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Hey everyone, welcome back to my channel.
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This episode, we're going to be talking about four things to know before becoming a permanent makeup artist.
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Number one, make sure the school provide quality products.
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I wish I did more research when every trainer,
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they tell you there's a kit provided and it's good enough for you to serve your first 20 clients and you're thinking,
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oh, I can do 20 clients.
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It's like almost I can make my money back already.
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But what are they really giving you in the kit, right?
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I learned this the hard way because I got the machine in my one week training and the machine itself,
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it was kind of hard to use.
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And I learned that it's not the best in the industry
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and after I did more research now I use the Zion S.
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I'm not promoting them but this is what I use.
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This is made in the USA.
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If you wanted to autoclave this you can
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but I always wrap it really cleanly and also the needles that I use right.
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For example this one.
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These are all officially licensed products.
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This can be sold in the EU
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which they have a lot more strict guidelines for permanent makeup
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and what's great about this is that it does not allow backflow.
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What is backflow?
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It has a membrane that stops backflow so the ink
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that goes into the machine there's a barrier in between where it does not allow your ink
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or any body fluids go into your machine because once once any body fluid can penetrate into your machine, it's no good.
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You know, it will be very hard to clean.
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But not every machine is the same.
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You might be getting a machine that only costs $40, $50 on Alibaba, to be honest. And
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that is not something you want to work on a client of yours
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that's paid $300 to $500 to $1 ,000 for their eyebrows.
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And to be honest, it's probably not the most hygienic thing to use as well.
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Number two, choose an artist with a lot of experience.
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A lot of artists, they do great work.
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And when you see it on Instagram, usually the photos are taken immediately after.
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And usually the immediately after photos, they look really good.
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Because Instagram is a platform where the visual of a picture means a lot.
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So of course, people photo edit the pictures not saying
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that they edit the actual work
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but everything else around it is probably you know very filtered
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and it looks really good to somebody that's not experienced
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but what you're really looking for is their healed result
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and it's not just their healed work after three months it's their healed work after two years after three years
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so when you do your research on a trainer
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that you want to teach you make sure
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that they know how their own work looks two years to three years down the line
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so with that said I really wish I knew that too
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so I know to pick a trainer that's been in the street for quite some time because
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when the ink heals in the skin
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it does change over time depending on how deep
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it went into the skin the ink went into the skin
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it depends on what product line they used for your eyebrows
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so that's why you see a lot of people's eyebrow they they turn salmon color they they're blue they're green
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but you don't actually initially see that the first three months you see
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that down the line so make sure when you choose your trainer
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that their brows can stand the test of time
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and make sure you let them show you their actual results
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one year from today two years from today three years from today so do your research
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number three confirmed support is offered after receiving your certificate something that's very very important is the care
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that they provide to you after the fact after
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you've done your you know one week two days whatever training
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what kind of support are you getting from them after that
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because sometimes I've taken you know like 10 15 different courses and a lot of times I felt like okay,
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my money was invested.
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Now I don't know how to actually start or I need more support.
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Like if a client comes in, I am not an expert on their skin.
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I'm not an expert on what color I should be choosing for them
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or what is the best technique to use for this specific client.
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And I need some help from my trainers.
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And a lot of times if you go to like a really big academy,
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they're so busy, they're not going to get back to you in time.
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Because what if your client comes in, you know, two days from from now and you need advice right away.
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Well, really, the really busy schools are not going to give you
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that personalized care and to kind of guide you on how to do a certain procedure.
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But at least with my first year when I started, I knew I needed the guidance and I really didn't get a lot of that.
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So do your research and make sure that you get so much aftercare support after you're done with your actual course,
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which is usually about one week or three days.
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So no training courses or academies that focus on permanent makeup has ever taught me how to market myself.
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And so that is something you need to look into.
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And when I do one -on -one training with all of my students, I give them that.
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I give them that support of how to build an actual business from the ground up.
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Number four, don't be sold by just the numbers.
