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Permanent makeup is taking the beauty industry by storm! A person’s life can be transformed with a simple microblading procedure, permanent lip and eye liner, areola tattooing and more. After participating in SKYNSTUDIO’S microblading and/or permanent makeup curriculum, permanent makeup artists go on to have successful, gratifying and lucrative careers. Not only will you be transforming someone else’s life, but you will transform your own!

TRANSFORMING SOMEONE’S LIFE

Giving a brow-less woman beautiful, microbladed eyebrows, adding permanent color to lips and lifting one’s eyes with smudge-proof permanent eyeliner are not the only things that make this career so fulfilling. It is also the instant smiles when the person looks in the mirror for the first time after you give them the look they always dreamed of. It is the endless thank you’s because you restore someone’s confidence. It is performing areola tattooing on a breast cancer survivor’s breast after they had a mastectomy. It is knowing that you restored someone to help them feel naturally beautiful again. People will love the way they look and feel, and you will love that you made this difference in someone’s life.

FINANCIAL GAINS

The financial benefits of becoming a permanent makeup artist are also a huge perk! The graduates of SKYNSTUDIO have gone on to have very successful careers. A permanent makeup artist can decide whichever path to take whether it be working for a medical practice, medspa, salon (where legal), tattoo shop, or becoming a free-standing entity. By making this your career you can decide whatever path you would like to take and ultimately reap the financial benefits!

TOP NOTCH TRAINING: YOU’LL BE THE BEST!

You’re in luck! SKYNSTUDIO offers not only the finest permanent makeup training but also continued support. Therefore, you can ensure your clients that you have been taught by the best. With no prerequisites required, you will be taught with a curriculum created by SKYNSTUDIO’S founder, Shana Irish as well as the globally recognized SPCP, Society of Permanent Cosmetics. The curriculum highlights the importance of safety and sanitation when performing permanent make up procedures. You will not only learn techniques that allow you to achieve the effects of hair simulation and soft and natural powdery finishes on eyebrows, but also assorted styles of eyeliner, lip blushing. To top it off you will become an expert on color theory! Shana has taken her years of experience and turned it into a program for you to learn the best skills in the industry. After online and in-person classes that include hands-on procedures along with home study that totals 100 hours, you will graduate with an SKYNSTUDIO Certificate and a lifetime of continued support. SKYN STUDIO can lead you to a new, exciting and rewarding chapter of your life!

What’s stopping you? If you are ready to start you career in permanent makeup…

At SKYN STUDIO, we pride ourselves In providing the most advanced and rigorous classes to teach you how to become a permanent makeup and microblading professional. Our hands on training and one-on-one instruction avoids long class schedules and gives you the most direct experience so you can begin your career as a permanent makeup artist. If you are looking for an education with the highest standards in permanent makeup and microblading, taught in a professional setting by expert teachers, then this academy is right for you.

Shana is recognized as a master in microblading, and has spent the last 25 years developing her knowledge of skin and honing her advanced techniques. She’s highly sought after by her extensive client list including celebrities, and now you have the opportunity of a lifetime to learn Shana’s methods directly from the master herself!

SKYN STUDIO will train and certify you with Shana’s exclusive microblading course, natural-looking cosmetic tattooing, and micropigmentation application methods.

Become an SKYN STUDIO certified technician and enjoy working in a field you love, creating your own schedule, enjoying a significant income (six figures are very possible!), and making a difference in people’s lives.

The microblading process applies pigments into sparse areas of the brow via the microblade to create additional hair-like strokes where needed. This process adds beauty and dimension to the shape of the brow, and highlights one of the beautiful components on the face: the eyes!

Microblading can also be referred to as:

3D Brows

Hair Strokes

Brow Strokes

Feather Brow

6D Eyebrows

Semi permanent makeup

Hand tool method

In most states you do not need training or a certification to start microblading. Like any business, you will need to set up a business license.

Microblading is a form of tattooing, and in most areas it falls under the same guidelines as tattooing. Tattooing regulations and recommended practices vary from state to state in the United States. It is also subject to body art and cosmetic tattoo/permanent makeup regulations in some areas.

