About Nicole Cameron
Softshade brows. Customised lips and liner.
Ten years of trusted Permanent Makeup Artistry in the Illawarra.
Whether your look is natural or more contoured and defined, I work with you in person to find your best fit, never a fixed template, always tailored to you. I'm Nicole Cameron, and for over ten years I've been a permanent makeup artist right here in the Illawarra, specialising equally in
brows,
lips and
eyeliner.
My Story
Cosmetic tattooing has proven far more challenging, and far more rewarding, than I ever expected, and I'm grateful to do it every day. What started as a craft I wanted to master has become a decade-long relationship with our community. I've built an extremely loyal client base, largely through referrals, and I don't take that trust lightly. Every face that sits in my chair is different, which is exactly why I never treat any two the same way.
✦ My Softshade Philosophy
No Harsh Lines. No Hair Strokes.
This is the work I'm most known for. Softening and shaping brows on mature skin isn't the same job as working on younger skin, it takes a different eye, a different hand, and a real understanding of how skin, muscle and colour behave differently over time. Getting it age-appropriate and never harsh takes experience, not a smaller needle. It's a specialty I've built deliberately, and it's where a lot of my most loyal clients first found me.
Freckle and beauty spot tattooing for natural, sun kissed detail
Brows, Lips & Liner — Always Tailored to You
I specialise equally across three areas, and I bring the same customised approach to each:
Brows — Soft Shade and Soft Shade Contour techniques, shaped and coloured for your face, your skin and your stage of life.
Lips — my Satin lip work is fully customised to your desired tone, from natural, soft-shaded colour through to more vivid finishes.
Eyeliner — a wide range of Velvet liner styles, from fine to retro to fully soft, tailored to suit your individual eye shape.
Training and Expertise
I have trained across Australia, in Sydney, the Gold Coast and Melbourne, with advanced training in facial symmetry and mapping and in-depth pigment and colour theory for every area I work in. I also took two advanced training trips to the USA to study directly under two internationally acclaimed Russian Permanent Makeup Artists, refining my approach to liner and lip work at the highest level I could find.
Training doesn't stop once the certificate is framed. I keep coming back to it, because getting it right for every client means never assuming yesterday's technique is good enough for today's appointment.
What to Expect After Your Appointment
Getting it right is part of the service, not an add-on. That's why every new treatment includes:
- A complimentary 45-minute follow-up appointment at the 4–6 week mark, at no extra cost, so we can check healing and fine-tune anything that needs it.
- A place in my ongoing maintenance program, designed to help your results stay beautiful for as long as you'd like to keep them.
- A birthday treat, because it's important to me to celebrate the people who trust me with their look, year after year.
2025 Local Business Awards Winner
Art Cosmetic Tattooing was named winner of the Brows & Lashes Services category at the 2025 Illawarra and South Coast Local Business Awards, held at the Fraternity Club in Fairy Meadow. The award recognises the studio's work across eyebrow tattooing, lip blush and permanent eyeliner for clients throughout Wollongong and the wider Illawarra, and it sits alongside owner Nicole Cameron's years of hands-on experience in the chair. For anyone comparing cosmetic tattoo studios, an independently judged industry award is a straightforward way to see who local clients and peers already rate highly, and it is one more reason Wollongong locals keep coming back to Art Cosmetic Tattooing for their brows, lips and liner.
