An engineer who became an artist. A scientist who fell in love with skin. Dr Heidi Karimi is one of the most uniquely qualified cosmetic tattoo professionals in Melbourne — and possibly the only one with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and published research on cancer cell early-detection sensors.
"Beauty was the one place I could contribute to every individual's life — to make people feel good about themselves, boost their confidence, and bring back their good days on their face."
Dr Heidi founded Queen Brows & Skin in 2018 to bring together two lifelong passions: the precision of engineering, and the deeply personal craft of aesthetic artistry. Today, she leads a team of considered specialists, lectures at a leading Melbourne university, and trains the next generation of cosmetic tattoo artists through the in-house Academy.
Dr Heidi's story doesn't begin in a beauty salon. It begins in a research lab.
As a child, she was fascinated by the human body — captivated by physiology, anatomy, and the quiet engineering of the way we're built. But her academic path led her somewhere unexpected: a Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering. The two passions felt at odds — until she found the bridge between them.
In 2015, Dr Heidi completed her PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) in Biomedical Engineering, conducting and publishing research into early-detection sensors for cancer cells. Today, she lectures in Health and Biomedical Science at a leading Melbourne university — teaching the next generation of health science students.
But beauty, as Dr Heidi puts it, was the one thing she could never stop thinking about.
From age 16, she had always worked casually in the beauty industry — initially to help pay her way through her studies. The work meant something to her in a way the lab never quite did. It was the only place I could contribute to every individual's life, she says, to make people feel good about themselves, boost their confidence, and bring back their good days on their face.
So in 2018, she brought it all together. Queen Brows & Skin opened in Doncaster East — a small, deeply intentional clinic designed to combine the precision of engineering with the deeply personal craft of aesthetic artistry. Over the years that followed, Dr Heidi quietly built the kind of reputation that comes from doing the work well, every time. Nano hairstrokes. Combination brows. Saline removal. Advanced skin science. Each technique mastered through international training, then refined in her own chair, hour after hour.
Today, she runs the clinic alongside her teaching role at the university, mentors aspiring cosmetic tattoo artists through the Queen Brows Academy, and continues the work that started over a decade ago. The blend of scientist and artist is, in many ways, her superpower — the structural precision of an engineer's eye, paired with the warmth and patience of someone who genuinely loves what she does.
Every service across the clinic is shaped by the same principles — whether it's a quick brow shape or a multi-stage cosmetic tattoo journey.
Every brow appointment begins with mapping — a precise, mathematical study of your bone structure, eye placement, and facial proportion. We design the shape that suits your face, not the trend of the month.
Whether it's a soft lift to your natural lashes or a custom-mapped extension set, every lash treatment honours the eye it sits on — opening, lifting, and defining without ever overpowering.
Skin treatments aren't quick fixes. They're slow, layered, intentional journeys — needling, peels, dermaplaning and bespoke facials, all chosen for your specific concern, not a one-size protocol.
Dr Heidi has trained extensively across cosmetic tattoo, advanced skin science, and beauty therapy — both internationally and at home in Australia. Her qualifications span cosmetic tattooing, advanced skin science, design and color theory, and biomedical engineering — a combination that informs every appointment in the clinic.
She remains a constant student — attending masterclasses with industry leaders worldwide, and continually evolving her own practice. The Queen Brows Academy now passes that same standard of ongoing education down to the next generation of artists she trains.
BROW DADDY
BROW DADDY
BROW DADDY
by ZAR
from Selen Shenalp
Branko Babic Academy
SHBBSK003
Girls Ink Academy
Certificate
Certificate
Certificate
Certification
from Dr Vladimir Zec
SWISS Colour
SHBBINF001
Doctor of Philosophy — research published on cancer cell early-detection sensors
Pre-PhD foundation
Victorian Skills Gateway
Australian Association of Cosmetic Tattoo (ACT)
Department of Health & Biomedical Science
State Technical & Vocational Training Organisation
I have so much passion for this industry. I am loving and enjoying every minute of being in this amazing and rewarding business.
Dr Heidi Karimi Director · Queen Brows & Skin
Three of Dr Heidi's most considered services — the work her clients come back for, year after year.
Hair-by-hair brow tattooing using ultra-fine nano needles. Dr Heidi's most refined work, certified by master trainers including BROW DADDY and ZAR — natural-looking, long-lasting, deeply personal.
DiscoverOur signature complete lamination service with hybrid tint — fuller, sculpted, beautifully set brows that last up to 8 weeks with proper aftercare.
DiscoverQueen Lamination & Sculpt paired with Lash Lift & Tint — a single, unhurried appointment for lifted eyes and beautifully set brows.
DiscoverEvery face deserves an appointment shaped entirely around it. Book with Dr Heidi — or with one of her hand-picked, in-house trained artists.
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