Your Prep & Aftercare Guide

Whether you're looking for a natural enhancement or a more dramatic lash look, your preparation and aftercare play an important role in achieving beautiful results and maintaining the health of your natural lashes.  

At S.H.E. lash extensions may be applied using traditional professional lash adhesive or UV cured adhesive, depending on your preference and your artists reccomendation.

Please arrive with your natural lashes completely clean and free of:

-Mascara

-Eyeliner or eyeshadow

-Concealer around the eyes

-Oil or oily skincare around the eye area

-Strip or cluster lashes 

-Lash adhesive residue

-Makeup or product buildup

-Curling your natural lashes

-Eye makeup

-Oil based products around the eyes

-Lash lifts immediately before extensions

-Lash clusters or strip lashes

-Excessive caffeine and liquids

-You have experienced a previous reaction to lash extension adhesive or other eye or nail products. 

-You currently have redness, swelling, irritation, discharge, an eye infection, or other symptoms affecting the eye area.

-You recently had an eye procedure or cosmetic treatment around the eye.

-If your eyes or surrounding skin are not in suitable condition for the service; or you have significant sensitivity around the eyes.

Note: If your eyes or surrounding skin are not in suitable condition for the service, your appointment may need to be postponed.

Beautiful lashes require beautiful care. 

-Clean your lashes regularly. Your extensions and natural lashes need to be kept clean. Use a lash extension safe cleanser daily to remove makeup, oils, skin cells and everyday buildup.

-Brush gently. Once your lashes are clean and dry, gently brush through them with a clean spool. Brush from the base toward the tips without pulling or tugging. 

-Avoid picking, twisting, pulling or excessively touching your lashes. Your extensions are attached to your natural lashes so touching or pulling at them with the fingers can lead to tangling, stress and premature shedding. If you want your extensions removed please schedule a professional removal rather than attempting to remove them yourself. Protecting the integrity of your natural lashes is always my goal.

Please arrive with clean, makeup free lashes.

-Mascara or eyemakeup

-Oil based products around the eyes

-Lash curlers

-Strip or cluster lashes

-Adhesive residue

-Heavy lash serums immediately before your appointment

Are your customers raving about you on -You have experienced a reaction to a previous lift or tint

-You have sensitive or irritated eyes

-You have redness, swelling or an active eye infection

-You recently had an eye procedure

-You recently had another chemical treatment to the lashes or the skin around the eyes

Your lashes have just undergone a chemical reshaping service, so proper aftercare helps protect your results.

For the initial period following your appointment:

-Avoid water, steam and eye makeup for 48-72 hours

-Avoid rubbing, pulling or excessively touching your lashes

-Avoid using a lash curler

-Avoid applying heavy or oily products directly to the lashes

-Be gentle when cleansing your eye area

-Do not attempt to perform another lash lift at home

Your lift will gradually soften as your natural lash cycle continues.

Please arrive with clean brows and minimal product on the brow area.

Before your appointment, avoid unnecessary irritation or aggressive exfoliation around the brows.

• Brow waxing or threading
• Chemical peels
• Dermaplaning
• Laser/IPL
• Retinoids or strong exfoliating products used around the brows
• A previous reaction to brow-lamination products

If the skin around your brows is irritated, compromised or unusually sensitive, your appointment may need to be postponed.

Your brows have just been chemically reshaped, so be gentle with them while they settle.

Avoid water and moisture during the initial period (49-72 hours) after your service.

Also:

• Avoid rubbing or excessively touching your brows.
• Avoid aggressive exfoliation around the brow area.
• Avoid heavy oils directly on the brows.
• Don’t sleep directly on your brows when possible.
• Brush/style your brows gently using the technique demonstrated during your appointment.
• Don’t attempt to laminate your brows again before your recommended maintenance period.

Both lash lifts and brow laminations are temporary enhancements. Your results will gradually soften as your natural hair grows through its normal cycle.

Never try to speed up the process by performing another chemical treatment at home.

Let your hair grow, allow enough growth before your appointment.

Avoid shaving immediately before your wax. I can always let you know if the hair needs additional time to grow.

Please arrive with the area being waxed:

• Clean
• Free of makeup
• Free of heavy lotions or oils
• Free of self-tanner when possible

Avoid applying heavy products immediately before your appointment.

It’s important that I know about anything that could affect the condition of your skin.

• Recently had a chemical peel
• Recently had dermaplaning
• Recently had microneedling
• Recently had laser/IPL
• Have recently been sunburned
• Have irritated, broken or compromised skin
• Use retinoids or prescription exfoliating products
• Have experienced a previous reaction to waxing
• Are using products or medications that may increase skin sensitivity

Please do not stop prescribed medications without speaking with your healthcare provider.

Waxing should not be performed over skin that is significantly irritated, sunburned, broken or otherwise compromised.

BROW-SPECIFIC TIP

Your skin may be slightly pink immediately after a brow wax. This typically settles with time.

Avoid repeatedly touching or rubbing the area while it is sensitive.

• Avoid heavy makeup immediately after waxing if your skin is sensitive.
• Avoid strong exfoliating products on freshly waxed areas.
• Avoid retinoids or other potentially irritating products on the treated area according to your esthetician’s instructions.
• Avoid excessive heat and sun exposure immediately afterward.
• Keep the area clean and avoid unnecessary touching.

If possible, avoid intense workouts immediately following waxing, particularly when waxing areas that experience sweating.

We never want to create unnecessary rubbing against freshly waxed skin.

Avoid applying irritating products, heavy fragrances or strong exfoliants to freshly waxed skin.

Use gentle, soothing products

Freshly waxed skin can be more sensitive.

Minimize direct sun exposure and follow appropriate sun-protection practices.

Avoid tanning immediately following your service.

Once the skin has recovered from your wax, gentle exfoliation can help remove dead skin cells and support smoother hair regrowth.

Your esthetician, me,  can recommend products and a routine appropriate for your skin and the area being waxed.

Do not aggressively scrub freshly waxed skin.