All the single lashes, put your hands up!

There are many misconceptions about individual lashes, and a lot of trash about the solo lash (lash extension) has been floating around. Whether it’s from people who have tried it and failed at using it, or simply had bad luck with the choice of their beauty salon, it’s time to put a stop to the bad rep of our lovely friends and take a look at the truth behind this beautiful mess.

The Beauty Therapist

Individual lashes aren’t damaging and won’t strip you off your natural lashes, if they are done properly by a trained professional. This is first and foremost. In that case, they are safe and won’t affect your natural lashes.

• Professionals are trained to distinguish whether you have strong, natural lashes, or thick brittle ones, and depending on that they will choose the ones that can actually be attached to your natural lashes without damaging them. A good salon should have access to a large variety of individual lashes that is a good fit for you.
• They know just what kind of adhesive to use, and won’t use poor quality lashes on your natural ones.
• They are trained and taught how to properly apply all different types of lashes on different natural lashes.

The Maintenance

It’s important to know that you have to treat these kind of extensions very gently after you have done them. Although they look natural, they are still delicate and are attached to your natural lashes, so rough play will give you rough results. Don’t rub or pull your extensions for any reason, or try to remove your extensions on your own. Removing your makeup by rubbing your eyes hard is usually when disaster happens, and solo lashes get the bad rep. It’s not just about the technician, it’s about you as well, and therefore it’s essential to take responsibility for them after you leave the salon.

The Personalisation

Another reason why we’re obsessed with individual falsies is because they simply look so much more natural when compared to a long strip of falsies along your eyelid. Individual eyelashes are placed along until the lash line is full, and it looks irresistibly natural. The beauty therapist will take the solo lashes, and since there are many lengths to choose from, he/she will create a precise fit for your eye and your desire. So you actually get to choose the fullness and length throughout your entire lash line. Imagine waking up every morning, to a beautiful set of lashes you don’t have to curl or put mascara on? Now that’s our kind of morning!

The only downside to falsies we can think of this moment, if it doesn’t suit your budget and you’re not up for regular maintenance. Otherwise, you should really consider trying out your first individual false lash set, and see how the faux turns into real.