Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP)

1. Best Hairline Design & Density Simulation
 – Creation of a natural-looking hairline combined with realistic density simulation, focusing on symmetry, proportion, seamless blending, and an authentic final result.

2. Best Follicular Replication Technique
– Precise replication of individual hair follicles using realistic dot size, spacing, direction, and pigment placement to achieve a natural scalp appearance.

3. Outstanding SMP for Scar Camouflage
 – Professional camouflage of scalp scars using SMP techniques, with special attention to pigment matching, blending, coverage, and minimizing the visual appearance of the scar.

4. Excellence in Female SMP Application
 – SMP specifically designed for female hair thinning or hair loss, creating the appearance of increased density while maintaining a soft and natural result.

5. Best SMP Color Matching & Long-Term Pigment Stability
 – Accurate pigment selection according to skin tone and natural hair color, focusing on harmonious results, correct healed color, and long-term pigment stability.

Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) is a non-invasive cosmetic technique that simulates the appearance of natural hair follicles on the scalp. It can create the appearance of a closely shaved head or visually increase density in thinning areas, providing a modern solution for hair loss in both men and women.

Eyebrows

1. Eyebrow Shading
 – A professional shading technique designed to create definition, balanced color distribution, and a soft, polished eyebrow appearance.

2. Ombré Eyebrow Shading
 – A powder-gradient technique featuring a softer beginning and gradually increasing intensity toward the body and tail of the eyebrow.

3. Microblading
 – Manual creation of fine, hair-like strokes designed to imitate natural eyebrow hairs, with emphasis on realistic pattern, direction, and symmetry.

4. Microfeathering
 – A delicate microblading technique using fine, strategically placed strokes to enhance the natural eyebrow while maintaining a light and realistic appearance.

5. Hair Stroke Eyebrows – Machine Technique
 – Realistic hair-like strokes created using an electric PMU device, focusing on natural flow, correct stroke direction, spacing, and dimensional effect.

6. Male Eyebrows
 – Natural-looking PMU specifically adapted to masculine eyebrow characteristics, preserving realistic density, structure, irregularity, and hair direction.

7. Airy Brows
 – A light and delicate eyebrow technique creating a soft, airy effect with subtle pigmentation and natural-looking definition.

8. Combination Brows – Hair Stroke + Shading
– A combination of realistic hair strokes and soft shading to create both natural texture and additional density and definition.

9. Cover Up – Correction & Neutralization
 – Correction or camouflage of previous eyebrow PMU, including unwanted color, uneven shape, faded pigment, or other imperfections.

10. Eyebrows for Extreme Cases – No Hair / Scars
 – Complete eyebrow reconstruction for clients with little or no natural eyebrow hair or visible scarring, focusing on realistic shape, symmetry, and natural appearance.

11. Old PMU Restoration
 – Professional correction and revitalization of aged or faded permanent makeup, improving shape, color, balance, and overall appearance.

12. Mature / Aging Eyebrows
 – PMU designed specifically for mature skin, using appropriate techniques, pigment choices, and shapes to achieve a soft, elegant, age-appropriate result.

Lips

1. Aquarelle Lips
A soft and delicate lip pigmentation technique creating a transparent watercolor effect with light, even color and natural-looking definition.

2. Lipstick Effect Lips
A more saturated PMU technique designed to create the appearance of perfectly applied lipstick, with defined contours and even color coverage.

3. 3D Ombré Lips
A multidimensional gradient technique combining different intensities of color to create depth, volume, and a visually fuller lip effect.

4. Velvet Lips
A smooth, soft and richly blended pigmentation technique that creates an elegant, velvety finish without harsh transitions.

5. Lipstick Coloring Technique
Full lip pigmentation with uniform color saturation, clean contours, symmetry, and a polished lipstick-style result.

6. Natural Effect Lip Tattoo – Nude Lips
A subtle PMU technique using natural nude shades to enhance the client’s own lip color, shape, and symmetry while maintaining a very natural appearance.

7. Red Lips
A bold permanent makeup technique featuring red tones, evaluated for color saturation, symmetry, clean contour, even application, and overall harmony.

8. Dark Lip Neutralization
Correction of naturally dark or uneven lip pigmentation using appropriate neutralizing colors to achieve a more balanced and harmonious final tone.

