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Permanent makeup artist · Educator · Founder of NE Pigments

Elena Nechaeva

Permanent makeup that looks like your own.

  • Hair-stroke brows, lips & eyes since 2011
  • Free consultation and design sketch
  • Private studio in Charlotte, NC
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Elena Nechaeva, permanent makeup artist and educator
  • 2011in permanent makeup since
  • 13,500+artists trained worldwide
  • 780+educational videos
  • 30Mviews on YouTube
  • NEmy own pigment lab
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How can I help you?

For permanent makeup artists

Permanent makeup training

  • In-person masterclass in Charlotte
  • “Like Your Own” hair-stroke course
  • INKubator club for artists
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For studios & dealers

NE Pigments

  • Developed for my own work
  • Made in our own lab
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Pigments & partnership
For event organizers

Speaking & workshops

  • Talks at beauty conferences
  • Hands-on workshops
  • 30M views on YouTube
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Permanent makeup results

Real clients. Real results.

Clients from my Charlotte studio. Tap any photo to see it larger.

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Client stories

In their own words

Charlotte women share their experience. Press play to watch.

Blair, client from Charlotte
“I just really wanted to not have to draw them in every single morning.”
Blair
Bernadette, client from Charlotte
“That looks exactly like what I wanted.”
Bernadette
Misty, client from Charlotte
“They look so natural that no one has ever asked me about them.”
Misty
Joni, client from Charlotte
Avoided permanent makeup for 7 years after a painful microblading experience.
Joni
Patricia, client from Charlotte
“Did you put on makeup before coming to the beach?” — her family
Patricia
Leisha, client from Charlotte
“For about three years, I had no eyebrows.”
Leisha
Francesca, client from Charlotte
Cut 30 minutes off her morning routine.
Francesca
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My story

An artist first. A teacher by calling.

Eight years of fine art training. Then, in 2011, permanent makeup became my life’s work.

  • 2011Training in St. Petersburg and my first studio
  • 2015A nationwide network of permanent makeup studios
  • 2016My own schools — artists come from the U.S., Canada and Australia
  • 2019NE Pigments production launched
  • 2023Moved to the United States
  • 2025Studio, school and NE Pigments lab in Charlotte, NC
“I’m a mother of two, a traveler and a cyclist. I believe in balance — beautiful work and a beautiful life.”Elena Nechaeva
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Elena Nechaeva teaching a permanent makeup class
For permanent makeup artists

Permanent makeup training

In person in Charlotte or online.

In-person permanent makeup masterclassOne-on-one · 6–8 hours · 2 live models · $3,500
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Hair-stroke brows course “Like Your Own”My signature brow technique, online
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Immersive schoolBecome a permanent makeup artist
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INKubator clubCourses, community and support for artists
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Become a modelFree procedure during a masterclass
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NE Pigments permanent makeup pigment laboratory
Permanent makeup pigments

NE Pigments — made by an artist

Pigments I trust in my own work — for your studio or your business.

Shop pigmentsOrder for your studio in the U.S.
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Become a dealerWholesale pricing for distributors
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Become an ambassadorPartner pricing and your own signature pigment
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About NE PigmentsThe lab, the line and the science
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Mon–FriBy appointmentSaturdayWith Zhanara, by appointmentSundayClosed

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