Eyelash extension for beginners: where to start?
Wanna become a part of the beauty industry? Wanna have a free schedule and make good money without a boring office routine and constant dissatisfaction from your boss? Wanna transform girls and make them fall in love with themselves? Then you've found the most suitable article! Today we will tell how to start the path from an industry novice to a professional lash stylist with a large base of regular customers.
Is it possible to learn eyelash extension at home?
The short answer is no! If you wonder "why do I need to take all these expensive courses when the Internet is full of various tutorials?", think about whether you would like to visit, for example, a cosmetologist or dermatologist who has no education, but only watched a few videos on YouTube? Any master is responsible for the health of the client. Therefore, to prevent health problems and protect yourself from unpleasant possible consequences, it's necessary to take courses and train a lot under the supervision of a teacher.
The short answer is no! If you wonder "why do I need to take all these expensive courses when the Internet is full of various tutorials?", think about whether you would like to visit, for example, a cosmetologist or dermatologist who has no education, but only watched a few videos on YouTube? Any master is responsible for the health of the client. Therefore, to prevent health problems and protect yourself from unpleasant possible consequences, it's necessary to take courses and train a lot under the supervision of a teacher.
What personal qualities should a lash stylist have?
To be a real professional, it is not enough to take courses and get the first experience of lash extension, it is also very important to work on yourself.
Qualities that a professional lash stylist should have:
To be a real professional, it is not enough to take courses and get the first experience of lash extension, it is also very important to work on yourself.
Qualities that a professional lash stylist should have:
1
Patience.
Eyelash extension is a painstaking process: patience, accuracy, and calmness will be necessary for every lash artist. Patience also comes in handy when dealing with clients.
Eyelash extension is a painstaking process: patience, accuracy, and calmness will be necessary for every lash artist. Patience also comes in handy when dealing with clients.
2
Desire and constant interest in work
Forcing yourself to work only for making money won't do the trick. You will quickly lose interest in the process itself, and clients will feel it during the procedure.
Forcing yourself to work only for making money won't do the trick. You will quickly lose interest in the process itself, and clients will feel it during the procedure.
3
Endurance.
Ready to sit down for half a day? Your back and neck will be in constant tension, and you need to be prepared for this.
Ready to sit down for half a day? Your back and neck will be in constant tension, and you need to be prepared for this.
4
Good motor skills.
Working with tiny objects like eyelashes requires dexterity. Although you can train it, if you don't like working with small objects, it will be much more difficult for you to become a professional in the lash industry.
Working with tiny objects like eyelashes requires dexterity. Although you can train it, if you don't like working with small objects, it will be much more difficult for you to become a professional in the lash industry.
How to choose the courses?
If you google "Eyelash Extension Course", you will see thousands of different schools that provide both online and offline courses for beginners. Which one to choose?
We advise you to take your first course offline since at the beginning you need to pay a lot of attention to the technique, the correct position of the hands, the position of the tweezers, and many more nuances that a professional teacher should control.
In the future, you can already expand your knowledge and improve your skills in various online courses. How to choose the right online course in eyelash extension, you can read here.
Let's go back to the face-to-face courses. 9 main criteria to pay attention to:
If you google "Eyelash Extension Course", you will see thousands of different schools that provide both online and offline courses for beginners. Which one to choose?
We advise you to take your first course offline since at the beginning you need to pay a lot of attention to the technique, the correct position of the hands, the position of the tweezers, and many more nuances that a professional teacher should control.
In the future, you can already expand your knowledge and improve your skills in various online courses. How to choose the right online course in eyelash extension, you can read here.
Let's go back to the face-to-face courses. 9 main criteria to pay attention to:
1
Will you receive a certificate after graduation?
2
Does the school/academy provide models for practicing?
3
The competence of the school teachers. Their experiences, awards, reviews, and their own works.
4
Feedback from students who have already completed training at this school/academy.
5
Portfolio of graduates from selected schools/academies.
6
The number of students in the group.
7
Duration of the course. You can't become a professional in 3 hours or 1 day.
8
Don't be fooled by those courses that offer to teach you all types of extensions, lamination, etc. at the same time.
9
Course program. There should be both theory and practice with working on the mistakes..
What do you need for the first course?
A beginner needs a small set of primary materials. We will give you initial recommendations so that you are ready in advance.
You will need:
A beginner needs a small set of primary materials. We will give you initial recommendations so that you are ready in advance.
You will need:
1
Eyelash adhesive (we recommend choosing an adhesive with an average dry time).
2
Pre-treatment to clean lashes before the procedure.
3
Remover for better polymerization of lash adhesive.
4
Eye pads to isolate lower lashes.
5
Eyelashes. We recommend buying single lengths as it is much more profitable: they cost less and you will never have the "unnecessary" lengths.
6
2 tweezers of different shapes (straight to separate, curved to grip the eyelashes).
7
A desk, a special chair, a lamp, a rubbish dump etc. You can read how to organize the lash stylist's workplace here.
This is a basic set. After the first experience with clients, you'll choose the materials to work with in the future.
If you are sure that the profession of a lash stylist is just for you - go for it! You will definitely succeed! It is only important to find good teachers. Now you know how to do it;)
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