Review your state’s requirements by clicking here: TATTOOING AND BODY PIERCING | STATE LAWS, STATUTES AND REGULATIONS

If you’re unable to find your licensing requirements, let us know and we can help you out!

It’s the responsibility of the student to understand the licensing requirements in their individual areas. Please note legislation and government policies are subject to change. INK SOCIETY does not guarantee or assume liability for the accuracy of this information.

As you’re looking into a microblading career, most importantly take the time and do your research about your training options and state regulations. We get a lot of students who trained elsewhere and end up coming to our courses because they originally didn’t get the training they were expecting.

Here are a few things you should know before deciding on a training provider:

Who’s really going to be training you?

Some training courses will highlight their celebrity instructor but when you get to the training you get trained by one of their assistants or some franchisee. Make sure you’re getting the training from the person you want. Remember your trainer should be a mentor and advisor to you. Make sure you like them and their work. Look into their experience and make sure they have a good track record. Do they consistently show great client/student results or are they only able to show a couple good results per year.

At SKYN STUDIO we do not franchise out or allow substitute teachers. Lead Instructor/Founder Shana Irish attends and oversees all trainings with students.

Does your training provided ongoing support?

Ask your training about their follow-up policy after you get trained! Beware, in some cases trainers travel and teach, and it can be difficult to get in contact with them. Some do not even provide continued support.

At SKYN STUDIO we feel all trainers should be willing to be your mentor and help you to succeed. Most of our students are referrals from past students, and we often hear that our students say SKYN STUDIO holds nothing back with trainings. We’re here to provide our students with the tools and support to become successful, and the support shouldn’t stop after you complete a course.

We understand once a student/artist gets some experience working on clients its most likely they are going to come across a situation or need advice. For this reason, we provide our students with ongoing support via phone, email, FaceTime, SKYN STUDIO’s private Facebook group, and in person. To get an indication of this, see how responsive other training providers are to questions you might have prior to your training.

What type of hands-on experience will you receive?

Will you have quality one-on-one time with an instructor?

What is the ratio of students to instructors in the class?

How many live models will you be working on, and will you be working on them from start to finish?

It’s troubling to hear from many microbladers that trained elsewhere with one instructor having eight or more students that they only got to practice a few strokes on a shared model with other students. You will need quality time with an instructor and hands-on experience with your models. You should leave a training with the confidence to start working on your own clients right away. The only way to get this confidence is with hands-on experience. Make sure you’re able to work on a couple models start to finish and that the instructors will be available for you.

At SKYN STUDIO, during our hands-on training, students work on 2 of their own models start to finish, and assist working on a 3rd model. There will be live demonstrations as well.

To prepare students to work on live models, we take them through our 4-step program to creating brow strokes: practicing strokes on paper, latex, molds and mannequin heads.

No online training program can give you the hands-on experience you’ll need to offer quality work to your clients. Online training alone is not enough, and should only be used as a companion to your training experience.

We often have people wanting to sign up for online training alone, thinking that they can just learn when they start working on clients. At SKYN STUDIO, we do not support this approach. You cannot cut corners. We expect all of our students to become reputable artists.

It’s common to see other trainings in the industry mislead students, advertising that an online course or video will prepare them to start microblading on clients. We highly recommend all microbladers attend a minimum of 50 hours hands-on training with an experienced instructor prior to working on their own clients.

SKYN STUDIO’s online training is a great educational program for people interested in becoming microblade artists or for seasoned microbladers needing continued educational support.

We have found that students typically need additional training after taking a 2– to 3-day introductory course. Microblading is a highly complex technique, and for a student to gain the proper training experience we feel they should spend an adequate amount of time going through all the fundamentals.

For microbladers who have attended other training and are needing additional training, SKYN STUDIO offers a Microblading Refresher Course and one-on-one hands-on training with Shana.

Yes, our hands-on training does provide a microblading training kit that will service up to 50 clients, depending on how conservative you are with pigments and supplies. All items included are the same high-quality products Shana uses.

