Kimberley Atkinson Permanent Makeup

Introducing Penelope Bloom Gregg 🌸 born just in time to be the last 2025 baby born in Hawkes Bay - 31/12/25 at 9.21pm.

Thank you so my incredible clients for showing this baby girl so much love, excitement and patience with me throughout my entire pregnancy ❤️ see you all soon!

That’s a wrap for 2025!! As many of you know, I am now officially on maternity leave until July 2026 🤍
During this time I will be a lot less responsive to enquiries, but as always the best way to contact me is via email - [email protected]. I will update again when my books are open for the second half of 2026 🤍

A very special thank you to my clients who have already shown our baby girl so much love and excitement! Blessed with such amazing clients 🥹 very excited for this next adventure and I’ll see you all again next year!

Merry Christmas everyone!! 🎄
Photo by the incredible

‼️ Big Update ‼️
From the 19th of December I will be taking a break from cosmetic tattooing to focus on some exciting changes happening in my personal life ❤️ at this stage I am aiming to take 3-6 months away from tattooing. If you feel as though your brows or lips will be due for a touch up in the next 6-12 months, please book in advance before the 19th of December as spaces are limited 😊

Lately I have had a lot of clients asking “when am I ready to get my brows touched up?”. While the guideline is every 1-2 years, this completely depends on your skin and how well you’ve looked after your brows. Some clients find they’re better coming every 8 months, yet some can last 3+ years!

If you get to the point where you feel they’ve faded (but can still see their shape), and you’re starting to put makeup on them again, this could indicate you’re ready to get your brows touched up! 🤍

Fresh lip tattoo 💋 I still have some November and December appointments currently available but they are filling up quickly!! Make sure to book those Christmas appointments early as appointment slots are very limited 🎄

Before ➡️ Straight after ➡️ Healed after 6 weeks (before touch up) 🤍 when I say you’re brows are going to soften and neutralise in colour as they heal, this is what I mean 😍

Did you know I offer other treatments that aren’t just cosmetic tattooing? 👀🤍

I also offer :
• Brow waxing
• Brow tinting
• Brow laminating
• Lash lifting (photographed above)
• Lash tinting
• Facial waxing

Book online via the link in my bio!

Wow I have been really bad at posting brows lately!! 😅 here’s a gorgeous set from a few weeks back. The warmth in the brow will fade over a couple of weeks, resulting in a beautiful, natural, neutral brown eyebrow 😍

One of the biggest “pinch me” moments of my career 🤍
In Feb I was lucky enough to be awarded Runner Up NZ Cosmetic Tattooist of the year 2024. So grateful for this recognition but absolutely still does not feel real 😅🤍

I am very excited to announce that last weekend I was awarded 1st Runner Up for Cosmetic Tattoo Artist of the Year 2024 at the awards 🤍

I am honestly still in a little bit of shock about this (hence the late post) as winning this title means so much to me 🤍

I started this little business of mine back in 2017, when I was just 19 years old. I had just finished studying beauty therapy in Wellington and had completed my first cosmetic tattoo course, but really struggled to find work as a junior beauty therapist. I moved back home and decided to start a little business on the side while I tried to find work. I never wanted it to be a permanent business, yet here we still are, 6 years later 😂

Over the past 6 years I have had the opportunity to meet and work alongside so many incredible cosmetic tattoo artists. I have been lucky enough to be trained by some of the biggest names in the cosmetic tattooing industry ( , , , .mybrows and many more), and have now been awarded Runner up for the NZ Cosmetic Tattoo Artist of the Year in both 2021 and 2024.

I want to thank the for this recognition. To be recognised by an association that highly values education, qualifications and client safety is such an honour 🤍

I also want to congratulate the other finalists for the amazing work they are doing in this industry and for being recognised for this amazing work 🤍 and a HUUUUUGGGEEE congratulations to (Nz Cosmetic Tattoo Artist of the Year - Winner) and (Nz Cosmetic Tattoo Artist of the Year - Runner up) ! You are both such incredible ladies and this industry is so lucky to have you both in it 🤍🤍

P.s more photos to come - in the total shock of the night, I didn’t get any other photos 😂

Brows that won’t wash or sweat off this summer ☀️ these brows will soften as they fade, to a super natural looking eyebrow. Once healed, these will last 1-2 years before needing to be refreshed!

🌟 I am so so excited to announce that I am a finalist for the Cosmetic Tattooist of the Year Award 🌟 this is such an amazing opportunity and I am so lucky to be up there with some absolutely incredible cosmetic tattoo artists, including one of my very own trainers, 😍

Congratulations to all the finalists, we have some seriously talent artists in nz ❤️