Good quality and easily available eyebrow tattoo products and tools are a must for every working PMU artist. Sometimes it’s hard to choose among so many manufacturers and brands, and what works for someone else may not be the best choice for you.
That’s why we created a list of things you need when you are just starting your PMU career. These are some of the best-rated products that you should try, because they are among the favorites in the PMU industry.
Essential Things in Your Eyebrow Tattoo Kit
There are some things that PMU artists can’t work without, and there are other handy items that help them and make their work faster and better.
Here’s the list of some essential products in your eyebrow tattoo kit:
A Reliable PMU Machine
The most important tool in your eyebrow tattoo kit is a reliable permanent makeup machine.
In our recent Instagram survey, we asked PMU artists to recommend their favorite PMU machine, and concluded that the most popular are Microbeau’s Bellar and, when it comes to more affordable options, Dragonhawk Mast Tour.
Microbeau’s Bellar is praised for its consistency, light weight and overall good quality. So far, there are 3 versions of Bellar PMU machines, each improved and with more handy features than the previous one.
When it comes to Dragonhawk Mast Tour, it’s popular because it is of good quality at an affordable price. It’s perfect for beginners.
See the full list of the best PMU machines according to PMU artists here.
Or Microblades
If you do manual eyebrow tattoo, i.e. microblading, you’ll search for the best microblading blades for your eyebrow tattoo kit. See a couple of tried-and-true options below, learn more about microblading needles here, or check out our list of the Top 7 Blades you can find on Amazon.
Needle Cartridges
The right choice of disposable needle cartridges for your PMU machine is something that is also essential in your eyebrow tattoo kit.
The easiest option would be to choose a machine that requires universal needles, and needles that can go into any machine, such as Vertix needle cartridges.
Vertix offers a variety of needles and you will need to choose different needles for different PMU treatments.
Quality Pigments
Another crucial thing for the success of an eyebrow tattoo is the choice of pigment. Pigments of different brands are of different consistency, quality, formulation and duration.
It’s important to find the perfect pigments and mix them into a suitable shade for each client.
Leading pigment brands are well known for their good quality, and you can find them in the PMUHub Shop.
You probably already heard about Perma Blend pigments, as well as their collaborations with Tina Davies, Brow Daddy, as well as Evenflo. Try them and see which one you will choose to be the regular part of your eyebrow tattoo kit.
Numbing Cream
A good numbing cream is necessary if you want to make the treatment as comfortable for the client as possible.
Zensa is the most popular brand on the market and is known for being a reliable, fast-acting and intense topical anesthetic.
But there are many options out there. See a couple of our picks below, or read this guide for more information about numbing creams and more alternatives.
Mapping Tools
But before you even start the eyebrow tattooing process, you will have to deal with a very important and, for beginning artists, the hardest step – mapping. So, anything that can help you improve your mapping to perfection is worth the money.
When it comes to mapping tools, you can choose to get eyebrow rulers, calipers or strings. All of them can be very useful for achieving eyebrow symmetry.
If you don’t know which will work the best, try out different mapping methods and tools to see which one you find the most suitable for your work.
But let’s take a closer look at different tools.
Mapping String
Some artists use only mapping string to create the perfect eyebrow shape, while others combine it with other tools, such as rulers and calipers.
You can find out all about using the mapping string here. When it comes to Amazon recommendations, here are our picks:
Measuring Caliper
The measuring caliper is something beginner artists swear by. It helps them achieve perfect precision and create eyebrows as symmetrical as possible. They are made of plastic and you can get them in different colors.
Eyebrow Ruler
An eyebrow ruler is another popular choice for creating perfect symmetry. They are attached above the client’s eyebrows and removed afterward. A good eyebrow ruler is one that will stick, but not irritate the client’s skin on the forehead.
Eyebrow Mapping Pencil
Artists sometimes find it hard to make the right choice when it comes to a mapping pencil. This is an important tool in an eyebrow tattoo kit and you’ll want one that doesn’t smudge easily, but again, gets easily removed after the treatment.
See top picks below or check out the full list of the best mapping pencils on the market.
Useful Gadgets and Accessories
There are more tools for the eyebrow tattoo kit that PMU artists can’t work without. All of them are very important and helpful.
Pigment Holder Ring Cups
Ring cups are also a necessity for PMU artists. They are handy little things attached to a finger and used for holding ink or pigment in which the blade is dipped and they make artists’ work much easier.
Since they are disposable, and the quality here doesn’t play a huge role, these obviously work just fine for PMU artists.
You can get them really cheap on Amazon, in various colors, and choose the size and whether you want them to have a divider or not.
Pigment Mixer
Good-quality pigments are something that will affect your work, along with the blade and of course, your knowledge and technique. But one of the things that can come in handy is a pigment mixer.
Amazon offers a great choice of pigment mixers, and here are just some of the best picks, in black and pink color. See the full list and instructions on how to use the mixer in this article.
Hygiene essentials
It’s important to keep your microblading salon perfectly clean at all times, and work in sterile conditions during the treatment. This means that you need to stock up on disposable products that will keep the hygiene in your salon at a high level.
Here are some recommendations for hygiene things and other accessories you’ll need during a microblading treatment:
Wipes to Remove Makeup Pre-Treatment
Alcohol Pads
Disposable Rubber Gloves Without Latex
Dental Bibs for Covering up the Microblading Chair
Multifunctional Soft Gauze
Q-Tips
Disposable Spoolies (Mascara Wands)
Brow Grooming Kit – Scissors and Tweezers
Plastic Foil for Maximizing the Effects of Numbing
Or Get a Sterile Kit
Tina Davies Professional Disposable Sterile Kit for Microblading has all the essentials for the microblading process, everything is very useful, sterile, and disposable
Conclusion
We picked out some of the most popular products for your eyebrow tattoo kit, but make sure you do your research and read customer reviews before making any purchases to ensure that you are getting what you want and need.
