PERMANENT MAKEUP CLASSES AND SCHOOLS

 

 

For several years now a company in Texas has offered free training classes for beginning students. Although this sounds appealing to most people, we offer a word of caution to those considering education options for your primary permanent makeup classes. Please read the following, and then our comments afterwards:

From Nancy Porche, Sun City, Texas

"I'm writing to tell you how well things are going for me. I have appointments booked pretty solidly for several weeks! The ladies of Sun City just love me! I'm doing lots of brows along with the usual eyeliners and one/two full lips a week. All of a sudden, things just clicked and I'm 'rocking' and loving it! .....

Also wanted to tell you: I went to .......... to sit in on an advanced class at .... I realized quickly how much you taught me and how thorough you are. Sitting in a room with 200 other women trying to take notes and see the projected slide made me truly appreciate your skill and hands-on approach."

We offer the following: "Permanent makeup", is just that, "permanent". When you consider the fact that you will be tattooing another person's face, do you really want to attend your basic training course with 30, 50, or even 200 other people in your class?  As permanent makeup artists and technicians, everything we do affects our future business.  One bad set of eyebrows, and your business could be ruined.

The Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals, www.spcp.org recommends a training ratio of no more than "2 students per instructor". Why is this? Because of the liability involved. Good skills on skin cannot be learned in a large class of people. 

We have seen some of the results from the "free classes". Pigment migration (uncontrollable spreading of pigment under the skin) from improper needle angle, scar tissue from over-working the skin, and other serious problems. Are you willing to take on this type of risk at the beginning of your permanent cosmetics career? We've compiled some pictures for you to take a look at. These photos are of clients who have had permanent makeup done by poorly trained technicians, and have walked into our studio requesting corrective work. Take a look and judge for yourself here.

We encourage you to think about it seriously, obtain education from certified instructors who offer small, personal classes. You can find skilled instructors by contacting the Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals, www.spcp.org 

 
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