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Types of eyelash extensions: Master their classification in a heartbeat!
This article will provide you with a structural classification in accordance with a scientific logic. It can help you understand all types of eyelash extensions immediately. And later, when new types of lashes appear on the market, you can easily get to know them and arrange them into the right classes.
Understanding the types of lashes in this way can also help you understand better the demand and supply of the lash market, then making the right business decision on trend.
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Level 1: Types of eyelash extensions – divided by Users
Lashes are basically divided into 2 groups: used by anyone (non-professionals) and used by lash technicians (professionals).
– DYI Lashes
DIY lashes (Do-It-Yourself lashes) are false eyelashes that individuals can apply at home, without the need for a professional. These lashes are designed to give the wearer a fuller, longer, and more defined lash look. There are different types of DIY lash systems, including strip lashes, and lash clusters… People normally call them “Overnight Lashes”. And technically speaking, 1 unit of DYI lashes is normally adhered to more than 1 natural lashes.
– Lashes Used by Lash Techs
Lashes used by lash technicians at salons, often referred to as professional lash extensions, are typically higher-quality and applied with more precision than DIY options. These lash extensions are semi-permanent, meaning they can last for several weeks with proper care. And technically speaking, 1 unit of these lashes is normally adhered to only 1 natural lashes.
Level 2: Types of eyelash extensions – divided by Lash styles
At this level of classification, lashes are typically divided into 2 groups: individual lashes trays and ready-made fans lashes.
– Individual Lashes Trays
One unit of lashes is a single hair (with 1 top and 1 root). When picking up the lash for applicaiton, The lash technician can decide how many hair she would like to pick in 1 shot as she wish. If she would like to creat classic lash sets, she’ll pick 1 single hair to apply on 1 single natural lash. If she would like to create volume sets, she’ll pick more than 1 single hair at one time, then form the fan before applying it on 1 natural lashes.
– Ready-made Fan Lashes
One unit of lashes contains more than 1 single hair (it usually have 1 root with many tops). When picking up the lash for application, The lash techs can just pick only 1 fan and apply to only 1 single natural lash to create volume sets. This type of lashes was created to reduce the application time in making volume and hybrid lash sets.
Level 3: Types of eyelash extensions – divided by Lash Types
– Type of individual lash trays
In this level 3, Individual lashes are devided into 3 main groups: Classic, Volume, and Easy Fanning.
These 3 types of individual lashes have the same appearance. You can only look deeper into their thickness, try them, or trust the information on their box to know which one is what you are looking for.
– Types of Ready-made fans lashes
In this level 3, Ready-made fans lashes are devided into promade and premade fans. Apparently their difference is based on their stem (root) as the image below.
For a deeper comparison between them, you can refer to our post:
Level 4: Types of eyelash extensions – divided by Lash Structures
In this level 4, we’ll classify the lashes by several createrias: By materials, by fans style, by packaging method and by their other specifications.
– Divided by the Lash Materials
- Mink lashes: made of the real mink hair. Due to its animal’s origin, it’s used less nowaday.
- Faux mink lashes: made of synthetic fiber, which immitate the properties of the real mink lashes.
- Silk lashes: made of synthetic fiber also. it’s softer and more matte than mink, but less deep black.
- Cashmere: new synthetic materials which are almost black as mink and soft as silk
- Flat: While other lashes are round, flat lash has special structure. You can refer to the follow post to have a better understanding about flat lashes
– Divided by Fans Styles
- Wide fans: the fans lash with a naturally wide open
- Narrow fans: the fans with less blooming open
- Wispy: Fans with a built-in spike at the middle of the fans
- Camelia: Fans with un-even tops
- YY: Fans with the shape of Y letter (2 double fibers in 1 fans)
- W: Fans with the shape of W letter (3 single fiber in 1 fans). Nowaday, We have develop more variables of W to have 4W, 5W, 6W…
- Multilayers: Fans with 2 or more layers with different curvatures on 1 single fans.
– Divided by Packaging Methods
- Loose fans: Read-made fans with no adhesive tape (removed). Fans are free in the box.
- Rapid fans: Read-made fans with adhesive tape (not removed, not add to a label card). Each strip of fans are free in the box.
