These are the two experiences I have had with eyelash extensions. Go Bella was the first time I have had extensions done. Glamour Queen Dolls I had done today so this review will only have the appointment experience for that one. The only reason I got them done again so soon after my last experience is because I have a function on the weekend.
Go Bella
Williamstown, Victoria.
To get the initial appointment, she accepts email only - which I didn't mind at all. It took about 1 week before I got a reply but I was in no hurry. Once I got there I thought I had the wrong address. It's at a house which is a spilt block and she did say in the email to walk down the driveway. After getting inside I was pleasantly surprised with the place, there were candles, nice smells and calming music. While I was having the appointment, the lady who did mine was nice. She was helpful and even though I couldn't speak (because you aren't allowed to while it's happening) she chatted to me every now and then. It only took 30mins to get a full eye done and they looked amazing. But after opening my eyes, oh god the pain. I have sensitive eyes already so when I first opened my eyes I didn't know that it was going to sting! No one told me! About an hour later it stopped hurting but honestly, that's not normal; it is suppose to sting only for 5ish minutes apparently. I also had to un-stick one of my bottom lashes from a top lash. She had attached a bunch of extensions on one of my bent natural eyelashes causing it to poke me in the eye. I didn't realise any of these problems until 2 weeks later. I emailed her asking for my refills to be done in 2 weeks time, I did this because I knew from the first email I had to send her it takes a week or more for her to reply and then she books the appointment for a week or more after that.
I never received an email back. So, on groupon you can by eyelash extensions for Go Bella and they are insanely cheap. Don't do it. She is doing it to get the initial business from you and rip you off. I was hoping she was just busy but it has been 2 months since I sent off 4 emails to her without no reply and needless to say, my extensions have all fallen out.
Glamour Queen Dolls
Melbourne CBD, Victoria.
I was running a few minutes late to this one so at the start she said she might not be able to do my eyebrows which I was more than fine with considering I don't mind how they look. Well she did it anyway and I am undecided if I like them or not. They are weird looking to me and feel thin but that is because I have never had it done before. I found it rather painful on my outer brow. She used a technique called threading, and I think it was a rather painful for me because I have a giant pimple forming right above my brow line. Lucky I have a full fringe so I can hide them until they grow back. Anyway this experience with my eyelash extensions was WAY better! She made sure they were dry before I opened my eyes and when I did open them my right eye stung a fair bit so she made me close my eyes again and tried to dry it again (think about a turkey baster blowing air on your eyelashes). On the train home my right eye started to sting a little bit but it wasn't even close to how painful the first time was. Unfortuantely due to the amount of damage to my eyelashes from the the fuck up that was Go Bella (you can see in the before photo the gaps and various length of my lashes) I had to get them less dramatic and shorter than I like but they still look pretty cute. Once I can use my eyeliner again it will look awesome. Hopefully when I get my refills done I can get them a bit longer. I apologise for the blurry pictures but my eyes are super sensitive to light and I didn't want to try and take a million photos to get a better picture. I will update this in a few days time when my eyes are not red and super sensitive
UPDATE:
This is a photo I took the next day with flash. My eyes aren't sore at all and they are totally fine. No itchiness, no pulling and nothing poking me in the eye.
These eyelashes I got on size 12 because Go Bella had destroyed my eyelashes and they were short as before and brittle. They lasted around 2 months before I needed a refill (max, I'd suggest going back before then) and looked awesome again. AND when I opened my eyes the second time within 5 minutes I was totally pain free. Winner! They also send you text messages with special offers too! Currently I am giving my eyes a rest for a month or more before I go to NYC for a holiday.
Yeah, threading is meant to be more painful than plucking or waxing BUT the results are meant to last longer (I personally think that's BS but whatever), and the outer side is always more painful, don't sweat it.
ReplyDeleteAnd also I think you're crazy, I love how she did your brows, they look gorgeous!
Tash :)
Naww thanks Tash! Yeah I am slowing loving my eyebrows more and more. I asked her to keep the natural shape I had and just neaten them up.
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