What is nanoblading?

Nanoblading combines a microblade - a handheld tool with a blade (or group of closely packed pins) and a digital device - with a needle. It’s similar to a conventional tattoo machine, but not as aggressive. Using a blade instead of a single needle, it manually creates the effect and look of hair strokes, explains Tracie Giles, founder of the Tracie Giles Bespoke Permanent Makeup Clinic.

What’s the difference between microblading and nanoblading?

Nanoblading is a much gentler form of semi-permanent makeup and is less likely to cause trauma on the skin, says Giles.

“With microblading, the pins that form the blade are rigid, whereas the pins used for nanoblading that are inserted into the device are super fine (hence the word ‘nano’) and also flexible,” she says. “Nanoblading delivers the beautiful, crisp and supernatural results that both permanent makeup and microblading can achieve and it’s also suitable for a greater range of clients than microblading, which can fade quickly in some skins.”

Nanoblading is the new microblading – here’s why