Microblading

Name

Microblading

Legal name

Microblading LA

Website

https://microbladingla.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Permanent Makeup and Cosmetic Tattoo Services

NAICS

Cosmetology and Barber Schools (611511), Technical and Trade Schools (61151), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro primary industry

Microblading (Eyebrow Semi-Permanent Tattoo) (HSALAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Eyebrow Microblading Services (HSALAKAA), Lip Blush & Permanent Lip Color Services (HSALAKAD), Eyebrow & Eyelash Training (Brow Design/Lash Extensions/Lifts) (HSALANAG), Permanent Makeup (PMU) & Microblading (EDAOALAJ), Beauty & Personal Care Skills (Makeup, Skincare, Hair Styling) (EDAAAGAM), Permanent Makeup Pigments & Supplies (Microblading/PMU Pigments, Aftercare Color Products) (CRABACAI)

Keywords

• Permanent makeup services
• Microblading eyebrows
• Permanent cosmetics training
• PMU artist education
• Cosmetic tattoo studio

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodland Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Permanent Makeup Services: One-time service fees for microblading and related procedures including microblading, nano brows, combo brows, powder brows, and lip blush. Appointments are the primary revenue driver with prices ranging $700-$900 based on artist.
2. Training Courses: Educational programs including Brow Master Course (7-day, $2,499), Lip Blush Master Course (3-day, $2,499), and individual classes. Includes starter kits for students. Also offers workspace rentals for alumni.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Microblading LA operates a permanent makeup studio in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, offering five cosmetic procedures (Microblading, Nano Brows, Combo Brows, Powder Brows, and Lip Blush) priced at $700-$900. The company also runs MLA Academy, delivering multi-day professional training courses ($2,499 each for Brow Master and Lip Blush Master Courses) and individual classes that teach its proprietary MLA Method for Perfect Eyebrows to aspiring permanent makeup artists.

Product overview

Microblading LA operates a single-location studio and training academy in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, offering two interconnected lines of business: cosmetic services and professional education. On the service side, the studio provides five permanent makeup treatments — Microblading, Nano Brows, Combo Brows, Powder Brows, and Lip Blush — performed by MLA-certified Master Artists for clients seeking semi-permanent eyebrow and lip enhancement. On the education side, the company runs Microblading LA Academy, which offers two comprehensive multi-day training programs (the 7-day Brow Master Course and the 3-day Lip Blush Master Course, both priced at $2,499), plus eight individual stand-alone classes (Online PMU Fundamentals, Brow Mapping, The Art of Nano, Shadow Your Mentor, Lip Mastery, Combo Brows, Powder and Ombre Brows, and Live Model Day) that working professionals can purchase separately. Ancillary offerings include private group training, fully equipped workspace rentals for alumni, gift certificates sold via Square, and a model program providing discounted services in exchange for student practice. The Brow Master Course is the flagship training product, teaching three MLA signature techniques (Microblading, Combo Brows, and Powder & Ombre Brows) across online fundamentals and in-person hands-on sessions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Microblading Service Signature MLA technique using a handheld microblade to hand-draw individual hair strokes that replicate natural eyebrow hair, providing a natural look that lasts 1-2 years. Performed by Master Artists at the Woodland Hills studio; priced $700-$900 based on artist.
• Nano Brows

Quantifiable outcome

• Microblading results last 1-2 years before requiring touch-up
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Benefit Cosmetics (Brow Bar): Global beauty brand with in-store Brow Bar service tier offering shaping, tinting, and microblading-adjacent brow services at scale. Comparable to MLA as a mass-market brow services provider, but as a multi-product portfolio player rather than microblading specialist.
• Anastasia Beverly Hills: Beauty brand that defines the brow category globally through retail brow products (DIPBrow, Brow Wiz) and brow shaping services. Comparable to MLA because they target the same end-customer use case - brows that look polished without daily effort - though via consumer products rather than PMU services.
• PhiBrows / Phi Academy: The dominant global microblading training brand and method-licensing network, founded by Branko Babic. Directly comparable because both monetize proprietary microblading techniques (PhiBrows' PhiMethod vs. MLA Method) through academies and certified artists, serving the same aspiring PMU artist customer base MLA targets.

Others

• Li Pigments: Specialty manufacturer of PMU pigments sold to microblading and permanent makeup artists, including the Li pigments referenced in MLA's service description. Comparable as the upstream supplier category MLA's shop business sits in; adjacent rather than directly competitive.

Direct peers

• Brows by Gaby: Independent single-location microblading and PMU studio with strong social brand, similar Yelp-led review footprint, and comparable service menu (microblading, ombre/powder brows, lip blush). Closest like-for-like competitor in operating model to Microblading LA's studio arm.
• Tina Davies Pro: PMU educator, master trainer, and pigment supplier offering online and in-person microblading/PMU courses plus branded ink line. Directly comparable to MLA Academy's Brow Master Course and the MLA online PMU Fundamentals curriculum, with similar customer profile of working and aspiring PMU artists.
• Wonder Brows NYC: NYC-based microblading and PMU boutique studio with strong Instagram presence and celebrity clientele. Comparable on premium-positioning single-location microblading studio model targeting the same "wake up with perfect brows" consumer segment as Microblading LA.
• Beauty Angels International / Cosmoprof Academy: International PMU training academy offering multi-day microblading, nano brows, and lip blush certifications. Comparable to MLA Academy as a global competitor in the same professional PMU education niche with similar multi-day intensive course structure and certification model.
• Eye Design Professional: Single-brand US microblading and brow studio franchise offering standardized services and training across multiple locations. Comparable to Microblading LA on service mix and training offering; differs in that Eye Design operates a franchise model versus MLA's single-location + academy hybrid.

Emerging players

• Cosmetic Tattoo Center / Cosmetic Courses: PMU training provider offering in-person and online microblading, lip blush, and scalp micropigmentation certifications for working professionals. Directly comparable to MLA Academy's Brow Master Course and Lip Blush Master Course in structure, audience, and price point.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/microbladingla
• Instagraminstagram.com/microbladingla
• Xx.com/microbladingla
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/microblading-la

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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