25/05/2026
After a lot of reflection, we’ve made the difficult decision to step away from beginner PMU training for the foreseeable future.
Education has been a huge part of INKD and we are incredibly proud of the support, honesty and care we’ve always tried to provide our students with.
However, over time we’ve become increasingly uncomfortable with the direction the industry has moved in. Permanent makeup is not a quick skill to master. It is a treatment that carries real responsibility, and we no longer feel aligned with the “fast-track” culture that has become normalised within PMU education.
The reality is that truly preparing somebody for this industry takes far more time, repetition, mentorship and ongoing support than most condensed beginner courses allow for.
We will no longer rush students onto live models before they’ve built foundational machine confidence, and we believe the industry as a whole needs to slow down and raise standards.
We also believe education has become heavily undervalued within the industry. Ethical, high standard training delivered in small groups with genuine long term support is incredibly resource intensive, and too often the industry rewards speed, volume and low pricing over competency and readiness.
This decision hasn’t been made lightly, because we genuinely care about the future of the industry and the artists entering it.
For now, our focus will remain on clients, removals, skin treatments and advanced support of our past and current students.
Longer term, we may revisit education in a very different format — one that allows students the time, structure and mentorship we truly believe this industry requires.
To all of our past students: thank you for trusting us 🤍
