I enrolled into Marian's microblading technician program and completed the course last weekend.
I had originally inquired from several places for training but Marian stood out to me for a few reasons.
Instead of replying my inquiry with just a long email about the course details, she sent me a PDF outline that was very well put together and presentable. From first impression, I could already tell that her class was more thought out and organized compared to others, just from her delivery of information.
Another thing that stood out to me was that she required you to have your blood born pathogens certificate before taking her course; without it, she would not accept you for training. Other trainers, had mentioned this, but did not have it as a requirement to be eligible for the course. Some may not know, but permanent makeup artists who are operating on clients must have this certificate. I liked that she enforced this because it showed that she really cared about the medical aspect of this art; you are puncturing the skin and causing bleeding, which if not dealt with properly can cause serious infection/disease.
Furthermore, after completion of her 3 day course you are not just given a certificate. She requires you to complete 5 brows (initial procedure and touch up), and send her the pictures so she can assess your work. Only then will she hand you the certificate. While some may think this is annoying, I can understand and appreciate why she does that because she actually cares about the work you are doing on people and she wants you to be successful. Essentially how other trainer's program's work is you are just paying them for a certificate; you pay them the cost for the course, and at the end you are just handed the certificate whether you are ready for it or not.
Another bonus is that her class is private!
On the first day of class, we spent pretty much the entire day going through material. Her manual is THICK; filled with tons of important information, pictures, and worksheets. It is obvious that she spent a lot of time putting it together.
Again, Marian really cares about the medical aspect about permanent makeup so she was EXTREMELY thorough when going through all the material. It is a lot of stuff to learn, but she was very patient and did not get annoyed when you asked her questions or couldn't remember something.
The student kit that came with her course was very generous, and well put together. She included a variety of things for you to try and the pigments she included were of the best quality; she uses these on her own clients too.
Everyday she assigned homework exercises because she wanted you to get familiar with using the tools and get used to mapping, shaping and drawing strokes.
The second day of class was great because she took all the information that she told you from the first day and applied it by having a model and demoing the entire process on her. This is so great because for this kind of art, visual learning is so important!
Third day was where you would take everything you learned and do brows for 2 models. The entire time, Marian was there to make sure you were doing everything correctly, and help you if you needed it. Using a blade to cut into someones skin can be such a scary thing, but Marian made the whole experience for me very comfortable. I was nervous for my first model but her presence gave me confidence and she was so supportive through the whole procedure.
Overall, I had an exceptional experience with Marian's training. Everything from content, demo, to actually doing brows was very well planned and exceptionally delivered. Marian is such a kind, patient and generous person; she really has the qualities of being a great teacher! I would highly recommend Marian's course to anyone who is considering microblading! I am hoping that she comes out with a shading course soon so that I can take it with her as well lol.
Thank you Marian for an amazing course! read more