Lash Aftercare

How your lashes hold up is half me and half you. Here's your half — it takes about a minute a day.

Extensions are first, the lash lift and tint is further down. You only need your own half.

Lash extensions

The first 24 hours — keep them dry. No steam, no sauna, no hot shower on your face, no swimming. The glue is still setting.

Once a day — wash them. A lash cleanser and a soft brush, then let them air dry and brush them out.

Every morning — brush them. Ten seconds with a clean spoolie and they sit right for the day.

What makes extensions fall out early

Never pull one off. If one is twisted, sticking out, or just bothering you, message me and I'll sort it. Pulling it yourself takes your own lash with it.

Oils and heavy creams. Most face products contain ingredients that dissolve lash adhesive. Keep them away from the lash line and wash your lashes separately.

Waterproof makeup. Getting it off means rubbing, and rubbing is what takes lashes with it.

Mascara and eyeliner. You don't need mascara anymore, and liner has to stay off. Both take rubbing or remover to get off at the end of the day, and that's what pulls lashes out with them.

Lash curlers. There's nothing left to curl — the extension already holds the curve. A curler crimps the extension and snaps the natural lash underneath it.

Flat sleep masks. A flat mask presses and drags all night. A contoured one with eye domes is fine, and it's the best fix there is if you sleep on your side.

Chlorine and salt water are hard on them. You can still swim — rinse with fresh water afterwards and wash them properly.

Concealer sits close to the eye and transfers every time you blink. Go lighter than you think.

Some shedding is normal. You lose natural lashes every day, and each one leaves with its extension. Fall and spring are worse for everyone. It's not your set.

Book your next appointment before you leave. Two to three weeks keeps them looking full. Past three weeks there usually isn't enough left to fill, and it becomes a full set again.

Lash lift and tint

Your own lashes, lifted. Less upkeep than extensions — but the first day matters.

Keep them completely dry for the first 24 hours. No washing your face over them, no steam, no swimming, no sweaty workout.

Don't rub or press them. Not while you sleep, not while you dry your face.

Your bottom lashes were tinted too. Same first 24 hours — keep them dry and don't rub them. When you go back to makeup, lift remover off them gently rather than scrubbing. That's what fades the tint fastest.

No mascara on day one. After that, a gentle one is fine.

Sleep on your back if you can. A pressed lash on night one can hold that shape.

After that, almost nothing

Brush them. A quick brush in the morning and they sit exactly where they should.

Keep them clean. Wash gently around the eyes. Clean lashes hold the lift better.

Waterproof makeup and eyeliner. Both need rubbing or a solvent to come off. That's what drags the curl out and takes the tint with it.

Eyelash curlers. You don't need one anymore, and it will crimp what we just lifted.

Oil-based products. Heavy oils and makeup removers near the lash line soften the curl faster.

Sleeping face down. A lash pressed into a pillow all night gives the curl something to fight. Your back is best, your side is fine.

Most people come back every six to eight weeks, as the lifted lashes grow out and new ones come through. Sooner than that and there isn't enough new growth to lift, so six weeks is about the floor.

The tint fades before the lift does. That's normal.

Book your next one before you leave and you won't be scrambling for an appointment later.

Questions

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