Browboutique by Sabrina Zanin
Sabrina Zanin — award-winning PMU artist Lisbon, PhiBrows Master Associate

Sabrina Zanin

PhiAwards 2024 · Royal Artist 1st Place

About Sabrina

Hyperrealistic PMU artist
in Lisbon.

Italian by training, based in Cascais. PhiBrows Master Associate certified by the international Phi Academy, PhiAwards 2024 — 1st Place Winner in the Royal Artist category, and Certified Skin Expert. Practising since 2020, fully dedicated to a single craft: hyperrealistic eyebrow permanent makeup.

I specialise in microblading, nano brows, machine hairstrokes and hyperrealistic eyebrow tattoo — including complex cases: oily skin, mature skin, alopecia reconstruction, men's brows and PMU correction of poor previous work.

Browboutique is my private Cascais studio, by appointment only — quiet, refined and entirely focused on you. Brows designed to look like skin and hair, never like makeup, never like tattoo.

Experience

Specialised in hyperrealistic PMU since 2020

I began my permanent makeup career in 2020, training first in classic microblading and then progressively in every machine technique that emerged: nano brows, digital hairstrokes, powder shading and combination methods. My practice today is focused entirely on hyperrealistic results.

Expertise

Italian artistry, technical discipline

The difference between beautiful brows and brows that age badly is almost never the artist's hand — it is pigmentology, skin reading and technique selection. I assess every client's skin in detail before recommending a method. Sometimes that means turning down a microblading booking and proposing nano brows instead. The goal is your brows in two years, not your brows tomorrow.

Healed Philosophy

Judged on healed work, never freshly done

Every photo in my portfolio is healed — taken weeks after treatment, never freshly pigmented. This is the only honest standard in permanent makeup, and the one I built my reputation on. If a studio only shows you fresh shots, you are not seeing the truth.

Training Path

An international, layered formation

My formation started in Italy with two of the most respected PhiBrows Masters in Europe — Sara Vecchi and Vesna Milo — first with classic microblading, then with microblading + shading. From there I trained in Latin Brows, the combo technique where manual hairstrokes meet soft powder for a more defined finish.

The most decisive step came with the move into machine work. I studied Shadow Brows first with an Iranian Master, and then perfected it through two advanced courses with Oksana Martynenko in Estonia — world leader in hairstroke — and with Dora Hollós in the United States. From that path my signature method Breath Brows™ was born.

In 2024, after only one year inside PhiBrows, I was certified Royal Artist, and the same year Master Associate — a title reached by only a small fraction of PhiBrows artists worldwide, after a further selection on top of Royal.

Pigmentology

Pigment science — Phi Pigment Ambassador

From 2024 I dedicated a full chapter of my study to pigmentology — the behaviour of every INCI inside the dermis, how pigments interact with skin tone, undertone and the passage of time. This is what allows me to choose the right pigment for the right skin, instead of one colour for everyone. I am an official Phi Pigment Ambassador, but I work with several pigment families and select them by technique and by the result we want to achieve — never by brand loyalty. I also hold the Phi Academy Certified Skin Expert and First Class Service certifications.

Authority & Trust

PhiAwards 2024 — 1st Place, Royal Artist

The Phi Academy is the most respected international authority in permanent makeup. In 2024 I was awarded 1st Place worldwide in the Royal Artist category at the PhiAwards, presented personally by Branko Babić, founder of Phi Academy. The PhiAwards are a 360° evaluation — not only the healed work, but also the body of training completed, presence at international courses, the way the studio communicates with clients and the overall professional standard. Awards are not the goal — but they are external proof of a standard I hold myself to every day.

Philosophy

Three pillars of every brow

Hyperrealism

Strokes designed to mimic real eyebrow hair — soft, natural, never harsh or saturated.

Pigmentology

Premium pigments selected to age beautifully on your specific skin and undertone.

Skin Respect

Low-trauma technique calibrated for delicate, mature and sensitive skin.

The Studio

An elegant private studio in Cascais.

A quiet, refined private studio dedicated entirely to you — Phi Academy certifications on the wall, a clean treatment area and a calm space to design your brows in person. By appointment only, with bookings confirmed in advance.

Browboutique private studio in Cascais — treatment room with PhiBrows certifications and full-length mirror
Consultation desk with Phi Academy signage and Ghost chair — Browboutique Cascais
Studio detail — PhiAcademy trophy on Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and Prada books with Fornasetti plate and pampas grass

Certifications & Awards

Recognised by the Phi Academy.

International certifications and awards from the most respected authority in permanent makeup — earned through years of practice, examination and continuous training.

PhiAwards 2024 — 1st Place Winner, Royal Artist — Sabrina Zanin
PhiAwards 2024 — 1st Place, Royal Artist
Sabrina Zanin receiving her PhiAward from Branko Babić, founder of Phi Academy
With Branko Babić, founder of Phi Academy, at the official ceremony.
Certified Skin Expert certificate — Sabrina Zanin

Certified Skin Expert

Phi Academy — 2023

First Class Service certificate — Sabrina Zanin

First Class Service

Phi Academy — 2023

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