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Occasions
What to book, and when, for the life you are dressing for.
The same set can suit a Tuesday and a Saturday. Where the occasion matters is timing and weight: a wedding needs a trial and a fill a few days before, a trip needs a fresh fill, and a set you wear to the gym needs to be light.
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For every day the set should look like your lashes on a good morning: an even gradient that needs nothing else, in classic, hybrid or light volume.
What to book
- Natural or wispy looks
- Classic, hybrid or light volume
- C curl, 9 to 12 mm
What to avoid
- Dramatic lengths you will tire of within a week
Ask your artist
“What will need the least upkeep?”
At work the set has to be comfortable in front of screens, under glasses and through a long day. Natural and wispy maps read polished in person and on camera.
What to book
- Natural, wispy or a soft cat eye
- Lengths that clear your glasses
What to avoid
- Very long, heavy sets if you wear glasses
Ask your artist
“Can we check the set with my glasses on?”
For evenings, a fuller map or a darker line: wet look, cat eye or volume. If you want drama only now and then, a fuller set can be scaled back at the next fill.
What to book
- Wet look, cat eye or spiky
- Volume, or mega volume on strong lashes
What to avoid
- Strip lashes glued over extensions: the glue damages the set
Ask your artist
“Can we go fuller for an event and lighter afterwards?”
Try your wedding set one to two months before, so there is time to adjust it. Book the final fill two to three days before the day, so the lashes have settled. Soft, textured sets photograph well, and they survive tears better than mascara.
What to book
- A trial set one to two months before
- The final fill two to three days before
- Natural or wispy looks
What to avoid
- A first-ever set the day before
- A dramatic change in the week of the wedding
Ask your artist
“Can we plan my trial and fill dates together?”
Cameras and strong light flatten detail, so a set a little fuller than your everyday one reads true in photographs. Wispy and wet-look textures show; very fine, sparse sets can disappear.
What to book
- A fill a few days before
- Wispy, wet look or light volume
What to avoid
- Trying a brand-new style on the day of a shoot
Ask your artist
“How will this read on camera?”
Book a fill within a few days of leaving, so the set lasts the trip. Salt water and chlorine are fine if you rinse and cleanse afterwards; sunscreen near the eyes should be oil-free. A lash lift is the easiest option for a long trip.
What to book
- A fill within a few days of leaving
- A travel-size foam cleanser and a spoolie
- A lash lift for long trips
What to avoid
- Oily sunscreen and after-sun on the lash line
Ask your artist
“When should my last fill be before I travel?”
Sweat and skin oils soften adhesive, and towels rub. Lighter classic or hybrid sets hold best; cleanse after training and pat the lashes dry, never rub.
What to book
- Classic, hybrid or a lash lift
- A foam cleanse after training
What to avoid
- Heavy volume if you train every day
- Rubbing your eyes with a towel
Ask your artist
“Which set will hold best with my training?”
If a fill every two to three weeks does not fit your life, a lash lift and tint lasts six to eight weeks with nothing to maintain. With extensions, a light classic set sheds most gracefully between fills.
What to book
- A lash lift and tint
- A light classic set
What to avoid
- Mega volume, which shows every shed lash
Ask your artist
“What is the lowest-upkeep option for my lashes?”
Next step
Mapping and application.
How a set is designed and placed, and how to judge the work.