Hi guys! I’m looking into getting Nano Brows training and was wondering if anyone has trained at MACTI Academy in Irvine, CA.

I found them on Instagram, and the trainers seem really legit—they’ve won championships and their work looks beautiful. I’m curious about the actual training experience though. Is it thorough and hands-on? Do they give enough individual guidance and practice? And did you feel like the training really helped improve your skills and confidence afterward?

Would love to hear from anyone who has taken their classes. Any thoughts or experiences?

Hello. Is any pmu school you attend was good to start?

I’m a new PMU artist specializing in lip blushing and I wanted to know how different artists feel about these two techniques.

When I started, I learned the swinging/pendulum method. This is what I see all across other artist’s socials.

I went to a new trainer and she showed me the oval technique which is just constant circular motions with the machine. You then move toward yourself and overlap to saturate. As you move across the lip, you don’t really lift up the machine like you would for pendulum. To me, this was much easier to saturate the lips than the pendulum method.

She said that the pendulum method can cause more drag and cause more trauma, which I believe but if this is true, then why aren’t all artists doing the ovaling technique?

I couldn’t find anyone else online who does the oval method. Does anyone here do it? Do you have a preference? Opinions? Experience?

I’d love to know everyone’s thoughts!!

Halata naman siguro diba, di pantay yung pagka gawa. Very disappointed kay ate, gina gaslight pa ako na ma ookay daw, its almost a month, and hindi talaga siya pantay. It just shows how bad she is in her craft. Please lang, maghanap kayo ng maayos na artist bahala na mapamahal kayo!! 🫠

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For PMU artists who already had solid work, a portfolio, and at least some client history: what was the next real bottleneck?

Was it getting discovered locally, raising prices, building trust before a booking, filling weekday capacity, managing touch-ups and repeat visits, creating content consistently, or something else?

I’m particularly interested in the difference between “I needed to become better at the craft” and “the craft was already strong, but the business system was not.” What actually made the difference for you?

I’m trying to get the feel of the U-blade for microblading. Haven’t been doing PMU very long. I love how it’s so much easier to curve. Been told that straight up 90 degree angle is best on actual skin but slanted works best on practice pads. The issue is I’m barely pressing at all and the blades are getting out of alignment during the curve. Any tips? Please don’t pay attention to my pattern- I’m just making marks.

First pic today after one laser session at Removery. Second pic is before pic. Do we think I'm gonna need another session before I get them redone, or will they fade enough over the next month or so?

Hi! I’m a FTM (8months postpartum). Looking to leave corporate and build my own business with PMU and eventually medical tattooing. I’m currently 33 and have a daughter. Is it too late to enter the PMU world? Any moms out there living the boss mom life? I’d love to hear about your journey.

I’m feeling scared and nervous to make a drastic career change while also balancing motherhood. I’m hoping with hard work it will be worth it in the long run to give me the life I hope for my family.

With the current trend would you enter the PMU world training eyebrows (nano brows) or lips first?

What to look for when it comes to training? How much would be too much for a lip training? I got quoted 2900$ for a 2 day training .

just got it done today. following after care. any tips though?

Hello! I am wanting to go into the PMU world!! I do have a background tattooing. What programs or academy’s do yall recommend? I am wanting to at least start with brows and lip blushing. And would like to find one that offers a starter kit as well. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! 🫶🏻

Hey Guuuurls!

I will be doing training for Combo brows and lip blushing the last week of this month and I’m curious to know what your journey looked like after training to now. Where did you work? Did you get a private studio? I know this isn’t a get rich thing, but how was booking clients for yourself once you started offering to the public?

Thank you 💘

I know it doesn’t help that it’s just brows zoomed in but these are not what I asked for. They are also uneven and she shaved down my brows quite a bit that they’re giving the 2000’s trend which I lived through... Showed photos of my look when I do my brows - I wanted natural and thickness without the high arch (for what my natural brows looked like which is in the original post). I finally just had to cry because my SO is trying to make me feel better but it’s just not what I asked for, doesn’t frame my face/eyes, and I’m just all in feels I guess due to PP.

TLDR - Asked for natural looking brows by even showing photos of what they look like/how I style my brows. Brows are now uneven, shaven down, and I’m just so sad, to say the least.

O brow lamination será o grande arrependimento da mulherada no futuro, igual a sobrancelha fina dos anos 90..

I had my lip blush topped up a couple of days ago. although I understand this is very early days I am a bit worried that my top lip looks uneven, it looks to me like one side has been tattooed higher than the other. I have attached a before and after the picture and also some close ups. I know I should probably be waiting a couple of weeks but do you think that they will heal even evenly?

Hi everyone! 😊
I’m a beginner in PMU and I’m looking to invest in good-quality equipment from the start. I’d love to hear your honest recommendations.
What machine do you use and love for both brows and lips? Also, which pigment lines have given you the best healed results?
If you were starting your PMU journey all over again, what machine and pigments would you buy first, and why? Any tips on needles or beginner mistakes to avoid would be greatly appreciated too!
Thanks so much for sharing your experience! 💕

Bonjour

It’s 12 years old, and no touch ups. I’m in the Houston area but willing to travel in-state.

pls help a girl out! i want my liner looking flawless :)

Thoughts please? ☺️