Corrective Lashing

STYLING 101: CORRECTIVE LASHING

We’re back for more styling! If you’ve missed any styling 101 posts click here for eye shaping and here for styling and design! In today’s post we are talking about… Corrective lashing! Combining our knowledge and learning which styles flatter which eye shapes, along with tips for placing corrective lashes.

Close Set
With close set eyes we want to draw the attention outward and add width. This can be done by using the cat eye application and mixing curls using a more natural curl in the inner corners.

Down Turned
There are two ways to add lift to a down turned eye. One, you can use the cat eye style in any curl or two, you can use the natural application with a curlier curl on the outer corners.

Upturned
The goal with upturned eyes is to widen and open the eye. Opening the eye can be done by simply adding length in the middle of the eye with either a natural or glamour application.

Wide Set
We can make the eyes seem closer together by using a curlier curl on the inner corners with either a natural or glamour application.

Deep Set
The lash line sits further back in a deep set eye shape, so length is the most important factor. Keeping the health of the natural lash in mind, choose the longest healthiest length.

Hooded Lids
The trick to camouflaging the extra skin that a hooded eyelid has is to use a curl that will lift the eye such as CC or D.  

Monolid or Single lid
 In order to make the eyes pop and lift the lash line, it’s crucial to use a curlier curl such as D or curlier. Volume lashes are a huge plus with single lidded eyes because of the added fullness.

Protruding
Using the combination of a natural curl, cat eye design, and shorter lengths will balance the effects of a protruding eye.

Extra Curly Outer Corners
It can be hard to place an extension on a curly lash, but by using tape to slightly lift the lashes away from the pad and applying the extension on either side of the lash you can correct the direction and get a proper placement.

Thin Outer Corners
Place the extension at a slight angle to match the angle of the rest of the extensions.

Criss Crossed Lashes
Using tape to tape up the lashes and exposing the bottom layer of lashes, lash the bottom layer first making it easier to separate the lashes that are criss cross.

Bad Direction
A lash with bad direction can be corrected by placing the extension on the underside of the natural lash’s base in the correct direction.

Getting comfortable with corrective lashing will make your sets stand out! If you take the time to make intentional decisions you will notice a difference and so will your clients. I hope you learned something new and use this information as a reference whenever you need. Happy *corrective* lashing!