9. Male Lips
A subtle PMU technique designed specifically for male clients, focusing on natural color correction, symmetry, and enhancement without an obvious makeup effect.

10. Lip Blush on Mature Skin
Lip pigmentation adapted specifically for mature skin, focusing on appropriate technique, delicate application, color selection, symmetry, and rejuvenating results.

11. Lip Blush on Damaged Skin
Specialized pigmentation performed on lips with compromised or irregular texture, focusing on careful technique, balanced color distribution, and aesthetic improvement.

12. Lip Cover-Up / Correction
Correction of previous lip PMU involving unwanted pigment, uneven color, asymmetry, or an undesirable shape, creating a more harmonious result.

13. Old Lip PMU Restoration
Professional restoration of aged or faded lip permanent makeup, improving the existing color, shape, symmetry, and overall appearance.

Eyeliner

1. Lash Enhancement Eyeliner
A delicate pigmentation technique applied along the lash line to visually increase lash density and define the eyes while maintaining a natural appearance.

2. Classic Eyeliner
A clean and precisely defined permanent eyeliner with balanced thickness, symmetry, and a professionally shaped finish.

3. Shaded Eyeliner
A combination of a defined eyeliner base with softly blended shading, creating additional depth and a more sophisticated eye makeup effect.

4. Soft Shaded Eyeliner
A delicate version of shaded eyeliner featuring subtle transitions and light pigmentation for a soft, elegant result.

5. Basic Eyeliner Design
A classic, wearable eyeliner design focusing on correct shape, symmetry, clean application, and suitability for the client’s eye shape.

6. Smoky Eyeliner
A softly diffused permanent eyeliner technique creating a smoky makeup effect with smooth transitions and carefully controlled shading.

7. Colored Eyeliner
Permanent eyeliner created using colors other than traditional black or brown, focusing on creativity, clean application, harmony, and color intensity.

8. Colored Powder Eyeliner – Minimum 2 Colors
A creative powder-shading eyeliner using at least two colors, with emphasis on smooth blending, color harmony, transitions, and artistic execution.

9. Blue Eyeliner Neutralization & Color Correction
Correction of old eyeliner that has healed or faded to an undesirable blue tone, using appropriate color theory and neutralization techniques.

10. Old Eyeliner PMU Restoration
Professional restoration or correction of previous eyeliner PMU, improving faded pigment, shape, symmetry, color, and overall appearance.

Latex Eyebrows

1. Microblading Eyebrows – Latex
Creation of fine, realistic hair strokes on latex, focusing on stroke direction, spacing, flow, precision, and a natural eyebrow pattern.

2. Eyebrow Shading – Latex
A shading technique performed on latex, evaluated for smooth pigment distribution, clean shape, symmetry, and controlled intensity.

3. Ombré Eyebrows – Latex
A gradient eyebrow technique featuring a soft beginning and gradually increasing color intensity toward the body and tail of the brow.

4. Hair Stroke Eyebrows – Latex
Creation of realistic machine hair strokes on latex, focusing on correct direction, movement, spacing, structure, and natural hair-flow patterns.

5. 3D Combination Eyebrows – Hair Stroke + Shading – Latex
A combined technique using realistic hair strokes and shading to create depth, dimension, density, and a natural 3D eyebrow effect.

Latex Lips

1. Aquarelle Lips – Latex
A soft pigmentation technique creating a delicate watercolor effect with smooth transitions, light color saturation, and clean execution.

2. Lipstick Effect – Latex
Full and even lip pigmentation designed to reproduce a defined lipstick effect, focusing on symmetry, clean contours, and consistent color saturation.

3. 3D Ombré Lips – Artistic Improvisation – Latex
A creative 3D ombré technique using gradients, highlights, shadows, and artistic elements to create depth and visual volume. Artistic improvisation is permitted — for example, creating a wide smile and imitating visible teeth using skin-tone or white pigment.

Latex Eyeliner

1. Lash Enhancement Eyeliner – Latex
A precise lash-line pigmentation technique designed to create the visual effect of fuller, denser lashes while maintaining a clean and natural appearance.

2. Classic Eyeliner – Latex
A clearly defined eyeliner design focusing on precision, symmetry, clean lines, balanced thickness, and correct shape.

