Bloom W lashes are designed to make your sets faster — but like any tool, they reward technique. And nearly everything that makes the difference happens in the first two seconds: the pickup.
Get the pickup right and placement almost takes care of itself. Get it wrong and you'll fight the fan all the way to the natural lash.
So here's exactly how to handle them, from the tray to the lash line.
Pick It Like Classic — Just Don't Grab the Base
That's genuinely the whole headline. Pick it like classic.
No new skill to learn, no fanning technique to master, no re-training your hands. If you can pick up and place a classic lash, you can use Bloom W lashes — because the fan is already made for you.
There's only one adjustment, and it's small: don't grab the base. Grab a little bit above it.
That's it. Everything else below is refinement.
1. Grab a Little Bit Above the Base
This is the one detail that matters most.
Don't grip the very bottom of the base. Place your tweezer tips a little bit above it — just up from the base itself, where the fibres are unified and strong.
Why it matters: gripping right at the base puts pressure on the exact part of the fan that has to do all the bonding work. Squeeze there and you risk damaging or breaking the base — and a compromised base can't make proper contact with the natural lash no matter how beautifully you place it.
Grabbing a little higher keeps the base pristine, keeps the fan intact, and leaves the bonding surface clean and ready for adhesive.
Think of it as: hold the fan, protect the base.
2. Peel Towards Yourself
Once you've got your grip, don't lift the fan straight up and off the strip. Peel it towards yourself — exactly the way you would when lifting a handmade fan, or taking single lashes off the strip.
That peeling motion releases the fan smoothly along its length rather than yanking it off at a single point. The tips stay in formation, the base stays undamaged, and the fan comes away ready to use rather than needing a mid-air correction.
A straight upward pull is where you get distorted fans, stressed bases and the fiddly re-grip that eats your minutes.
3. Control the Direction at Pickup — Not just at Placement
Here's the principle that separates artists who find premade fans frustrating from artists who find them fast:
The direction you pick the fan up in is the direction you place it in.
If you lift a fan at an awkward angle and plan to correct it when you reach the natural lash, you've already lost. You'll be twisting your wrist, re-angling mid-air, or settling for a placement that isn't quite right — and across a full set, those small compromises are what make a set look slightly off without anyone being able to say why.
Instead, decide the direction with your tweezers as you pick up. Grip the fan at the angle you intend to place it, peel it towards yourself in that orientation, and carry it to the lash already correctly oriented.
More controlled direction at pickup = more controlled placement. Every single time.
This is also where your tweezer choice earns its keep. A pair with a reliable sweet spot and precise tips lets you set and hold that angle without adjusting — our FINE AXE with its ultra-fine 6mm tip is a favourite for exactly this kind of deliberate, directional pickup, and the MINI BOOT's full-foot grip means you're never hunting for purchase mid-pickup.
4. Dip Shallow
Bloom fans have a slim rolled base — and slim bases need less adhesive than you think.
A shallow dip, around 1–2mm into a fresh glue drop, is plenty. The base wicks adhesive efficiently, and over-dipping does two things you don't want: it adds weight the natural lash has to carry, and it reintroduces the bulk at the base that narrow fans exist to avoid.
Keep your drop fresh too — every 15–20 minutes. A skinned-over drop coats a beautiful slim base in half-cured adhesive and quietly cancels its advantage.
5. Place Along the Lash, Not Across It
Seat the base flush along the natural lash so adhesive makes full contact down the union — not perched across it at an angle.
Because you set your direction at pickup, this should feel almost effortless: the fan arrives already oriented, the slim base sits down cleanly, and you're on to the next lash.
And as always: one fan, one isolated natural lash. The finest base in the world can't save a fan placed across two lashes.
A Note on Speed
Don't chase speed in the first few sets. Learn the peel, learn where your grip lands, learn to set direction at pickup — and the speed arrives on its own, because you stop re-doing things.
That's been true of every technique in lashing, and it's true here. Controlled is fast. Rushed is slow.
Pick it like classic — just don't grab the base. Grab a little bit above it, peel towards yourself, set your direction before you leave the tray, and dip shallow. That's the whole technique. Explore the Bloom Collection at I AM Lash PRO and feel the difference proper contact makes.
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FAQ: Using Bloom W Lashes
How do you pick up W lashes?
Pick it like classic — the fan is already made, so there's no fanning technique involved. The only adjustment is where you grip: a little bit above the base rather than on it.
Where exactly should I grip a W lash?
A little bit above the base — not at the very bottom of it. This protects the base from damage while giving you full control of the fan.
Do I need volume training to use W lashes?
No. If you can pick up and place a classic lash, you can place a W lash. Proper isolation and placement still apply, as with any volume set.
Why do my premade fans brush off at the end of a set?
Usually a compromised base from gripping too low, or too much adhesive at the base. A clean slim base with a shallow dip makes proper contact with the natural lash.
How much adhesive do W lashes need?
Less than traditional premades — a shallow 1–2mm dip into a fresh drop. Over-dipping adds weight and undoes the benefit of the narrow base.
Do I still need to isolate with premade fans?
Always. One fan, one natural lash. No fan construction compensates for a sticky.
Which tweezers are best for picking up W lashes?
Any pair with precise, well-aligned tips and a dependable sweet spot so you can set and hold your direction — the FINE AXE and MINI BOOT are both excellent for directional pickup.