LashCast

Do you replace your glue dot multiple times during a service? If you do, stick around for this podcast as we hope to save you a lot of money by getting you to rethink this practice. Imagine if you only used one glue dot per client? How much glue would that save? Recently I've been seeing posts on IG reminding people to replace their glue dot every 30-60 minutes during a lash appointment. I ev...

If you could, would you want to work with your mother in your lash salon? I know for some of you that would be a huge "No"...but for Alisa and Ricky, it's been a wonderful blessing. This mother-son team of Indie Lash Studio have been working together for a while now and are making waves in their Santa Rose community. We sit down with this lash duo and get to hear their story on how...

We recently did a survey on our IG page and 75% of the lash artist who responded said they use distilled water when they rinse their client's lashes. That number caught us by surprise. Now we know the industry in the last few years has warmed up to the idea that they can rinse their client's lashes but we didn't know that lash artists mostly use distilled water when they do. While d...

Have you ever thought about working with your husband or significant other? For many couples that I know, that would not be a pleasant thought. For Ashley and Hakim Gonzalez of Beautyliscious it's been a welcome change. Not only does this amazing couple work together, but Ashley also taught her husband Hakim (a 10-year experienced barber)how to do lashes last year. The two now run Beautylisci...

Today Joseph and Lina Mai join us in the podcast booth. This amazing couple has spent the last few years building a very unique lash franchise model: they only allow lash stylists to buy franchises. Most lash franchises are owned by business people who see that lashes are the next big thing and they jump at the opportunity to be part of this exciting industry. While that is all nice and good, many...

Today you'll get to hear Part 2 of our talk with Sandra Duarte of Lash411. While in the first episode we looked back to what led up to Sandra's big career change, in this episode we spend more of our time looking forward to what is next for her. While Sandra is moving onto a new entrepreneur path, we expect this won't be the last time we hear from her. We are hoping and expecting bi...

Earlier in the year, I did a survey of lash artists asking who was looking to make a career change...one-third of the people who responded said they are looking to make big changes. That's huge!⁣⁣That all said, one of my lash heroes decided to make some huge changes in her lash career...and this all started before Covid-19 hit. ⁣⁣Sandra Duarte of Lash411 as an individual has probably helped m...

Have you ever started something with no idea where it was going to take you? When we recorded our first episode in October of 2017 and then published it in January of 2018, we had no idea that 3 years later we'd be where we are today. When we started our podcast we had a busy salon and saw a need in our industry for more free education....we had no plans for LashCon, LashCruise, webinars, or...

Cheryl of Untamed Artistry joins us again to talk about the lash education industry. Cheryl is one of our favorite people and today in this episode we might step on some toes regarding this topic. While our industry is quite new, it has been around for around 15 years and not a lot has changed in how lash trainings are held around the country. Most trainings are two days: day one you learn theory...

One of the most common struggles I see lash artists dealing with is client boundaries. There isn't a day that goes by where I don't see someone on Facebook or Instagram complaining about a client who is always late or doesn't wash their lashes. Sadly the advice I see given to these struggling artists isn't always the best. I know it can be frustrating dealing with clients who d...

We are excited to have Lance Courtney back for one last session. Last year he taught a breakout session on customer service and the front desk. We first heard this talk 3 years ago at another conference and knew we had to have him at LashCon last year. There is so much goodness in this episode...BTW...This is our last LashCon preview. If you like what you hear today, you'll want to sign up an...

Do you have a team? Are you booth renting? Do you pay commission? Are you thinking of hiring other lash artists at some point? If you have staff...how's it working out for you? If you're like most salon owners I know, it's can be quite difficult to keep your business running smoothly, to be a strong leader, and to keep your business profitable. No one is born knowing how to run a sa...

