In microblading, the skin is incised very superficially with a tool called a microblade pen, which creates tiny cuts similar to a single hair. A pigment is inserted inside each microincision and draws the hair itself but which, with the normal exfoliation of the epidermis, tends to disappear within one/two years. In tattooing, on the other hand, even the one that recreates the hair-by-hair effect, the skin is permanently pigmented and, even if the color will tend to fade over time, it will still remain forever.