3. Shaded Eyeliner – Latex
A combination of defined eyeliner and softly blended shading, creating depth and a smooth transition from the main eyeliner line.

4. Fine Eyeliner – Latex
A delicate, thin eyeliner technique focusing on extremely precise application, symmetry, clean edges, and an elegant, refined result.

Latex Eyeliner

1. Lash Enhancement Eyeliner – Latex
A precise pigmentation technique performed along the lash line to create the visual effect of fuller lashes, focusing on clean placement, symmetry, and natural enhancement.

2. Classic Eyeliner – Latex
A clearly defined eyeliner design performed on latex, judged on line precision, symmetry, balanced thickness, smooth pigment application, and overall shape.

3. Shaded Eyeliner – Latex
A combination of a defined eyeliner base with softly blended shading, creating depth and a smooth, elegant transition.

4. Fine Eyeliner – Latex
A delicate and very thin eyeliner technique focusing on extreme precision, clean edges, symmetry, and an elegant minimalist result.

Additional PMU Nominations

1. PMU Artist Full Face – Latex (Eyebrows, Lips & Eyeliner)
A complete PMU face composition created on latex, combining eyebrows, lips, and eyeliner into one balanced design. Harmony, symmetry, color coordination, and overall technical execution are evaluated.

2. Fantasy Image – Latex – Free Theme
A creative fantasy composition performed on latex. The theme is completely free, allowing the artist to demonstrate imagination, artistic vision, color combinations, and advanced PMU techniques.

3. PMU Artist Full Face – Live Model (Eyebrows, Lips & Eyeliner)
A complete PMU transformation on a model, combining eyebrow, lip, and eyeliner techniques. The final result should demonstrate balance, symmetry, correct color selection, and harmony with the client’s facial features.

4. Realistic Areola
Realistic micropigmentation of the areola and nipple area, focusing on natural color, shading, dimensional effect, symmetry, texture, and anatomical realism.

5. Dotting Blush Tattoo
A cosmetic blush pigmentation technique created through delicate dotting, producing a soft and natural flush of color on the cheeks with smooth distribution and balanced intensity.

6. Paramedical Micropigmentation
Micropigmentation designed to improve the appearance of scars, skin discoloration, or other aesthetic concerns. The work is evaluated on color matching, camouflage, symmetry, and natural-looking results.

7. Tricopigmentation
A scalp pigmentation technique designed to imitate natural hair follicles and visually increase hair density. Precision, realistic follicle placement, pigment selection, and overall natural appearance are evaluated.

8. Beard Micropigmentation
Micropigmentation designed to simulate natural beard follicles, improve density, fill sparse areas, or reconstruct beard shape. The work should demonstrate realistic hair distribution, color matching, symmetry, and natural structure.

9. Micropigmentation for Vitiligo
A specialized camouflage technique designed to visually reduce the contrast between vitiligo-affected areas and surrounding skin. Accurate color matching, seamless blending, and natural appearance are essential.

BRILIANT BEAUTY WORLD CUP

PMU & SMP CHAMPIONSHIP

Official Competition Nominations & Judging Criteria

1. EYEBROWS — LIVE MODEL

1. Eyebrow Shading
Professional shading technique with smooth pigment distribution, balanced intensity, clean shape and harmonious overall result.

2. Ombré Brow Shading
A soft powder-gradient technique with a lighter brow front and gradually increasing intensity toward the body and tail.

3. Microblading
Manual creation of fine, realistic hair strokes following the natural direction, density and structure of eyebrow hair.

4. Microfeathering
A delicate microblading technique using fine, strategically placed strokes to enhance the natural eyebrow while maintaining a soft and realistic appearance.

5. Machine Hair Stroke Brows
Realistic hair strokes created with an electric PMU device, demonstrating correct direction, flow, spacing, depth and natural structure.

6. Male Eyebrows
PMU specifically designed for male clients, emphasizing masculine structure, realistic hair patterns, natural density and subtle enhancement.

7. Airy Brows
A light and delicate eyebrow technique creating a soft, airy and naturally defined appearance without excessive saturation.

8. Combination Brows — Hair Strokes + Shading
A combination of realistic hair strokes and soft shading to create natural texture, additional density and dimensional definition.

