I went to Athena before I started my chemotherapy. She did an incredible job and it was so wonderful to have eyebrows when I lost my hair. I went today for a touch up and I am again in total awe of her talent. Athena is a perfectionist and I am so pleased with the results! She is also very kind, professional, and gentle. She follows all safety and hygiene protocols and the space is very clean and spa like. Eyebrows are important and you should only go to someone who is a professional. You can trust Athena!!! read more

Artistry by Athena Microblading Brows and Permanent Makeup - Right after treatment! - Permanent Makeup Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Athena is a miracle worker. She is 100% an ARTIST! She's extremely patient. Extremely kind. Highly recommend! Worth every penny

I was so worried about getting my eyebrows done after a botched waxing made my brows uneven, but from the moment I met Athena I knew I was in good hands. She did nano blading on my brows and my face is now balanced again, my brows look natural, and I feel like myself again. Highly recommend Athena, she is a true artist and a real sweetheart! read more

I had the Nano Hair Stroke done on my brows and I could not be happier! I've never had great brows, and as I've aged, they've become much thinner and sparse - I was filling them in on a daily basis. I was very nervous about this procedure, but Athena had excellent reviews. I'm light skinned and blonde, and she did an excellent job. I now have very natural looking, filled-in brows and I am thrilled! You cannot tell I had anything "done." I waited until after I returned from a two-week vacation to have them done, because I was worried about the healing time. I could have easily done it the day before I left, because I had ZERO issues at all!! They looked great the very day of the procedure. I'm now in contact with Athena for another service, because I trust her so much! read more

My mom got her tattoo eyeliner done by Athena and Athena did a wonderful job! My mom is very happy with her eyeliner. She originally had an old tattoo that needed to be retouched. Athena really took her time to measure the eyes and made sure my mom was comfortable by using her numbing cream. My mom said she barely experienced any pain during the process. Athena offered her a second touch up (that comes with the eyeliner tattoo experience at no extra cost) and even though it was just a touch up, she really took the time to ensure my mom's eyeliner tattoo was to her liking. read more

Athena recently created new eyebrows and eyeliner for me. We decided to use the machine nano hairstrokes with nano shading method for the eyebrows. We consulted and agreed together on the shape, color and spacing of my eyebrows. I am very pleased with them and my husband thinks they look great. Athena is very professional, a good communicator and is calm and kind. Her work is careful and meticulous. She checked with me throughout the procedure to see if I was comfortable or needed numbing cream. Her website provides thorough before and after care instructions. Any questions I have emailed or texted were responded to promptly and thoroughly by her assistant, Tiffany. I highly recommend Athena. read more

Athena is amazing! I will only get my brows done by her. She know exactly what kind of shape would work for your face, and what type of semi permanent make up works (micro-blading/microshading/combination of both). She is a little pricey, but you get what you pay for. And since this will be on your face, we only want the best! Highly recommended. read more

This is the first time I had my eyebrows micro bladed - I can't compare Athena's work with anyone else but she did exactly what I asked for and better. She listened, helped through the process, and double/triple checked to see if it was what I envisioned before actually doing it. Highly recommended. I don't worry about my eyebrows anymore - it is everything else that I worry about now. :) read more

I had my eyebrows micro bladed - for the first time in my life. I found Athena on Yelp. She did a great job. Professional, beautiful. Highly recommend. She listened attentively to what I wanted was able to create the look I described. I had to come one month after the first procedure to do the touch up which is standard. Now I can wait for a year before doing a next one. read more

