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| - I love the branding and overall vibe of this place. Also, great location. But I didn't have a good first experience and I'm not sure if I'm coming back. I'm sure this place is great... after all, it has pretty rockin' reviews! But I felt like I overpaid for a bad experience. Unfortunately due to my lack of knowledge and unfamiliarity with lashing at the time, I didn't say anything.
I got my very first lash set from this place. I did a ton of research and reviewed a lot of Instagram photos before settling on chic sin city. I was very excited but also scared. I am, after all, paying $200+tip for something that I'm not sure of - as in, how will it turn out? How will it look? Will it be worth it?
I guess the first problem was I booked over the phone and I explained to the girl what I liked and what I do now with my lash strips. I didn't go in for a consultation or anything. The receptionist booked me with a mixed set. It turns out what I really wanted should've been a volume fill but whatever.
I can't remember the artist of who I got my set with but she was very sweet. After the set was doneshe gave me instructions on how to upkeep. Unfortunately she didn't gauge my eyes correct at all. I mentioned I wore falsies a lot and love the look. I love volume falsies! She gave me a really lengthy dramatic look instead of a dramatic volume.
But after the session I freaked out about about how LONG they were mostly and they just overpowered my eyes. I'm a fan of volume over length and I mentioned that prior to the set. For reference, I have fairly small eyes and thin lashes. These long lashes did not last on me. Within a day I could see them falling all over my bathroom sink and by end of the week my eyes looked naked. And yes I did abide to the 48 hour no water or steam rule.
Mortified, I haven't been back since. As I mentioned earlier I was unfamiliar with lashes at the time but now realize that the artist put lashes that were wayyyyyy too long and therefore heavy for me. I still am a fan of this place's branding and looks, and I respect the work that they do, but that first set really put a sour taste in my mouth. Also after looking at other places I feel like the prices are a bit steep. :/
I love having lashes and now that I've had it for a bit I understand what works and what doesnt. I'm a bit salty I had to pay $200 only to lose most of it within a week due to the artist's inability to gauge the health and strength of my natural lashes.
Pro tip: as a complete newcomer to lashes, we'd appreciate it if you gave us realistic expectations on what is doable for best retention and lash health. I know clients sometimes want what they want and that may be unrealistic (very long and voluminous lashes on short sparse thin lashes) but it's best if you educate us first so we are aware of what we're getting ourselves into. I wasn't educated at all on this until later. The girl did tell me about how lash extensions don't damage them if they're done right but... I don't think they were if they were that gigantic in my lashes! To give a reference, I currently use 12s and 13s as my max size ans what I had from my first set was like 15s according to the girl who fixed it. That was also before I started using lash serums to strengthen my thin sparse lashes damaged from everyday mascara/false lash use.
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