How we work

Every booking at the Podil studio opens with a free consultation of about 45 minutes. It is a working session, not a sales pitch, and it closes with a written quote you can take home and read again before deciding.

  1. Brief

    You describe the piece or the permanent makeup look you have in mind, where it sits on the body, and what you want to avoid. Placement, size and how the design should read in ten years are part of this conversation.

  2. Reference review

    We go through your saved images together and pull them apart: line weight, contrast, brow shape, lip tone. Some references do not translate to your skin or your proportions, and saying so early saves a cover-up later.

  3. Skin assessment

    The artist examines the area in daylight, checks tone and texture, and asks about medication, sun exposure, previous work and healing history. If the skin is not ready, the session is moved rather than rushed.

  4. Written quote

    You leave with an itemised figure: session time, pigment or ink, and the touch-up price. Deposits and rescheduling terms are on the same sheet. Nothing is added mid-session.

Custom Tattooing, Drawn For One Body

Each piece begins as a conversation and ends as a written quote, before the machine is switched on. Studio work is 18+. One tattoo client is booked per session, so drawing time is not shared.

What We Tattoo

  • LineSingle-pass linework, from a short script across the collarbone to a full forearm outline.
  • BlackworkSolid fills, negative-space cuts and heavy black panels, planned so the edges stay crisp as the skin settles.
  • Fine-LineThin needles for delicate detail, lettering and small botanical composition. Placement and scale are agreed at consultation, because fine lines read differently on a moving area.
  • OrnamentalSymmetric bands, mandala and folk motifs drawn to the shape of the limb rather than copied and stretched.
  • Cover-UpAssessed on sight. Older work is photographed, then a plan is given for what can be covered in one pass and what needs two.

Session, Placement And Revisions

Placement
Advice on placement, size and how a design ages on that area. Inner arm, ribs and spine are each quoted with their own session length.
Session Length
Short pieces run 45 to 90 minutes. A full-day booking is capped at six hours of tattooing, with breaks.
Revisions
One round of drawn revisions is included before the session. Line or shading adjustments within the first 30 days of healing are reviewed at no charge; any second visit needed is quoted first.
Deposit
The deposit holds the date and comes off the final price. It is not refunded, but can be moved once with 48 hours notice.

Permanent Makeup

Cosmetic tattooing, Podil studio

Permanent makeup is a cosmetic tattoo. Pigment is placed into the upper dermis with a fine needle, so the result sits inside the skin rather than on top of it. Everything below follows from that one fact: this is a procedure with a healing period, with variables, and with limits.

Treatments

  • Brows: hair-stroke or soft powder technique, drawn to your existing brow line.
  • Eyeliner: lash-line, classic or with a short wing.
  • Lips: contour or full-lip tint for evenness, not for changing lip shape.
  • Camouflage: scar and areola work, quoted only after a consultation.

Pigment notes

We use mineral and hybrid lines with documented batch codes. Colour is chosen against your skin tone in daylight, and a patch test is offered before the first session.

Brown and red bases can cool or warm over the first year. Cool-toned mixes fade toward grey on some skin, which is why we keep brows warmer at the start.

Healing ranges

Ranges, not promises. Skin type, placement and aftercare all move them.

  • 3 to 7 daysSurface flaking and light scabbing.
  • 2 to 4 weeksColour settles and may look uneven while it does.
  • 4 to 8 weeksFinal result visible; the touch-up window opens.

Risks, stated plainly

  • Pigment can fade unevenly or shift tone over time.
  • A second session is sometimes needed for evenness.
  • Sensation varies by placement and by person. Lips and the lash line are usually reported as the most sensitive areas.
  • Redness and swelling for a few days are typical. Infection or a pigment reaction is uncommon but possible.
  • Results are long-lasting rather than permanent, and removal is a separate, more involved process.

Touch-up cost and deposit rules are listed with every other item. See the full price list Book a free consultation

Prices

Every figure below is published before you book. Permanent makeup is a cosmetic tattoo, so its prices are fixed per procedure. Tattoo work is billed by time, with a minimum session fee.

Tattoo work

Item Basis Price
Studio hourly rate Per hour ₴3,200
Minimum session First 30 minutes ₴1,600
Day rate Up to 6 hours ₴16,500
Custom piece Written quote, per project from ₴4,800

Permanent makeup

Procedure Basis Price
Powder brows First session ₴7,800
Lip blush First session ₴8,400
Upper eyeliner First session ₴5,600
Touch-up Within 8 weeks ₴1,900
Touch-up After 8 weeks ₴2,600

A ₴1,000 deposit reserves your slot and is deducted from the final total. Touch-up pricing is confirmed in writing at your first session. Book a free consultation to have your quote put on paper before any needle is opened.

Every piece starts with a conversation

Come to the studio at 12 Sahaidachnoho Street in Podil and tell us what you have in mind. The consultation is free, and you leave with a written quote before anything is booked.

Book a free consultation
  • Tattoo and permanent makeup appointments are for clients aged 18 and over. Photo ID is checked at the studio.
  • Permanent makeup is a cosmetic tattoo: pigment is placed into the upper layers of the skin. A top-up session is scheduled separately after healing.