How great would it be to wake up in the morning and have your eyebrows already good to go? With henna, you can temporarily tint your eyebrows in a painless and all-natural way, so they’re shaped every morning, with no need for pencils or powders. It’s also a really great way to trial a shape [...]

For as long as we have been applying eyelash extensions we have been told to advise our clients to not get them wet for 24-48 hours. We never really knew exactly why except that as they were still curing water would affect them. This is essentially true but not exactly correct. After 17 years of [...]

Eyebrow lamination: It may sound like someone is going to bind your brows in plastic, but the reality is way better. The new treatment, hailing from Europe and about to take the Australian beauty scene by storm, is like lashliftfor your brows. Every hair stands to attention, giving a result very similar to the full [...]

PRIMING AND CLEANING  There is a difference between ‘Priming’ and ‘Cleaning’.  Priming / Primer is a specialised liquid which typically has as its base ingredient alcohol. For many years in the lash industry this was the only pre-care step that was done to clean the natural lashes before application.  Cleaning is a relatively new pre-care step which [...]

fore shaking your adhesive, remove the cap and place a small piece of tin foil over the nozzle- this will prevent adhesive getting into the lid and sealing the bottle shut. Also shake bottle side to side not up and down. Shake your adhesive vigorously for 1 minute each time before dispensing a small bead. […]

Ceecees Beauty and Training are pleased to offer you the opportunity to receive a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment in SHBBMUP001 Apply Eyelash Extension. This short course will be delivered by Carole Charles, owner and director of Ceecees Beauty and Training and registered trainer of the Australian Massage and Beauty Institute (AMBI) (RTO: 40909). What’s [...]

Do you wish there was a go to checklist on how to find the right trainer when you want to book a beauty training course? Sometimes you sign up for a course (especially online courses) and that’s it! Your left by yourself, no chance to ask questions or get feedback on your work. As an [...]

Here are some facts and myths around this commonly asked question. Carole Charles, owner/trainer of Ceecees beauty and training has been doing Eyelash extensions for 17 years and training others for over 10 years. A lot of people have asked this question in the past and here is her response. Like any beauty service there is [...]

When CEECEES owner/educator Carole Charles steps into a classroom, her main goal for every student is to get them feeling confident in themselves and their skills. The reason? She believes self-assurance is the necessary foundation for lash artists to develop their one-of-a-kind unique style and brand. "I want my students to understand that it’s fine [...]

It is very important to have a slim, pointed base and here is why: Flat bases or T-bars will cause retention issues as the base will get caught when brushed, as it grows out in a square-shape and is not correctly wrapped around the natural lash. Pointed bases evenly disperse the fan weight, flat bases do not. T-bars can irritate the eye-line as they [...]