As I sit here in quarantine like all of you, With no end date in sight, I am finding time to do the things I used to do so often… like writing blogs, connecting with clients over social media, filming “how to” videos I am writing blogs to answer the questions I often get from clients.  When we break out of …

Hey Beauties! Let’s talk about the age-old question… What’s the difference between micropigmentation and microblading!? Everyone’s first reaction is to ask for microblading – mostly because that was the first term in the permanent makeup industry that really took off! So now it’s a household staple term. When really, it’s just the first step. There are pros and cons to …

Happy Holidays Beauties! Hope everyone has been enjoying the last year of this DECADE! Crazy! Now that a new decade and new year is upon us, its time for new habits. The right skincare routine is so important as a preventative measure. Yes, are there tools and procedures that can pull and tuck and tug years off your face, but …

Happy winter beauties! At this point in the year, congratulations are in order at every turn! Babies, weddings, engagements, vacations and so much more!  This is the time of year where everyone gets into “planning mode” of one kind or another. a|k studios wants to be your go-to location for all the beauty portions of your planning. Makeup, skin care, …

Hey friends, Dani here…. Are you ready for this!? New year, new blog, new products, new you. Amy Kernahan Studios is releasing our own skin care. A bio marine line of products that are sure to impress. As a consumer you’re probably reading this thinking, “she has to say that.” Well, I don’t. Here are my favs from the new …

In the past few years, permanent makeup has made a huge comeback. More and more women and men…yes men, are opting for permanent makeup services. The most popular areas to have permanent makeup are the eyebrows. Let’s face it (no pun intended), when it comes to brows, most of us are lacking. Brows are the frame to our face, so …

Because October has been National Breast Cancer Awareness Month for the past 25 years, I wanted to take this time to tell you all about the areola tattooing work I have been doing on behalf of the brave women I have met who are facing this disease.  As the fifth leading cause of death of women, breast cancer is a serious disease …

Welcome to our New York Makeup & Micropigmentation Studio! Amy Kernahan has over ten years experience as a professional makeup artist. Amy has done it all. With her extensive experience with photo shoots, runway shows, commercial work and as a National Makeup Artist for Estee Lauder, she has earned a reputation in the makeup world for her clean and classic …

“The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry, and limitation; and these are the greatest forms of the beautiful.” – Aristotle The Greeks, known for their philosophical and mathematical endeavors, tried to explain all things with equations. When it comes to geometry or arithmetic, equations make sense. But can there be a way to measure beauty? Plato spoke of the “golden …

When you hear the term “permanent makeup” or “cosmetic tattooing” one tends to think of black painted on eyebrows that resemble those of a Geisha girl or your 80 year old grandmother(sorry Grandma), who had her eyebrows tattooed when she was in her twenties and now has bluish colored lines where her brows should be. What we want you to …