Lash Masters - Vol 2 1
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents... 3 Introduction... 5 Aleksandra Maniuse... 7 Aoife Durity... 18 Francine Widdows... 33 Laura Besenyei... 41 Lesley-ann Altree... 54 Lesyah Zakarova... 60 Linh Nguyen... 65 Luisa Krayem... 69 Michelle Ryan... 79 Olga Villireal... 86 Olga Volkova... 91 Petr Lhotský... 100 Stefani Altieri... 108 Vivian Ko Gooch... 116 3
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Introduction Lash Masters Vol 2 is the 2 nd book of stories and industry insights from the worlds leading Lash artists, training providers and manufacturers. Authors share how they got started in the industry and their secrets of success. This is a must have book for anyone in the eyelash extension industry on how to become successful. This book was a pleasure to put together and I am continually inspired by the people I meet and read about in this industry. Enjoy! Louise Prunty I have been involved in the beauty industry for the past 9 years. I decided to focus on the eyelash industry in 2008. I ve been an eyelash trainer, product developer, owned an eyelash supply company and now publish books 'The history of eyelash extensions, Eye diseases and disorders for lash technicians' and a journal called Lash Inc.. W: www.louiseprunty.com W: www.lashinc.eu E: info@lashinc.eu t: @lashinc 6
Olga Villireal Hello. My name is Olga Villarreal and I am the proud owner of San Diego Eyelash Extensions. I have been doing eyelash extensions since 2006. I am a Licensed Master Esthetician, Certified Makeup Artist from several beauty schools, awarded ITEC Diploma for Beauty Specialist, Certified Eyelash Artist/ Trainer/ Distributor. I have trained with world wide Lash Masters Irina Levchuk and Teresa Smith and completed Online Volume bootcamp training with LashFx and Sugarlash for Eyelash Extensions. I am Certified NEESA and BAALA member. My passion is using my wide range of lash techniques to enhance my clients natural beauty! I am thrilled every time I give a client lash extensions and see her renewed confidence and pride in her appearance. When a client comes to me for eyelash extensions, I take into consideration every 86
detail of her face and her personal style in order to choose the best look. I have always had a passion for beauty; what is better than to make your passion your career? However, it wasn t as easy as it might seem. My mother and my grandmother had both been seamstress and I felt that fashion was my calling. I had taken sewing classes during high school. After high school, I attended fashion school in Los Angeles, California because it was my dream to become a fashion designer. While attending fashion school, I worked for two prestigious companies as a designers assistant, production managers assistant, and in quality control where I earned the nickname eagle eyes. I could easily find any tiny hole on a dress that was sent back. After a couple of years in school and, facing bad experiences with roommates I was forced to move back to San Diego, California. I continued attending college to earn a degree. After becoming discouraged with the opportunities offered at the time in the fashion industry I ended up accepting a sales position in a bridal store. 87
After a couple of years in all types of sales I moved back home with my parents in Mexico and later was married. I had two wonderful boys. I enrolled in an Esthetician school in the U.S. since I had always had suffered from skin blemishes. I attended 100 hours and they informed me my financial aid was not approved. I then enrolled in a school in Tijuana, Mexico and attended every Saturday for the next two years. While I was trying to finish my testing, my instructor was shot and killed in her spa and I was unable to complete the testing. During that time I also took a permanent makeup and eyelash extensions certification. After losing my instructor in the Tijuana Esthetician school, I moved to San Diego, I felt that I was going to be able to get back to my career and complete my schooling on my third attempt. I enrolled back into aesthetic school while working a full time job and taking care of two little boys 4yrs and 6yrs at that time. During my schooling I had five different instructors which were not interested in teaching theory. I took the esthetics test three times during a 6 month period and finally passed to receive my certification. The testing had an added challenge for me to re-learn all of the terminology in English as I had originally learned much of this in Spanish. During this time, I also attended makeup school 88
and became a certified makeup artist. I started working as a freelance makeup artist until I opened my first business in airbrush tanning. I did well enough to cover my rent in just a few months, but I had gone to school to be an esthetician and did not feel that airbrush tanning work was moving my career in the right direction. When an opportunity came up to work with a newly opening spa I jumped into it. I closed my airbrush business and worked on commission while still taking gigs as a makeup artist. A year later the spa owner suddenly closed her spa and disappeared. When the spa disappeared, I decided to open my own spa. I partnered with another esthetician on a new space and we both ran our own business separately but shared a space of 450 sq ft. I found myself struggling to gain more clients and I decided to go back to school to get my master s in aesthetics because I felt I didn t learn enough the first 600 hours. While running my spa and going to school, I found my first job doing eyelash extensions to supplement my spa income and learn the eyelash business. I worked doing eyelashes for almost a year and learned the basics, but the owner moved her studio farther south and the commute made the work unfeasible. 89
I decided to find a better paying eyelash job in order to continue school and keep working. I was able to find a better position doing eyelash extensions. This time, the owner really paid attention to my work and helped me out in any way possible. I learned about the possibility of teaching eyelash extensions. While researching companies, I found a company that was building up and I jumped at the opportunity. I was lucky enough to be one of the first in the Minkys family! Three years later I am a master esthetician, an eyelash extensions trainer, learning, teaching and have become a distributor. Within the past year I have discovered the world of Volume eyelash extensions. My business has expanded greatly and continues to grow. I am confident in my work and what I can accomplish, my clients are happy and that makes me happy. I have recently expanded into a much larger location with additional chairs and plan to start adding staff. Becoming an Eyelash entrepreneur has been the best decision I ever made! 90