Eyelash Extension Tutorial (finally!)
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Topic: Eyelash Extension Tutorial (finally!)
Posted By: kristie m
Subject: Eyelash Extension Tutorial (finally!)
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 6:12pm
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I’ve finished that do-it-yourself eyelash extension tutorial I’ve been promising. Sorry about the delay!
http://www.diyextensions.net/viewtopic.php?t=8 - http://www.diyextensions.net/viewtopic.php?t=8 Once I started wearing these I won’t be seen without them: 
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Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 6:20pm
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Gorgeous dahling!
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Posted By: nursie
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 7:24pm
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i love it!!!!
it took me a couple of times reading through it, but i really think i might try it, thanks kristie and congrats on your site!!! may the talk-fest begin  ------------- lotta talkin 'bout hair n other stuff: http://www.diyextensions.net/ |
Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 7:31pm
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Thanks, Nursie. When I started writing the thing I was amazed at how many little technique-y things I'd discovered to get those lashes looking perfect. Once you've practiced for a month or two, it gets so easy. I actually think it is FUN to put them on! But then, I enjoy scouring sinks, too! ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: nursie
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 7:59pm
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kristie.........................i have 6 sinks at my house....................... ------------- lotta talkin 'bout hair n other stuff: http://www.diyextensions.net/ |
Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 8:00pm
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Ohhhhh, just thinking about it puts me in sink-scrubbing heaven! :::grabbing my Comet and heading east::: ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 10:10pm
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what a difference kristie~ very nice- too time consuming for me but really nice! ------------- Bringing beauty, one head at a time... |
Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 10:19pm
Thanks, Tangles! Yep, especially in the learning phase it is quite time consuming, and can get very frustrating too. But I figure the time I don't have to spend messing with mascara (and getting mascara flakes in my contacts) isn't too much different from the time I spend applying the fakes. And with the fakes I get to look great ALL the time! With my hair and eyelash extensions I feel like a soap opera star now when I wake up in the morning.  ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: Poose
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 1:45pm
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You don't use Lash Tite do you? That stuff is evil! If you use something different, that would be awesome! ------------- ^..^ |
Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 1:58pm
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Nope! There is a different, newer (and more expensive... I think about $15 a tube) adhesive called Everlash. It has hardly any odor and is really easy to use. It has its own solvent that works pretty well at getting the glue off. Like with hair extensions, you have to be patient and work gently, but I can remove a full set of about 14 lashes on each eye in about 10 minutes. ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: Poose
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 2:12pm
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Oh awesome! Lash Tite was EVIL!   I'll have to try the new stuff!  ------------- ^..^ |
Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: April 28 2007 at 2:19pm
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Yeah, I was reading the Eyelash boards at www.MadameMadeline.com and discovered that a lot of people seemed to prefer Everlash, even though it is quite a bit more expensive. Apparently the cheaper adhesives are made in China of inferior ingredients, and Everlash is made in Germany of medical-grade ingredients to be safer for your eyes. ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: monsterita
Date Posted: April 29 2007 at 9:28am
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Kristie, I couldn't wait for your tutorial. I got my lashes from MademeMadeline and did them myself on Wednesday. OMG I love them!
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Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: April 29 2007 at 9:45am
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Monsterita, I'm so excited that it worked for you! Just expect to fiddle and futz for awhile until you get the routine down for yourself. A month or two and it is as easy as putting on makeup. And yay! No more mascara!
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Posted By: mrswozzy
Date Posted: April 29 2007 at 3:44pm
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Kristie, that was an amazing demo! Your eyes look spectacular! You do it way different than I do, but yours probably stay put better. LOL, I'm gonna do mine your way and check it out, thanks! ------------- Got Hair |
Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: April 29 2007 at 6:37pm
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You're welcome, MrsWozzy. If you've got some tricks that work for you I'd love to know about them too. ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: monsterita
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 1:15pm
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I bought a really nice 8x lighted mirror and it made it really easy (except for that tricky left eye since I'm right handed). It only took about an hour. ------------- Hair type: 1a/f/i |
Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 1:54pm
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Good for you, Monsterita! Yep, really good light (I have a desk right up against a bright window) and a magnifying mirror will make all the difference. And yep, the opposite eye from your dominant hand is more tricky at first. Then you get a sense of the angle of approach for those lashes and it gets easier. I've found when you're laying down the outer flares on the non-dominant side it helps to switch to a regular magnification mirror (mine flips with mag on one side and regular on the other) and have another mirror at an angle so you can see how the fake is actually pointing from the side compared to your natural lash. I either do it while I'm laying down the fake or I check it immediately from the side once I've laid it down. You need to correct the angle while the glue is really wet.
Eyelash Porn! Eyelash Porn! ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 9:03pm
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kristie-
i bet u could do these on some gals and charge them....
they really do look good! ------------- Bringing beauty, one head at a time... |
Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 9:14pm
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Oh that would be so much fun. I'd love to be able to give one-on-one lessons on how to do it. I think in CA I'd have to be a cosmetologist though, wouldn't I? ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 11:02pm
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IF u worked in a salon yes-you would need to be a licensed Esthetician-
then u can apply them on people-
for teaching, not sure if u need a license.
where in cali are u? ------------- Bringing beauty, one head at a time... |
Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 12:38am
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I live in North Orange County. ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 2:34pm
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oh wow kristie- i didnt know u lived so close! Malibu lives in same city- but durrr i am sure u know that. Do u guys ever get together?
i am about 45 mins from u both- my son lives in fullerton. He is a professional body piercer, so if ya ever need some work done....
