Hairline tattoos are giving people entirely new face shapes

You've already heard of — maybe even considered — eyebrow microblading. The tattoo technique became massively popular last year with good reason: it gives you eyebrows on fleek without having to do any work.

Now women are using the method on another part of their faces — their hairlines.

That's right, people are getting their hairlines tattooed in the name of beauty.

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A cosmetologist draws on hair one strand at a time with a super thin blade, just like they do with brow microblading.

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Unlike regular tattoos, the ink is not permanent and fades to a more natural finish over time.

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The aftercare is just like a traditional tattoo, though. For about two weeks after the session, clients have to avoid makeup, certain skin care products, direct sunlight, and swimming.

The results are INSANE.

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Filling in the hairline can change a person's face shape entirely.

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It's actually kind of genius.

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And at a few hundred dollars, it's certainly much easier and not drastically more expensive than filling in your hairline every day. (A bottle of Rita Hazan's popular root touch-up spray will run you $26.)

You know what they say: beauty is pain.

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