EC CIDESCO CLASS: The Art of Microblading

Course length: 90 minutes. Course Completion Certificate issued to you after successful completion of the exam. CE CIDESCO Certificate of Attendance issued after completion of course via a separate email from the EC Admin Dept. *It is your responsibility to submit CE certificate to your state’s board if applicable.*

The Art of Microblading – This 90-minute “look and learn” class will give you a great foundational understanding of the one of the hottest trends in the beauty industry. This advanced modality of permanent cosmetics requires in-depth training in topics such as color theory through the skin, working IN the skin, brow artistry, face mapping and much more. A demonstration of several practice exercises will be given using various tools.

In this class, you will learn:
– The history of microblading and the foundational techniques
– Practice set up and exercises to gain manual dexterity
– Introduction to several tools used in permanent cosmetics
– How to seek out legitimate trainers and good training programs
– Red flags to avoid losing your hard-earned money on inadequate training

Presented by:

Karen Hodges

Salon Guru, Karen Hodges, changed careers from business and finance to the beauty industry in 1998. She’s been a day spa employee, a booth renter, a salon owner and a solo practitioner in her studio in Fort Myers, FL. In 2014, Karen reduced her offered services to a very exclusive clientele and partnered with industry leader Janet McCormick to found Nailcare Academy and a sister educational company, Salon Gurus. These companies have website platforms which actively host high-quality educational programs for beauty professionals.

In 2016, Karen pursued a long-held dream of learning PMU. She has been taking training courses and performing brow and eyeliner procedures in her studio, along with her activities as an educator. In 2019 Salon Gurus launched a new website to host excellent classes from leading permanent cosmetics practitioners and trainers.

Today, Karen often travels to US tradeshows as a speaker for America’s Beauty Show, CIDESCO, IECSC, ISSE, NASN and other organizations. Her classes are popular and highly-rated.