I did not intend for microblading to be the centrepiece of my first Seoul trip. But after seven months of research, a WhatsApp exchange with AMORJ, and a two-month waitlist, it became exactly that. I built five days around one appointment — and came home with the best brows of my life.

For context: I'm from Berlin. Berlin has excellent everything — including a decent number of microblading studios. But "decent" is exactly the word I'd use. The results felt technically fine but aesthetically flat. What I was seeing from AMORJ's Instagram was something else entirely: brows that looked like they grew that way.

I'd also had semi-permanent brows done in Munich three years ago with a pigment that had faded into a slightly orange-red cast. I needed both a correction and a new procedure on top of damaged skin. AMORJ's website was the only one I found that addressed this case directly.

Germans are practical. So: the numbers.

I arrived at Seolleung Station on a Tuesday morning. Five-minute walk from exit 5. The studio was quiet and methodical — not the mega-clinic aesthetic I'd half expected.

My artist photographed my brows from multiple angles before touching anything, then printed two reference images of arch options. When I pointed to the more dramatic one, she shook her head politely but firmly: "This won't suit your face long-term." She was right, obviously.

The correction of my old Munich pigment was the part I'd been most anxious about. The Soft Emboss technique deposits pigment at a shallower depth, which meant it could layer over the faded remains without them affecting the color. She explained everything while working. The whole appointment was narrated — which I, as a German, appreciated enormously.

Hannah Müller is a product designer based in Berlin. She paid full price for her AMORJ appointment. No commercial relationship exists.