Student Spotlight – Kwan

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We are excited to bring to you another amazing and talented business owner and multiple award winning talent. Are you ready to be inspired again!

Student Spotlight – Kimberly Glossop

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Kimberly Glossop, Founder and Owner of Gloss Lash Lounge in Mandurah, WA has an amazing story to tell. She is one of those people that you meet and immediately you are attracted to her positive energy straight away.

#choosetochallenge Empowering Women IWD2021

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For International Women’s Day 2021, #choosetochallenge inequality, stand up to bias, celebrate your wins and those of your sisterhood. Kick those stereotypes to the kerb!

Student Spotlight – Brogan Lee

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Want a lesson on how you can overcome crazy obstacles with sheer determination and a clear picture of where you want to be? This is your MUST READ today! Meet Brogan Lee, owner of Bees Beauty Bar.

Student Spotlight – Marianne Cornish

Marianne Cornish smiling and standing with Kelly Harris during Operation Heroes event at Enchanted Beauty Institute in Joondalup Perth

We are so excited to bring you our first Student Spotlight! Ready to be inspired into 2021? The beautiful Marianne Cornish is owner of MLuxe Lash & Brow Collective.  She’s won a stack of awards and been lashing for just two years!

What should I charge for Eyelash Extensions?

There are two camps on what to charge for eyelash extensions. One believes everyone should have the same prices or risk ruining the industry in an already saturated market. Who’s right??? We break it down…

Are eyepads bad for you?

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Are Eyepads bad for you? If you’re allergic to shellfish, if they contain MI, if you don’t prepare the eye area properly first, yeah they can be. But they can also be good….do you know what is in your eyepads? Are they legal? Are they harmful?? Have a look at this image. Do you know what caused the redness in the under eye area?

How to Find the Right Trainer (Ultimate Checklist)

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Do you wish there was a ‘go to’ checklist on how to find the right trainer when you want to book a beauty training course? Here it is! 16 Ultimate Checklist questions to help you find the right trainer!

Life Lesson #1: Time to Get your Shit Sorted

Do you promise yourself that next week will be different? Life Lesson #1. You say to yourself “that’s it! My diet starts next Monday”.  But do you find time? Come Wednesday all the good intentions go and you write the whole week off; only to promise yourself again that come Monday you will be ready to […]

IKEA Home Salon Setup Challenge

How much will my home salon setup cost? As a premier Lash & Brow training Academy, at Enchanted SPA we are asked this all the time.  We also get “What do I need for my home salon setup? Where does everyone go to get amazing and affordable décor and accessories? How do I know it will […]

Getting National Accreditation for the skills you already master

So you’ve been through lots of training and worked in the industry for years.  You know your stuff – and then you hear about national accreditation for your area of expertise.  What does it mean? Do you need it? Does it matter? The TLDR Version Getting national accreditation is great. It’s like a health check […]

Cyanoacrylate Adhesive Research

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Are eyelash extension artists at risk of high levels of cyanoacrylate exposure in their day to day work with adhesive? No one REALLY knew. So we did a study to find out!

Lash Inc Journal Australasia Edition is launched!

Louise Tierney, Founder of Lash Inc. and Kelly Storer, Director at Enchanted SPA officially launched Lash Inc Journal Australasia in May 2017. The venue was the amazing Super Yacht Conference in London and we are beyond excited! As Australasian Editor for Lash Inc Journal, Kelly Storer will continue her mission; to promote the amazing talent […]

Adhesives to Lash Stylists – is it me or is it you?

You see it all over the forums. Someone will post a beautiful set of eyelash extensions showing amazing ‘four week retention’. The first question everyone asks is “what eyelash extension adhesive are you using?” We think that if we just find the right adhesive, our bonding and retention will be perfect too. It’s a never […]

Lash Inc. Journal – Issue 13 becomes Enchanted Edition!

How to Succeed in Lash Competitions

We are so excited that Issue 13 of Lash Inc. Journal has been dedicated as the ‘Enchanted Edition’. It started as an offer to cover a photoshoot from our 2016 Enchanted Experience, a world first event combining Mega Volume training and Creative design with the awe-inspiring duo, Eva Zacharias and Hilaree Brand. The results from our […]

Gel Adhesive Removers containing Gamma Butyrolactone Banned in Australia

EDIT – UPDATE: Elleebana in Australia have since developed a GBL Free Gel Adhesive Remover that complies with Australian Government Regulations for professional use only.  Elleebana Adhesive Remover is gel based and effectively removes eyelash or eyebrow extensions without the use of harmful gamma-butyrolactone.  For those lash artists who prefer a gel based adhesive remover over a cream […]

A Letter To Your Future Self

REGRETS. Do you have any? I don’t. I’m not sure if that comes down to me being very brave or very stupid, but I try every day to do things even when they scare me. Have a look at the photo below.  This is me (top right) and Lisa Gillanders from Lashworx (top left) on […]