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Once you get so excited, you're ready to be like, oh my god, I'm gonna start something so new, and you do all these research,
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a lot of things come up where it says you're gonna make so much money from this industry, right?
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Because if you really think about it, let's say you are gonna charge $350 for a pair of brows.
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So you think about this person, if she did two procedures in one day, she's making $700.
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And in a week, if she works a five day, you know, week, it'd be $3 ,500, right?
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And then times by, let's say 48 weeks out of a year you're working that's like what $168 ,000
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and you're like wow
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and a lot of schools they they sell
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you on wow how much money you're gonna make
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you're gonna make your money back within however long the money you've invested
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but to be honest just by taking one course it's not enough
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it's barely scratching the surface of permanent makeup you need to be taking so many different courses.
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A course just on the anatomy of the skin.
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Really understand when ink goes into the skin, how does it heal?
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Why does ink stay there?
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Why does it over time it disappears?
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Why over time it changes color?
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Those are all things that you need to know as an expert.
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So usually these like two -day, three -day courses, they don't go into detail of why it happens,
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but you need to find out why it happens
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because your client going to come back to you in two to three years
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and ask you questions if if they don't heal correctly
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so yes this industry is very lucrative if you've really put in your work
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and you have passion it does take money to make money
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because the courses
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that you take they are expensive
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i think my first course for microblading was 4 500 my second course for ombre was $4 ,500
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and then I've taken a gazillion other courses just on color theory.
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That was one whole course alone.
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One whole course on how to remove the tattoo
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because I wanted to make sure before I even started touching anybody's skin
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that I need to know how to remove it because what if I screw up?
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What if I screw up somebody's face?
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So please be ethical when you start.
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Don't just think about okay I need to make my money back.
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I need to make my investment back.
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You will as long as your work is based on integrity.
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It's based on very good skills that you've spent countless hours practicing.
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And of course, like, please find yourself a really good trainer that will offer you support and,
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and offer you guidance as well as kind of give you the confidence to push you further
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and further so you can be great in this industry.
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Okay, so that concludes my video.
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If you like it, please give me a thumbs up and comment below if you have any questions for me.
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And don't forget to subscribe to my channel for more educational videos or for more work that I'm doing.
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Please follow me on my Instagram page.
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I share a lot of my information there.
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A lot of times when I post my work,
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if you like it, you can actually see what pigment I use or what machine I use and what techniques I use.
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I'm pretty transparent.
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and there's a lot of things you can learn from me and I can learn from you.
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I'll see you in the next one.
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Bye.
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A lot of ladies don't see her.
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Somebody that walks in your door.
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Okay, let me start over.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “FOUR THINGS to Know Before Becoming a Permanent Makeup Artist ✨”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: machine, client, skin, ink, trainer. This video has 136 sentences and 1587 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:18. The speaker talks at a natural 154 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| heal verb | /ˈhiːl/ | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| trainer noun | /ˈtɹeɪnɚ/ | A person who trains another; a coach. |
| technique noun | /tɛkˈniːk/ | The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. |
| procedure noun | /pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/ | A particular method for performing a task. |
| guidance noun | /ˈɡaɪdəns/ | The act or process of guiding. |
| invest verb | /ɪnˈvɛst/ | To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in. |
| edit verb | /ˈɛdɪt/ | To change a text, or a document. |
| fluid noun | /ˈflu.ɪd/ | Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| brow noun | /bɹaʊ/ | The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located. |
| passion noun | /ˈpæʃən/ | A true desire sustained or prolonged. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| confirm verb | /kənˈfɝm/ | To strengthen; to make firm or resolute. |
| certificate noun | /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/ | A document containing a certified statement. |
| filter noun | /ˈfɪltɚ/ | A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
| start over verb | to begin again; to return to the beginning |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | that's been · you've done · I've taken |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is made · can be sold · are taken |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 41 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: ethical /ˈɛθɪkəl/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
- Long words — get the stress right: certificate /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/, integrity /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/, anatomy /əˈnætəmi/, personalize /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.laɪz/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like heal, trainer, technique.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.