Multi-Award Winning Industry Expert, Author, Founder & Head Trainer of the Permanent Makeup Training Academy.
Does the company care about you & your needs? What I mean here is, do you get the feeling, you know, the gut feeling, that the company your are speaking to really care about you or are they only interested in selling their courses? At ‘The Permanent Makeup Training Academy,’ we know that every single…
How easy is it to train with your Permanent Training Company, i.e. Will your training experience be simple to attend & complete? I know this sounds an odd question, but you wouldn’t believe the horror stories we hear from students coming to us for re-training & confidence-boosting. Examples like having to bring all their own…
How much does your trainer charge for their treatments? Now to me, this is one of the most important things you need to find out. Is the person you are going to be training with charging higher or lower than the industry standard? They should be charging more than the average permanent makeup technician, because…
Find out the TRUE cost of permanent makeup training – & find out if your course fee also includes your first year’s treatment & public liability insurance, start-up kit, etc. Before you book a course or choose a permanent makeup training company you must find out a few essential things: Does your training…
Are you training 1 on 1 or in a group of students? Classes need to be kept as small as possible, as the learning is very intense and you will need a lot of individual attention throughout the days you train. When looking at the amount of days training you get for your money you…
Can you see or speak to anyone who has completed the training or at least watch real live student video testimonials? Look for testimonials on training company’s websites. Anyone could write a testimonial, but the most up to date companies should now be providing video testimonials online for any potential future technicians to look at.…
ARE YOU TIED IN FOR LIFE on your equipment, pigments, needles, etc. & what will be your on-going re-stocking costs? This is a very common problem we find many students find themselves caught in. Once you have trained with a particular company you need to find out whether or not you are free to chop…
Does the person/people who will be training you, run their own successful permanent makeup practice of their own? In my view, it’s absolutely essential that your trainer also runs their own business for them to really understand the work of a permanent makeup technician. Does Your Trainer Specialise Solely In Permanent Makeup? When I say…
Choose a trainer who specialises in EXACTLY what you want to learn! If the company you are looking to train with has multiple trainers around the country, you will need to find out if they all train in exactly the same way. Many technicians have completely different styles of working and teaching so you will…
Make Sure You Research ALL Companies AND TRAINERS that you are considering training with in Permanent Makeup. It pays dividends to do a bit of research into not only the company you are thinking of completing your training with but also, even more importantly, who they themselves will be using as your potential trainer.…