A Question Of Confidence with Joanna Lee (previously known as Behind The Lashes)

In this episode I find out Hanna Putjato's response to the announcement that lash artists are not allowed to go back until July 4th...

Catching up with early bird Linn Jeppson in Sweden in this episode.  Sweden has been criticised by some for not locking down but Linn is so happy to have been lashing throughout and the numbers do seem to be going the right way...

To Canada in this episode where Kaitlyn Elford's salon has been open for a while now.   Life is starting to settle down in terms of the virus but in terms of the business it just gets busier and busier.  She has some good mask intel so check it out...

Back to the beautiful southwest of England in this one to catch up with Fantasy lash artist Cindy Nicholls.  I find her exhausted but very very happy.  After a very challenging lockdown, she has some lovely news to share...

In this episode Vilja gives lots of reassurance for us UK lash artists hoping to start back on the 4th July.  If like me you are feeling more than a little apprehensive Vilja makes lots of good points to allay your fears...

Catching up in Cardiff now with Arianne Angove.  As a mother of mixed race children it's been a testing time.  Find out about why she decided to take her kids to a protest...

(Apologies for slightly dodgy sound) Back to London's Croydon to speak to Dionne Thomas of Love and Lashes.  It has been a difficult couple of weeks for Dionne but she decided to come and air her thoughts and to tell me why she thinks 2020 has actually been a fantastic year....

I'm back with Sylvia Liu in this episode to find out what she has been doing in lockdown.  I'm very excited about her new product...so much so that I bought one!...

Off to Hong Kong for a quick catch up with Sandra Yip in between clients.  She's a busy bee but is worried as she's lost quite a lot of her old regulars who've decided they CAN live without lashes after all...

I can't believe we are into round 6 of interviews and first out of the traps is Tara Fisher of Farnham eyelashes.  She has lots of good information on getting back to work and she shares info about the competition collaboration that we are doing together which closes tomorrow.  There's still time to enter and to win 2 hours mentoring with the both of us as a double header...

Back to speak to Katie Godfrey in this episode.  Katie has suffered with anxiety on and off through her life which she talks about in her first interview and it's come back with a vengeance this past couple of weeks...

It's time for my interview once again.  Dionne Thomas of Love and Lashes asks the questions.  We discuss many things including the impactful interview I did with Trina Dial Horne last week about the death of George Floyd...

Back to speak to Carly Stanley in this episode.  She's had a rough couple of weeks and is struggling with lack of sleep...

Episode 100 - wow and it's back to my mentor at Darling Beauty headquarters in this one to catch up with Charlie West.  If you've been following her progress on her grant application, she has some interesting news you might not want to miss...

I speak to Hanna Pujato in this episode.  She has really made big changes to London Lash Pro during lockdown and she shares some big news..

Back to Essex to speak with the lovely Nikki Atkins once again.  It's a big day for her as one of her boys goes back to school.  How's she feeling about it all?...

So across the water to Texas in this emotional episode to speak with Trina Dial Horne to find out how she's finding things in the US right now as Corona virus is eclipsed by the riots and protests as a result of the murder of George Floyd. (currently the IGTV mentioned @thelashexchange is not up there but they are working on getting it back up)...

I catch up with Genevieve Hickin in this episode.  As usual she has tonnes of good info on getting ready to go back to lashing to entering competitions...

Back to Canada to speak to the gorgeous Kaitlyn Elford of Lost Artistry.  Guess what? She's open.  The salon is back to business and I find out how it's all going....

Back to Japan to speak to Eri Rennie with the help of London Lash's Chieko Miyamoto based in London.  Eri is working hard and she's even found time to take on a new project...

Cindy Nicholls is still holding up in Cornwall.  It's not been an easy time for her; effectively homeless, staying with friends temporarily and she's had lots of personal upset to deal with too...

Sweden is my port of call for this episode.  I catch up with Linn Jeppson who has just launched her next international LookByLinn competition and she's feeling just as positive as always.  Find out what she's been up to...

Heading back to Norway once again to catch up with Vilja Birkelund.  She dares to say that life feels more normal than at any other point in this pandemic. So how does this 'new normal' look to her..

Rosie Knapper is in Crewe up in the North of England.  She has 3 small children and they are very much part of this episode.  Keeping it real here on Behind The Lashes!...

Off to Essex to speak with lash queen, Vicky Rugg.  Has she recovered from Boris's announcement yet?...