Consultation
About 45 minWe talk, look at your skin and go through your history. Nothing is drawn and no pigment is placed.
First visit
Book: ConsultationPermanent makeup in Orem, Utah
Know every step before your first appointment.
Nib is one artist in one room. Monte draws the shape on you, you approve it, and only then does any pigment go in.
How it works
Four steps, in this order
Nothing moves on until you have seen it and said yes.
- 0145 min
Step 1: Consultation
We talk through the shape and color you want and what you've had done before. No pigment is chosen yet.
- 0230 min
Step 2: Design
I draw the shape on your face with a pencil. You look in the mirror, and we change it until it's yours.
- 032–3 hr
Step 3: Procedure
Pigment goes in with a single-use needle, in light passes. You can ask me to stop at any point.
- 044–8 weeks later
Step 4: Follow-up visit
We look at how the color settled and adjust where it needs it.
The studio
The room and the tools
The studio in daylight, with a second bed for a friend or family member to wait beside you, and the instruments laid out before you arrive.
Sample photos.
Services
What I do
Brows, lips and the visits around them, each with how long it takes.
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Brows
Each procedure starts with the design: I draw, you approve.
Powder brows
About 3 hrA soft, shaded fill, close to the look of brow powder. Suits clients who want fullness without individual hairs.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: Powder browsHair-stroke brows
About 3 hrFine strokes drawn to follow your own hair direction. Suits brows with gaps and a natural arch.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: Hair-stroke browsCombination brows
About 3 hrHair strokes at the front, soft shading through the tail. A defined look that still reads as brows.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: Combination brows
Lips
Lip color
About 2 hrA soft wash of color that evens out shade and shape. We test the color on your lip before any pigment goes in.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: Lip colorLip liner
About 2 hrA defined edge in a color that matches your own, for clients who want shape more than color.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: Lip liner
After your first visit
Follow-up visit
About 1 hrA look at how the color settled, and an adjustment where it needs one.
4–8 weeks laterBook: Follow-up visitColor refresh
About 2 hrA new layer of color on older work, mine or someone else's, once it has softened.
Returning clientsDeposit to bookBook: Color refresh
Prices are set by the work and shown on the booking page, beside each service.
Clients
What clients say
“I asked a hundred questions before booking, and Monte answered every one without hurrying me. I saw the drawing before anything else happened.”
Brittani S.Powder brows
“Nobody tells you about the follow-up visit. He explained it at the consultation, so nothing about it surprised me.”
Nahomy V.Combination brows
“A quiet room with one person in it. He showed me the color on my lip before it went in, and we picked it together.”
Jihye P.Lip color
Sample reviews.
Your artist
One artist, one room
Monte learned to work a needle in a tattoo shop. He came to permanent makeup to slow down: draw the shape on you first, then work in light passes.
Questions
Before you book
Does it hurt?
Everyone feels it differently. I put a numbing product on first, and you can ask me to stop at any point.
How long does it last?
Color softens over the years, at a pace that depends on your skin, the sun and your aftercare. A color refresh brings it back, and it's on the menu.
Will I see the shape before any pigment goes in?
Yes. I draw it on you with a pencil, you look in the mirror, and I don't start until you say it's right.
What is the follow-up visit for?
Four to eight weeks after the procedure, we look at how the color settled and adjust where it needs it. I'll book it with you before you leave.
Can you improve work done somewhere else?
Bring photos and book a consultation. I'll tell you plainly whether I can improve it or whether it's better left alone.
Book
Start with a consultation.
We talk, I draw, you decide. If you would rather talk first, call or write.