LashCast

We love salon owners! We say this all the time on our show that they are the unsung heroes of our industry. Lash artists look up to brand owners and trainers but rarely do I hear praise for salon owners. It's one of those odd things in our lash culture that I can't really explain. Today we are honored to have Mo Hamil from Lash Out on our show and we dig into what it's like to be a...

Last week we talked about how nothing good in life comes easy...in fact, my great things come from great sacrifice. Our hope was to encourage you to hang in there and be patient. If you want it, you need to fight for it But what if you have fought for it for years and it's not working out...or worse it's beginning to cost too much (only you know what too much is)?In today's episode,...

There are many paths to success in our industry and one of those paths is growing a successful lash brand. Since the pandemic hit, I've seen more and more amazing lash artists decide to start their own lash brands. It's an interesting time for our industry. In today's episode, Derik Hayes, co-owner of Locks Lash, comes on our show to talk about his journey in building this amazing A...

How's it going with building your business? Is it still a side hustle? Are you where you want to be? Is it costing more or taking more time than expected? We feel your pain. Everything we've done has always cost more and took more time than we wished. Nothing has been easy. This episode is dedicated to all your lash artists out there hustling to grow their business...we see you and know...

We have been holding onto this episode for over a month as our guest Dina Streltsova lives in Ukraine, and we wanted to make sure she was okay before we aired this episode. For a while we could not reach her (for obvious reasons). Fortunately, we heard from her last week and she is safe. She asked us to please post this episode and move forward as we originally planned. While Dina's life has...

What are your feelings about Instagram? Do you love it? Hate it? Both? For us, Instagram is a blessing and a curse. We love it because it connects us with our friends and it's been a great way to meet new people and even get inspired...on the other side having to create content can just be missable and watching others' content can make me feel like I'm a failure. In today's epi...

Today we get to talk all things trademarks. If you have been following us for a while, then you've probably heard how we lost the name to our conference, LashCon, a couple of years ago when we first started because we waited too late to file our trademark. It was a painful loss and we now have a name that you can't trademark because it's so "generic". lolToday we have Reon...

How do you dispense glue at your station? Do you use a glue ring? A jade stone...some tape? We get asked all sorts of questions so today Tussanee is going to answer some questions we recently were asked. What do we think of glue rings? Does perfume affect lash retention? Can oil in a diffuser affect retention? We love it when you send us questions! We hope you enjoy mostly Tussanee's thoughts...

Have you ever entered a lash competition? If you haven't why haven't you? Some artists I know just feel it's too much work to apply...others think they're not good enough...while others feel that no one knows them and that only the popular lash artists win these competitions...and others just don't want to spend the money as finances are tight. Does this sound like you? If...

Today we unpack all things LashCon 2022! Need some inspiration? Looking for some business help? Wish you were part of a lash community? If you are looking for any of these things...or all of them, The LASHCONference is here to inspire, help and connect you! The LASHCONference is the largest gathering of lash artists in the world (almost 500 came last year) and we are back this November 5-7, 2022 i...

How's your salon software working for you? Ok...pretty good...good enough? Can your software grow with you as you hire a team? Ah...maybe not so good now? For most solo lash artists, software companies like Vagaro and Square are fine to start with...but once you start to think about hiring a team you need a more powerful salon software system. In today's episode, Joe DiFalco of Phorest S...

You are losing business if you have a complex pricing menu for your services. Bold statement I know. Here is why it's not just a bold statement but true. When clients are looking for a business, they want things to be clear and simple...they don't want to have to ask a ton of questions or feel stupid because there are too many choices. That's just human nature. We want things easy....

How fast are you at lashing? Can you do a new set in an hour...and most importantly, can you be that fast without lowering the quality of your work? Most people I know can't do a new set in an hour let alone a volume fill...but Jill Kendal, the owner of LashBomb, has a proven system that gets her to apply a quality lash set in an hour. Jill has been in our industry for over a decade now and s...

In today's episode, we deal with three lash myths that we disagree with. 1) Lash artists need to place extensions 1 to 2mm off the lash2) Never ever swipe excess lash glue on the eye pad.3) Do not take a client who is on her period. Tussanee breaks down why these three ideas are myths and why you need to rethink these ideas. We know what we are saying goes against what some other companies or...

Hiring can be a big pain in the ass. I've seen too many lash artists over the years get busy and without thinking, hire an employee to cover their overflow. It's a natural next step...but unfortunately, most of these lash artists have done nothing to set up their business so they are ready to hire and lead their new team. In today's episode Michael Yost, the President of Strategies...

Have you ever wondered why some clients just disappear off your books? I know we'd wonder back in the days when we had a salon. For us, I would actually call clients who canceled and ask them if we missed the mark in any way. Most left because of financial or other life-changing events but once in a while they'd share some not-so-good news...we had done something that made them want to l...

Have you seen this statement on Instagram, "Collaboration over competition"? If you've been around for more than a few months in this industry I'm sure you've seen someone post it and get 1000 likes. It's a nice idea...but what does it actually look like? In today's episode Jena Cash from Soco Lashes, Ashley Gonzalez from Beautyliscious, and Gretchen McCants from...

I like to call Instagram the "envy machine". Some people love to use Instagram to show off their new purse or a new car and I wonder what value does this has for me? I'm glad they have a new car, but I don't really see how this picture of a nice car helps me in any way. It's not educational...it's not funny...and it's not even entertaining. In today's episod...

We risk it all in today's episode. We continue our discussion with Jamie Butler of LashBase and share more unpopular opinions that we both hold. This is a fun episode and hopefully, you'll stick around till the end so you can hear us defend our not-so-beloved opinions. If you've been following our podcast for a while, you already know we tend to beat to our drum. We love to question...

Do you tell your clients to avoid oil-based products with the thought if they do, it will hurt your client's lash retention? Do you tell clients to apply oil on the lashes if they want to help to remove lashes on their own? It's okay if you do...this has been taught in our industry for the last 18 years. We have some news for you today. Lash glues are not affected in any way by oil. Oil...

LashBase is a very successful British lash brand that had plans to open its US branch back in March of 2020 just as....you know it...Covid hit. Instead of launching their new brand, where they had spent a large amount of money, they had to pack things up and head back home before the US or the UK shut down all travel. Flash forward almost 2 years later and just now LashBase is launching their new...

We love salon owners! We have always felt they have the most difficult job in the lash industry. Now we are a little biased as we ran a lash salon for 13 years. That said we have talked to quite a few lash brand owners who have also ran salons in the past, and most of them have agreed running a salon is super hard. One of the things that makes it difficult is the way employees often like to quit t...

Promades and Premades are making huge strides in our industry. 5 years ago, most people hated the idea of these kinds of lashes and if they tried them, they'd say that the lashes were clunky and not as pretty as handmade volume. Cut to 2022 and everything has changed. Recently I saw a couple brands share that their largest selling lashes are now premades and promades. Obviously the quality ha...

What are your thoughts about lash maps? Do you love them? Do you just wing it? Maybe you've developed your own system for design? When Tussanee started doing lashes in 2016, lash maps were not a thing...but over the last 5-6 years it seems like lash maps are pretty much standard now when it comes to applying lashes. Lash maps are so popular now, trainers include designing lash maps as part of...

The lash industry is unique from the rest of the beauty industry in many ways but one of the biggest differences is most lash artists work for themselves. I'd even say most never worked for a lash salon or any kind of salon before they opened their business. While I know our industry celebrates this independence as a good thing I do feel it does hurt our industry in some ways too. Most lash a...