Gravesend · Avenue P · Brooklyn 11223
Brow lamination or microblading?
Lamination $75 · Microblading not offered here
The short answer
The difference, in one paragraph.
Brow lamination is a chemical perm for the brow hairs you already have: it redirects them, holds the new shape for six to eight weeks, and then grows out with nothing left behind. Microblading is a cosmetic tattoo — fine strokes of pigment deposited into the skin, lasting one to three years before a touch-up, and semi-permanent by definition. Lamination rearranges hair. Microblading draws hair that is not there. If your brows are full but unruly, lamination is the answer. If there is genuinely no hair left in a section, lamination will not fill it and microblading might.
Before anything else
We laminate. We do not microblade.
Stated up front rather than at the bottom. DEEPINLASH offers brow lamination at $75, or $100 with shaping and tint, alongside lash extensions. Microblading is not something we do — it is a tattoo procedure, it is regulated differently, and it belongs with a specialist who does it all day.
So this page is not here to talk you into lamination. It is here because the decision is genuinely consequential in one direction: lamination grows out in six to eight weeks if you hate it, and microblading does not. Knowing which problem you actually have is worth ten minutes of reading.
Side by side
What actually differs.
The lamination column is our price list. The microblading column is deliberately left without a price — we do not offer it, so any figure would be guesswork.
| Brow lamination | Microblading | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A chemical perm. Softens the hair, redirects it, sets it. | A cosmetic tattoo. Pigment deposited into the skin in fine strokes. |
| Works on | Hair you already have. | Skin — it draws hair that is not there. |
| Fills a bare patch | No. Gaps with no follicles stay gaps. | Yes, that is its main use. |
| How long | Six to eight weeks, then grows out completely. | One to three years, fading gradually; touch-ups extend it. |
| Reversible | Yes, by waiting. Nothing is left behind. | No. Removal means laser or saline, over multiple sessions. |
| Appointment | 45–60 minutes, sitting up, no needles. | Typically two hours plus a six-to-eight-week follow-up session. |
| Healing | None. Keep dry 24 hours, then normal. | A healing period with scabbing and colour change before the result settles. |
| Pain | None. Solutions sit on the hair, not the skin. | Numbing cream is used; it is still a needle procedure. |
| Price here | $75, or $100 with shaping and tint. | Not offered. |
| Risk if you dislike it | Six to eight weeks of patience. | Years, or a removal course. |
One rule that applies whichever you pick: they do not mix on the same timeline. Lamination is not done over recently microbladed skin — the area needs to have healed, and solutions on fresh pigment are a bad idea. It is one of our listed contraindications.
How to decide
Find the sentence that sounds like you.
What we will not do
Sell you lamination for a problem it cannot solve.
This is the part of the comparison that matters commercially, so here it is plainly. If you come in with a genuinely bare section and ask for lamination, the honest answer costs us $75.
- Lamination cannot grow hair. No service that takes 45 minutes can.
- It cannot fill a patch with no follicles left. It will make the hair around that patch look better, which sometimes makes the patch more obvious, not less.
- It should not be repeated more often than every six weeks. Over-processing is real and it leaves the hair dry and brittle.
- It is not suitable over active eczema or psoriasis, on broken skin, after a recent chemical peel in the area, or over recent brow tattooing or microblading.
Send a daylight photo of your brows with no makeup and we will tell you which of these you are, before you book anything.
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Questions
Lamination and microblading.
What is the difference between brow lamination and microblading?
Lamination is a chemical perm for the brow hairs you already have — it redirects them, holds the shape for six to eight weeks, then grows out leaving nothing behind. Microblading is a cosmetic tattoo: fine strokes of pigment deposited into the skin, lasting one to three years. Lamination rearranges hair; microblading draws hair that is not there.
Does DEEPINLASH do microblading?
No. DEEPINLASH does brow lamination at $75, or $100 with shaping and tint, plus lash extensions. Microblading is a tattoo procedure, regulated differently, and belongs with a specialist who does it full time. There is no microblading price in the table above for the same reason — we would be inventing a number.
Should I get lamination or microblading for sparse brows?
It depends whether there is hair there. If the hairs exist but lie flat and overlap, lamination lifts and spreads them so they cover more surface, and sparse-looking brows often read noticeably denser. If a section has no follicles left — over-plucked beyond regrowth, alopecia, scarring — lamination cannot fill it and will make the surrounding hair look better around the gap. Send a daylight photo and we will tell you which you are.
Can brow lamination be done over microbladed brows?
Not over recent work. Recent brow tattooing or microblading is one of our contraindications — the area needs to have fully healed, and perm solutions on fresh pigment are a bad idea. If your microblading is well healed, mention it when you book and we will look at it first.
Which is safer, brow lamination or microblading?
They carry different risks. Lamination's main risk is over-processing, which leaves the hair dry and brittle — avoided by not repeating it more often than every six weeks. Microblading breaks the skin, so it carries the risks any tattoo does, and the result is semi-permanent whether or not you like it. The practical difference: a bad lamination grows out in six to eight weeks.
How much does brow lamination cost in Brooklyn?
At DEEPINLASH it is $75, or $100 with shaping and tint, and the appointment takes 45 to 60 minutes. First visit to the studio is $20 off, so $55 and $80 respectively. Shaping is done after lamination, once the true shape is visible.
If I am unsure, should I try lamination or microblading first?
Lamination, almost always. It is the cheaper decision and the reversible one — six to eight weeks and it is gone. Starting with a semi-permanent procedure on a shape you have never worn is how people end up researching pigment removal.
New clients
$55Brow lamination, first visit.
1019 Avenue P, Suite 703, Gravesend, Brooklyn 11223. Holds six to eight weeks, and grows out completely if it turns out not to be for you. Text a daylight photo of your brows and we will tell you honestly whether lamination is the right service.