CYAN Magazine
From eyebrow tattoo and semi-permanent makeup (PMU) across Seoul to SMP, terminology, and inbound guides for visitors — practical guides written by CYAN.
48 articles
Starting a PMU Studio: Skills, Portfolio and Budget
Review the skills, practice, portfolio, location and budget to consider before starting a solo PMU business.
PMU Artist Income: Pricing, Bookings and Repeat Clients
Explore the factors behind PMU revenue, from pricing and appointment volume to repeat clients and side-business planning.
Can Beginners Learn PMU? Career Changes and Practice Time
Consider previous experience, manual skills, age concerns and realistic practice time when planning a move into PMU.
Manual vs Machine PMU: What Should You Learn First?
Compare manual and machine techniques, equipment and learning order, with attention to the limits and uses of each approach.
PMU Retraining: What to Do When Your Skills Feel Stuck
Identify gaps in technique, pigment knowledge and previous teaching before choosing a refresher course and preparing your work samples.
PMU Practice: Synthetic Skin, Models and Progress Records
Compare practice on synthetic skin with model sessions, and learn what to check about preparation, supervision and practice records.
Online PMU Courses: What Can You Learn Remotely?
Check hand visibility, lesson scope, feedback, practical work and fees before deciding whether an online PMU course suits your needs.
PMU Certificates and Korean Rules: What to Verify
Distinguish a private training certificate from a licence to practise, and identify which current official requirements to check.
After PMU Training in Korea: Planning to Work in Japan
Understand the limits of a Korean course certificate and the local requirements to verify before planning PMU work in Japan.
After Korea PMU Training: Preparing to Work Back Home
Review local requirements, equipment, pigments, client skin types and ongoing feedback before setting up a PMU business abroad.
Dark-Lip Neutralisation: Colour Assessment and Sessions
Understand why original lip colour matters, how neutralisation may be staged and what to ask about healing and session intervals.
Brows and Lips in One Korea Trip: Planning Your Seoul Visit
Plan multiple PMU areas around treatment order, length of stay, healing, sightseeing and possible return touch-ups.