9. Cover-Up — Eyebrow Correction & Neutralization
Correction of previous PMU involving unwanted pigment, faded or incorrect color, uneven shape, asymmetry or other imperfections.

10. Extreme Case Eyebrow Reconstruction — No Hair / Scars
Complete eyebrow reconstruction for clients with little or no natural eyebrow hair, alopecia or visible scarring.

11. Old PMU Restoration — Eyebrows
Professional restoration of aged, faded or previously performed eyebrow PMU, improving color, shape, symmetry and overall appearance.

12. Mature Skin Eyebrows
Permanent makeup specifically adapted to mature skin, demonstrating appropriate technique, pigment selection, shape and delicate execution.

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2. LIPS — LIVE MODEL

1. Aquarelle Lips
A delicate watercolor-style pigmentation technique with soft saturation, smooth transitions and a natural translucent appearance.

2. Lipstick Effect
Full lip pigmentation creating the appearance of professionally applied lipstick, with defined contours, balanced shape and uniform saturation.

3. 3D Ombré Lips
A multidimensional gradient technique using different pigment intensities to create visual depth, volume and a fuller lip appearance.

4. Velvet Lips
Smooth, evenly blended pigmentation producing a rich yet soft velvety finish without harsh transitions.

5. Full Lip Color / Lipstick Coloring Technique
Uniform full-lip pigmentation evaluated for color saturation, clean contours, symmetry and overall technical precision.

6. Natural Nude Lips
Subtle pigmentation designed to enhance the client’s natural lip tone, shape and symmetry while maintaining a natural appearance.

7. Red Lips
A bold red lip pigmentation technique evaluated for color intensity, even saturation, symmetry, clean contour and aesthetic harmony.

8. Dark Lip Neutralization
Professional neutralization of naturally dark, cool or uneven lip pigmentation using appropriate corrective color theory.

9. Male Lips
Natural lip pigmentation specifically adapted for male clients, focusing on subtle color correction and enhancement without an obvious cosmetic effect.

10. Lip Blush on Mature Skin
Lip pigmentation adapted to mature skin, with particular attention to delicate application, color choice, symmetry and rejuvenating effect.

11. Lip Blush on Damaged or Compromised Skin
Specialized pigmentation performed on lips with irregular or compromised texture, focusing on controlled application and balanced aesthetic improvement.

12. Lip Cover-Up / Correction
Correction of previous lip PMU involving unwanted color, asymmetry, uneven pigmentation or undesirable shape.

13. Old PMU Restoration — Lips
Restoration of aged or faded lip PMU, improving color, contour, symmetry and overall appearance.

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3. EYELINER — LIVE MODEL

1. Lash Enhancement Eyeliner
Fine pigmentation along the lash line designed to visually increase lash density while maintaining a natural appearance.

2. Classic Eyeliner
A precise and clearly defined permanent eyeliner demonstrating clean lines, symmetry and appropriate shape.

3. Shaded Eyeliner
A defined eyeliner combined with controlled soft shading to create depth and an elegant makeup effect.

4. Soft Shaded Eyeliner
A delicate shaded eyeliner with subtle pigment transitions and a refined, soft finish.

5. Basic Eyeliner Design
A classic wearable eyeliner design adapted to the model’s eye shape, with emphasis on symmetry, proportions and clean execution.

6. Smoky Eyeliner
A softly diffused permanent eyeliner creating a smoky makeup effect through controlled shading and seamless transitions.

7. Colored Eyeliner
Permanent eyeliner using creative colors other than traditional black or brown, judged on technical execution, color harmony and design.

8. Multicolor Powder Eyeliner — Minimum 2 Colors
Creative powder-style eyeliner incorporating at least two colors with smooth blending and harmonious transitions.

9. Blue Eyeliner Neutralization & Color Correction
Professional correction of old eyeliner that has healed or faded to an undesirable blue tone.

10. Old PMU Restoration — Eyeliner
Restoration or correction of previously performed eyeliner PMU, improving color, shape, symmetry and overall appearance.

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4. LATEX EYEBROWS

1. Microblading Brows — Latex
Fine, realistic manual hair strokes demonstrating precision, correct direction, spacing and natural pattern.

2. Eyebrow Shading — Latex
Controlled shading demonstrating smooth pigment distribution, symmetry and consistent saturation.

