Melanie Kehoe
Melanie Kehoe left her career as a MAC makeup professional to open Monolith Tattoo Studio with her husband Edward in 2011. Melanie knew she would find her place once her love of tattoos and makeup collided. She found that passion with microblading and permanent makeup. Trained in 2017, Melanie has now added another element to the Monolith Tattoo portfolio in midroblading.
Get to Know Melanie
What sparked your interest in microblading?
I was the RM and a Makeup Artist for MAC Cosmetics for five years and left there to open up Monolith Tattoo Studio with my husband in 2011. I knew the moment my love for makeup merged with my love for tattoos that it was a personal goal for me to become a Cosmetic Tattoo Artist. When Microblading popped up in the US a couple years ago, I was instantly intrigued with the idea of creating realistic 3D brow hair strokes. To wake up with makeup is a dream come true for me! I will always be that girl that loves a high maintenance look that is really very low maintenance, so permanent makeup is where I want to be.
What do you like best about microblading?
That it looks so natural! You will have a hard time being able to tell which is a microbladed brow hair and which is real brow hair. Also, now with the Powdered Technique, if you wanted your brows filled in a little more we can do that! It is also great that this only lasts 1-3 years so you can switch up your look in the future.
What are your hobbies?
Makeup, swimming, rollerskating and loving on my family.
What is some of your favorite music?
Anything that reaches my soul. Some of my favorites are Puscifer, The Cure, Type O Negative. I love dark wave and music I can dance to.
Which super power would you like to have?
Teleportation! If I wake up one morning and want to spend the day in Bora Bora it sure would be nice to teleport there.
Besides microblading, what other types of beauty enhancement do you like to create?
I love to do makeup as well, specializing in MAC Artistry and in the near future I will be doing tattooed eyeliner and lips!
