Brow lamination vs brow extensions: what is the difference?
Two popular brow services, how each one works, how long the result lasts and which clients each one is for.
Eka Kurshitashvili • • 1 min read
Fuller, neater brows are one of the most requested beauty services today. Lamination and extensions both get there, but in very different ways, and a good brow artist knows when to offer each one.
Brow lamination
Lamination works with the client's own hairs. A setting solution softens them so they can be brushed into the wanted direction, then a fixing solution keeps them there. The brows look fuller, smoother and more even, and stay that way for about four to six weeks. It is ideal for clients who have enough brow hairs but find them unruly or growing in different directions. Lamination is often combined with tinting and shaping.
Brow extensions
Extensions add hairs where there are none. Fine synthetic hairs are attached one by one to fill gaps, correct the shape or make thin brows thicker. They are the answer for sparse brows, scars or areas where hair no longer grows. Because the skin and hairs renew themselves, the result usually lasts about one to two weeks.
Which service for which client?
- Thick but unruly brows: lamination.
- Thin brows or gaps: extensions.
- Both problems: many artists combine the two: lamination for the natural hairs, extensions only where hairs are missing.
Learning both
Brow services are a natural next step for lash artists and a good starting point for newcomers: the procedures are short and clients come back regularly. Our brow lamination course and our brow extensions course (three methods) are taught on live models in small groups. See them on the courses page.