Beauty hacks, from tattooed eyebrows to lip colour, eye liner, and concealer – moving on from microblading

It wasn’t so long ago that the idea of tattooing one’s eyebrows semi-permanently – a procedure now commonly known as microblading – seemed quite unusual. Now, it’s a godsend for women and men freed from the prison of having to perfect their eyebrows daily before heading out.

But, as body tattoo enthusiasts know, the first prick of the needle often acts as a gateway drug. While most beauty salons offer few semi-permanent make-up options beyond eyebrows, would the freshly bladed be keen for more, were the choice available?

According to Rebecca Chung, the owner and founder of beauty salons Princessbrows and High Society Skin Clinic in Hong Kong, the answer is a resounding yes. Having trained in microblading a decade ago, Chung became curious as to which other parts of the body could be candidates for permanent make-up, and today offers services ranging from semi-permanent lip colour and under eye concealer to areola restoration for breast-cancer survivors and stretch mark camouflage.

“Once [my customers] start with eyebrows, they’ll think about eye liner, lips, or concealer. They are more open-minded once they’ve started,” Chung explains. “They realise, ‘Oh, it’s painless, it saves my time,’ and they want more. They want to wake up with make-up.”