mixes with the skin's natural yellow pigment, it can turn greenish or bluish, making correction difficult. Eyebrow embroidery creates a more natural, flowing brow by applying multiple individual dots per stroke, whereas tattooing uses fewer dots per stroke.
Eyebrow tattooing uses multiple single points to embroider the entire eyebrow, resulting in a stiffer, less natural effect.Eyebrow embroidery, with its higher number of stitches per session, more readily achieves a soft, natural effect. However, in terms of permanence, microblading offers a permanent solution, while embroidery typically lasts only two to three years. For lasting results, microblading is preferable; for those wishing to adapt their look to changing trends, embroidery is the better choice.