r/eyelashextensions

Need an opinion- first day of classic set. Do these fit my eye shape? The ends look off to me but maybe I’m just not used to it? I only got classic so wasn’t expecting craziness but these just seem…. Off.

Hi there,

I am a lash tech from a small town in Australia looking to open my business. I've been in the industry for a few years now and the salon I was working for has closed for their own reasons.

I am wanting some advice on how much I should be charging for infills, fullsets, etc. The salon I was working for was charging $110 for a volume fullset whether that was hybrid, light or mega, and $55 for 2 week infills, $65 for 3 week fills, $90 for classics and $45 2 week fill and $55 for 3 week fill. The salon increased the prices from the ones I mentioned by $15 but just for the owner's work and not mine although I believe my work is worth more than what was being charged.

I am worried about charging too high and people not booking with me but worried about not charging enough and not making any money either and the business will fail.
Currently I will be offering classic, light volume, full volume, mega, hybrid, wet set, wispy, coloured and hopefully tinsel/glitter lashes. I will also offer lash lift, brow lamination, waxing, and tinting.

I hope to offer handmade volume sets later on once I have worked more on my own skills for these. I also plan on training in nails as well to provide those services too

Any advice on opening a business and pricing would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Last night I must have rubbed my eyes while sleeping, now my lashes arent straight anymore. How do I fix it?

I got my lashes done and then filled 9 days later. They started feeling pokey right after the fill and then more than 24 hours after the fill there was some mild swelling and itching. Woke up today (about 2 days after the fill) with worse itching and swelling. I want to remove them but should I wait for swelling to go down first? I’ve seen mixed responses on here and want to know what’s best!

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So I always get 60 piece and J lashes. Because I have almond shape eyes that are smaller. I really do not like a big curl on me. I always ask for a cat eye effect and I feel I never get what I imagine. I always come out looking for eyes. And I don’t properly know how to communicate it. My techs are in no way bad. I just wish I knew how to get what k want.

So I signed up for lash model at a lash place near me for new techs to practice on me which should have been a first red flag. I got a lash perm a month ago and it was fine but a different technician did my lash extensions and I feel it's my fault for not speaking up about the tape being uncomfortable. Anyways any advice on how to deal with this. It doesn't burn it just feels like a bruise on my eye when I blink. (Fingers are green from hair dye I swear they're not filthy)

Inspo pic is last picture, obviously. This is my first time getting lash extensions. I showed her that picture and a couple more similar to it. We talked about it and I explained that I like the look of the darker lash line and spiky lashes. She said she could do that. She said since it was my first time she’d use brown, which I’m happy with the color.

I think I’m mostly happy with them. I wish they were a little spikier. I just worry because some areas of the lash line look so sparse and I feel like clumps of the lashes might fall off really early. Is that what may happen or is there no way of knowing? I can also see and feel a bit of glue on one of my eyes but maybe that’s normal for the first 24 hours too.

She said I had really fine eyelash hairs, and I believe that cause the hair on my head is super fine, so maybe she just did the best she could with what I had. Or maybe my expectations were too high and I should be happy. What do you think? I’m going to the beach in 2 days for a week. I don’t plan to go underwater in the ocean but I do just hope they last for the week at least.

I showed the tech the photo above and explained to her that I wanted the shortest lash to be at 8 mm (inner corner) and I wanted the longest spikes to be 13 mm in the middle. Doll eye I wanted them wispy with volume in between the spikes. She finished up my full set in in 45 mins and I only had classic lashes no fans! I asked her to add volume between spikes. She took about 15 more minutes and $200 later here I am 😠

I got extensions today, but they have been stinging and felt uncomfortable whenever I close my eyes or blink.

Not sure if it is an allergic reaction or if the lash tech has stuck them too close to my waterline. Any insight from you folks would be amazing.

Please ignore the pupil coloured in.

I’ve never gotten my lashes done before, it’s currently Tuesday, my wedding is on Saturday so i figured I’d get lashes done to enhance my appearance! Welll my appointment was at 3:30 on Monday, it’s 3:37 Tuesday. This is just from the past 3 hours.

She told me there would be fallout but this much?? I paid $167 for this and idk if I should call back and either get them removed and get falsies for my wedding, have her fix it, or if this is normal and is expected?