Tatter-a-fact® PMU Podcast

How to Stay Optimistic When Life Feels Heavy

Send us Fan Mail This week, we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes of Tatter-a-fact, a conversation that feels just as relevant today as when it first aired.

Chapter 3: The Girl Who Didn't Feel Smart

Send us Fan Mail For years, Teryn Darling believed she wasn't smart enough. Not because anyone ever told her she wasn't—but because she struggled in school an

Chapter 2: The Girl Who Wanted Her Own Money

Send us Fan Mail Long before Girlz Ink. Before PMU. Before pigments, podcasts, stages, mentorship, and entrepreneurship... there was a kid in Maine trying to figure out

I Thought I Wasn't Smart: The Childhood Story That Shaped Everything | Chapter 1: The Red Wagon

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 1: The Red Wagon I spent years believing I wasn't smart. I thought smart people got good grades. I thought smart people were in accelera

What Nobody Tells PMU Artists About Clients

Send us Fan Mail Some conversations age well, and this is one of them. With everything happening in the PMU industry right now, we felt this discussion about clients, pr

PMU Taxes: Our Experience

Send us Fan Mail Taxes… not exactly the most exciting topic, but one of the most important if you’re a PMU artist or business owner.  In this throwback episode of the T

From Broke to Financial Freedom: Advice Every Beauty Entrepreneur Needs

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful throwback episode of the Tatter-a-fact PMU Podcast, we sit down with tax expert and entrepreneur Marc Rizzo to talk about something mos

The PMU Education Gap No One Talks About | Why Artists Struggle With Healed Results, TAF #125

Send us Fan Mail Why do so many permanent makeup artists still struggle with inconsistent healed results, even after investing in training? In this episode of the Tatte

Microblading, Nano Brows & PMU Misinformation: What Artists Need to Know | TAF #124

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Tatter-a-fact PMU Podcast, Teryn Darling sits down with award-winning PMU artist and educator Brittany Wallins to talk about the

PMU Reality Check: Pigments, Technique & Truth | TAF #123

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Tatter-a-f6act PMU Podcast, Teryn Darling sits down with Marielle Rebecca of BROWHAUS INK for an honest, no-fluff conversation ab

Trends, Truth & Responsibility in PMU | TAF #122

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Teryn Darling is joined again by Alex Mechenici of Alex PMU Academy to unpack the truths the permanent makeup i

PMU Pigments, Laser Removal & Aged Results | TAF #121

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Tatter-a-fact PMU Podcast, Teryn Darling sits down with internationally respected PMU educator Alex Mechenici for a powerful, sci

Mindset, Money & the PMU Economy: How Artists Survive (and Thrive) During a Slowdown | TAF #120

Send us Fan Mail In Episode #120 of Tatter-a-Fact, Girlz Ink founder Teryn Darling returns with Part 2 of a powerful, honest conversation on mindset, money, and navigati

The PMU Slowdown: Staying Strong, Visible & Profitable in a Tough Economy | TAF #119

Send us Fan Mail Is business slow in the permanent makeup industry right now? You’re not imagining it and you’re not alone. In Episode 119 of the Tatter-a-Fact Podcast,

Inside Medical Tattooing: Areolas, Camouflage & FTM Work with Candice Falcon | TAF #118

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Tatter-a-Fact, Teryn sits down with Candice Falcon, an industry leader in medical tattooing, 3D areola restoration, scar cam

PMU Unfiltered: Pigments, Needles & Dark Lip Truths with Carla Ricciardone | TAF #117

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Tatter-a-Fact, Teryn Darling sits down with Carla Ricciardone of Sculpted Studios, global PMU educator, color-theory expert, and pion

The Truth About Oily Skin + Introducing D’Oil™ | TAF #116

Send us Fan Mail In TAF #116, Teryn breaks down one of the BIGGEST struggles in Permanent Makeup: oily skin — and why it affects stretch, grip, pigment implantation, num

The No-B.S. Truth About PMU with Robin Hays Velez (32 Years Behind the Needle) | TAF #115

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Teryn Darling sits down with industry veteran Robin Hays Velez, a PMU artist with over 32 years of experience, to talk about what it re

PMU Pros South Africa: Building Real Community, Real Education, Real Results | TAF #114

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Teryn Darling sits down with Chantal Chadderton, founder of PMU Pros, a 4-day international PMU expo and conference in Durban, South Af

The Learning Curve Series, Part 3: Understanding Pigments | TAF #113

Send us Fan Mail Think you know your pigments? Think again. In this episode of The Learning Curve Series, Teryn Darling dives deep into the pigment learning curve, break