What to look for in a Trainer

We often get asked about training out of Australia and what course are the best. Without one of us having previously done the course, its pretty hard to make comment. Most of us have trained with more than one ELE company and have helped develop our own training - but for all of you who are not in Australia or cannot get to one of our trainers the following may prove helpful....
- Make sure you have a one on one class - this way you will be getting ALL the trainers attention and you wont feel overwhelmed. I noted someone commented that people missed out on certain things in the lash perfect class. When i retrain people this is the biggest reason I am given for choosing to be re trained. People dont feel that they are given enuf attention or they feel like they cant ask questions - you are paying for the trainers knowledge - soak it up!!!

- Second is that you cant learn just from watching a DVD, you need someone showing you in real life! You need a trainer who is willing to teach you everything they know in order for you to be the best. They should have previous training skills (here in AUS we have a cert IV in training) and they should have at least 5 years experience.

- Dont pay over $1,200 for training and a kit - anything over that is just a company being money hungry. You can jump on ourr site and compare the contents of our kits to others - you may as well be informed before you go laying out all your hard earned cash.

- Make sure you are getting ongoing support - I cannot stress this point enuf. You will always need your questions answered and alot of training places give you your training and then send you on your way - this is really bad, as you are learning you will have more and more questions that will need to be answered as you progress along your lash journey. We do have a 24/7 hotine and a free email advice line for anyone - not just our students but anyone who needs assistance (info@hypnoticlashes.com) we do this as we feel that we as stylists should help each other out where ever possible. 

The other thing i would look for is a course that is at least 2 full days long. you should get a manual and you should also get certified once you have proven you are competent - this may mean you will have to submit photos of your work over a certain time period. This is a fair ask as it allows the trainer to see you progressing.


Ask questions:
How long have you been training?
Do you have a qualification in beauty, training and eyelash extensions?
Do you stock your own product?
Do you provide ongoing support and if yes how do i contact you and how fast do you respond?
What method do you use to train? ie. books, dvd, practical, observation - your trainer should offer several methods of training in their course as each individual learns differently. 
Will I receive a qualification or just a certificate stating I have completed a course?



Your trainer should be able to answer all these questions without hesitation - if they dont know the answers then move to the next company.

Remember:

The bitterness of poor quality training lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. 

Cutting and Storing Foam Tape Tutorial

I have a product on my website that I just love to bits for taping down the lower lashes - Nexcare Absolute Waterproof Tape.


It has so many added benefits such as:

• Hypoallergenic and latex free
• great for sensitive skin and it comes off easily
• Stretches and flexes with the skin
• Is made of a soft foam but is strong enough that you can rest tweezers on it without piercing through it
• great for using on clients who dont like the gel pads - the gel pads often give clients reactions and cause the eyes to sting. This is because the gel pads are not actually designed to be mm from the rims of the eyes. They are meant to be under the eye area but not that close.

The tape comes in a roll of 4.57 meters of the stuff so it will give you heaps of eyepads. It is 1 inch thick so I have done a tutorial which will give you a visual of how to cut and store the tape!

What you will need:

• A roll of Nexcare tape - see the online store at Buy Nexcare Tape
• Some baking paper 
• A pair of scissors
• a marker

1. Get your piece of baking paper and lay it out flat.

2. Get your roll of tape and unravel it so that you have a length to lay on the baking paper. 

3. Place the tape onto the baking paper in strips, side by side. A tip here is when you are laying out the tape dont stretch it out, just let the tape fall onto the baking paper relaxed and then press it down to hold in place with your hand. You dont want the tape being really stretched out or it will take on a funny shape.

4. The you will take your scissors and cut between each strip leaving say, 3mm on each side of the tape so you have room to pull it off later when you are using it.

5. Once you have your long strips, you will cut them into shorter strips of say 4cm. These are going to be the size of your pads. 

6. On your first go of cutting out your pads shape, you may want to take the marker and draw a half circle as a guide as shown in the picture. 

7. Once you have drawn the half circle cut along the line - there you have it your very own foam eyepad tape!

Once you have cut out a few you will be able to do it without marking a line on each one - a good tip is to use your small lash scissors to cut the half circle or at least use a very sharp pair of scissors or the job will become a pain!

If you have any tutorial that you would like us to add on our blog please feel free to contribute - you will be credited for all your hard work and given a link to your page! email us at info@hypnoticlashes.com