Artistry by Athena Microblading Brows and Permanent Makeup - After - Permanent Makeup Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Okay - So I wanted to wait until my second touch up session and my brows to fully recover before writing this review. And I must say, I am impressed! This is my first time getting my eyebrows micro bladed by her. My brows have already faded a lot since the last time I got them done was in 2019 with someone else. I love how much time I save when getting ready so micro blading is the way to go! However, I wanted it to look as natural as possible and look more like powder than the classic hair strokes. I got the magic shading with color correction because Athena had said she needed to correct the color of my brows done by the previous person. I work an on-call job with a lot of meetings last minute and Tiffany (the scheduler) has been so patient with me having to move around my appointments and reschedule. Thank you so much for your patience, Tiffany! Athena's studio is so clean and relaxing, which is one of the top things you would need especially working with clients faces. Athena is very detailed in mapping the brows on your face to make sure you like the shape and length before actually starting her work. First session took less than 2 hours and the touch up took less than an hour. So after my first session, my brows recovered very lightly, so for my second session I told her I wanted it way darker, enough for me to not have to actively fill them in every day. Now that my brows are fully recovered, I do still wish it was a tad bit darker because I still have to fill them in a little when I have a full face makeup. I wonder how much it would cost for me to go back and go a bit darker? But the shape looks great though it is a lot thinner than what it looks like after first session, but overall it looks very natural. I hope the color holds for a while, Athena said you typically get another touch up in 2 years so hopefully that's the case! The aftercare is pretty low maintenance, you just can't get your brows wet for 10 days and for the touch up, you can't get it wet for 7 days. But no need to apply any sort of cream. I even recommended my mom and she is getting her touch up next week. read more

Artistry by Athena Microblading Brows and Permanent Makeup - Right after first session, love the shape and color! - Permanent Makeup Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Athena is so sweet and talented at permanent makeup!! She made sure I was numb enough for the service I got and checks in frequently about comfort. I felt very comfortable with her and felt like she really listened to what I wanted while also giving her best opinion on what would look good on me according to my skin tone and facial features. The studio she works in is very clean & relaxing and I enjoyed the music she was playing to calm my nerves also. She has a very gentle and delicate touch so I felt like I was in good hands. I highly recommend her for all your permanent makeup needs! I will never go to anyone else. 5 stars! read more

I had their service almost 4 years ago. I wanted soft and natural eyebrows, and I brought a sample photo I found online. However, when the procedure was done, my eyebrows were much darker and more intense than I had expected. So, during the 1 month touch up session, I asked Athena if she could make them softer, but she insisted not, and said "it will make you look older". So, I gave up and decided to wait until the pigmentation fade, with covering my eyebrows with bangs. However, after almost 4 years, they are still dark. So, finally, I decided to have them removed by the other artist. Though I was not satisfied with the work done by her, she could be for you if you are looking for long-lasting eyebrows. Just our tastes did not match. read more

I was looking specifically for nanoblading and was able to book the machine nano hairstroke service.... and have no regrets!!! I also had nano shading done. This is my first time doing anything with my eyebrows. My eyebrows are very thin so I wasnt sure how things would go. Artistry by Athena was inviting and very professional. I was nervous but she did such a great job giving me reassurance. When I saw the first half, it confirmed that this is a business I can trust. You can see my photo below with my thin brows and the end product where it looks fuller and and still very natural. I did take the photos after completion so they're healing! Definitely a returning customer! Thank you!!! read more

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I got my brows done over 2 years ago by Athena and they still look great! Best thing I've done to make my morning routine easier. My natural brows are blonde, so you can't see anything without gel or pencil. Now I just brush them and go. If you're hesitant, it is worth EVERY penny. read more

Artistry by Athena Microblading Brows and Permanent Makeup - March of 2021. I could only find a picture of one. - Permanent Makeup Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Athena did a great job with the nano hair stroke. I requested lighter color eyebrows due to my skin color. She did tell me the color will fade slightly after a couple of weeks, which it did. I should have asked her for darker color tatoo as it faded more than I expected. Will do so on my next visit. Overall it has been great! read more

I have been to see Athena for 3 years now and this is the best place for eyebrow artistry by far. I knew it was time to find permanent eyebrow artistry with thinning eyebrows and difficulty with mimicking symmetry and filling by hand with glasses ( let's admit some us of don't want to have one eye surprise vary by days with trying to fill it in daily). Once I found Athena by recommendation and saw the results with her work I have been a fan since. Her work is immaculate, takes her time and makes sure it is perfect. I cannot speak more highly of her work and commitment to her work and making it work for each client at their request. She is worth every dollar and I highly recommend her to anyone. The new nano brow work she did is better than the Microblading and looks amazing!!! I'm so happy with her work and you will be too. read more

Love love this place! Athena is such a sweet person and she does my eyebrows perfectly! I go on a lot of photoshoots and its very important my eyebrows are on point , with Athena it's never a concern. I've come here 3x and definitely will come here again! My eyebrows have never looked this symmetrical and well done! I highly highly recommend this place if your looking for a beautiful natural result. read more

