Disclaimer: I don't know anything about make up.I got eyelash extensions for the first time before my France trip since I had planned to take engagement photos. I heard you don't need eye liner with m... Read More
Disclaimer: I don't know anything about make up.I got eyelash extensions for the first time before my France trip since I had planned to take engagement photos. I heard you don't need eye liner with most extensions, and I didn't want to attempt to butcher my eye liner for the photoshoot since I didn't hire a makeup artist in France.Yukari was amazing to work with, and I was recommended by a good friend of mine. I made my appointment through email, and she was extremely responsive. This place was really difficult for me to find, but if you're circling around in that large plaza, you're in the wrong location. The salon is actually accessed from the small street, and it almost looks like an office building. Yukari did upsell me when I got there--I wanted the $99 lashes and had emailed her about them already, but she suggested the $150 when I was at the salon. I wanted really natural ones, and my main concern was comfort. I did NOT want to feel like I was wearing fake lashes if they were going to be on me 24/7 so clearly I was sold on the $150. Because I arrived a bit late, and Yukari had an appointment immediately after, I felt she rushed a bit installing my lashes. In about 30 minutes, she was done with both eyes. I barely felt a thing when she put them on, and I barely felt any different leaving the salon. Except I had much longer and fuller lashes than I had walking in, and they looked extremely natural and were light as a feather. These were so natural even my coworkers and friends had to ask if they were fake or real.During the same appointment, I also got gel nails done with the Taiwanese girl. She was very detailed, but she made me bleed a few times using that automatic cuticle remover. She got way too close to my flesh, and I have really thin skin on my hands due to using steroid creams on my eczema. She said that's never happened to her before, but I'm probably not going to get my nails done there again. Also it's pricey AF for the same quality elsewhere. I would give 2 stars for the nails and 5 for the lashes. Yukari did give me the 10% new customer discount.Overall, there are a few things I wish would have been different: feeling rushed and maybe not bleeding? Also, I'm not sure how the $99 lashes would have been different from the $150 ones, but I'd probably opt for the $99 ones next time and see how that goes. I'd definitely recommend Yukari for lash extensions. She's extremely skilled and knows exactly what she's doing. Read Less