Like Your Own — book for permanent makeup artists

“Like Your Own” is a professional handbook for permanent makeup artists who want to create realistic hair-stroke brows — alive, dimensional and as close to natural hair as possible.

This is not a collection of ready-made patterns to copy. The book teaches you to see and understand the brow: its anatomy, the natural direction of hair growth, shape, light and shadow, density and volume. The artist’s task is not to draw a new brow over the face, but to complete the natural one so that the result looks like your own.

The learning path is built step by step — from understanding the shape and practising a single hair stroke to full work on skin. A separate part is devoted to the machine and needles, hand position, speed and depth: the author explains not only what to use, but the principles behind choosing your equipment.

What is covered in detail:

• sketch and shape construction, the guide line, directions and hair-stroke connections;
• machine technique, hand position, speed and depth of work;
• colour theory: temperature and saturation, the Tyndall effect, skin phototypes, mineral and hybrid pigments, correctors and mixing;
• practice on latex as a mandatory stage before moving to skin;
• difficult skin types, Asian brows, men’s and women’s brows, alopecia.

“Like Your Own” is the path from a line on paper to a natural brow on skin. It suits both artists who are only learning the hair-stroke technique and working professionals who want to systematise their knowledge, refine technique and achieve more natural results.

Formats. The ebook (PDF) is delivered by email right after payment as a personal download link. The printed book is produced on demand and shipped to the USA and Canada.

This book is intended for professional education and for studying the author’s approach. It does not replace the training, licensing or legal requirements for performing permanent makeup procedures.