Habiba MedWant to train in permanent makeup but can't decide between an online course and in-person training? Here's what serious permanent makeup training should teach you, how to check out the trainer, the online vs in-person comparison, the red flags, and which technique to start with.
Key takeaways
- Good training covers technique, skin types and color theory.
- Online: cheaper, and you can rewatch it endlessly. In person: live interaction.
- The number one criterion: a trainer who's truly available after the course.
- In person: 3 students max.
In person or online?
Blended training combines the two: part online, part in person. Whatever the format, what matters is the content and the follow-up support.
What serious permanent makeup training should cover
Technique
Drawing the shape, pigmenting with a light hand, the touch-up.
Skin types
Oily, normal, dry, mature, dark: every skin heals differently.
Color theory
Understanding pigments, to avoid orange, gray or blue.
- Drawing (mapping), with a simple, repeatable method.
- Pigmenting, step by step, on a real model.
- Healing and the touch-up.
- Contraindications and the health questionnaire.
- Workstation hygiene.
- Practical exercises, corrected by the trainer.
The trainer: what to check
Her healed results
And those of her former students, ideally 1 or 2 years later.
Her availability
Does she answer questions after the course, while you're practicing?
Her specialization
A trainer who does a lot of the technique she teaches.
The first-message test
How can you tell whether she'll be available, even before the course? Send her a message asking for information. If she replies a week later, that's a bad sign: she won't keep her promise afterward. If she replies quickly and takes time with you, that's a good sign. The first exchange says a lot.
Online permanent makeup training: can you really learn?
Yes, if the content is high quality and the trainer stays available while you practice. In a hands-on profession, rewatching the movements over and over trains your eye, and the real questions often come weeks later, once you're practicing: that's where follow-up makes the difference.
Online vs in person: the comparison
| Online | In person | |
|---|---|---|
| 💶 Price | Cheaper | More expensive |
| 🔁 Rewatching the movements | Unlimited | Impossible |
| 💬 Live interaction | No | Yes |
| ✍️ Exercise corrections | Unlimited | Only during the course |
| 🆕 Updates | Included | You pay again |
3 students max
In person, no more than 3 students per class: beyond that, everyone loses out.
“Better an online course with a trainer who's always available than in-person training where she stops answering after a month.”
Habiba MedLength and cost: what's realistic
Every trainer sets her own prices. Online training generally costs less than in-person training. As for length, it's not the number of days that counts: with serious practice, you can be ready to start in 1 to 2 months.
Habiba's tips
1. Healed results
Several healed results, not just one or two.
2. A clear curriculum
A 100% transparent curriculum, like the ones for Habiba Med's online permanent makeup courses.
3. Free updates
Techniques evolve: a good course gets updated without making you pay again.
One technique or several: where to start
Start with a single technique, master it, then expand. Freckle tattoos and powder brows are often good first choices; lip blush is also suitable for beginners (see how to become a permanent makeup artist).
Checklist to compare permanent makeup courses
- The curriculum covers technique, skin types and color theory.
- I can see healed results from the trainer and her students.
- There are corrected exercises.
- Access to the content is long-term, with updates.
- The trainer stays available after the course.
Habiba Med's online courses
Habiba, a PMU artist since 2019 and a trainer, offers three online courses, filmed in high quality, that you can rewatch endlessly, with updates and WhatsApp support, for life.
Powder Brows
Brows with a powder effect, with a simple, repeatable drawing method, even if you can't draw.
Lip Blush
Light lips (full lip color and ombré lips) and dark lips: lip neutralization and color theory.
Freckle Tattoo
The technique done by hand, skin types, color theory and mineral pigments.
Ready to learn powder brows?
€290$329£249CHF 279CA$469A$469NZ$589SGD 419AED 1,199R$1,629MX$5,869COP 1,043,990CLP 317,990PEN 1,129MAD 3,259F CFA 190,990FCFA 190,990CFPF 34,990
VAT not applicable, Art. L. 223-3 of the French Tax Code on Goods and Services (CIBS)
Payment in instalments available.
- 5 videos with a real demonstration on a model
- Unlimited support on WhatsApp, 7 days a week
- Downloadable summary PDF and equipment list
- 3 practical exercises to hand in
- Lifetime access: updates and future bonus videos included
Ready to learn lip blush?
€290$329£249CHF 279CA$469A$469NZ$589SGD 419AED 1,199R$1,629MX$5,869COP 1,043,990CLP 317,990PEN 1,129MAD 3,259F CFA 190,990FCFA 190,990CFPF 34,990
VAT not applicable, Art. L. 223-3 of the French Tax Code on Goods and Services (CIBS)
Payment in instalments available.
- 5 videos with a real demonstration on a model
- Unlimited support on WhatsApp, 7 days a week
- Downloadable summary PDF and the equipment list
- 3 practical exercises to hand in
- Lifetime access: updates and future bonus videos included
Ready to learn freckle tattooing?
€190$219£169CHF 179CA$309A$309NZ$389SGD 279AED 789R$1,069MX$3,849COP 683,990CLP 207,990PEN 739MAD 2,139F CFA 124,990FCFA 124,990CFPF 22,990
VAT not applicable, Art. L. 223-3 of the French Tax Code on Goods and Services (CIBS)
Payment in instalments available.
- 4 videos with a real demonstration on a model
- Unlimited support on WhatsApp, 7 days a week
- Downloadable summary PDF and equipment list
- 2 practical exercises to hand in
- Lifetime access: updates and future bonus videos included
Each course in detail: choosing an eyebrow tattoo course, choosing a lip blush course, choosing a freckle tattoo course.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, with high-quality content, corrected exercises and a trainer who's available while you practice.
Online: cheaper, and you can rewatch it endlessly. In person: live interaction. The most important thing is still the follow-up support.
Technique, skin types, color theory, healing, and corrected exercises.
No more than 3: beyond that, everyone loses out.
Yes, the courses are suitable for all levels.
The technique you like best: freckle tattoo, powder brows or lip blush.
Written by
Habiba Med
Permanent makeup artist since 2019 and trainer, I share what I see every day in my studio to help you make the right choices.
