Locks Lash Blog

#60 VOLUME/MEGA VOLUME (TRAINER Q&A)
Meni is our Volume and Mega Volume trainer here at Locks Lash as well as a lash EXTRAORDINAIRE! Having done thousands of sets herself, and teaching hundreds of girls every year, we asked her a few questions with some straight forward answers that...
#59 HOW MUCH SHOULD I CHARGE FOR REFILLS?
I was recently scanning different price lists throughout Australia and New Zealand to see what the industry is doing currently and I noticed an alarming thing! We are charging WAY too less as an industry for refills!  Have a look at...
#58 THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF HENNA...BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS IT?
Perfect Brows are one of the best things you can do for your face. It shapes your face, determines whether you look angry or awesome and when you nail the right colour whether it’s with brow make up or dye,...
#57 COMMON LASH MYTHS
In an industry growing as fast as it is, so much information can get thrown around that it can be hard to do decipher what's actually correct or not.  Here are some common myths in the world of lashes that can...
#56 - GLUE TROUBLESHOOTING (FREE DOWNLOADABLE CHECKLIST ✅)
Here is an amazing comprehensive checklist to solve your Lash Extension glue problems!
You can print it off and have in your salon for you to check when you need to!
Its super simple and in plain language. Simply find the problem you are having and then do all the solutions to that problem.
YOUR RETENTION CHECKLIST
If you have any problems at all with retention, then here is a checklist you can run through to figure out what is happening, and we provide you the solution to fix it!
#54 - IMPORTANCE OF AFTERCARE
Alright guys and gals, let's get straight to the gross point... Remember that the more knowledge you have on things in the lash industry, the more you can prevent problems like this from ever occurring!    This next picture is...
#53 - HOW TO DO SETS FASTER
  There is a vast difference between an awesome job and a rushed not so awesome job.  This blog has some tips on how to do an awesome job but more efficiently.  The main thing we want you to have...
#52 - COULD YOUR DEBONDER SEND YOU TO JAIL?
Removing lashes is an important skill to have as any lash tech. I wanted to talk to you all about the stuff you use to do that. Some recent events have brought to light a popular chemical used in glue...
#51 - A FAB WAY TO GET MORE CLIENTS
  DID YOU KNOW?! The hair and beauty industry generates over 7 BILLION dollars per year in Australia!?!?! Goods news for us…so how do you get your share of that rather large & delicious pie???   We have talked about...
#50 - A FEW AWESOME LASH EXTENSION GLUE TIPS
Just thought we would share a few little tips to help you get better retention and a glue that suits your environment perfectly …   1. MIXING GLUES Did you know you can mix your glues? Yeeeeep and it works...
#49 - SENSITIVE CLIENTS
Hopefully you get every client to fill our a client wavier form. ➡️(CLICK HERE FOR OUR FREE DOWNLOAD)⬅️ *which should also include a section asking the client about any allergies or prior reactions they may have experienced* It is so...
#48 - HOW TO BE A WEALTHY LASH ARTIST PT. II
  We discussed in our previous blog, we discussed: What money is exactly How to make your service more valuable and thus create more income How to keep a record of your incomings and outgoings in your business and personal life...
#47 - BE BUSIER THAN YOUR COMPETITION
More and more people are coming into the lash industry and opening salons and home based salons. Let's face it. You have more competition than you did 3 months ago, 6 months ago and a year ago. But just because there's...
#46 - HOW TO BE A WEALTHY LASH ARTIST PT. I
It is a safe assumption that you are in business not just for something to do, but mainly to make money. The subject of money can get rather complicated on how to control, create and distribute it correctly in your...
#45 - DIARY OF A (new) LASH TECH
Diary of a new lash Tech... (Taken from Lyss Bliss Beauty with permission) Lyss Bliss Beauty Website Lyss Bliss Beauty Instagram Lyss Bliss Facebook This Blog is for all the girls who have just started their first lash business and want...
#44 - CRUCIAL TIPS IN BOOSTING SUCCESSFUL FB POSTS
If you haven't already read and watched our many blogs/lives/stories on the importance of social media advertising, then read no further. Might as well live in a cage with decaf coffee, no air conditioner watching VHS for the rest of...
#43 - TOP TIPS ON TAKING HIGH QUALITY LASH PHOTOS
Anyone can take a photo, but let's talk GOOD photos.  But first why on Earth does taking good photos relate to being a lash tech? And how could it create more business for you?   Well we can look at...
#42 - INSTAGRAM ESSENTIALS PT. II
GROWING FOLLOWERS Theres lots of ways to grow your insta account. Heres a few tips: Firstly think about what your demographic and target them, no point getting a follower that has no interest in product! Think of ways to target...
#41 - NEW YEAR, NEW CAREER!
You know it’s time now.  That 9-5 job that’s been eating away at you? At the end of every week, you make a deal with yourself that the end of the year, you’ll quit. But you don’t. Because there’s too much...
#40 - THE NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS WHO CAN & SHOULD KEEP
Why do we love New Years Resolutions so much? Because it gives us a sense of a new, fresh start. A new game to play in life where we become excited and motivated to achieve those goals we set.  Sure,...