In today's replay, we are featuring a talk from Sheila Bella at LashCon 2019. Sheila is a PMU celebrity artist who has built a 7 digit beauty business as well as a 7 digit coaching business. She knows how to build businesses and she's here to share how she did it. Her presentation was easily one of the favorites of the weekend, and we are super excited to have you hear this talk. BTW...w...

Today we are releasing one of my favorite panel presentations at LashCon 2019. In this session, we had Jamie Butler (LashBase), Katie Gross (Lash Artist Box), Mike & Shaune Jones (LivBay Lash) Malaena Kelson (Lash Happy) and Lana Wyer (Lux Uncut) come together and talk about building a second business based on their lash passion. Becoming a lash boss is an amazing and fulfilling career, but fo...

What numbers do you track that help you to know if your business is growing and healthy? For most solo operators, just looking at your calendar and your bank account is enough to know that you are busy and making money...but that won't work once you start to hire staff. There are a lot of numbers you can track for your business, but Daryl Jenkins from Strategies is here to help you measure th...

In today's episode, we are bringing you Lance Courtney, the closing keynote speaker from LashCon 2019. There's a reason why we saved Lance for last...his talk will both inspire you and give you practical things you can do to change your business today. In this talk, Lance shares some of the best practices that he sees top salons doing all over the country. You'll want to take notes....

Over the next 4 weeks on our podcast, we want to give you a preview of what is in store for you if you attend The Virtual LashConference this November. We plan to release at least 2 episodes each week leading up to LashCon 2020 with some of the best talks from last year's LashCon. You will not be disappointed. Each presentation we're releasing will have a lot of great tips you can implem...

For the last 7 or 8 years every September, you'll see posts teaching lash artists about the infamous "fall shed". It's pretty much accepted now that if you're having lash retention issues around the fall it's a normal thing and you just need to inform your clients. Now Tussanee has been doing lashes since 2005 and never noticed in all her years any unusual lash retent...

Has your business returned back to normal pre-COVID-19? If you are like most lash artists, things have changed at least a little if not a lot. Being a business owner has never been more difficult and keeping your clients has never been more important. This is why we are fortunate to have Joey Colmen, a best selling author and customer service guru, join us in this episode and give us some practica...

Early this year Bella Lash released a study of our lash industry from 2019....and one of the big surprises to me was a large percentage of lash artists who work out of their home. I had no idea the number was so large. That said, we recently got to know Tiffany Watson of the Level Up Podcast, and she told me she moved this summer out of her home to her own business space during this crazy pandemic...

Since LashCon back in October I feel we have seen an explosion of collaborations between like minded lash artists. It's been a lot of fun to watch and extremely encouraging considering how crazy this year has been. Today Erika joins us in the booth all the way from Tennessee! When we have Erika join us we love to talk about trends or hot topics in our industry. Today we talk about how collabo...

One of the exciting parts of our job is meeting new people who are doing interesting things, and today we are excited to have Erin Branche of Lash Bash come on our podcast to talk about her new venture. She has created an app that connects lash artists with clients who want to have services in their homes. She is starting this service in the fall and will be launching in her home town of Philidelp...

How do you handle late cancellations in your business? Do you struggle with enforcing your policies? Do you also struggle with having healthy boundaries with your clients? As people-pleasers, we often struggle to have healthy boundaries and take care of our business. We tend to think of our clients as our friends and that can get us into a lot of trouble. In today's Q&R (Question and Resp...

Salons around the world have been mispresented, misunderstood and plain out ignored during this Covid-19 crises. The beauty industry has been hurt immensely with all the mandatory shutdowns, and as a result, sadly we know quite a few salons have decided to just call it quits. In California, salons were ordered to shut down again in early July and now are only allowed to provide services outdoors....

Pretty much everyone I talk to in our industry is struggling in one way or another. It's not an easy time and for most of us, some if not a lot of clients don't really feel it's safe to come in for lashes right now. We have some good news for you. Brittani Strong of SoCal Beauty has come with an amazing idea to help your clients get the lashes they love and make you money: Personali...