I'm constantly being asked why I charge so much for eyelash extensions when there are so many places out there doing it for much, much less. Well I usually politely tell them that I set my prices to what my time and experience are worth. (I also kinda have to wonder if some of these cheap places are just using slave labor, I mean doing eyelash extensions is alot of work and I feel really bad for those not getting paid adequately for it!)
Here's a picture for those looking for the ultimate eyelash deal. Sometimes you really do get what you pay for. I took this picture of client who had extensions applied for a family members wedding. She was getting her hair done for the event and another stylist at that particular salon offered to apply eyelash extensions for $30. Great deal right? She liked the look but a few days later they started to become uncomfortable and she called her salon to make an appointment to remove the lashes. They not only told her that they don't remove lashes, (what?) they also told her to just soak her eyelashes in baby oil to get them off. (Please don't put baby oil on your eyes people!) She tried her best to remove them, but some just wouldn't come off. She came to see me for a facial and I removed what was left of these extensions. They were single extensions and there were massive amounts of them applied in "piles" or "clumps" using ALOT of strong adhesive. It took about 15 minutes of soaking them in a strong solvent for me to be able to remove them.
Here is a photo of what they looked like when she came in:
My client was thankful to finally have them removed completely, since her eyes were becoming very irritated from trying to get them off on her own. She really regrets having done the service and felt really abused by the particular salon she went to since they didn't tell her what she was really getting into and then didn't help to fix the problem in the end. She's now using Latisse to try and recover the growth of her lashes and get them healthy again.
Notice I am not naming the particular salon that applied these lashes, they know who they are and it's not my job to give them bad press. I would encourage anyone who wants to provide eyelash extensions professionally to get the proper training needed. Experience and training do make a very big difference when it comes to this service.