In microblading, its very common for trainers to provide new students with a starter kit. Keep in mind, when it comes to choosing a training provider, the decision shouldn’t come down to what’s included in your “free” microblading kit.

Prior to attending any in person courses at SKYN STUDIO, all students are required to submit the following items:

Proof of blood-borne pathogens certificate. This course can be taken online for $25 and takes about two hours to complete. Click here for more information.

Return and comply with SKYN STUDIO’s Training Agreement.

Copy of a current Photo ID (Driver’s license, Passport, etc)

Pay off the remaining balance of course total 2 weeks prior to class start date.

Must be 18 years of age prior to 1st day of attendance.

We also ask all students to be in compliance with their county health department requirements for sanitation and safety.

To register for an upcoming course, email TRAINING@SKYNSTUDIO.COM or CLICK HERE to register online. In order to secure a spot for a course we require a $500 non-refundable deposit.

To secure a spot for an upcoming course, we require a $500 deposit.

To get started with the online training we require online training payment in full.

Cancellations/Non-Refundable Deposit

There is a three-business-day cooling-off period commencing on the day an enrollment agreement is signed or an initial deposit or payment toward tuition and fees is made. The contract may be rescinded and all monies paid refunded if the applicant cancels before midnight on the third business day. In case of an emergency, students may change their training to a later date if the student provides a minimum of two weeks advance written notice to the training provider.

We have had fair too many students who have received training elsewhere and feel they still need a better understanding. Depending on their experience, we offer a Microblading Refresher Course or our online FOUNDATION course.

If you feel like you really didn’t learn anything at your non-SKYN STUDIO training and you’re not comfortable taking on clients yet, we recommend our hands-on course. Even if you’ve already learned the microblading fundamentals, it’s a good idea to learn various strokes and techniques from other trainers so you can refine and master your own technique.

Our 5-day hands-on course teaches the fundamentals in microblading and is designed so that students can confidently microblade on their own clients upon completion of the course. We keep our class sizes small so that we can get to know each student and adapt to their individual needs.

Over this 5-day period we cover a lot of information and provide hands-on experiences. In preparation for each student to work on 2 of their own live models (start to finish) and assist on a 3rd model, we have developed a “4 Steps to Mastering Strokes” practice program.

Below a brief example of what’s covered over the 5 days.

Day 1: (Classroom)

Microblading Fundamentals

Sanitation & Safety

Facial Esthetics

Brow Mapping

How to create a stencil and stay within the stencil

Our custom way of numbing

Different hair patterns

Proper needles for different skin types

Artistry

Intro to 4 Steps to Mastering Strokes

Day 2: (Classroom)

Continuation of microblading best practices

More Practice with brow patterns

4 Steps to Mastering Strokes continued

Depth (finding that sweet spot)

How to hold your tool

Stretches

Color theory (what pigment to choose for different undertones)

Contraindications

Proper tray set up and sanitation

Aftercare

Day 3: (Procedure Room)

Live MODELS

Practice on latex

4 Steps to Mastering Strokes continued

Day 4: (Procedure Room)

Live MODELS

4 Steps to Mastering Strokes continued

Day 5: (Procedure Room)

Client consent & logging forms

Client process start to finish

Live model

Student Evaluation

Students should plan time after hours for practice assignments (homework) during the 5 day course. All students will have the opportunity to shadow and oversee the instructors, and also to assist another student on a 3rd model. At the end of the course, students will be awarded a 100 hours of training microblading certificate.

We understand emergencies happen. In the case that you can’t make it to your scheduled training, we will honor your deposit towards the next available course date if you provide us with a 4-week-advance written notice.

Yes, we do have a waiting list. However, due to Shana’s high demand as a trainer we require a $500 deposit to be placed on our list for the next available course. If we have an opening sooner than expected, you will be given the opportunity to attend in the appropriate order.

YES! SKYN STUDIO does partner with other international artists and training centers to be able to offer her courses closer to home. Please check our list of training dates & locations to see if we’ll be visiting your area soon!