3. Ombré Brows — Latex
A powder-gradient eyebrow technique with controlled transition from lighter to more intense pigmentation.

4. Machine Hair Stroke Brows — Latex
Realistic machine-created hair strokes evaluated for flow, direction, spacing, structure and precision.

5. 3D Combination Brows — Hair Strokes + Shading — Latex
A combined technique demonstrating realistic hair strokes together with controlled shading to create a dimensional 3D effect.

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5. LATEX LIPS

1. Aquarelle Lips — Latex
Soft watercolor-style lip pigmentation with delicate saturation and seamless color transitions.

2. Lipstick Effect — Latex
Full and uniform lip pigmentation demonstrating clean contours, symmetry and controlled saturation.

3. 3D Ombré Lips — Artistic Interpretation — Latex
A creative ombré composition demonstrating depth, gradients, highlights and artistic interpretation.

Artistic elements are permitted, including a wide-smile effect and imitation of visible teeth using skin-tone or white pigment.

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6. LATEX EYELINER

1. Lash Enhancement Eyeliner — Latex
Precise pigmentation of the simulated lash line designed to demonstrate clean placement and controlled execution.

2. Classic Eyeliner — Latex
A clearly defined eyeliner design demonstrating symmetry, clean lines and balanced proportions.

3. Shaded Eyeliner — Latex
Defined eyeliner combined with smooth and controlled shading.

4. Fine / Soft Eyeliner — Latex
A delicate eyeliner technique demonstrating fine lines, precision, symmetry and refined execution.

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7. CREATIVE & ADVANCED PMU NOMINATIONS

PMU Artist Full Face — Latex: Eyebrows, Lips & Eyeliner
A complete PMU composition combining all three facial zones. Judging focuses on technical execution, symmetry, color harmony and overall artistic balance.

Fantasy PMU Image — Latex — Free Theme
An artistic fantasy composition with a theme chosen freely by the competitor. Creativity, originality, technical complexity and artistic impact are evaluated.

PMU Artist Full Face — Live Model: Eyebrows, Lips & Eyeliner
A complete PMU transformation demonstrating harmony between all three zones and suitability for the model’s facial characteristics.

Realistic Areola Micropigmentation
Realistic reconstruction or enhancement of the areola, evaluated for anatomical realism, color, shading, dimensional effect and symmetry.

Dotting Blush Tattoo
Cosmetic blush pigmentation created through controlled dotting, producing balanced and natural-looking cheek coloration.

Paramedical Micropigmentation
Corrective micropigmentation designed for aesthetic camouflage or reconstruction, evaluated for technical precision, color matching and natural appearance.

Tricopigmentation / Scalp Micropigmentation
Pigmentation designed to imitate natural hair follicles and visually increase scalp density.

Beard Micropigmentation
Realistic simulation of beard follicles for reconstruction, density enhancement or correction of sparse areas.

Vitiligo Micropigmentation
Specialized camouflage pigmentation intended to visually reduce contrast between depigmented areas and surrounding skin, with emphasis on accurate color matching and seamless blending.

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8. SCALP MICROPIGMENTATION — SMP

1. Best Hairline Design & Density Simulation
Natural-looking hairline creation combined with realistic visual density and seamless blending.

2. Best Follicular Replication Technique
Precise simulation of individual hair follicles using appropriate dot size, spacing, distribution and pigment placement.

3. Outstanding SMP for Scar Camouflage
Professional camouflage of scalp scars through accurate pigment selection, controlled density and natural blending.

4. Excellence in Female SMP Application
SMP designed specifically for female hair thinning or hair loss, creating natural-looking visual density.

5. Best SMP Color Matching & Long-Term Pigment Stability
Accurate pigment selection according to skin tone and natural hair color, with emphasis on harmonious healed results and pigment stability.

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OFFICIAL JUDGING CRITERIA

EYEBROWS

Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10 points:

1. Overall Eyebrow Harmony — max. 10 points
Overall aesthetic balance and suitability of the eyebrows to the model’s facial features.

2. Uniformity of Pigment Application / Filling — max. 10 points
Consistency and even distribution of pigment throughout the treated area.

