meet JEANIE.

Artist. Educator. Mother.

Forever a student.

I've been working in permanent makeup since 2016,

and somehow, after all these years, I still get

genuinely excited to come to work.

What started as a career has turned into this incredibly

creative little life that I feel really lucky to

have built.

Over the years, permanent makeup has taken me beyond San Diego for guest spots in Los Angeles, New York City, and Australia, introduced me to people I never would have met otherwise, and given me a reason to keep learning, experimenting, and getting better at something I love.

I'm a little obsessed with learning.

I'm extremely curious by nature, and there's always something I want to understand more deeply—a new technique, better color theory, a tiny adjustment that makes a brow look more natural, or some ridiculously small detail that probably no one else would notice but me.

I don't think I'll ever reach a point where I feel like I know enough. And honestly, I hope I don't.

I love being a student of life.

But before I'm an artist, I'm a mom.

I have two teenage boys who are my entire world, and being their mom will always be the most important and favorite part of my life. I'm completely obsessed with them.

This career has also carried me through some of the biggest chapters of my life.

When I lost my own mother to cancer, my relationship with this work changed. I had watched her lose her hair and eyebrows while I cared for her, and although I never got the chance to give my mom brows, that experience gave me an even deeper appreciation for what it means to help someone feel like themselves.

And somehow, I had this wonderful job waiting for me.

I got to come to work, play with makeup, make things with my hands, listen to music, create, laugh, learn, and spend my days sitting across from women from every imaginable walk of life.

That's still one of my favorite things about what I do.

I get to meet people.

I get to hear their stories. We talk about kids, relationships, careers, ridiculous things, serious things and everything in between. Sometimes we laugh for three hours. Sometimes someone falls asleep while I'm tattooing their brows.

And at the end of it, I get to send them back into the world with something that makes getting ready a little easier and hopefully makes them feel really good when they look in the mirror.

My job is so cool.

Permanent makeup has given me creativity, independence, connection, adventure, and a career that still keeps me curious nearly a decade later.

So yes, I'm here for the brows, the lips, the liner, the freckles, and all those tiny details I'm forever obsessing over.

But mostly, I really love the people sitting across from me.

I'll probably always be chasing the next level—learning, growing, refining, traveling, creating, and figuring out how to make tomorrow's work just a little better than today's.

I feel incredibly lucky that this is what I get to do for a living.

Thank you for being part of it. ♡

♡ Jeanie

Certifications

Certified in Permanent Cosmetics for Brows, Lips, and Eyeliner — Huntington Academy

Ombre Brow Certification — Soft Ink by Tracie Nguyen

Nano Brow Certification — Selen Shenalp

Nano Brow Certification — Julie Kim

Nano Brow Certification — Super Natural Brows

Microblading Certification — Everlasting Brows

Lip Blush Tattoo Certification — Artistry by Lena

Shaded Eyeliner Certification — KAHLI Brows

Color Correction Certification — Shay Danielle Academy

Freckle Tattoo Certification — Yassa Tattoo

Permablend Pigments Certification — Science Behind the Ink

Hanafy Pigments Certification

Bloodborne Pathogens Certification

BreeMkee- Certified Advanced Nano

American Red Cross First aid/ CPR / AED Certified ID#0260MEA

YOUR FACE IS A BIG DEAL
AROUND HERE. ♡

I know trusting someone to tattoo your face can feel a little wild. That’s why nothing is rushed and nothing is tattooed until we’ve mapped it out, talked it through, and you genuinely love what you see.

You’re allowed to:

Ask a million questions.
Change your mind.
Ask me to redraw something.
Tell me you’re nervous.
Tell me you need a minute.
Come in knowing exactly what you want.
Come in having absolutely no idea what you want.
Vent to me about life.
or not feel like talking at all.
Put your headphones in and zone out.
Bring inspiration photos.
Tell me what you don’t like.
Look at the mapping from every possible angle.
Ask to see it one more time.
Be picky—I actually want you to be.
♡

There is no pressure to be agreeable in my chair. This is your face. My job is to listen, guide you with my experience, and create something we both feel really good about.

I want you to leave feeling like yourself—just with one less thing to think about in the morning.