What you’ll learn
A beginner course, taught in person at our East Tamaki academy.
“By the end you'll be able to perform powder, nano and combo brows on paying clients. The course builds in sequence, so nothing is assumed. No prior experience required.”
The complete brow artist can offer every client the brow that suits them: soft powder shading, fine hair-like nano strokes, or a combination of both. This course teaches all three, so you never have to turn a brow client away.
You'll start with the essentials every cosmetic tattoo artist needs: infection control, skin anatomy and Fitzpatrick skin types, consultation, consent, contraindications and the safe use of numbing agents. You'll learn colour theory, brow pigments and undertones, your machine and needle configurations, and correct depth and stretching. You'll then build your brow techniques in order: brow mapping and design, powder shading, then nano strokes, learning hair-stroke patterns and direction, stroke spacing and how to create realistic texture. Finally, you'll learn to combine the two into combo brows and choose the right technique for each client's skin type and brow goals.
Model work is at the heart of this course. Rather than bundling in a kit, we put your investment into hands-on time. You'll watch your lecturer work on a demonstration model and practise alongside them, then complete 4 full brow procedures on your own live models across powder, nano and combo techniques under close guidance.
Because great cosmetic tattooing is judged on the healed result, we cover healing in depth: each stage of the healing process, how powder and strokes heal differently on each skin type, aftercare methods, how to tell normal healing from infection or a reaction, and what affects pigment retention. We also cover the perfecting session, troubleshooting and corrections, and how to photograph your work.
The 29 modules
Taught in order, with a tutor demonstration before every practical block.
Infection Control & Bloodborne Pathogens
Skin Anatomy & Fitzpatrick Skin Types
Consultation
Consent Forms & Contraindications
Numbing Agents: Types, Safe Application & NZ Regulations
Primary & Secondary Numbing
Colour Theory
Brow Pigments & Undertones
Colour Selection & Correction
Machine & Needle Knowledge
Needle Depth & Skin Stretching
Brow Mapping & Design
Powder Shading Technique
Nano Stroke Technique
Hair-Stroke Patterns & Direction
Combo Brow Technique
Choosing the Right Technique for Each Skin Type
Practice Skin Work
Stages of Tattoo Healing
Healing by Skin Type (Powder vs Strokes)
Aftercare Methods & Client Education
Normal Healing vs Infection or Reaction
Pigment Retention & Healed Results
Perfecting Session
Troubleshooting & Corrections
Before & After Photography
Pricing
Intro to Beauty Business
NZ Health Protection Licence help
How you’ll benefit from our course
One-on-one or small classes
Train one-on-one or in a small group, so your tutor sees every step and corrects your technique as you go.
Certificates you’ll gain
- Cosmetic Tattooing – Powder Brows
- Cosmetic Tattooing – Nano Strokes
- Cosmetic Tattooing – Combo Brows
Hands-on from day one
Practical work starts on the first morning, with your tutor beside you, not after days of theory.
Learn from working professionals
Your educators still work with clients, so you learn the techniques and standards used in real salons.
What’s included
Products you’ll train with
Cosmetic tattoo machine, Needle cartridges (shading & nano), Brow pigments, Pigment cups & rings, Mapping pencil & string, Practice skins, Barrier film, Cleanser, Aftercare balm, Disposable PPE.
Live models
5 x Models (1 x Demo & Practice Model + 4 x Full Models), booked into your practical sessions so you finish having worked on real clients.
A year of tutor support
Technique and product troubleshooting for twelve months after you certify, plus help with your NZ Health Protection licence.
Paying for your course
Pay in full, or spread it over four or six weeks with invoices sent to you each week. Afterpay is also accepted.
A 20% deposit holds your dates with an expert educator. The balance is then split across your chosen plan. Need longer than six weeks? Ask us and we will try to accommodate you.
- Week 1 $1,380.00
- Week 2 $1,380.00
- Week 3 $1,380.00
- Week 4 $1,380.00
- Week 1 $920.00
- Week 2 $920.00
- Week 3 $920.00
- Week 4 $920.00
- Week 5 $920.00
- Week 6 $920.00
How enrolling works
Enrol
Pay in full or place your $1,380.00 deposit online.
Pick your dates
Our team calls you to lock in course dates that suit your schedule.
Train with us
5 Days - 30 Hours + Home Practice/ Over 2 weeks in East Tamaki, 10am - 5pm, with live models.
Get certified
Pass your assessments and take home your certificate.
Meet our tutors
Rupal Madaan
Kelly Aikins
Where this takes you
A certificate is the start of it. Here is what students actually do with the training.
Skill development
Practical, hands-on technique you can charge for the week after you finish.
Further study options
Add lip blushing or powder brows, or take the combined cosmetic tattooing course.
Career opportunities
Work in a salon, rent a chair, or start taking your own clients from home.
Student success
A year of tutor support after you certify, so you are never stuck on your own.