Mahnaz Bahaelou

Mahnaz Bahaelou is the founder and CEO of Elite and a Grand Master PMU artist and instructor. She started working in permanent makeup in Iran in the 1990s, after graduating from a PMU school there. In 2006 she moved to Los Angeles and began offering PMU services from her home, and she later trained at a PMU academy in Los Angeles to obtain state credentials. Her client base grew, and master instructors guided her into teaching. She now trains students at Elite as a Grand Master instructor and mentors PMU artists from beginner to advanced levels. Her specialties include corrective pigment camouflage, microblading, lip blushing and eyeliner, and she also works in nanobrows and powder and ombré brows. An annual touch-up with her is listed starting at $300.