Our eyelashes are like any other hairs on our bodies – they grow, fall out, and regenerate. Each lash lives around 60 -90 days before it falls out and a new one grows in to replace it immediately. As this happens, you need to touch up your eyelash extensions in order to keep you look consistently full and long. Because the natural eyelashes all have different cycles (they don’t all fall out at the same time and regenerate on the same day), it is recommended to get a fill-in about every 2 -3 weeks, but this varies from person to person.
How it works is that you simply lie back and I will first put a protective cover over your eyes and to hold the bottom lashes out of the way. Then I will take one eyelash extension at a time, put a tiny amount of glue on the end, and apply it to one of your natural lashes. I will repeat this process until all of your lashes have extensions on them. Then I brush your new lashes and take off the protective guard.
Sometimes people may feel a slight sting from the glue. This isn’t dangerous at all (after all, this is the same glue that doctors use to put back your insides after surgery!), but it can be slightly irritating. If this happens to you, I can put drops in your eyes and you are immediately relieved.
It is so much fun to see a client get her first set of new eyelashes because every time when she gets off the table and looks in the mirror, she is so amazed by what she sees! I love to facilitate this kind of new discovery and to see a woman feeling so confident about her look. It’s not so dramatic that people will stare at you and ask you what the heck you’ve done, but it is subtly dramatic so people will compliment you but not know exactly why you look so great.
After you get your new set of eyelash extensions, you do not need to use mascara. Your make-up time will literally be cut in half! Just put on your foundation, a little lipstick and you are ready to go out. How cool is that?
Care for the eyelash extensions is basically no care at all. Just don’t use baby oil to remove eye shadow and for best results, remove your make-up with a Q-tip instead of a cotton ball in order to keep little pieces of cotton fuzz out of the lashes.
Showering, swimming, crying, everything is fine for your lashes. Just try not to rub your eyes. If they itch, address the itch carefully with a finger nail.
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