LashCast

There are a lot of things to be afraid of in the world, and social media really thrives off of fear. It's one of the things I hate about Instagram...it's a fear-spreading machine. Today we talk about two things that I see lash artists fearing on Instagram: lash artists who charge low prices and the evil lash robot. Both of these things are concerns but are they something you should fear...

We love going to trade shows because you get to meet all sorts of interesting people and find new companies that love to challenge the status quo. We went to Cosmoprof in Vegas this summer and met Trevor Hough from Yottled while walking the floor. When we first met, I wasn't too interested in what he was offering because I was thinking, "Do we really need another software booking company...

In today's episode, we give you a sneak peek of all the things we have planned for LASHCON 2022. This year's con is bigger and better in so many ways...we can't wait to see everyone. We also break down what you can where we have many nights of parties and socials plans...all with different themes. While we love to see all the amazing outfits, in the end, all we care about is you com...

Starting a business is never easy but there are things we can do that will improve our odds off success. One of those things you can do is get organized and plan out your day, week and even year. The better you get at planning, the more likely you'll meet and exceed your business goals. In today's episode we have Vanesss Molica, the founder and CEO of The Lash Professional, join us. Vane...

I often get asked by aspiring speakers, how can I get on the stage at LASHCON? When people reach out to me and ask this, I always feel so honored anyone would want to be part of our event. In today's episode, we continue our talk we started last week, where we share some behind-the-scenes stuff that happened to us. We were basically being accused of being elites....some lash artists reached o...

Today we sit down with our social media team Megan Bell and Kellie Brownell of Luxful Marketing to talk all things social media. We think the world of these two creative minds and give you a peek into who they are and how they go about making posts for social media. In this episode, you'll get to hear how you can be featured on our Instagram, whether or not Megan is our daughter, what tools t...

Do you feel your genius is being recognized by the lash industry? Do you at times feel like no one cares and that your lash fame is failing big time? If you have big plans for your career, it can be disheartening to work your butt off and then see no one the sidelines applauding your efforts. We know your pain. We were in the lash industry for 12 years before we got any recognition in the beauty i...

When you're on Instagram watching a lash brand or educator do their thing...do you ever wonder how they got there? I wonder that all the time...it's one of the reasons we pivoted our podcast to include interviews because we have found it very fascinating to learn how people have built their careers and businesses. This year we have talked to some lash artists about their lash journey, bu...

This last week we have been dealing with some gossip about our old salon and our event, LachCon. It's been painful to hear people share their opinions on us when it's so obvious they don't know us or haven't even been to either of our businesses. Gossip can destroy a business, and it will definitely destroy a team from within as trust gets thrown out the window once gossip is a...

What do you do when a new client lays down on your bed with bad lash work? Do you say anything? Do you bash the lash artist who did the work? In today's episode, we sit down the Kalie Duvall, the owner of LBK Lashes, and talk about why she got into lash training and how she deals with clients who come in with bad lash work from other lash artists. We also talk about her friend who was loving...

Are you feeling a little burnt out? Are you giving away free services to your friends and family? If this sounds like you, then you'll want to check out this episode as we share our thoughts on taking care of friends and family. When you are new to lashing, having friends and family in is a great way to grow and learn your craft...but there does come a time when your books will get filled up,...

If you are reading this and haven't heard Part 1 of Michelle's interview, please stop and go back 2 episodes and listen to that episode before you start this one. In this episode, we continue with the second half of our interview with Michelle Nguyen, the CEO of Paris Lash Academy. We get to hear more about how she built your business, and along the way, she shares some great insights. A...

Does hot weather affect your client's lash retention? This is a new one for us. We've been in this industry for over 17 years, and until now, we've never heard this question. Recently some of you have sent us posts where lash artists are instructing their clients that they might need to cancel their appointment because it's too hot. They go on to share that when it's hot,...

Often when business is slow, people will say the market is saturated...and that might be true. That said, I believe saying that the market is "saturated" is usually someone just trying to find a cop-out on why their business isn't doing well. You just blame the market instead of taking ownership and realizing that, most likely, you are not marketing or building a business that peopl...

Who do you like to take advice from? Friends you look up to? Family members? Successful business people you know? Over the years, we have heard the advice that it's only wise to take advice from someone who you'd be willing to swap places with. When we first heard this advice, we kind of agreed with it...but over the years, we have thought about this statement. We now believe this kind o...

Tik Tok as a social media tool just keeps growing and growing...so much so, Mark Zuckerberg and his team are struggling to find a way to compete with this exploding social media tool. In today's episode, we welcome Ashley and Hakim of Beuatyliscious Lashes to talk about how they have done some pretty amazing work in building an audience on Tik Tok. They give insights on how they blew up Hakim...

Working in a toxic work environment is the worst. It's hard to get out of bed in the morning when all you feel is dread for the coming day at the salon. I've been there, and I know many of you have been there too. Today we talk about all things toxic...we talk about what you can do in a toxic work environment, what you need to do if you have become toxic, and we give some advice to salon...

Today we are excited to sit down with Jodi Harrison (CEO) and Alicia Phoenix (Marketing)of Prolong Lash to hear about how they grew to be one of the most loved brands around the world. I love recording episodes like this where we get to hear how a brand starts and how they got to where they are today. We know many of you have dreams of one day owning a large influential lash company (salon or some...

What are your thoughts about applying a lash that has a width of .20? How about applying lashes that actually tickle the forehead of the client? When you see photos of clients with really big lashes, do you gasp and wonder how much damage those lashes must be causing? Every once in a while, I'll see a post where someone concerned about lash health will make a statement that anyone who uses re...

How's your website coming? Still working on it? If you have one, do you love it? Did you feel your website developer was able to deliver what you asked for? Getting a website you love can be a struggle. There are a lot of people out there who claim to know how to do it...but most don't take the time to really understand your audience and make a website that speaks to your audience. We me...

Lately, we have gotten a lot of lash artists asking us if it's safe to wear contacts while getting lashes. It's a good question, and we can see why it seems dangerous. A couple of lash artists told us about a story of a person who was wearing contacts, and the lash adhesive caused the contacts to do something odd that led to the person going blind. Sounds crazy I know...but is it somethi...

One thing I don't see a lot of people talking about in our industry is budgeting. I see a lot of people saying you "should raise your prices" and while that is a nice idea, that can be bad advice if you are not fully booked and still trying to build a business. That said, something all of us can do to help us have more profits is get better at managing the money we are bringing in....

Do you get a lot of hate from people online? I'm betting most of you don't. That said I see posts every once in a while from lash influencers giving tips on how to deal with hate...and I always wonder do these influencers really know why they're getting hate? Do their followers get a lot of hate? In today's episode, we talk about why we feel they get a lot of hate and we also t...

If you've been following our podcast for a while, you know we love a salon coaching company called Strategies. They saved our salon back in 2013 and put us on the right path with our salon. We can't say enough good things about the amazing people behind this company. In today's episode, we are excited to share Strategies' new podcast, "Beauty Business Strategies." We...

In today's babycast, we discuss two questions that were sent to us by our listeners. First, we answer the question: can diffusers (and candles) that are used in salons affect retention? Second, we discuss a new solution for the lash allergy that we recently heard about. Basically, a lash artist uses "Flownase" on their client's lashes, and she claims it keeps the allergy at bay...