3. Eyebrow Head Execution — max. 10 points
Softness, precision and natural appearance of the eyebrow fronts.

4. Quality of Transitions / Gradient — max. 10 points
Smoothness of transitions without harsh, abrupt or visibly cut-off areas.

5. Shape, Proportions & Symmetry — max. 10 points
Correct eyebrow architecture, balance between both sides and suitability for the model.

6. Degree of Skin Trauma — max. 10 points
Evaluation of technical control and minimization of unnecessary skin trauma.

Maximum Score: 60 points

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LIPS — JUDGING CRITERIA

Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10 points:

1. Overall Quality of Lip PMU — max. 10 points
Overall professional appearance and quality of execution.

2. Clean & Smooth Contour — max. 10 points
Precision, cleanliness and consistency of the lip outline.

3. Uniformity of Color Application — max. 10 points
Even pigment saturation without unwanted gaps, patches or irregularities.

4. Smooth Color Transition — max. 10 points
Quality of gradients and blending between different pigment intensities or colors.

5. Shape Construction & Symmetry — max. 10 points
Correct proportions, balanced shape and visual symmetry.

6. Color Selection & Harmony — max. 10 points
Suitability of pigment choice to the model’s skin tone, natural lip color and overall appearance.

Maximum Score: 60 points

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EYELINER — JUDGING CRITERIA

Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10 points:

1. Softness & Quality of Shading — max. 10 points
Smoothness, cleanliness and technical quality of shaded areas.

2. Use & Harmony of Complementary Colors — max. 10 points
Professional color selection and harmonious combination of pigments where applicable.

3. Smooth Color Transitions — max. 10 points
Seamless blending without harsh or uneven transitions.

4. Clarity & Elegance of Lines — max. 10 points
Precision, cleanliness and aesthetic quality of eyeliner lines.

5. Uniform Filling of the Lash Line — max. 10 points
Consistent pigmentation of the inter-lash area without visible gaps.

6. Correct Wing / Eyeliner Shape, Proportions & Symmetry — max. 10 points
The eyeliner must be correctly designed according to the model’s eye shape, with appropriate proportions and symmetry.

Maximum Score: 60 points

General Competition Principle

All works should be evaluated according to technical precision, symmetry, color theory, cleanliness of execution, suitability for the model, aesthetic harmony and overall professional result.

For corrective and paramedical categories, judges should additionally consider the difficulty of the initial case, quality of correction, camouflage, color matching and realism of the final result.

NEW PMU & SMP NOMINATIONS 2026

ADVANCED EYEBROWS

1. Nano Brows / Nano Strokes
Machine-created ultra-fine hair strokes designed to reproduce the natural growth pattern of eyebrow hairs. Judging focuses on stroke precision, direction, spacing, flow, symmetry and natural appearance.

2. Advanced Nano Brows
An advanced machine hair-stroke technique featuring complex patterns, layering and dimensional effects. Judges evaluate technical difficulty, realistic hair growth, precision, symmetry and overall eyebrow architecture.

3. Advanced Combination Brows – Nano Strokes & Shading
A combination of realistic machine hair strokes and soft shading. The final result should demonstrate natural texture, seamless transitions, balanced density and dimensional depth.

4. Complex Brow Correction & Cover-Up
Correction of previously performed eyebrow PMU with unwanted pigment, incorrect shape, asymmetry or significant fading. The difficulty of the original case and the quality of the final correction are taken into consideration.

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ADVANCED LIPS

5. Natural Lip Enhancement
A subtle PMU technique designed to enhance the client’s natural lip color, contour and symmetry without creating a strong lipstick effect. The result should appear soft, balanced and natural.

6. Complex Dark Lip Neutralization
Advanced neutralization of dark, cool, uneven or hyperpigmented lips. Judges evaluate color theory, pigment selection, neutralization technique, symmetry and final color harmony.

7. Creative / Fashion Lips
An artistic PMU category allowing bold colors, gradients, dimensional effects and creative interpretations. Judging focuses on originality, precision, symmetry, color harmony and visual impact.

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ADVANCED EYELINER

8. Graphic Eyeliner
A creative eyeliner category featuring structured, artistic or fashion-inspired designs. Judges evaluate precision, symmetry, line quality, proportions, creativity and suitability to the model’s eye shape.

