Chapter 2: Eyelash Mania 2 CE Hours
Learning objectives After completing this course, the learner will be able to: Discuss the history of eyelash enhancements. Determine the desirable equipment, supplies and materials. Outline preparation, cleansing and safety of eyelash enhancements. Demonstrate the application of eyelash enhancements.
Review cleansing and sanitation concepts. Recognize the need for home care and client education in eyelash enhancements. Everything “old” is “new” again! This is the legacy of the beauty industry.
A BRIEF HISTORY
the effect they want. At night, we then remove it so as not to leave smudges on our pillows. Next in line are strip lashes. When applied, strip eyelashes make your lashes appear to have more volume and visibly darken them. For those of us who don’t have very many lashes to enhance with mascara, this has been the answer to our wimpy lash problem. However, strip lashes—while desirable for bulk— introduced other problems: The glue was not water resistant and would release the lashes at inopportune moments (when crying, for example). It also took some practice to apply the lashes close enough to the lash line, so as not to be detected. The newest arrival on the strip lash scene is magnetic eyelashes. These new eyelash enhancements have crash-landed into the eyelash scene and are now available from many manufacturers. The biggest advantage of magnetic eyelashes is that there is no glue necessary. The lash pair simply covers one’s own lashes from the top and the bottom, “sandwiching” the lashes in between. As with the first strip lashes, these require a little practice to get them on just right. After applied, the application of mascara is generally not necessary.
A sought-after beauty goal throughout history has been long, dark and thick eyelashes. However, most of us were not born with these types of eyelashes. So, we have accomplished this appearance goal with many techniques and products. The most popular product is mascara. This external build-up of this product gave our eyelashes thickness, depth of color and fullness and quickly has become an instant favorite of women of all ages. To this day, mascara is considered a beauty necessity. Today, manufacturers have provided us with many choices. Mascara is available in liquid, cake, and cream form and in a variety of shades and tints. It is available in tube and wand applicators. All mascara products are polymer-based formulas that include water, wax, thickeners, film formers, and preservatives. The pigments in mascara must be inert (unable to combine with other elements); these pigments are usually carbon black, carmine, ultramarine, chromium oxide, and iron oxides. Some wand mascaras contain rayon, nylon, or silk fibers to lengthen and thicken the hair fibers. Many of the mascaras are water-proof and require special removers to remove them from your lashes. Around the world, individuals go through the ritual of slathering on layer after layer of mascara in many coats in order to achieve
“NECESSITY IS THE ‘MOTHER’ OF INVENTION”
sources of hair have increased and are available in a choice of lengths and thickness. The three main sources for the hair are: 1. Synthetic: The most inexpensive and made from artificial material. (Caution, these can melt when exposed to extreme heat.) 2. Silk: Gives a more dramatic look that resembles a coating of mascara. 3. Mink: The most luxurious, most natural of the three. Mink blends into the natural lashes. However, this option tends to be the costliest. Eyelash enhancement adhesives have “grown up” also. There is a traditional “clear” glue as well as the “dark” glue that resembles mascara on the lashes. Many experts prefer “dark” adhesives because “clear” adhesives have a tendency to turn white. The dark glue gives the appearance of lashes coated with mascara. Most salons will perform an application of the synthetic hair lashes for about $40 and will book one to one-and-a-half hours for the service. Due to the hair source, silk and mink lash services will be higher in cost. The cost of the silk eyelash extensions drives the cost for service and begins around $200. There is a wide range with the mink hair; some applications cost as much as $1,000. The silk and mink eyelash extensions are softer and remain soft; synthetic hair has a tendency to feel somewhat stiff. As with the enhancements to the hair of the head, the volume of the additions will drive the price of services.
In the early 1970s, a personal friend of mine (and a very creative professional cosmetologist) had a bright idea. She saved clean, dark hair (cut from customers) and reduced it to shorter lengths, ranging from ¼” to ¾”. She then used clear nail polish to adhere these short lengths to volunteer staff members’ eyelashes. She carefully built the eyelashes (using one to three strands together) on to the person’s own natural lashes. And, voila! A new service was invented. They were referred to as “permanent” eyelashes because the “glue” was water-resistant and the service would last for weeks with good care. The idea was further developed, patented and was mass produced. This is actually a “semi- permanent” answer to the problem of thin, wispy eyelashes because the natural lashes would shed and need to be replaced. It was, however, a step in the right direction. Semi-permanent eyelash extensions are fibers that are attached to your real lashes one-by-one to make them look as if they are all one seamless strip of eyelashes. This procedure makes your lashes appear voluminous and lush. Because the eyelashes frame the eyes, the outcome is brighter and younger-looking eyes. Semi-permanent eyelash extensions actually look natural because they are attached to your natural lashes; this means that the individual’s eye shape is being followed. This process, which became known as “eye tabbing,” was like having mascara on 24/7. In the year 2000, the introduction of additional hair became the thing to do—both in lock enhancement and on the eyelashes. Semi-permanent eyelashes are now enjoying a come-back in popularity. While the procedure remains basically the same,
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