Microblading in Highland Park

It's semi-permanent — typically 18 to 36 months, depending on your skin type, lifestyle and aftercare. It fades gradually, and most clients return for a color refresh. A perfecting touch-up 4–6 weeks after your initial session is part of the process, and it is included.

Your brows are done by DK Abduli, founder of DK Aesthetics. She is Swiss Color certified and a Swiss Color Licensed Trainer: she trains other permanent-makeup artists in Illinois and New York, and she has also given trainings in Switzerland, directly at Swiss Color in St. Gallen.

That's the goal. Using a fine manual tool, your artist creates delicate, hair-like strokes mapped to your natural growth — so the result looks like fuller, well-shaped brows, not a harsh tattoo. We design the shape with you before any pigment is applied.

A numbing cream keeps you comfortable. Most clients describe only mild scratching or pressure. The appointment is relaxed, and we take our time.

Brows go through about 4–6 weeks of healing. They look bolder at first, then soften; there may be light scabbing or flaking in the first week or two. We provide detailed aftercare to protect your results.

Don’t panic — this is the normal ‘ghosting’ phase. After the scabs flake off around days seven to ten, the color can look faint or seem to vanish for a week or two while fresh skin heals over the pigment. It resurfaces as the skin settles, and you’ll judge the true result at about six weeks, once we perfect it at your touch-up. Individual results vary.

No — microblading won’t damage your natural brow hairs. The pigment is deposited in the upper layers of skin, above the hair follicles, so it doesn’t affect how your own hair grows. Your natural hairs stay exactly as they are; the hair-like strokes simply fill and frame around them for a fuller, defined shape. Individual results vary.

Skip sweaty workouts, swimming pools, saunas and hot yoga for the first seven to ten days, until the brows have flaked and healed — sweat and soaking can lift pigment and invite irritation. Light walks are fine, and you can return to your normal routine once healing is complete. We’ll send you home with a simple, day-by-day aftercare card.

When performed by a trained, certified artist with sterile, single-use tools, microblading is generally very safe. As with any cosmetic tattoo there are risks like allergic reaction or infection. Note that PMU pigments are regulated as cosmetics and none are FDA-approved for injection into the skin. We review your health history and contraindications (such as pregnancy) beforehand.

We review your full health history first, because microblading isn't right for everyone. It's generally not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding, if you're on blood thinners, or if you've taken isotretinoin (Accutane) within roughly the past year, as well as for those prone to keloid scarring or with certain skin conditions in the brow area. If you have a condition such as well-managed diabetes, we may ask for clearance from your doctor. We'll talk through anything relevant at your consultation.

Microblading is $550 for the initial session at DK Aesthetics in Highland Park, or $575 with a precise brow wax first. Your brows are mapped and crafted by DK Abduli, a Swiss Color certified artist and Swiss Color Licensed Trainer. The perfecting touch-up 4–6 weeks after your initial session is included. Results commonly last 18–36 months and fade gradually; when you are ready for a color refresh, we plan the timing and the figure with you then. Individual results vary.