We often hear that lash extensions have to be chosen depending on each person’s physiognomy, but what does this truly mean? In this article we’ll better explain the link between the face’s natural features and choosing the lashes hair by hair. Find out which type of extensions best fit you depending on the physiognomy and why is it important to keep this in mind at all time.

 

What is physiognomy?

 

Did you know that the face reading art and the physiognomist dates back almost 3000 years? The experts say that behavioral patterns can be deduced from our face’s natural features. The dictionary definition says that physiognomy is ‘the total features of someone’s face that determine their particular expression’. So, it’s an expression of your uniqueness.

Currently, we know about 9 face shapes, such as: oval, round, elongated, squared, rectangular, triangular, reversed triangle, hexagonal (diamond shaped) and heart. In order to better address the topic of this article, we’ll tell you the eye shapes that have been identified until now: monolid, eyes deepened under the lid, oblique eyes, cat eyes, round eyes and almond eyes.

Depending these natural features, lash extensions help you to choose the desired shape, that will better accentuate or correct certain look imperfections. Just because a person is unique, no procedure done by a lash artist will be identical to another.

Find out which lash extension types are ideal based on your client’s face and eye shapes. 

 

Which lash extension types are right depending on the face shape?

 

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Just as the clothes with vertical or horizontal stripes create the illusion of widening or thinning our waist, lash extensions can create vertical, horizontal or diagonals that influence the face’s natural features. Even though it’s important to keep in mind the client’s preferences when it comes to applying the lash extensions, take into consideration the following criteria, so that you can reach a common denominator and an excellent result. 

 

  • For an elongated face, like we see on Sarah Jessica Parker, the lash extensions that create horizontal lines, such as ‘cat eyes’ are the right choice. By moving the attention on the outer edges of the eyes, you will create a very seductive and feminine look. 
  • Oval, round or ‘short’ faces , such as the one found on Milei Kunis, can be elongated by adding lash extensions in the eyelid’s center, so that the client’s face is easily verticalized through this technique. 
  • The heart or diamond shaped faces, such as those found on Serena Williams or Scarlett Johansson, will look excellent when extensions are placed uniformly along the lashes. For more details, also read our article on  the type of lash extensions and applying them. 
  • The luckiest clients are the ones with a ‘balanced’ face physiognomy, slightly oval and almond eyes that, with the help of lash extensions, can draw the attention on the face’s natural shape, without needing to create a transformative effect.  

 

Most of the times, the face’s shape also brings a certain eye shape, but in order to better understand the correlation between the two, we’ll talk to you also about which lash extensions are the best depending on these factors.

 

Which types of lash extensions are suited according to the eye shapes?

 

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There is the chance that the lash extension desired by the client doesn’t suit her properly or that they have a wrong volume compared to their natural lashes. An alternative solution is the lash lift procedure, that we’ve talked about in a previous article. Still, you can use it to guide depending on the indications offered, so that you have a support argument in the talking session.

 

  • Almond eyes are the most common and versatile when it comes to applying lash extensions. The best effect in this case is drawing attention on the natural shape and also applying extensions in a balanced way along the eyelid, by getting ‘cat-eye’ effect, that has a curvature type C / CC. 
  • The monoloid type, often found in Asian people, can be visually ‘widened’ by using lash extensions with curvatures of L, L+ or M / N. Still, it’s important not to overdo the look, because very curved lash extensions can cause an inaesthetic look. It’s not wrong to use the volume technique on this type of eyes. 
  • Round eyes can be "turned" into almond eyes by using certain lash extensions with a curvature of B / C so that they get a more relaxed look, and not a surprised look. 

 

Most of the eye types will look really good if the technician follows the specific technique for the ‘cat-eye’, which is about elongating the outer corners of the eyes. Still, there are other aspects to consider when it comes to choosing the right lash extensions. Also read our article on the mistakes to avoid when you’re starting out.  

 

Take into account the client’s  preferences and also their physiognomy before starting to apply lash extension. The technique and products that you use will play an extremely important role in pointing out or transforming certain natural face features.