For eyebrow tattoos, a cosmetic tattooing machine is used to implant pigment into your skin with a variety of tiny needles. The difference is that with a regular tattoo machine the pigment is implanted much closer to the skin’s surface as compared to the eyebrow microblading pen.
Microblading uses a handheld tool known as a microblading pen instead of a motorized tattooing machine.
The difference with microblading is that the technique can achieve hair-like strokes to create the illusion of actual hairs, whereas eyebrow tattoos are more block-like in their end result to make it look as though the eyebrow has been colored in with a brow pencil or powder.
Microblading involves the meticulous drawing of each hair stroke following the direction and length of the existing hairs.
Microblading implants the pigment, which is close to the skin, to create the look of realistic fine hairs, creating a more natural look than eyebrow tattoos. However, eyebrow tattoos may last longer as the eyebrow pen more solidly draws the pigment into the skin, as well as inserts it into deeper layers.