I found OPM in a tradeshow in New York & have been following them ever since. Funny enough I was looking for a different permanent makeup company & came upon OPM's booth. What drew my attention to them was the crowd they were getting, the before & after pics & the work they were doing.
It was amazing to know that their pigments are organic, made from vegetable dye & their colors do not have iron oxide, which causes the color to change turning green, blue, orange, etc., a fact that I didnt even know.
Their digital machines are revolutionary, gentle vibrations which doesnt cause trauma to the skin making you heal in 3-5 days, no down time. Amazing! I have a rotary & a different digital machine, starts with the letters N & C. Its definitely not the same, clints heal in 7-10 days, scabs which causes color loss, machine not as gentle & there is down time. OPM's digital permanent makeup machine blows everything out of the water & surpasses other machines.
I also love their cartridges. The ink reservoir is in the cartridge itself, which makes it less wasteful & no chance of damaging the needle because you dont have to dip it in an ink cup anymore. The price of the needles are definitely cheaper to replace compared to my other N.C. machine.
I've done alot of research on OPM. Seeing that they blow every competition out of the water, I made that journey to travel to LA to get trained by the best of the best, the creme of the crop. It was no easy task either, being a single mother of 3, I had to juggle the kids between 7 different family & friends for school drop off, pick up, night stays, weekends, you can imagine. A big sacrifice, but one I was willing to take for this big leap of faith. I decided on their full extensive training, which included brows, eyeliner, lips & scalp pigmentation because I dont know when the next time I will be travelling to LA so let me just do everything one shot.
In a class with a whole bunch of strange women, all of us were thirsty for knowledge. In walks Lorine Mikheail, the owner & train of OPM. She trained us hard, like boot camp. Even before we set foot on the premises, we were required to do online training, & submit our work for critique. First watch videos, then print paper to practice the hair strokes, draw on eyes & lips, then draw fitting shapes to picture faces, then practice on skins with the tools/machines, all the while submitting your work to each step. I am 100%, no 1000% positive that you will get no training elsewhere like how Lorine gives. She isnt there to take your money, Lorine is there to make sure she trains qualified permanent makeup artists because her name & reputation is on the line. She has my utmost respect for that.
There were so many sad testimonials from the other students where they went with other companies, took their money, they felt like they didnt learn anything, the teacher wasnt even there most of the time, student need to pay extra to get certificate, or no models to work on, etc. I am so thankful & grateful I found the right teacher & went with OPM & Lorine from the start.
Lorine & her other trainers Joy & Nancy were with us every step of the way. Everything was step by step, no cutting corners & no leaving us in the dark for us to figure it out by ourselves. I am so thankful for that. Lorine not only teaches us the "how" factors but also the "why" factors. For the ones who didnt "get it" right away, they spent extra time so those students can get up to par with the rest of us as long as those students showed effort & wanted to learn, they were willing to help. We were encouraged to keep practicing after class, which we did.
Lorine not only gave us alot of information, she did alot of live demonstrations. Me, being one of the lucky ones, got my brows microbladed & she went over every step, talking about the proper stretching technique & the correct depth. I was able to feel what it's supposed to feel like. She also did a client's eyeliners & lips & we all had front row seats. We had a gentleman for scalp pigmentation, for those who have thin hair, are thinning, balding, this is great to have under your belt.
You know you're doing good is when you are able to practice on models. There were alot of models so we got alot of practice. Either Lorine, Joy or Nancy was there with us as we were performing procedures. They made sure we were stretching properly & if we didnt, they showed us correctly. They made sure we were at the right needle depth by feeling our vibrations. Hands down, I guarantee you will get no training like no other, ever.
I did 4 different procedures so I definitely am more confident. The client gave me a huge tip, the biggest Ive ever received in my lifetime working in the service industry.
I highly recommend OPM for their training academy or if anybody wants to get any procedures done. Their work & training is like no other. You will walk away like a trillion bucks! You wont regret taking on your journey with OPM! read more