Again i came to Athena because of all the raving reviews. I am sorry to say my new brows never even looked nice and people asked me "what happened"... I have friends who have gotten them from other places after me and theirs look incredible. The red regardless of Athena's response is NOT normal. It's not easily fixed because I went to a person who services Hollywood actresses and begged her to fix and she said No. She won't try to fix a problem like this because it's just covering the bad work and I need to get this professionally removed (not as neutralizing, Athena this is doctor office removal costing thousands of dollars). I also looked at photos from the happy customers here .. I am sorry your brows do not look great. Since I have researched more I know what good is like... it's not from some random lady who started this as a side gig ... Being happy and thinking the work is great is all subjective. Some people may not have high standards and perhaps can't afford more expensive work... I wish I would not of saved money to get a deal ... you get what you pay for I guess. I really don't like to write negative reviews but this has caused me huge depression...trying to cover it for years with makeup (which voids why I even got this done) and now I have to spend more money getting this fixed... It's ok don't read the real reviews and you will find out eventually read more

Artistry by Athena Microblading Brows and Permanent Makeup - Botched job - Permanent Makeup Near Me - Milpitas, California

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I've been coming to Athena for several years now for nano eyebrow, nano lip blush, and ombre eyeliner tattooing. Even though I live out of the area now, I've never even considered working with someone else because she does such an excellent job. I'm happy to drive 45 mins + to come see her. She's easy to communicate with and her eye for color and shape are that of an artist. Her office is relaxing and peaceful and she's happy to collaborate with her clients to meet the outcome they're looking for. Happy customer! read more

I never thought I would get my eyebrows done, but I did it. I decided to have Athena do my brows because of all her great yelp reviews. Being a first timer I was a bit nervous about committing to a semi-permanent tattoo on my face. Athena was very professional, friendly, and detailed. She took the time to measure my upper face and I ended up doing microshading with hair stroke. Throughout the procedure she'd ask if I was comfortable and whether I need more numbing cream, which I did. The procedure took about an hour, but it flew by because we exchanged a few beauty tips (I gave her hair tips and she gave me makeup tips). Now, for the eyebrows...it has only been a day, but I totally love them. They shape my face so well despite it being the first session and fading will happen. I am excited to see how my eyebrow journey take shape, literally ;-). Thank you so much Athena and looking forward to our next session! Below pic is one day after the first session. read more

Artistry by Athena Microblading Brows and Permanent Makeup - Microshading with some hair strokes. - Permanent Makeup Near Me - Milpitas, California

Athena is very gifted in creating natural looking eyebrows not the war paint that u see in some people , true artist of eyebrow hair strokes . I wish I had done it sooner Thank u Athena and her assistant tiffany for your great work and excellent customer service .keep up the great work read more

Very professional and meticulous. She does an amazing job. I did eyebrows and eyeliner and I love both!!

Absolutely amazing results. I would recommend Athena, she was very kind and talented.

Athena did my brows (with nano hair stroke) and lip blushing, and she did such a great job! I really notice and love the difference, but it looks so natural that most of my friends and even coworkers who see me every day couldn't tell that I'd had anything done. I will say that I was very anxious about the lip blushing at first because my lips were quite swollen right after the procedure (don't plan to go out to dinner immediately afterward unless you're into the Real Housewives of San Jose look) but once the swelling went down my lips looked fantastic!! Totally worth it. Thank you Athena! read more

Update: I came back for an eyeliner touch up as the right side of my wing was slightly faded (I sleep on the right side of my face). Two years later and I still do not regret my decision to come to Athena for my eyeliner procedure. The color remained black and the lines of my wing remain crisp. Every time I've gotten a facial my facialist comments how good the liner looks and have lasted over time and I absolutely agree. I feel like I can compete with Adele's famous cat eye look, because it just looks so good no matter what I'm doing! read more

I came to Athena to get my eyebrows done, but I ended up getting eyebrows, eyeliner, and lips! For my eyebrows I got magic shading with hair strokes. My brows are now PERFECT, and they look natural! I was so happy that I made another appointment for eyeliner and lips. It's been about 4 months now and I still wake up looking great. I will definitely be going back to Athena in the future. I have recommended Athena to all my friends. She does makeup (semi permanent and regular) only. I would not trust someone that just does this on the side. If you are thinking about getting semi-permanent makeup go to Athena. You won't be disappointed! read more

