Lamination or eyelash extension: which is better to choose and why?

Which is better to choose - lamination or build-up? This question is often asked by girls who dream of long and thick eyelashes. Our today's material is devoted to the comparison of these two procedures: their features, advantages and disadvantages, selection criteria are given, a review of reviews.

In order to start a comparison, one should know what are the features of each procedure and whether one is an alternative to the other. Let's start with lamination.

• The eyelashes are laid on a special roller that forms their bend. Then they are processed with a means that fixes this bend, after which a composition with keratin is applied to the hairs. With its help, the cilia become thicker, the ciliary row visually thicker. The last stage of lamination is the coloring and treatment of hairs with a nutritious oil-based vitamin composition.
• As you already understood, this procedure is aimed at making natural eyelashes more lush and noticeable. That is why it is best suited for those who already have rather thick and long eyelashes by nature. On sparse and short hairs, the effect will not be so pronounced.
• By the time lamination takes about 1.5 hours.

Now let's talk about building up.

• The essence of the eyelash extension procedure is in lengthening and increasing their volume by gluing artificial hairs to natural ones using a special adhesive. This is the main difference between extension and lamination, which implies working exclusively with natural eyelashes.
• With the help of extensions, you can visually change the shape of the eyes, "Lift" the overhanging eyelid, make the look deeper and more expressive. You just need to choose the appropriate effect and length of synthetic eyelashes, as well as determine the volume.
• Build-up is suitable for almost everyone, however, owners of thin and weakened eyelashes must first strengthen them by drinking a course of vitamins for hair and nails. Nourishing masks made from decoctions of medicinal herbs (chamomile, calendula), oils (castor, olive, grape seed, coconut) will not interfere.
• The duration of the procedure is from 2 to 4 hours.

Now let's go through the points and see how one procedure differs from another.

After lamination:

• eyelashes will become thicker, darker and curled, however, they will remain "their own", will not seem artificial, doll-like;
• you can forget about mascara for about 1.5-2 months - this is how long the effect of this procedure lasts;
• when the cilia begin to grow back, it will not be conspicuous: the laminating composition will gradually wash off, the paint will fade, the curl will straighten, and the eyelash line will even out.

But if a not very good or inexperienced master was chosen, who also worked with not very high-quality materials, something may go wrong. And the effect will be as follows.

• The eyelashes will become hard and brittle, and will begin to fall out.
• Violation of the procedure algorithm can lead to the fact that the entire ciliary row will be disrupted, individual hairs will stick out to the sides. It will not be possible to level this error - you will have to wait for the regrowth of new eyelashes.

What can a good building offer us? Let's find out:

• eyelashes will become lush, look - expressive, there will be no need to use decorative mascara;
• regardless of the time of year, day and weather conditions, your eyes will look equally good;
• a well-chosen effect and volume will help you create the desired image, eliminate eye imperfections and highlight their advantages.

Of course, now we are talking about the quality work of a professional lashmaker. An inexperienced master can only ruin everything:

• improperly selected density of artificial eyelashes and an unsuitable effect can make the eyes visually smaller;
• due to the use of low-quality materials, the cilia can be curved, the integrity of the ciliary row is disrupted, which will look ridiculous and cheap.

One of the main questions that clients ask their master lashmakers is how harmful is this or that procedure? We will clarify this situation for you. Eyelash lamination is aimed at restoring their structure and improving their condition. It is practically harmless, however, and it has contraindications:

• identification of an allergic reaction to the ingredients of the products used;
• any surgical interventions in the eye area carried out shortly before the procedure;
• the presence of eye diseases, inflammatory processes;
• you should not laminate eyelashes during the period of bearing a child and breastfeeding - this is not a direct contraindication, but it is advisable to refrain from the procedure.

Now let's talk about who shouldn't have eyelash extensions:

• all of the above persons who are prohibited from doing and lamination;
• owners of weakened and thin cilia - they simply cannot withstand the weight of artificial hairs and will break off or fall out altogether.

So what is more harmful? If we talk about high-quality procedures, then none of them is capable of causing harm to a person. Do not believe those who say that natural eyelashes begin to fall out due to extensions: they will fall out anyway, because the lifespan of one hair is about 1.5-2 months, which coincides in time with the period of wearing artificial elements. The eyelashes do not stick to the vellus hairs, and they grow back calmly.

Lamination is also not to be feared. In the absence of the above contraindications, it will only make your natural eyelashes thicker and stronger, strengthen hair follicles and shafts.

The cost of lamination in a beauty salon varies from 1,500 to 3,500 rubles. The total amount depends on the brand of the materials used, as well as the professionalism of the master. Extending natural eyelashes will cost about 1000 rubles. The larger the volume, the higher the price. It will also be affected by the presence / absence of additional elements: "rays", crystals, feathers, colored hairs. The largest volume - 6D - will cost you 3000-4000 rubles.

Caring for laminated eyelashes in the first 24 hours after the procedure will be reduced to the following:

• Although the hairs will look slightly sticky and oily, they cannot be washed - not with water or any other means, otherwise you will simply wash off the laminate, and your money and time will be wasted;
• you should also not sleep with your face buried in the pillow: you can break the bend that is not yet completely fixed;
• refuse to visit the bathhouse, sauna, solarium, beach, pool.

How to care for extended hairs? Here's where things get a little more complicated:

• as in the previous case, on the first day after the procedure, it is forbidden to wet the cilia in order to avoid dissolution of the glue;
• exclude visits to the baths, saunas for a week, do not sunbathe on the beach and in the solarium, do not swim in the sea and the pool;
• learn to sleep either on your back or on your side, otherwise synthetic hairs may deform;
• stop using an eye cream containing any oily components: they dissolve the adhesive and can cause premature loss of cilia;
• daily in the morning and in the evening, comb the hairs with a silicone micro-brush, moving strictly from bottom to top along the curl on their back side;
• when washing your face, use either baby soap or micellar foam;
• use a lint-free towel, do not rub your eyes, but blot gently.

In any case, only you can make the decision - we just listed all the nuances of the procedures and introduced you to the features of laminated and extended eyelashes, pointing out the difference between them. As you make your choice, ask yourself the following questions.

• What effect do I want to achieve: more naturalistic or more pronounced? In the first case, choose lamination, in the second - building.
• Do I just want to improve my eyelashes, but at the same time I have to use decorative cosmetics (lamination) or am I ready to agree to the use of artificial materials that will not benefit my eyelashes, but will save me from the need to paint (extension)?
• Will I have time and money for a monthly visit to a lashmaker to go through the procedure for correcting eyelash extensions, or would I rather update the lamination every 2 months?

If you read the reviews of those who have tried both lamination and building, you can make sure that mainly those whose natural eyelashes are already good are in favor of the first option, that is, there is both good length and sufficient density. Their preference is understandable: after lamination, the hairs become thicker, darker, a seductive bend appears, plus they become stronger and stronger. Decorative decoration for such eyelashes is not required.

But ladies who by nature have nondescript eyelashes choose extensions, which is quite natural: there is no need to apply mascara, eyelashes look great at any time of the day. With the help of extended hairs, you can beautifully "stretch" the eye, giving it an almond shape, "lift" the overhanging eyelid, make the look more open. All the visible difficulties of care cease to be such after wearing such cilia for at least a couple of months.

For the features of lamination and eyelash extension, see the next video.