LASH TIPS

1- Avoid Water in the First 24 Hours After Your Appointment

The adhesive used to attach the extension to your natural eyelashes takes approximately 24 hours to completely cure. During that period, exposure to water, or even steam, could weaken the adhesive, causing the extension to fall prematurely.

After the curing period is over, feel free to use water whenever you want on your beautiful lashes. As a matter of fact, you have to! (more on that in a second).

2- Cleanse Your Lashes Daily

This is the best advice hands down. Washing your lashes daily with a lash cleanser will help to remove any build-up of dirt, oil, makeup, dead skin, and bacteria. It’s also imperative to avoid lash mites!

Some clients may find this advice counterintuitive. They might think you should never get eyelash extensions wet. But this is just plain wrong.

Daily cleansing of the lash lines ensures the removal of oils, dirt, and residue that would be detrimental to your lash extension retention.

Be sure to use a cleanser that is specifically designed for lash extensions.

3- Avoid Cosmetics With Oils

Nowadays, a lot of cosmetic products use various forms or oils in their ingredients (coconut oil, sunflower seed oil, almond oil, sesame oil, etc)

While it’s fine when you’re not wearing extensions, oils affect the bond between the adhesive and the natural lash when they seep into the lash line. Over time, the lash glue will weaken and the extension will eventually shed.

For that reason, I always advise my clients to carefully check the ingredient label of any makeup remover, facial cleanser, or moisturizer (anything that goes near the eyes) they use, to make sure it’s oil-free.

4- Don’t Sleep on Your Stomach

Your sleeping position is a key factor in your lash extension aftercare toolkit. Ideally, you should sleep on your back to avoid any friction between the extensions and your pillow.

I know it’s not always easy. I myself hate sleeping on my back.

Moreover, cotton pillowcases can snag or pull on lash hairs too. That’s why silk pillowcases are a good option for lash extension wearers.

My clients that made the switch have seen much better eyelash extension retention.

5- Brush Your Lashes Daily

You can use a small spoolie brush to comb through the lashes daily. It honestly just takes a few seconds and I usually recommend doing it in the morning after your makeup routine.

Doing so will prevent the extensions to tangle or clump together. It’s important to do it with all types of extensions but even more so with volume lashes because volume fans are more sensitive to tangling.

Besides improving the longevity of your lashes, this tip will give them a nice fluff every morning!

6- No Water-Proof Makeup

Water-proof makeup is the bane of eyelash extensions.

Why is that?

Simply because it’s so hard to remove (it was intended to be in the first place).

You’ll either need considerable force (with a lot of rubbing) or a strong cleanser like an oil-based one. All of this is a straight pathway to losing your extensions prematurely.

The most frequent culprits I see a waterproof mascara. These products will coat the natural lashes and are notoriously hard to take off.

7- Maintain Your Lashes With Regular Refills

Ok, I know. This may sound like a sales pitch coming from a lash tech. But hear me out.

Refill appointments are much less expensive than a full set of lash extensions. You’ll typically see refill prices about 3 times less expensive. So just from a financial standpoint, it’s a no-brainer.