I've been Athena's client for more than 3 years. She has done my eyebrows twice and every time the work has been perfect. I appreciate her work ethic and professional attitude. I hope I get to work with her for many years to come. read more

Trust the process and the journey! Deciding to have permanent makeup performed is a huge feat and your trust needs to truly be placed in the hands of professionals that are skilled in what they do. You're essentially having a tattoo performed on the most delicate part of your body - your face. As with all knicks and cuts, your body goes into protective mode and begins to heal itself, displaying scabbing. The first day of the procedure you may be shocked of the darkness in color. I am very fair with light hair and the coloring of my new brows against my practically translucent skin was crass. But, I trusted the process. Athena told me that within the next 2-4 days it will get even darker. Darker! And, it did. For a brief moment I thought - ooof, what did I do?! But, I kept trusting the process. Within 7 days the scabbing began which was like white edging surround the hair strokes. You can't fully wash your face for ten days (can't touch your brows to water) so you must allow the scabbing to take place and avoid the urge to touch them. Leave them be! As the scabs barely held on by the little hairs that I do have, I used tweezers to gently remove them from the brows, but only if they were no longer attached and only held by the hairs. Your brows will fade in the following weeks and that is why there is a "touch-up" procedure within a month of your first procedure that is included in the original payment. It's planned so that Athena can see your skin and the effects and how you personally took to the process, once you've healed from the first procedure. And then she's able to educationally make the next decisions for how to touch-up the brows further. With me, because I'm so fair, she chose to go even darker with the touch up and even more strokes of hair. Everyone is different but everyone should just trust the processing time. Keep in mind that I read and signed a disclaimer that stated that fair skin and hair does have different affects and may appear lighter than anticipated (you'll sign this via her webpage when signing up). Athena has no scientific control over how my skin will react to the procedure. It is up to me as the client to understand those facts and either choose to move along with her services or not. And I chose to move forward based on reviews and I can tell you that I loved my experience! It did not hurt me and I've never had any tattoos done. I healed fairly fast and I find the result to still be 100% better than my original over-plucked and discolored brows (parts of my brows are brown and others are stark blonde). This has changed my opinion of myself and I'm so thankful that I finally took the plunge to invest in myself. My brows were sadly something that really bothered me. If you're on the fence like I was, just know that I'm so happy that when I look in the mirror, I no longer have to be bothered by how awful and thin my brows were. Thanks Athena!! read more

Update: already did my touch up and LOVED MY RESULTS they look so pretty and natural just what I had asked for! So glad I came here. Thank you so much Athena! Can't recommend you enough girl!! :)) read more

Artistry by Athena Microblading Brows and Permanent Makeup - Before going in this were my brows - Permanent Makeup Near Me - Milpitas, California

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I had my eyebrows microbladed in May 2018 and it's one of the best decisions I've made this year. If you're on the fence about doing it, here's your sign- in the immortal words of Nike, just do it :) It's a big decision, and I get it, it's basically a tattoo on your face. I did hours of research for over a year and went back and forth before finally pulling the trigger. My only regret is not doing it earlier. I used to waste so much time and product applying/wiping off crooked brows. My natural hair is minimal at best, so my poor attempts at drawing them on freehand were ridiculously time consuming. To make it even better, when I'm focusing, I tend to rub my face- which has resulted in a whole lot of missing eyebrows by the end of the workday in the past. If you're reading this, chances are you know exactly what I'm talking about. Those are reasons to get your brows microbladed. But why Athena? She's precise and professional. She measures your eyebrows out with perfect symmetry, mapping out lines and sketching the shape before she even touches you with any ink. The whole process admittedly is a bit uncomfortable, but it's not unbearable at all- you do get numbed before it starts. I was sold by the photos people have posted of the precision of her work, and it's definitely consistent with my experience. Also, your touch up appointment is included in the price of your microblading, so you get to go back and fill in any spots that didn't take the first time around. Go to Athena and get those amazing, symmetric, natural brows you've always hoped for. read more

Artistry by Athena Microblading Brows and Permanent Makeup - Before & after - Permanent Makeup Near Me - Milpitas, California

