"I feel like your lashes could damage me." - best compliment ever?
Man, am I happy that I found Shel. Gosh, am I sad she's leaving for Australia in December. But take my word for it, if you've ever been interested in eyelash extensions, try and book in with her before you go - I couldn't imagine a better introduction to the obsession.
I was previously seeing a gal down in Restalrig, but she too moved away. After a few botched jobs (reviews to follow), I had near given up at my long time obsession of freakishly long lashes and went the boring route of mascara. You may be rolling your eyes, but I have sensitive peepers and within five minutes of putting on mascara, it's all over my face... so lash extensions became a professional boost. I don't have to think about make up in the morning or fuss with checking my face between meetings. It's the #1 lazy gal hack in my lazy gal bible.
Shel is the real deal. For this very rare moment, I had to venture off Yelp for reviews and she's had great feedback on all the other platforms. She books up very far in advance, but I luckily got snuck in on a cancellation. The lashes are superhuman! Usually, I lose a bunch within the first few days but these suckers are holding on for dear life. It's only been four days but from years and years of extensions - I can tell they are top notch.
Like I said, she leaves in December, but until then, I will happily pop back here every few weeks for her very reasonable £20 fills for as long as I can grab them! read more