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We spoke to Jenna, a lash extension specialist who has been in the industry for 10 years after previously working in an office job, to find out more about how she built up a successful lash business from scratch. Jenna has her own salon and does around 30-40 sets of lashes a week after cutting down to get her work life balance back. Here is her story...I trained in lashes 2007 whilst working full time in an office job with a plan to do lashes part time to build up my client base. At the beginning to promote my work...

Lisa Gillanders began her career in hairdressing at the age of 19. After working in sales and marketing, she returned to the beauty industry and started specialising in lashes in New Zealand in 2006. She does around 35+ sets of lashes per week. NZ: Why did you get into lashes? What attracted you to the industry? LG: I really missed hairdressing as I loved being creative. I gave it up for health reasons but missed the industry immensely.  NZ: What would your advice be to anyone wanting to get into the lash industry? LG: Ask for help, get the best training possible...