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06.12.04

Hi, I'm a Hair/Makeup stylish. And I'm having a hard time finding a good permanent eyelash glue, or at least one that can hold up to 2 weeks. Can you help me find a Manufacturer that makes one. Thank you                            

Laurel

I recently asked my hair stylist about getting eyelash extensions.  She was wondering in there were workshops that she could take to learn how to do them.  There is no local salon around here that does them.  We live in OH and I would hate to have to drive 2hrs to Columbus to get the extensions done.

Stacie :)

I have seen alot of information about eyelash extensions but nothing about who provides training for this procedure. Could you please help me with this?

Thank You

Heather Rogers

Hello Pixie!!!

I hope that you're able to help me with my problem since you are so informative.

I am very much interested in learning to apply eyelash extensions(professionally) but am unable to locate a school or beauty salon that teaches the course.

Please help! Your time and assistance is greatly appreciated!!!!

Rosalind W.

I am a Spa Director in Canada and one client mentioned the latest craze about lash extensions. Could you tell me where to get the materials to perform this service?

Nadia

Flashback to the askpixie column from 07/05/03:

Do you know of any schools where they teach this method that I can go in and have this done for a fraction being that it's students? in New York. also, in New York, where can I get permament eyelash extensions put on?-- Marcella

Regarding eyelash extensions, I haven't found anything about permanent ones. I can't imagine how they'd be permanent unless they were implants, and that's just unlikely. I've seen the process described as follows:  

"For new lash-extension services, aestheticians apply a special long-lasting glue to adhere human hair directly to natural lashes...You won't have to bother layering on mascara, applying falsies, or wrangling with a lash curler for one to four weeks."    

The general wear-time seems to be around two weeks.  

What I have found, from http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/shopping/fashion/columns/gothamstyle/3511/:

"Lashing Out
J. Sisters, the salon most famous for removing hair, is getting into the business of putting it back on. At the recent American Fashion Awards, Naomi Campbell was overheard raving about her eyelash extensions to Liz Hurley, and Fatima Wadhy of J. Sisters counts Princess Firyal of Jordan as another client. Unlike faux lashes that are glued onto the eyelid, these individual extensions adhere to the roots of your natural lashes. The look can last anywhere from ten days to a month, but Wadhy warns: "No mascara." You don't want to look like a graduate of the Tammy Faye Bakker School of Cosmetology."

J. Sisters website is: http://www.jsisters.com/, and the procedure runs $60.

-- pixie

And another flashback, this time to 11/01/03:

I'm considering getting eyelash extensions...but I heard that it makes your natural eyelashes weak and broken.  Is this true? and can you still apply mascara to your eyelashes with the extensions on?   Would you reccomend getting it?

Jean

Honestly, I don't know a whole lot about eyelash extensions. From what I understood having read about them, I was under the impression that they were essentially false lashes that you wore for a month at a time without reapplying glue.  

As to how this effects your actually lashes, I wouldn't know, but I would imagine that you could still wear mascara either way.   Personally, it sounds like an awful silly waste of money considering all of the very good mascaras out there now that fatten and lengthen lashes.  

If you do give it a whirl, drop me a line and let me know more about how it works.

-- pixie

Fastforwarding to the present, since I last touched on this topic, here's what little new info I've found:

From In Style, by Molly Shannon, Superstar:

"Eyelash extensions
J. Sisters International, 35 West 57th street 212-750-2485
I love lashes. They make me feel like such a la-a-a-a-dy! I have very short ones, so when I get makeup done, I always ask for a few individual lashes for that extra forties glamour. I don't know how to apply them myself, so I am thrilled when I find out I can go to a place like J. Sisters and get them put on for $50. Fatima Waehy, my lash technician, tells me they will last for two weeks. I can go swimming, wash my face, and I won't need to wear eye makeup. (If I want to take them off, all I need is some oil free makeup remover.) Here's how the ½ hour procedure works: Fatima dyes each lash to match my own before picking it up with a tweezer and gluing it into my lashes (hanging from the tweezer they look like daddy longlegs- scary!) She adds one lash at a time, putting on a total of  12 lashes per eye- and she doesn't poke my eye out once. All I feel is a tiny bit of pressure. False eyelashes can sometimes feel horribly artificial, but these don't feel fake or heavy. In fact, it's hard to tell the fake ones from the real ones. I feel like Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard or Garbo in one of her cool black-and-white head shots. When I was little I used to get all dressed up and practice different poses, pretending to be a model. These sure would have helped back then!"

Also, according to the site, http://www.pizazz5thave.com/false_eyelashes.htm, Ardell makes "LashTite Adhesive, designed for use with DuraLash individual lashes. This adhesive is waterproof and ensures that Duralashes remain securely and comfortably attached, day after day for up to 6 weeks."

I am imagining that your personal mileage may vary. However, considering that this is the first brand I've seen anywhere online that says it can be worn for weeks on end, I don't know what else to say. Incidentally, I sent an email to a salon that offers the service to see if they'd pony up a product name or distributor for me to share, but I wouldn't hold my breath on that one.

Good luck, kids.

-- pixie

 

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