Camouflage Tattooing: What They Don’t Tell You

Chanco Beauty / Micro-Pigmentation Centre

So, you want to be a camouflage artist. Here’s what you should know. Paramedical cosmetic tattooing can successfully camouflage scars, burns, and other skin imperfections resulting from injuries, surgery or other circumstances. Micro-pigmentation can also disguise a number of other skin flaws, including cleft palate, non-pigmented age spots, stretch marks, as well as patients with certain skin pigmentations. While it is considered a very successful and rewarding procedure when done correctly, camouflage tattooing can also be drastically impacted by factors not typically experienced in other areas of micro-pigmentation.   An example of this is the advanced level of skill and expertise...

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From Micro to Macro: The Evolution of PMU

Pat Gauthier
The story of permanent makeup is deeply rooted in Micro’s own story. PMU is the heart of our business and what we do. Many of you don’t know exactly what Micro does and how we got here.
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Fraud in the Permanent Makeup Industry

Pat Gauthier

Caveat emptor.  Latin for: “Let the buyer beware”. It means that the onus is placed on the purchaser to validate the product or service being purchased. We all know about knock-off products from China, purses claiming to be Gucci, watches that imposter Rolex, or imitation shoes that pretend they are Louboutin. The public knowingly purchases these items feeling they have walked away with the upper hand, but the truth is that they are simply supporting fraud. It takes away the business efforts, authenticity, and sales from the true manufacturer.  So, what does this have to do with our Permanent Makeup...

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