Your questions, answered.

Nano brows are a cosmetic brow tattoo technique that uses a digital PMU device and a single ultra-fine needle to draw individual hair-like strokes into the skin, following the direction of your own brow hair. The result is a hyper-natural, feathered brow that looks like real hair, not makeup. It’s the most advanced and gentle hair-stroke technique available today.

Microblading cuts hair strokes into the skin with a manual blade. Nano brows implant pigment with a fine digital needle instead, so there is far less trauma to the skin, which means less discomfort, gentler healing and crisper strokes that stay defined as they age. Nano also suits a wider range of skin types, including skin where microblading tends to blur.

Nano brows are individual hair strokes for the most natural look. Soft powder brows are a soft, even shading that looks like a light brow powder. Ombré brows are shaded too, but lighter at the front and darker through the tail for a more defined look. Combination brows mix hair strokes at the front with shading through the body and tail. We choose together at your consultation.

It depends on your skin, your existing brow hair and the look you want. If you want brows that look like naturally full brows, nano is usually the answer. If you fill your brows with makeup every day and love that polished finish, soft powder or ombré will feel more like you. Oilier skin generally heals more crisply with a shaded finish. I’ll recommend the best fit at your free consultation.

Usually, yes. Shaded finishes such as ombré and soft powder heal beautifully on oily skin. Very oily skin is something I check at your consultation, because it can soften hair strokes faster, and I may recommend a shaded or combination finish so your result lasts.

Most clients describe it as a light scratching or pressure rather than pain. Because nano uses a fine needle instead of a blade, there is less trauma than microblading, and a topical numbing cream is applied before and during the treatment to keep you comfortable.

Allow about 3.5 hours for your first nano, soft powder, ombré or combination brow session. That includes mapping and designing your shape, your approval, numbing, the tattooing itself and going through aftercare. The perfecting session 6 to 8 weeks later takes about 2 hours.

Four steps. First, a free consultation where I assess your features, skin type and lifestyle and recommend a finish. Second, your cosmetic brow tattoo session: shape design and approval, then the finish is applied with a digital PMU device. Third, a perfecting session 6 to 8 weeks later to refine shape, density and colour. Fourth, a colour boost around 12 months on to keep them fresh.

Yes. Cosmetic brow tattooing is a two-step process. Everyone heals a little differently, so the perfecting session 6 to 8 weeks after your first appointment is where I fine-tune shape, fill any strokes that healed lighter and perfect the colour. Your final result is judged after this session has healed.

The surface heals in about 7 to 10 days. Your brows look darker and bolder for the first few days, then lightly flake and soften. Pigment, skin and colour take roughly 4 to 6 weeks to fully settle, which is why the perfecting session is booked at 6 to 8 weeks. I’ll talk you through aftercare in studio and send it to you afterwards.

You’ll see a very good indication at 4 to 6 weeks when the colour has settled. The true final result shows once your perfecting session has healed, around 10 to 14 weeks after your first appointment.

Nano brows typically last 1.5 to 2.5 years. Skin type, sun exposure, skincare (especially retinoids and exfoliating acids) and lifestyle all affect how long colour holds. A colour boost around 12 months keeps them looking fresh for longer.

Nano brows are $699 for your first session (about 3.5 hours). Soft powder brows and ombré brows are $499, and combination brows are $599. Your consultation is free. The perfecting session and later colour boosts are priced by the time since your last session, and I’ll confirm those prices with you at your consultation so there are no surprises.

A colour boost is a maintenance session that refreshes colour and definition as your brows naturally soften. I recommend one around 12 months after your first treatment. The session is about 2.5 hours within 12 to 18 months and about 3 hours at 18 to 24 months. After 24 months we start again with a consultation.

I can’t tattoo if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, under 18 (even with consent), have a history of keloid scarring, an active infection, a severe heart condition or a pacemaker. Please check with me first if you have diabetes, an auto-immune or bleeding disorder, epilepsy, chemotherapy or radiation in the past 6 to 12 months, Accutane in the past 6 to 12 months, an active skin condition on the brows, very oily skin, or you use blood thinners, retinoids or strong exfoliants. Some of these can still proceed with medical clearance or the right technique and timing.

Often, yes, provided the old work has faded enough and the shape allows it. Send me a clear, makeup-free photo of your brows before your consultation and I’ll assess it honestly. Very dark or saturated old work may need to fade or be lightened first.

Arrive with clean, makeup-free brows. For a week beforehand, don’t wax, pluck, thread or tint your brows so I can see your natural growth. Avoid alcohol, caffeine and blood-thinning medications or supplements such as aspirin, ibuprofen and fish oil for 24 to 48 hours before, and avoid sunburn, chemical peels and retinoids on the area for two weeks before. If you take prescribed medication, keep taking it and let me know.

Keep your brows clean and dry for the first 7 to 10 days, apply only the aftercare I give you, and don’t pick or scratch any flaking. Avoid makeup on the brow area, heavy sweating, swimming, saunas and direct sun for about two weeks. Long term, sunscreen on your brows and keeping retinoids and acids off them will help your colour last.

Yes. Every brow is mapped to your bone structure and features and designed with you before I start, and nothing is tattooed until you approve the shape. Nano strokes follow your own hair pattern, so healed brows look like naturally fuller brows rather than drawn-on ones.

Yes. A brow sculpt keeps the hair around your tattooed shape tidy, and you can still have your natural hair tinted. Brow lamination is also possible once you’re fully healed. I’ll advise what suits your healed result.

Yes, when it’s done properly. I use sterile, single-use needles and tools, a digital PMU device and professional pigments, and your medical history is reviewed at your consultation before anything goes ahead. I trained at Queen Brows Academy in Melbourne under master educator Heidi Karimi and hold certifications in Nano Brows & Shading, Combination Brows and Ombré & Soft Powder Brows.

Yes. Nano brows were made for sparse, over-plucked or thinning brows, including brows that have thinned with age or after illness. Hair strokes rebuild the look of hair where there is none, and a combination finish adds soft density behind them if you want more fullness.

Every cosmetic brow tattoo at La Signora, whether nano, soft powder, ombré or combination brows, includes your free consultation, personalised brow mapping and design approval before anything begins, premium pigments matched to your skin and hair, sterile single-use needles, topical numbing throughout, an aftercare kit with written aftercare instructions, and support by phone or text while you heal. Your perfecting session 6 to 8 weeks later is booked separately, and I’ll confirm its price at your consultation.

Nothing begins until you’ve seen and approved your brow design, and your perfecting session is there to fine-tune shape, density and colour once you’ve healed. Cosmetic brow tattooing is semi-permanent and softens gradually over 1.5 to 2.5 years, so shape and colour can be adjusted at a colour boost as your style changes. If you ever wanted pigment lightened or removed, I’m happy to refer you to a trusted removal specialist.

Yes, with a little planning. La Signora specialises only in brows and lashes, so I don’t offer injectables or facials, but if you have them with another clinic, timing matters. Leave at least 4 weeks between anti-wrinkle injections or filler around the brows and forehead and your cosmetic brow tattoo, as they can change how your brows sit. Avoid chemical peels, laser and microneedling on the brow area for 2 weeks before, and wait until your brows have fully healed, about 4 to 6 weeks, before having any of these treatments afterwards. Please mention any recent treatments when you book.