I got mine done last week using a Groupon deal, paid extra for the "Angel Wing" set. I walked into the store, and staff was texting on her phone and the store itself was falsely glamourous with tacky feather decorations everywhere including the pen you use to fill in a form with personal details.
Staff did not bother introducing herself, just asked for my voucher, to fill in the form (basically to indemnify them against any claims) and went straight into it. I asked what type of curls are there and she said "it'll depend on your lashes". I asked how many lashes will I get and she said "it'll depend on your lashes". Basically, no options, just the one stock standard she had for everyone was how I interpreted.
I was on a reclining chair and was done within 30 min. I was surprised as everywhere else have always taken at least an hour to 90 min. Certainly efficient but as soon as I looked at myself in the mirror, I was horrifyingly embarrassed. Angel wings meant incredibly long lashes at the ends which were fine but they were strikingly different in length to the rest of the lashes and they were so so spaced out, they looked terrible and fake. I said "oh, they look long" and she said "yep, just come back in a few weeks for a refill" and went on to the next customer waiting.
No thanks. I was so embarrassed, I went to Simply Brows and Lashes, also in Camberwell, whom I also had a Groupon deal a few months back which I was very very pleased with (hence I was confident with Groupon purchases). I have used $39 Groupon deals at this place and other places for eyelash extensions with no problems whilst Holy Lashes costed me $49 (but apparently valued at over $170) and turned out crap crap crap. Simply Brows and Lashes were very professional and they had my ugly lashes removed for $25 and they pointed out Holy Lashes had incorrectly glued lashes on my actual lid margins, not the lashes themselves (which explains the indemnity fill-in form!!). I then asked them to do a whole new set (after going through their menu and descriptions of what I wanted ie. type of curl and length) which was $99 as their normal pricing (and took 90min by the way) which I was more than happy to spend after such terrible experience.
For professional eyelash extensions, please don't go here!!! Go to either Simply Brows and Lashes in Camberwell or Add Degrees in the City (they both occasionally have Groupon deals), otherwise reasonable prices for the professional and friendly services they offer! read more