What woman doesn’t enjoy the luxury of perfect eyelash extensions every day? I know for a fact that I personally love it when I have the extra cash to treat myself to a set of classic lashes. However, sometimes we don’t have the money for the monthly upkeep to maintain perfect looking eyelash extensions. Thankfully, there are ways we can easily achieve our own diy eyelash extensions for a fraction of the cost. With the exception to our own time, patience, and of course less longer-lasting results.
Today, I’ll be sharing with you my steps to creating a beautiful fluffy set of diy eyelash extensions at home. With only a few easy to get tools.
How to do diy eyelash extensions
you will need:
- Individual eyelash glue
I use the Ardell Lash Tite Individual Eyelash Adhesive (eye-safe).
You must NEVER use a professional eyelash extension glue. Those glues are designed only to be used by lash techs on clients who have their eyes closed. If you attempt using a professional glue on yourself, you will have negative side effects used as:- burning eyes
- chemical burns on eyes
- temporary or permanent loss of vision
- blindness
- Eyelash extension tweezers
I used partially curved tweezers.
These tweezers are designed to be used for applying for eyelash extensions. These make everything from picking up the lashes to placing the lashes much easier to do. There are also tweezer options from fun colours to patterns and shapes. Each shape has specific benefits for the application process. Straight tweezers for lash isolation (selecting one natural eyelash). Curved for the ergonomic placing of lashes onto the natural eyelash. Volume (flat & angled) for selecting and placing volume fans easily. - Eyelash Extension trays
I used a mixture of different lashes to achieve my look. I find it easiest to do my own diy eyelash extensions by using volume lashes(multiple lashes on one extension). These cover more surface area without having to place an extension of every one of my natural lashes. I also used flat ellipse lashes to add more “texture” to the look. These extensions give a more sharp look to random parts of the lash time. I used the follow mixed volume lash tray and flat ellipse trays:
Watch the video tutorial
Clean your eyelashes
First, you must ensure your natural eyelashes are fully clean of any makeup and oil as well as the surrounding eye area. Before applying your eyelash extensions, also sure you lash hairs are fully dry to achieve the longest possible retention.
Select your desired lashes
In your mixed tray, you will have a selection of different lengths. I prefer a cat-eye look, so I selected the lengths of 8mm, 9mm, 11mm, 13mm, 14mm, 15mm, & 12mm to be placed in that exact order starting from the inner corner and making my way outwards.
For my accent peaks, I used 12mm flat ellipse in 2 placements in the inner half of my eye, and 14mm’s in 2 placements towards the outer half of my eye.
Prepair volume fans
The lashes I used a not premade volume fans, if you are new to applying lashes, then these lashes may prove difficult to work with. Before working with your glue, practice making fans. The easiest way I find it to grab 3-4 hairs with your tweezers, detach them from the strip, then with clean hands, pinch the bottom of the lashes and lightly “twist” the base slowly. You will notice the hairs naturally begin to make a fan. If you’d like to save time, you can premake these fans until you have as many as you think you’ll need, or create as you go.
Start lashing!
It’s time to start your diy eyelash extensions!
Place 1 drop of glue onto a plastic surface you don’t care about, grab the lash length you wish to start with by the middle, dip the base of the extension into the glue, then proceed to place the extension onto a natural eyelash in the area you like. Hold the extension in place for a couple of seconds until the glue sets to ensure the lash sets in the desired position.
Repeat this process until your happy with your look!
How long will these diy eyelash extensions last?
Because these are not professional eyelash extensions, they will not last nearly as long. The Ardell Lash Tite glue claims to have a lasting power of 2 weeks maximum. To ensure you get the longest lasting results, your aftercare routine should be the exact same as if you were wearing professional eyelash extensions. For longer results, you should:
- Avoid all eye makeup except for eyeshadows
- do not use eye makeup removers or any cleansing products that contain oils around the eye area or on the lashes.
- clean your lashes daily with an oil-free foam cleanser to remove dirt and natural oil build-up.
Thoughout the next 2 weeks, you will notice lashes will fall off each day. This may be 1 lash or more. If this bothers you, simply cleans your lashes and apply a new extension where the previous one fell off. Remember, properly prepped lashes will have a longer retention then lashes that are not prepped before extension application. If you prefer having extension that last longer, then professional extension services might suit you better.