What Exactly Is Permanent Makeup?

2025-07-17

If you are a beginner in semi-permanent makeup, we strongly recommend that you have an in-depth understanding of the following common questions about semi-permanent makeup before entering the semi-permanent makeup industry. This will enable you to get twice the result with half the effort on the road to becoming a professional semi-permanent artist.

What is semi-permanent makeup?

Semi-permanent makeup, also called permanent makeup (PMU) or micropigmentation. Compared to tattoos, semi-permanent makeup is a milder form of pigmentation. Its principle is the same as that of tattoos. It uses an electric permanent makeup tattoo machine to bring harmless tattoo pigments into the dermis of the skin through a tattoo cartridge needle at a very high speed.

Since the cells in the dermis of the skin renew very slowly, the structure is relatively stable, and the tattoo pigment particles are large, the macrophages of the human immune system cannot clear them. Ultimately, the tattoo pigments are deposited in the dermis, forming visible lines and patterns.

 

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Is semi-permanent makeup worth it?

Semi-permanent makeup benefits a lot, it is a very good beauty project, which is both cosmetic and therapeutic.

1. Save time: Semi-permanent makeup can save you more time in your daily makeup process. After you have done semi-permanent makeup brows, semi-permanent makeup lips, and semi-permanent makeup eyeliner, your makeup time can be shortened by at least 50%. The remaining makeup work is just to apply basic makeup, contouring, and blush. Of course, if you like the nude makeup effect, you can even go out directly after washing.

2. Repair treatment: Semi-permanent makeup is also a beauty treatment project for some people. Semi-permanent makeup can effectively help the following people: those with sparse eyebrows, incomplete eyebrows (such as broken eyebrows), pale lips, black lips, etc., so that they have healthy and charming makeup.

 

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What are the disadvantages of permanent makeup?

As for the disadvantages of semi-permanent makeup? We can say with certainty that its disadvantages have less impact than its advantages. If you are a beauty lover who is keen on changing your makeup frequently, we recommend that you choose daily makeup, because the effect of semi-permanent makeup can generally last for 2-5 years.

 

How long does semi-permanent makeup last?

In general, semi-permanent makeup can last for 2-3 years, but the specific duration is affected by many factors, such as the technique of the tattoo artist, the texture of the pigment used, the quality of the pigment, post-maintenance, skin type, and the body's metabolic rate.

We recommend that you have a color touch-up treatment 1-1.5 years after the first semi-permanent makeup treatment. The semi-permanent artist will adjust the color touch-up plan based on your pigment metabolism. After the color touch-up treatment, the semi-permanent makeup effect can be extended for another 1.5-2 years.

 

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Do I need to be an esthetician to do permanent makeup?

Yes, you must! To legally engage in semi-permanent makeup work, you must have professional semi-permanent makeup knowledge and mature semi-permanent makeup operation skills. Professional semi-permanent makeup cannot be obtained by browsing the web or watching free online teaching videos. We strongly recommend that you go to a formal, reputable semi-permanent makeup training school for systematic offline learning and obtain a professional skills certificate before engaging in semi-permanent makeup work.

 

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Why dose the ink not colored on the skin after the pigment microblading operation?

The ink is not colored on the skin after the tattoo operation, which is a common problem encountered by novice tattoo artists. There may be several reasons:

Technical problems: If the tattoo technician is not skilled, the ink may not be properly implanted into the skin during the operation, resulting in the inability to color the colorant.

Selected ink type: The type of ink used does not match the tool used, resulting in the inability to color the colorant, such as using liquid ink with a manual pen. Or the ink is practice pigment, it is not professional-grade permanent makeup pigment.

Skin condition: The condition of the skin will also affect the tattoo effect. If the skin is too dry, greasy or inflamed, the ink may not be absorbed well.

Insufficient depth: If the appropriate implantation depth is not reached during tattooing, the colorant may remain in the epidermis and cannot penetrate into the dermis.

Postoperative care: Improper postoperative care (such as excessive cleaning or improper use of skin care products) may cause the tattoo colorant to fade or fail to be properly absorbed.

If this happens after tattooing, it is recommended to consult a professional tattoo artist for evaluation and adjustment.

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Type of eyebrow tattoo: Detail and line tattoos: finer lines and details can often be achieved with finer needles (e.g. 0.16mm or 0.18mm).

Filling and shading: slightly thicker needles (e.g. 0.20mm or 0.25mm) may be required for better color coverage and shading effects on the skin.

Individual tattooing techniques: Novice tattoo artists may tend to use thicker needles to minimize manipulation time on the skin, while experienced tattoo artists have the flexibility to choose needles of different thicknesses to achieve more varied results.

Skin type: The texture and thickness of different skins can also affect needle selection. Thicker skin may require a slightly thicker needle to ensure that the color and lines penetrate effectively.

Hair condition: The thickness of the client's native hair is also an important factor in choosing the thickness of the needles. Thicker hairs will require slightly thicker needles to ensure that the lines are consistent with the native hairs.

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