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Teryn Darling is a legend in the Permanent Makeup industry. She's dedicated 20+ years to the craft of permanent makeup and in that time she's grown her company, Girlz Ink, into a global brand and industry standard. Teryn's overcome a lot of adversity and has done pretty well for herself in the PMU world! She's developed her skills as a cosmetic tattooer and to do that she had to develop her skills as an entrepreneur and business woman. Expect smart, sharp conversations. Teryn doesn't hold back so these episodes will be interesting, honest and real! She loves talking business and digging deep to get to know people; how, why and why not they do things.

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The Science of Pigment Dilution in PMU: How & Why It Works! | TAF #99

March 21, 2025 • Teryn Darling • Season 5 • Episode 99

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Are you diluting your PMU pigments? If not, you might be missing out on one of the most powerful techniques for achieving soft, powdery, and customized healed results in permanent makeup!

In this episode of the Tatter-a-Fact PMU Podcast, Teryn Darling dives deep into the science of pigment dilution—how it works, why it works, and when to use it for brows, eyeliner, lips, and more.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
✅ How pigment dilution can improve healed results in PMU
✅ The history of dilution in tattooing & how Teryn introduced it to PMU
✅ The science behind pigment opacity, light dispersion, and healed color results
✅ When you should (and shouldn’t) dilute your pigments
✅ How dilution impacts pigment longevity in the skin

🚀 Want to master pigment dilution? Start experimenting today and discover how much control, versatility, and precision it brings to your PMU work!

🎸 Composition and guitars - Russ Letizia
🥁 Drums and studio engineering - Mike Zerbe
🎼 Recorded at The Compound in Las Vegas, NV

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