Beauty – Page 13 – A Double Dose

Microblading: All About Our Experience at Enlighten MD

December 6, 2016

We are FINALLY writing about our experience with microblading at Enlighten MD. When we first had the treatment done, we got SO many questions about it, so we are excited to finally be sharing all about it with y’all! Honestly, before this, we had never heard about microblading, but let me tell you, we are HOOKED! We got ours done at Enlighten MD in Dallas by the amazing Amber.

We are not ones to usually overly compliment a service, but the entire staff at Enlighten MD is incredibly sweet and accommodating. Their office is so beautiful, and we could not have had a better experience from start to finish. We have also been getting underarm laser hair removal treatment from them (we have done 3 of the 6 sessions), and have been loving the results!

What is Microblading?

Microblading is the newest and most natural option to achieving amazing, perfect-looking eyebrows. The Microblading technician begins with shaping, then coloring in the area to plot the points. Next, the perfect color for the patient is mixed and the process begins; a microblading pen comprised of micro needles is used to individually draw hair strokes into the skin, one by one.

Is Microblading For Me?

The perfect candidate for Microblading is one who wants definition, to cover gaps of lost hair, to extend an area, or even for a full-reconstruction where the patient has no brow hair at all.

How Long Does Microblading Last?

Color performs differently on people, and fades at different frequency, depending on environmental, skin regimen, and sun exposure. For Microblading, you can expect the longevity to be between 6 months – 1.5 years.

What Happens Post-Treatment?

Immediately post-treatment the area will appear much darker, but it will fade 50% over the following 2 weeks. A second application is required 6 weeks later.

How Long Does the Process Take?

The process takes about two hours. Since they numb your brows beforehand, there is little discomfort and no downtime!

Here is a video that talks all about Microblading in more detail from Amber Garton:

https://youtu.be/mLp77IZLbII

And, here is our favorite video! It shows our whole Mircroblading process, so y’all can see exactly the step-by-step process!

https://youtu.be/oDM3M8PnfFI

After we were all done with our first Microblading session with Amber!We shared some of these images on snapchat as we were getting our Microblading done, but wanted to show you all the process. She is outlining and plotting the points where she is going to draw the hairs.
This is after she has done one pass-over of filling in the brows.
Here are Samantha’s before and after pictures following her first Microblading session! These are my before and afters! As you all can tell, we both have pretty full eyebrows to start with, but were missing some areas where they needed to be a little more filled in. Also, as we mentioned before, the color fades after a week or two, so your eyebrows won’t always look this dark! We could not be happier with the results and are SO glad we got this treatment done! Our brows are perfectly shaped and groomed, even without makeup, which we love! We could not recommend Enlighten MD more. All of the staff is super sweet and accommodating, and they offer a ton of amazing services like facials, botox, and laser hair removal.

Let us know if you have any other questions about our experience!

*all information via Enlighten MD

Beauty / Lifestyle

How To Curl Your Hair With A Curling Iron

September 26, 2016

I usually curl my hair with a wand similar to this one because it is super quick and easy to achieve waves, BUT, after getting my hair cut, colored, and styled, my hairstylist was determined to get me to curl hair with a curling iron properly;) The one thing I didn’t like about using a wand was that the curl didn’t start at the top of my head, rather like halfway through my head, if that makes sense?

I took a really long video of my hairstylist doing my sister’s hair with the curling iron, and thought it looked pretty easy. Of course, the next day I pull out my curling iron and attempt to do it, and end up with a TOTAL disaster. My hair was either dented, curled the wrong direction, or just not curled at all. After several hours (not even joking!), I was beyond frustrated, and was about to just say, “Screw it!”. I decided one last time to look at some more Youtube videos, and FINALLY got the hang of it!

So, if you’re reading this, you probably are struggling like I was, haha, so here are the things I was doing wrong:

The curling iron was not hot enough or too old (this is the one I use and I have heard great things about this one).
Not protecting my hair from heating tools (this is not why it wouldn’t curl, but it is very important!)
Not curling away from my face (you don’t want the curls to curl in towards your face, you want them to curl outwards, away from your face).
Rotating the curling iron the wrong direction (if you don’t rotate it the proper way, you will dent your hair horribly!)

Some things to keep in mind:

If you want a tighter curl, you want to get a smaller-barreled iron. In this case, I used a 1″ iron because the curls will start out tight, but will fall out over time.
You want to always place the clip facing your face on each side of your head (I finally figured that out and it helped me SO much)!
I kind of messed this up in the video, but you want to clip the iron in closer to your roots, and rotate the hair through the clamp.
Use a wide-tooth comb or a boar bristle brush to loosen out your curls after they are finished cooling.

In case you all want some extra instructions to what is explained in the video, I will quickly list them out!

Before starting, you will need:

wide-tooth comb (similar one here) or a boar-bristle brush
1″ curling iron (this is the one I use)
heat protection spray (this is what I use)
hairspray

How To Curl Your Hair With A Curling Iron | adoubledose.com

Begin by spraying the heat protection spray all over your head.
Divide hair into two sections, and bring all hair to the left and right side of your face.
Take about a 1″ section of hair and clip the iron in closer to your roots, and rotate the hair through the clamp, leaving a little bit of the end of your hair outside of the clamp (Remember, the clip should always be facing your head on both sides of your face).
Hold for 10 to 20 seconds.
Once finished with all hair, allow curls to cool.
Brush through curls with a wide-tooth comb or brush and set with hairspray.