Add Lash Lifts to Your Menu
A lash lift opens the eyes and gives the look of longer, fuller lashes with far less upkeep than extensions. Here is who it suits, which Elleebana system fits, what to order first and how to get trained.
Who a Lash Lift Suits
Clients
A lash lift is a good fit for clients who:
- Have straight or downward-pointing lashes and want them lifted and open
- Curl their lashes every day and would rather not
- Like the idea of extensions but not the maintenance
- Want a done-without-makeup look that holds up to showering, swimming and sleep once the first 24 to 48 hours have passed
Results last about six to eight weeks, roughly one natural lash cycle, so clients come back on a predictable rhythm.
Why salons add it
There are no extension supplies to stock, the setup fits in a standard treatment room, and a lift leads naturally into a lash tint or brow lamination in the same appointment. It grows out gradually, so clients rebook rather than start over.
Which System Fits
Elleebana makes three lifting systems. Each one is built differently, and many busy studios end up carrying more than one. See them side by side on Compare the Systems.
One Shot
the classic lash lift
One Shot is Elleebana's original lash lift system: a Lift Lotion and a Setting Lotion in single-use sachets. Its chemistry is known for fast processing and dependable, repeatable results, and a lift lasts about six to eight weeks. One Shot is for lashes only. It suits artists running traditional lifts on rods who value speed, and its fast-acting chemistry rewards a properly trained hand.
Elleeplex Profusion
if you want brows too
Elleeplex Profusion uses cysteamine, with no thioglycolate. It still processes quickly, but more measured than One Shot, and the same lotions work on lashes and brows. If brow lamination is on your plan, or you want to offer Korean, Freestyle, glueless or Hybrid lifting later, Profusion is the recommended system.
Brik & Pearl
bottles instead of sachets
Brik & Pearl is a three-step system: Bond Flex, Bond Lock and Lash Life Volume Filler, with ReGen used alongside. It comes in 10ml airless pump bottles rather than sachets, works on lashes and brows, and is an option alongside Profusion for every technique.
What You Need to Get Started
A starter kit
- One Shot Lash Lift Starter Kit: Lift and Setting Lotion sachets for about fifteen lifts, a Flex Rods combo pack, Original Lash Lift Squeeze Tube Adhesive, Makeup Remover, the Precision Lifter Tool, the Tree Tool and a flat brush. Most artists start here.
- One Shot Lash Lift Full Kit: sachets for about thirty lifts and Flex Rods from small to X-large, for a busy column.
- Elleeplex Profusion Starter Kit: the Profusion version, with ReGen included, if you want lashes and brows from one set of lotions.
When you need to restock, One Shot Lash Lift Refill Packs come in matched 5 and 10 packs.
Forms, adhesives and tools
- Forms: Flex Rods for a classic curl, Flex Shields for length and Flex Hybrid Shields for height without over-curl
- Elleebana Lift Lockers to hold the wrap
- Adhesive: Original Lash Lift Squeeze Tube Adhesive, Stronghold, or Elleebalm Lami Balm Adhesive, a balm that holds without glue
- Disposables: Elleeluxe Foam Patches and Long Tipped Micro Brush Swabs
Tint, if you want it
Belmacil Tint works on lashes and brows and is the usual choice after a lift. Our tinting guide covers the options.
Aftercare to retail
Send clients home with something that looks after their lift:
- Elleevate Lash Lift Mascara, which can go on immediately after the lift
- Elleeplex Clear Aftercare Mascara
- Elleeplex Hyaluronic Boost Serum
Training
A lift takes hands-on practice before it goes on a menu. Elleebana certification isn't required to buy the products, but we recommend it.
- One Shot training: in person, self-paced online with two Zoom sessions with your trainer, or a conversion course if you already hold a lash lift certification from another brand
- Elleeplex Profusion training: lash, brow or combined lamination, in person or online
- Brik & Pearl training: the Lash & Brow Lab online course
We teach in-person classes in Santa Barbara, Reno and Nashville (Nashville with Taylor), and we can also bring a course to your salon or school, with travel quoted separately. Browse hands-on courses, online courses or everything on Education. Training requires a current cosmetology or esthetics license, or current enrollment in an esthetics program.
Who Can Buy
Lash lift lotions and adhesives are sold to licensed cosmetologists and estheticians, and to students currently enrolled in an esthetics program. Lash forms, tools and disposables are open to anyone, and so is retail aftercare. Full details are on Who Can Buy.
Common Questions
- How long does a lash lift last?
- About six to eight weeks, roughly one natural lash cycle. It grows out gradually, so it varies by client.
- Can clients wear mascara after a lift?
- Elleevate Lash Lift Mascara can go on immediately. A regular mascara should wait 24 to 48 hours.
- Can I do a lash lift and a brow lamination in the same appointment?
- Yes. Use Elleeplex Profusion or Brik & Pearl for the brows, since One Shot is for lashes only.
- What about a client who has reacted to a lift before?
- Patch test first, and talk it through with your trainer before you choose a system.
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More service guides: Korean Lash Lifts · Lash and Brow Tinting · Brow Lamination