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Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 2:39pm
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Malibu lives about an hour or so away, but we've gotten together a few times. Which piercing place in Fullerton does your son work, Tangles? I think I know most of them. Many of my clients are adolescents and they're all into piercing so I'm sure I've heard of his place. ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 3:41pm
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Wow Tangles! I can't imagine how he does piercing! I would be fainting all over the place!
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Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 4:04pm
I've watched a lot of piercing and it is pretty cool, actually.  ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: monsterita
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 4:19pm
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I'm so jealous of you guys! I was there last June. It's so beautiful. I applied for a job in Northern CA just to get closer, but it didn't turn out to be a place I'd want to work. BTW - I did the lashes on my daughter and it was much easier than doing it on myself. ------------- Hair type: 1a/f/i |
Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 4:25pm
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Oh, that's really interesting to know, Monsterita! I've been having friends ask me to do it for them and I've been a little nervous thinking it would be harder. I've even had women approach me at the mall and ask about it. Tangles got me thinking of how great it would be to offer a service to give women a lesson (maybe even in their own home) in how to apply the eyelash extensions. There could be a flat fee that would include basic supplies... I already know about 10 people who would sign up. I just wonder if this requires a professional license in California, if you're just helping another DIYer rather than putting the lashes on them yourself? ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: monsterita
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 4:41pm
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It really was easier and quicker. I think I did my daughter's in about 15 minutes. She just laid on the sofa and I sat beside her and did one lash after the other. BTW - here's my eye porn  There's no liner or mascara on my eye. I just used short and medium flares. ------------- Hair type: 1a/f/i |
Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: May 01 2007 at 4:45pm
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Yay! Eyelash porn! Wow, what a great job, Monsterita! And that is a great way to apply on another person...lying on the couch! ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: May 02 2007 at 1:33am
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kristie-
i would think if u are doing it at home or someone elses home, and as a diyer servc, then you might get around the licsense thing. you could charge a flat fee, and also supplies- you would sell the supplies. i have great marketing ideas, pm me!
the tattoo shop my son is at is called
all hallows ink
he is one of the piercers there- his name is ZAK-
hes really good- he did a few of my ear piercings in one ear( i have 9 all together in one ear) and of course all filled with diamonds!!!
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Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: May 02 2007 at 1:50am
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Thanks for the ideas, Tangles... that's how my brain has been working since this afternoon. Exactly what you are describing! I will get in touch to bounce some ideas off of you.
And yep, I've heard of your son's shop. I think one of my clients had her tongue done there. Small world, huh? ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: nursie
Date Posted: May 02 2007 at 12:46pm
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exposing my nosey-ness once again...........Tangles i want to see your ear! i did not notice that on SplitEndz! ------------- lotta talkin 'bout hair n other stuff: http://www.diyextensions.net/ |
Posted By: JayKay
Date Posted: May 03 2007 at 9:01pm
YOU'RE 51?!? YOU LOOK 15 years younger!! I think the eyelashes really bring a youthful appearance...they look great!! I'll have to show my mom this. 
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Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: May 03 2007 at 11:22pm
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Why thank you! I got fortunate in the genetics roulette, especially in the skin department. Now with great hair and eyelashes, I really do feel like I can pull off a seriously younger look. (I have a grandson that is two and a granddaughter on the way!) ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: May 04 2007 at 5:08pm
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Kristie you really don't look 51 at all!!
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Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: May 04 2007 at 5:13pm
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Thank you, Young Whippersnapper! Laughing... My Swedish grandmother had the most amazing skin, even when she was in her 90s. I'm hoping I've got her skin genes... ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: nursie
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 5:20am
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this is going to sound lazy, but i only added two flares on the outer corner of each eye and that already made a difference! i may go back and add more later, but it is a bit frustrating at first ------------- lotta talkin 'bout hair n other stuff: http://www.diyextensions.net/ |
Posted By: kristie m
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 9:55am
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That's the great thing about these eyelashes... you really can just add a few and it does make a huge difference. Or you can do a modified full set... or go totally over the top with lots of long ones. I'm always playing around with different looks. It's so much fun! ------------- Here's to the end of my BAD HAIR LIFE! |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: May 06 2007 at 7:06pm
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Waiting patiently for my flares. I'll have to take a photo of my eyeball and make a bad pun about being a good pupil.
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Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: May 07 2007 at 12:56pm
LOL! ------------- |
amm wrote:Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: May 07 2007 at 8:48pm
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nursie- i will have to take a pic of it- u didnt notice it on Split Ends cause my hair is usually in front and not behind my ears unless i am at gym or my days off its in a pony tail and a hat!!!
i will take a pic- i promise- i am so so so bd on pics- i take tons of them and then dont take the time to load them on computer and my website.
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Posted By: nursie
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 4:42pm
 its ok, im just nosey! i miss that split endz show , i liked all the episodes------------- lotta talkin 'bout hair n other stuff: http://www.diyextensions.net/ |
Posted By: nursie
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 4:44pm
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its ok, im just nosey! i miss that split endz show, i liked all the episodes ------------- lotta talkin 'bout hair n other stuff: http://www.diyextensions.net/ |
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 10:54pm
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lol u can download it on i tunes, it the episode with charise and rebecca
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