- Fans in lines: Read-made fans with adhesive tape (not removed, added to a label card). Each strip is add to a line.
– Divided by specifications
- Curvature: How the lash was bended to create the angle between the hoziontal line and the lashes. The curvature are named by the letters like: J B C CC D DD M L LC LD…
- Thickness: The diamension of the hair that the lashes are made of. Lashes can be thin as 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07mm for volume sets or 0.085 0.1 0.12 0.15 0.20..mm for classic sets.
- Length: The length of the lashes. It’s measured in mm. A good range of length might be from 4mm to 20mm.
- Color: The colors of the lashes. Besides black lashes, There are so many of colors of lashes nowaday.
Hope that this classification can help you have a good overview on All types of eyelash extensions available on the markets.
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Faux Mink vs Silk Lashes: An ultimate comparison
Have you ever read a comparison between Faux Mink and Silk Lashes shared by a Lash manufacturer, rather than a retailer? Let’s spend about 5 minutes on this post. I’m sure you’ll find something new and valuable. And you’ll surely master their differences.
P/s: The scope of this article is limited in lashes extension for services in salons, not DIY one.
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1. What is the difference in materials and structure between Faux Mink and Silk Lashes?
Both faux mink and silk lashes are synthetic fibers, not derived from animals. Currently, PBT fiber from Korea or Germany is considered the most preferred material. Please note that we’re discussing the primary ingredients, not all components. In this article, when comparing “premium mink and silk”, we’re excluding the potential effects of impurities.
The primary difference between these two fibers lies in their taper structure. Silk lashes have a more pronounced taper (2/3), while mink lashes have a less pronounced taper (1/3). Understanding this distinction can help you better appreciate the other properties of these two types of lashes. For instance, this is why silk lashes often appear “thinner than they should be,” and why mink lashes may seem thicker to those familiar with silk lashes.
2. Comparision on their Darkness
Both of them are dark black. However, the darkness of faux mink lashes seems to be slightly deeper, even when not considering the advantage of their taper structure. However, it’s not easy to notice this difference when examining a single hair from each. To truly appreciate the difference, it’s best to compare two lines of them side by side under the same lighting conditions.
3. Is the Silk Lashes softer than Faux Mink?
That’s correct. Silk lashes generally provide a softer feel compared to faux mink lashes of the same length and thickness. This is primarily due to their unique taper structure. You don’t need to be a lash expert to be able to realize this different. Just need to use a tweezer to bend the lashes, you will see that silk lash bend more.
4. Do Faux Mink and Silk Lashes come in variety of faux length, thickness and curvature?
Both silk and faux mink lashes are available in a wide range of curls, lengths, and thicknesses, as shown in the table below. However, customer preferences for each type of lash can vary depending on the thickness. For the thicker lashes, people tend to choose mink and and vice versa.
5. Which one is more matte – Faux Mink or Silk lashes?
Normally when we think about silk, we think about its softness and its silky appearance.. However, in this case of lashes, silk lash seems to be more matte than faux mink.
6. How about their weight?
With the same length and thickness, silk lash is slightly more lightweight due to its typical top (taper). You can use a scale to measure their weight directly, but any client at a lash extension studio can tell you that much. On the other hand, mink lashes provide a more dense look.
7. Which one has a better retension?
As long as they’re used in the right way, there will be no different in their retension. If both pretreatment and aftercare guidance are well complied, their retension can be upto 8 weeks. You can see how full a set of volume lashes with our mink lash after 3 weeks below.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
We have made a table of comparison between Faux mink and Silk lashes in 7 different properties as below. Don’t hesitate to take this table for your own use or even to promote it to your customers & clients. We would be more than happy if our sharing can help you to make it clearer for more people.
| Properties | Faux Mink | Silk |
| Taper | Less pronounced | More pronounced |
| Darkness | Slightly Deeper | Deep |
| Softness | Less Soft | Slightly Softer |
| Variety of length, thickness, curl | Same | Same |
| Matte | Less matte | More matte |
| Weight | Less Lightweight | More lightweight |
| Retension | Same | Same |
In conclusion, We found no absolute superiority in this comparision. Each one has its advantage. Selecting mink or silk is more based on taste or application case.
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