Genuine question for anyone who tried DIY clusters and quit — what specifically made you stop?
Flagging it in line one: I make cluster kits, so I'm not a neutral party. I'm not naming it or linking it, and I won't pitch in the replies. I'm asking because I want the answers, not the click.
Here's what prompted it.
Someone opened my kit in front of me, went quiet, then said, “Oh—they're numbered,” like permission had just been granted.
She'd bought clusters before and given up.
That's one person. I only ever hear from the people who stayed, and I think the people who quit know more than I do.
So if you bought DIY clusters and gave up:
What was the exact moment you decided, “Yeah, I'm not doing this again”?
What happened? What annoyed you? What couldn't you figure out? Or did they work perfectly fine and you simply couldn't be bothered to do it a second time?
I have my own assumptions, but I'd rather hear what actually happened than guess.
If you're drawing a blank, a few prompts:
- Application or glue?
- Figuring out which lengths went where?
- Didn't work with your eye shape?
- Retention?
- Removal?
- Comfort?
- Took too long?
- Looked good, but wasn't worth doing again?
- Something completely different?
And a genuine question for lash techs, if any are here:
Is there a reason so many cluster trays give you the lengths but very little guidance on placement order?
I've assumed it's an oversight, which is probably arrogant of me. If there's a professional reason for it, I'd genuinely like to understand it before I keep building around the opposite assumption.