WEDDING PREP | LASH EXTENSIONS
My second step in my wedding prep was to go and get some lash extensions done. Naturally I do have quite thick long lashes but for my wedding and for any special event I would always wear fake lashes because I feel like they finish off your eye makeup look. One problem, I have no issue wearing fake lashes for a night out, but for a whole day, including an outdoor photoshoot with wind.. no thanks! Lash extensions it is.
Doing a bit of research online, I decided to get a full set of mink lashes done. I chose Elysian Brows on South William st. because it always looked nice from the outside and everytime I walked down there I wondered if it was nice inside and.. it is! Really nice interior design and blah blah blah lets get back to the lashes. As this was my first time getting it done I didn't know any different. It's quite a long process, almost two hours to get a nice full set. In this place they use chairs and recline them. I had never been more uncomfortable in my life, this awfull chair killed me a lil bit .. for 120EUR you wouldn't expect that.
In all these lashes lasted just under a week before started to fall out and start looking terrible, (I treated them by the book, as you should) thankfully I went to an amazing lady while I was in Ukraine and I almost wish to move there for the sake of my lashes. After seeing the state of my eyelashes she proceeded to remove all of them, seen as she couldn't even salvage them with a refill. She took them all off and started from the beginning. (Look at the video below) In her salon I was able to lie down and it was so comfortable that after about 15 minutes I was asleep. These lashes were perfection and I returned for a top-up before I left for Ireland. These have lasted me until now, over a month later. For a price comparison, getting the crap elysian brow lashes removed and replaced cost the equivalent of 20EUR and the refill 5EUR it just makes me go insane a lil bit. Paying so much for a poor experience and bad product in Dublin.
It has now become my mission bestowed upon me by the lash god of Dublin to find for you someone who knows what they're doing with lashes, has a nice comfy place to get them done and most importantly doesn't take the piss with the cost of it. I have an appointment next Monday with a lady in Tallaght so I will let you know how it goes, I have high hopes. You guys already know my fav nail salon (or do you? message me for details, camden st based 25EUR for acrylic removal and redo) for cheap quality nails so next I shall conquer the lashes.
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GG xx
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