PMU Study Guide 2026
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📋 PMU Exam Format at a Glance
📚 PMU Topics to Study (69)
✍️ Sample PMU Questions & Answers
1. A client's healed brows appear significantly lighter than expected at her 6-week follow-up. The artist should first ask about:
UV exposure, chemical exfoliants, and retinoids are leading causes of premature pigment fading after PMU.
2. A healed PMU brow on a client appears ashy-gray rather than the intended taupe. Which corrective pigment undertone should be used at the touch-up?
Orange or peach sits opposite gray-blue on the color wheel and will neutralize the ashy cast when layered over the existing healed pigment.
3. When mapping eyebrow shape, the 'golden ratio' most commonly refers to which proportion?
The golden ratio of approximately 1:1.618 (phi) is used as the aesthetic standard for harmonious facial proportions including brow mapping.
4. Which standard of practice is MOST important for ensuring quality in Lip Blush & Liner Techniques?
Evidence-based protocols provide a foundation of proven practices, but effective Permanent Makeup professionals must also adapt their approach based on specific circumstances and individual case needs within Lip Blush & Liner Techniques.
5. A warm-undertone client wants a soft ombre lip. Which pigment family is MOST likely to heal true on this skin type?
Warm-undertone skin amplifies warm pigments, so peachy-nude and coral tones heal true and flattering.
6. What color is produced when equal amounts of red and yellow pigment are mixed?
Mixing red and yellow in equal amounts produces orange, a secondary color on the RYB color wheel.