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There is a difference between ‘Priming’ and ‘Cleaning’.  Priming / Primer is a specialised liquid which typically has as its base ingredient alcohol. For many years in the lash industry this was the only pre-care step that was done to...

Remember how we always ask our clients not to get their lashes wet for 24-48 hours after application?! Now, this is not entirely incorrect, BUT it isn’t fully correct either... As we learnt in our other blog, HOW TO GET A...

Spring is finally here! For those Aussies, the Melbourne Cup Racing Carnival is one of the biggest festivals of year where we show the true athlete in us all. The marathon begins; shower, shave, wax, thread, pluck, exfoliate, repeat.  Your...

With spring here and summer around the corner, we need to start thinking about how to control the humidity (moisture) level in our rooms as Lash Tech’s for our glue to work & cure perfectly. **Remember that it is moisture...

Here is a comprehensive checklist of all the actions you need to take to successfully start your at home lash business 

How to start a lash business at home. What to do, how to get trained, what to buy, what rules to follow. This comprehensive blog goes over everything!

Following up from our earlier Blog, 'How To Successfully Handle 'No Shows' & Cancellations', here are some recommendations on online bookings systems:  **Please note, we have not done full research on all the below. They are just systems that different...

A question suppliers and technicians get quite often is "are your lashes mink or silk?" and it can get a little confusing as there is a bit of conflicting information out there about what the exact difference between mink and silk lashes. ...

First, it is important to really have the viewpoint in ALL your dealings with clients … that you are a service based industry and customer service is KEY to your success and expansion.  Why do people cancel and no show?...

After being in the industry for so long, surveying people, observing sales and talking to Lash Technicians from around the world, the conclusion is:Everyone has different tastes, and an eyelash glue that one person loves won’t mean that everyone else...

When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade.  When Lash Lift hands you lemons, there's a little more to it... The FIRST thing you should do when anything goes wrong is find the 'why'. Why did this occur? What can...

Easy Styling Method; Your Clients Face Shape:  As a basic styling method you can use your clients basic face shape as the focus point to create more symmetry. Observing if your clients face needs to be made wider or longer...

Design: To decide the look and function of something. In the case of lash extensions, one would use lash extensions to help design or create a face and to enhance or change the features on a clients face.  DEFINITION OF...

Often it is a struggle to apply extensions to people with curly natural lashes. There are a few things you can do to help make application easier…

How to Create Thicker Volume & Classic Lash Fans What inspired this blog is not only because we often get emailed asking for tips on making fuller, thicker looking sets of lash fans, but that we also saw this photo...

Trouble-Shooting Retention Issues Glue: Every lash glue currently on the market throughout the world has a cyanoacrylate base.  Cyanoacrylate is the name used to describe a family of glues which have a special chemical formula. Also in this family is...

There are so many different perspectives on this subject and we're all way quick to blame our tools, before ourselves. It's only natural, we all have been there and done it, focusing on the products as the problem, and not...

A common problem that can occur for lash techs is pads swelling and going ‘gooey’ during application. It is often thought that this is caused due to a fault in the pads or that the pads have too much gel...

To remove or not to remove (when a client gets a reaction), that is the question. I wanted to give you guys some quick and hopefully educational info on eyelash extension glue & when your client gets an allergic reaction....

It seems more and more clients are requesting the “Kardashian” look in their extensions.                    Here are simple tips on how to achieve this look...           It can...

The best form of marketing is Word of Mouth.  Most business owners know this, but not many business owners do anything to encourage it.  So be a little smarter than your competition and here are some things that you can...

With summer coming we need to start thinking about how to control the humidity (moisture) level in our rooms as lash tech’s for our glue to work & cure perfectly. Remember that it is moisture that cures (sets) our glue...