Its easy when you know how. Just like in any other walk of life, nothing is easy until you’ve been given instruction, and taken the time to practice and perfect.
Now that you have been furnished with some instruction, and I just know you are going to practice like a demon, things are going to be a little easier to reach the perfection your client desires and deserves, because you know how.
Have you ever noticed the work of artists, or craftsmen, like carpenters for example? It looks so difficult to do, and yet they make it look so easy. This is not only because they are talented, trained and experienced, but because they always have the correct tools and instruments to hand. Having the right tool for the job, makes life so much easier. It’s not always easy to find the right tool, believe me, I know, as I’m sure many of you do, that finding that perfect piece of equipment can be a long, frustrating and arduous process. Like finding the right tweezers for example! Jeez! I have literally searched the Globe and spent many precious hours searching for the perfect tweezers. And after much trial and error, I am so happy to say that eventually I finally found them a couple of years ago. And now they feel like a part of my hand, a sixth finger if you like! Making my work life so much easier and enhancing my skills.
To save you the long, laborious, and expensive search for your perfect tweezers, I will share with you the details of the ones that I use, and I honestly can’t recommend them highly enough.
My two favourites for eyelash separation/isolation, are straight tweezers, and the 30° angle tweezer. I imagine you may be asking, why two? Well, a lot of lash artists dismiss the good old straight tweezers, and suggest that angled tweezers are better for the job. Possibly, but in my considered opinion, there is no better tool than the straight tweezer, for separating inner and outer corners. It also works very well, on most clients, throughout the eye. A professional tip of mine here, would be to hold them at a slight angle, rather than straight to natural lash line.
Some clients have very short natural lashes, or just a little awkward and tricky, here you will find that angled tweezers such as 30° ones are just perfect for that.
For classic eyelash application, my ‘go to’ tool is the ‘PRO Curved’ tweezers. The precision is just amazing, this tweezerpicks up even the thinnest of lashes, without bending or twisting them. All my recent classic masterpieces were done using this ‘love’ of mine.
I think it is quite safe to state, that volume tweezers are the hardest to find, and they can either make you or break you! The importance of a strong even grip is undeniable. It’s a tool that should help you to pick volume fans without a single one slipping out, if you use your fan making and picking techniques correctly.
My favourite of favourites, is our ‘Flat Axe’ volume tweezer, which is an L type tweezer. Not only does it help me create beautiful fans, but also, because of its flat base, it helps to follow an even direction when applying fans to natural lashes.
Once you find the tools you feel comfortable with, and you know they are are working with you, rather than against you, stick to them, because they are your sixth or seventh finger.
Arune ❤️
