Lash Extensions

· Avoid heat, water and products for 24 hours.

· Clean your lashes every two days (even if you don’t wear makeup), and every time you get sweaty, dirty, or wear makeup.

· No If you have oily skin, or wear makeup regularly, you should cleanse your lash extensions daily.

· DO NOT EVER WEAR MASCARA ON YOUR EXTENSIONS!

· Do not use oil-based products or anything containing alcohol on your face.

· If you wear a mask for work or any reason within 24 hours of your appointment, you must tape the top down to your cheek so you’re not breathing hot, wet breath on your fresh lashes, which will ruin your retention. Tape up!

· No gym, swimming pools, hot tubs, steam rooms or saunas.

· Do not pick, peel, scratch or rub your extensions.  

· Avoid side sleeping and DO NOT sleep on your face.

Are you a Side or Face Sleeper?

If you tend to sleep on your side, you will benefit from a SILK or SATIN pillowcase. The slippery fabric will not catch on your lash extensions.

Face sleepers should invest in a contoured eye sleeping mask or a “bubble mask”. These masks have a 3D shape that is lifted off your eyes so you can blink freely inside, they protect, not squish your lashes! Many are available online. You could also sleep with your face in a donut pillow, as if you’re on a massage table.

You MUST clean your lashes minimum every two days!

Even if you do not wear makeup or have particularly oily skin, cleanse your lash extensions every other day. We all produce natural oil in our lash line and eyelids. Oil degrades the adhesive!

You can let your cleanser sit on your lashes for about 30 seconds to breakup makeup. Cleanse and rinse until your cleansing brush comes away clean of any makeup residue.

Don’t rinse with the shower head; it’s too much pressure and can cause your lashes to twist. Bring a cup into the shower to rinse. Rinse until all cleanser residue is gone and water rinses out clear.

You will notice fluffy extensions get super spiky when wet, but you can fluff them out with your spoolie brush VERY GENTLY as they dry and after they dry you. You can let your eyelash extensions air dry or use a blow dryer on the cool setting. Heat will make your curl relax, and high heat (bbq, oven etc) will singe your lashes.

Check out this video on how to cleanse your lashes:

Do you exercise often?

If you are a gym rat, invest in a sweatband! Sweat contains both oil and salt. Oil will break down your adhesive, and salt will make you extensions super brittle. You must cleanse your lashes any time you sweat, cry, or get into salt water or chlorinated water.

Do your eyelids get shiny during the day?

Wear a mattifying eyeshadow primer in a thin layer just above your lash line. Even if you don’t wear makeup, this will act as a barrier and keep your lashes free of the natural oil your skin produces.

What makeup can I use?

Foundation: Must be oil free if you put it anywhere in your orbital area. That’s your eyebrow to your cheek bones. If you choose to wear oil based foundation, you must wash it off every night even if you avoid your eye area.

Under eye concealer: 100% has to be oil free and washed off every night.

Eyeshadow: Powder/pressed eyeshadow is totally fine. Creamy eyeshadow is oil based and should be avoided. You must cleanse your eyelids after using eyeshadow because the particles can build up in your lash line and trap oil and debris.

Eyeliner: Felt tipped marker eyeliner is the best. It glides on easily, stains your skin only where you put it, and doesn’t get on your lashes. Hard pencils are okay. Soft pencils are oil based and should be avoided. Liquid eyeliner can get all over your lashes and be hard to remove.

Mascara: Do not ever ever ever put mascara on your lash extensions! You will cause your remaining extensions to fall out quickly, collapse your volume fans, and create an environment very unfriendly to touch ups because it is so hard to remove from your lashes and may ruin subsequent fills.

If you’re in love with mascara, THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE: Black Tinted Sealant is 100% lash extension safe. It can help fill in gaps between appointments, wrangle overgrown extensions to look nice and straight, and add a little extra oomph to your night out look. Sealant also seals the bonds of your extensions to protect them from oil, dirt, and debris. Ask your artist about Sealant.

Oil/Alcohol Based Skin Care: Eye creams or serums that contain oil should absolutely be avoided. If you must use oil-based products anywhere else on your face, like many anti-aging products, apply them and make sure they are 100% absorbed into your skin before you go to bed or apply any other products. Otherwise, the oil can travel to your eye area.

Do NOT use any alcohol-based products anywhere near your lashes.

All About Eyelash Growth Serums

Eyelash Growth Serums:  There are three types of lash serums, all made for a different purpose. The three different types are:

Serums for Lengthening are prostaglandin based. They work by causing your follicles to swell and grab hold tightly to your natural eyelash, so your lash continues to grow when it otherwise would have fallen out. This type is safe for eyelash extensions.

Serums for Thickening are peptide based. They work by drawing more blood flow to your follicle causing each natural eyelash to grow out thicker and healthier. This type is safe for eyelash extensions.

Serums for Conditioning contain vitamins and oils to nourish your lashes and prevent breakage. This conditioning type of serum is NOT recommended for use with eyelash extensions.

Serums must be used daily, with results starting to appear after 4-6 weeks, full results in 8-12 weeks. After desired results have been reached, you must continue to use serums every other day or so for maintenance.

We recommend using both Lengthening and Thickening Serums and we offer them in a discounted bundle.

YOU MUST WAIT 24 HOURS AFTER EACH APPOINTMENT BEFORE YOU APPLY YOUR SERUMS.

Sealants: Black Tinted Sealant is 100% lash extension safe. It can help fill in gaps between appointments, wrangle overgrown extensions to look nice and straight, and add a little extra oomph to your night out look. Sealant also seals the bonds of your extensions to protect them from oil, dirt, and debris.