Can I wear eye makeup with my eyelash extensions?

Yes, you can – as long as it oil-free and very low in glycol/glycerin. These ingredients attack the glue, eventually loosening the lash bond and causing extensions to fall. The worse thing about oily products though, is that the oils soak into the follicle, and make the lashes more repellant towards adhesives, which can cause issues at infills.

We’d recommend:

Eyeliner: Liquid/pen style eyeliner (oil-free/not waterproof, of course) is fine. Gel liner/crayon type eyeliner (usually containing carnuba wax) tends to stick in the roots of the lashes and is tough to remove – even if used on the just bottom lid. We stock a suitable eyeliner, but most non-waterproof liquid liners are also fine

Eyeshadow: Powder-type eyeshadows are fine. These can also be used with water to create an eyeliner effect.

Primers: It’s best not to use these on the lids if you can avoid, unless they are oil-free and you are taking special care to remove them daily

Mascara: This product causes the extensions to clump together, and often contains oils to weaken the glue bond on your lashes. Especially waterproof mascara! If you are intent on wearing mascara, Lash Lady stocks Max2 Volume Up mascara made specifically for use on eyelash extensions (which is quite easy to remove). To get the best out of your extensions and mascara, just apply the product to the very tips of your lashes and avoid the roots. Mascara on the bottom lashes is fine, as long as not waterproof

Please don’t use mascara on volume lashes – regardless of which brand you use, mascara makes volume fans snap shut/stick together – and sort of pointless getting volume lashes! . We will not usually be able to infill volume lashes that have had mascara applied to them as cleaning them takes up most of the time.

Lash Serums: Whilst not makeup, we do often get asked if these are ok. Most are, but please check with the retailer that they are lash-safe (and not actually banned in Australia – some are as they contain questionable ingredients). We recommend and stock LashGame Growth Serum which is safe for use with lash extensions, contains safe/approved ingredients, and is effective.