For a few months now, I have gotten constant questions about my Lashes. Are they real? what do I do? Well Girl, let me tell you, I can’t take credit for this handiwork but I will tell ya everything I know about it.
BACK STORY:
So basically, I get extensions and let me tell you… they are freaking AMAZING. So this isn’t my first go round with extensions, back in the day— ( 4-5 years) I went to the mall, and saw this eyebrow threading place that offered lash extensions too. So you know by now, I am always curious and always looking for my next beauty MUST HAVE. Eyelashes are not a huge problem area for me, but I do like to have a time saver to enhance my “no makeup face”.
So I tried the lashes at the mall… I spent about $50– for a full set annnnnnd basically that was not the best decision I’ve ever made… HA.. NO, it really was a mess. ( I can hear my Mother now… You Get What You Pay for!). The process was strange. They had me keep my eyes open, so the glue basically was burning my eyes. This should have told be to abort… but being my first time, I just went with it. Long story short, I ended up in the bathroom on vacation– attempting to rub them off with baby oil.. Needless to say that did not work so well, and I was left with about 1/4 of my original lashes. 🙁
TRYING AGAIN:
Despite the fact that I had a horrible experience on the first go round, and it took FOREVER to let my lashes grow back. I still remained curious, several years later I commented at the gym, on a friends lashes…. Her lashes were beautiful, here we were, getting ready to workout and she was looking FREEEESSHHHH. So told me she had her lashes done, and we chatted a bit about it, so I decided to try again.
My first appointment at KIY Lash Artistry included a consultation about my “Lash Goals”. We discussed, what I like to see in lashes and she gave my a few examples to look at to compare. They do have several different choices on styles, and essentially EVERYTHING is custom, so no two lash sets are the same. After having many conversations through my appointments, because you know I am curious 🙂 — The amount of technique training these ladies (and Gentleman) take, is amazing. The precision and attention to detail that it takes, it really is an art.
Considering my last experience, I was VERY concerned about if I was going to keep my lashes or what the long term effects were going to be. What I learned was, if my lashes are compromised through this process, then it will jeopardize my ability to get future lash extensions. The extension is not bonded to my eyelid, its attached to my individual lashes. My “Lash Health” is EXTREMELY important, and this was music to my ears!
Taking the plunge was EASY! I hang out for a bit and catch up on my sleep! No really, most times I do fall asleep, I have forgotten how amazing a nap can be! 🙂 My appointments for a fill last about 2 hours, but I don’t mind because its relaxing. I go back every 2-3 weeks and just continue to enjoy the effects of having amazing GLAM lashes!
I really could go on and on, but I would say that I absolutely love that my lashes are low maintenance and its so easy to enjoy the effects of having lashes all the time. I hope this answers your questions and gives you a better idea of the process. 🙂 If you would like to schedule for yourself go here.
As always, I appreciate you stopping by!
