Permanent makeup (PMU) is equal parts art, science, and trust. When pigments don’t behave, everything else becomes trickier: technique, healed results, and client confidence included. That’s exactly why artist-led collaboration is at the heart of how we create pigments.
Our ongoing collab with Tina Davies shows what happens when real-world PMU challenges meet research, testing, and performance-driven formulation. Spoilers: magic (and flawless brows + lips) happen.
Why Collaboration Matters in PMU
Great pigments aren’t made in silos. They’re shaped through hands-on testing, real client feedback, healed results, and years of refinement.
Perma Blend and Tina Davies knew early on that the PMU industry needed pigments that:
- Heal true-to-color (every time!)
- Perform predictably in real studio conditions
- Reduce guesswork around undertones and saturation
- Support artists at every stage of their journey
This shared focus led to a collab built on performance, education, and consistency, not trends or hype.
From Artist Frustration to Better PMU Pigment Performance
Before discovering Perma Blend, Tina Davies was actively searching for a solution to ongoing color challenges.
“I was so lucky that a friend introduced me to Perma Blend,” Tina shares. “Before I discovered Perma Blend, I had hundreds of cases of red, blue, purple, orange, and green eyebrows. I was embarrassed. Women were trusting me with their faces, and the issue wasn’t the shape—it was the color.”
That experience helped shape a new approach to making pigments: creating systems that allow artists to do what they do best—focus on technique and artistry, without sweating constant color correction.
PMU Pigments Built Through Research, Not Guesswork
The Tina Davies x Perma Blend I Love Ink CollectionOpens a new window comes straight from hands-on research with:
- Professional PMU artists
- Real clients at different stages of decision-making
- Long-term healed result evaluations
The goal wasn’t just to release new shades. It was to build pigments that behave consistently over time.
That research-first mindset later expanded into lip-focused systems designed to simplify consultations, reduce appointments, and improve healed outcomes.
Lust & Envy: Designed for Real Lip Work
The LustOpens a new window and EnvyOpens a new window Lip Sets tackle two of the biggest challenges when it comes to PMU lip sessions: unrealistic client expectations & inconsistent healed results.
Artists love these sets because they make it easy to:
1. Show clients exactly what healed results will look like
2. Nail consistent saturation and long-lasting color every time
Tina Davies explains:
“Clients want to see colors like they see in Sephora or on fashion models, but artists struggled to show realistic healed results. We wanted to change that.”
Lust Lip Set: Soft, Buildable, Romantic
The LustOpens a new window Set puts flexibility in your hands—perfect for soft touches, subtle enhancements, or building custom, layered looks.
What artists love about Lust:
“Dreamy, romantic shades perfect for clients wanting soft and natural lips. These are great for blush effects or layering with bolder tones. Easy to work with, implant well, and fade softly over time.”
— Marta W.
Envy Lip Set: Versatile, Reliable, Artist-Approved
If you’re a newer artist, EnvyOpens a new window could be your perfect match. It delivers the performance professionals rely on while giving you plenty of creative room to mix, experiment, and craft your own stunning shades.
What artists are saying about Envy:
“I have been using this lip set for the past three years, and I am absolutely in love with it! It includes all the lip colors I need for my ideal niche, and I enjoy mixing the shades to create unique looks. The results are consistently great after healing.”
— Maya R.
“The Envy collection is a perfect starter. So many beautiful colors. Saving up for the Lust collection.”
— Jillian W.
Mix Lust + Envy for Expanded Color Control
One of the biggest advantages of the Lust Opens a new windowand EnvyOpens a new window systems is how well they work together.
Artists who use both sets gain:
- Expanded color ranges
- More flexibility for undertone correction
- Greater creative control without sacrificing predictability
When pigments behave consistently, mixing becomes a strength, not a risk.
PMU Performance Backed by Safety & Compliance
Every Perma Blend collab is...
- Put to the test again and again to ensure outstanding results
- Formulated based on decades of artist-driven expertise
- Made in the USA with professional PMU artists in mind
Above all, safety is foundational to how we formulate, test, and educate.
👉 Learn more about our approach to pigment safety and standards on our About Us Page.Opens a new window
What Collaboration Makes Possible
With more than three years of healed-result data, the Tina Davies x Perma Blend collections show that smart collaboration makes a real (and beautiful) difference.
When pigments heal like they should, confidence comes naturally. You’re not constantly doing guesswork or wrestling with color. It becomes less about fixing, and more about creating.
The Takeaway on PMU Collabs
The power of collaboration is in resolving real-life challenges you face as an artist every single day!
The Tina Davies x Perma Blend partnership proves that education, performance, and artist-first innovation set the standard for permanent makeup now and in the future.