I LOVE! LOVE! My new eyeliner. Not only does it look great but it's so evenly done. I just wake up and look great! She is very patient and it was pretty fast, 2 hours flew by!. The top part didn't hurt at all for me and she kept asking if I need more numbing cream. The office is nice and clean, she wipes with every client and makes sure we have a temperature check. I come back for my touch up and can't wait for it! My face looks refreshed every day. Being in a business where I have to look my best, this is great. Im going to do my brows next. I highly recommend it. You get what you get for the price you pay and this is one thing you do not want to be cheap about. read more

Athena was amazing! I had my eyebrows microbladed and a thick cateye eyeliner tattooed about 4 years agos in SoCal, but they were fading like crazy. In the bay area, it took me a long time to find an artist like Athena that could touch up my thick eyeliner. When I first met with Athena, she did a color correction on my brows (which had faded to a weird green color). When sketching out shapes, she had everything measured out perfrctly for it to be symmetrical! Athena was able to do some hairstrokes on my brows with magic shading. She completely re-tattooed my eyeliner and made some slight adjustments (adding a longer "tail" to the cat eye) to help compliment my face shape and make the liner more symmetrical (when I first got my eyeliner done, it was only estimated by eyeballing the symmetry rather than measuring). What's more is that Athena includes a complimentary touch up for both the magic shading and the eyeliner! I didn't get the eyeliner touch up before and it was clearly a necessity. I love the service Athena provides! I would highly recommend her and will be back for more in future years! read more

My friends recommended Athena to me, they all came to her because of her reputation. I had only planned to do waterline for my eyes, yet I ended up doing my eyebrows too. And I am 100% satisfied :) Athena herself is a ball of professionalism and kindness, the whole experience was very pleasant. You might think Athena is a bit more expensive than some other places, but her work is totally WORTH IT! read more

Athena does an excellent job with the eyebrows. She very friendly and really knows her job. Exceeds my expectations am really happy with my eyebrows read more

I was originally going to just renew my eyebrow embroidery with Athena. After talking to Athena, I decided to do nano hair stroke and shading. Athena really taking her time to explain the procedure and also taking time marking my eyebrows. I have no regret doing the nano hair stroke and shading. I love my eye brows. It look so natural. I highly recommend Athena. She is very patient and very professional. read more

I am 65, and the older I got, the thinner my lips got until my mouth looked like a slit in my face. Athena didn't just color my lips, she was able to give me more lip. She mixed up the perfect, natural looking color and drew in just enough lip. No surgery, no nasty chemicals, no duck lips. I feel beautiful. Her salon is clean and she is very professional. Highly recommend! read more

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Athena is amazing!! She is a true artist and she has an incredible eye for detail. I am always extremely happy with her work and highly recommend her to anyone looking for lip blush and/or microblading/microshading. read more

I am having such a great experience with Athena. I have scars from the top of my head to the bottoms of my happy feet. Sometimes people don't seem to notice, sometimes it's the very first thing someone mentions. "What happened to you?" Etc. I originally tried PM back around 2011, or so. I am already having a better experience here than the original place I went to in La Jolla, Ca. Athena seemed to know what I wanted before I even said anything. It was very comforting, I felt like I was in good hands. The office (and her personality) is so great and calming which is very helpful to me. I am still carrying around some after effects of all the trauma I've been through since Christmas Eve 2018. Aside from the fabulous PM artistry of Athena (properly named...goddess) she appears to also be a fantastic business woman. Amazing all around. Can't wait for my next appointments. Very Happy! I feel beautiful! read more

I have been wanting to get my eyebrows done for years, but could never commit to having something semi-permanent done to my eyebrows and could never find the right person to do them. I am so happy that I waited years to finally commit to getting my brows microshaded because Athena was 100% the perfect person to do my brows! Athena is amazing! I was in awe of how perfect my eyebrows looked after she worked her magic on them! She is also an absolute sweetheart, is super patient, professional, and overall just a wonderful person. I am so excited to see how they heal in the upcoming weeks! Thank you so much Athena! read more

So glad that I decided to give this place a try! I have done eyebrows tattooing for over 15 years and Athena is truly the best of the best I have come across to! Received tons of compliments on my eyebrows and my referrals are super satisfied with the work done by Athena!! If you are looking to get new eyebrows, touch up or any other services related - look no further and make an appt. with Athena!!! read more