9. Advanced Eyeliner Correction & Restoration
Correction of previous eyeliner PMU involving discoloration, asymmetry, faded pigment or incorrect shape. Judges consider the difficulty of the original case and the technical and aesthetic quality of the correction.

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FULL FACE & CREATIVE PMU

10. Male PMU Full Face
A harmonious PMU transformation specifically designed for a male client. The work may include eyebrows, subtle lip pigmentation and lash enhancement. The final result must remain natural, masculine and balanced.

11. Mature Skin PMU Full Face
A complete PMU transformation adapted specifically to mature skin. Judging focuses on appropriate technique selection, delicate execution, pigment choice, facial harmony and an elegant rejuvenating effect.

12. Fantasy Full Face PMU – Live Model
A creative full-face PMU composition performed on a live model. The theme is free and may incorporate eyebrows, lips, eyeliner and additional artistic elements. Creativity, technical complexity, harmony and overall visual impact are evaluated.

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PARAMEDICAL MICROPIGMENTATION

13. Scar Camouflage – Face & Body
Paramedical micropigmentation designed to visually reduce the appearance of facial or body scars. Judges evaluate pigment matching, blending, camouflage quality, technical precision and natural appearance.

14. Stretch Mark Camouflage
A specialized camouflage technique designed to visually reduce the contrast between stretch marks and the surrounding skin. Color matching, blending, uniformity and natural appearance are evaluated.

15. Realistic Areola – Latex
Realistic areola and nipple reconstruction performed on latex. Judges evaluate anatomical proportions, symmetry, pigment selection, shading, dimensional illusion and overall realism.

16. Advanced Vitiligo Camouflage
Advanced corrective micropigmentation designed to visually reduce contrast between vitiligo-affected areas and surrounding skin. Judges evaluate color matching, seamless blending, technical precision and natural appearance.

17. Paramedical Camouflage Specialist
An advanced category for complex restorative and corrective micropigmentation. Eligible works may include scar camouflage, post-surgical pigmentation, skin discoloration correction and other paramedical pigmentation procedures.

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SMP – SCALP MICROPIGMENTATION

18. SMP Density Enhancement – Long Hair
Scalp micropigmentation designed to create the visual appearance of increased density in clients who retain longer natural hair. Judges evaluate follicle realism, pigment matching, distribution, blending and integration with existing hair.

19. Advanced SMP Hairline Reconstruction
Advanced reconstruction of a realistic hairline using scalp micropigmentation. Judging focuses on hairline design, proportions, follicle pattern, density transitions, pigment selection and natural appearance.

20. SMP Correction & Restoration
Correction or restoration of previously performed SMP involving unnatural color, incorrect density, poor hairline design, fading or uneven pigmentation. The difficulty of the original case is considered during judging.

21. Advanced Beard Micropigmentation
Advanced beard reconstruction or density enhancement using realistic follicle simulation. Judges evaluate hair-growth direction, follicle distribution, pigment matching, symmetry and natural appearance.

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SPECIAL PMU CATEGORIES

22. PMU Reconstruction After Hair Loss
A restorative PMU category for clients affected by alopecia or other forms of hair loss. Works may involve eyebrow or scalp reconstruction. Judges evaluate realism, symmetry, pigment selection, reconstruction quality and overall natural appearance.

23. PMU Correction Specialist
A specialist category dedicated to complex corrections of previously performed permanent makeup. Entries may include eyebrow, lip or eyeliner correction, neutralization, restoration or cover-up. The original condition and difficulty of the case must be clearly documented.

24. Creative Color Brows
An artistic eyebrow category using non-traditional colors and creative concepts while maintaining professional structure and technical execution. Judges evaluate originality, precision, symmetry, color harmony and overall artistic impact.

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COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

All submitted works must clearly demonstrate the competitor’s own professional work.

For standard photo nominations, competitors should submit 3–5 clear, high-quality photographs of each work. A short video may also be submitted when available.

For Correction, Cover-Up, Restoration, Neutralization, Scar Camouflage, Vitiligo Camouflage, SMP Correction and other corrective categories, clear BEFORE and AFTER photographs are mandatory so that judges can evaluate the initial difficulty and final transformation.

All works are evaluated according to the official Briliant Beauty World Cup PMU & SMP Judging Criteria.

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