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I started doing lashes in 2020 – right in the middle of the pandemic. After being laid off due to covid, I was forced to rethink everything. I didn’t have a plan – just a random suggestion from someone that maybe I should try lashes. Something about it felt right, and I knew I had to give it a shot.

I signed up for a basic lash course, full of excitement. But that excitement quickly turned into disappointment. The training was outdated, rushed, and lacking all the essential knowledge I didn’t even know I needed – things like lash hygiene, prep, and styling weren’t mentioned once. We were still using thick lashes in outdated lengths, and the idea of proper mappings or eye design never even came up.

Still, something about the craft pulled me in. I started working with clients in September, even though I wasn’t fully ready. Between September and December, I did maybe 15 sets – mostly classics, and a few messy volume attempts that lacked all structure or intention.

Everything changed in December when I took a course with Elena Ernits. It was the first time I saw lash work as an actual discipline. I realized I had to start completely over – and that’s exactly what I did. I started practicing on a daily basis. For over two years, I worked quietly, never thinking about competitions or where this could all lead. I just wanted to be better.

Eventually, I noticed more and more artists entering competitions. A part of me wanted to try – but I held back. For years, I told myself I wasn’t ready. That I wasn’t “that type.” Until one day I just said, enough excuses. I submitted my first entries in mid-2023 and ended up placing 2nd and 3rd. That tiny moment changed everything.

After that, I started learning again with full focus – taking trainings from international trainers, studying everything, refining the small things. And then in December 2023, I jumped fully into competitions. Over the next five months, I entered almost nonstop – winning five or more trophies every single month. In March 2024, I won my first Grand Prix title. It still feels surreal.

Since then, I’ve continued competing, judging, and doing client work – constantly evolving with every set. What I love most about this craft is that there’s always more to learn. And when you push yourself – whether with a new client or on a model – your work shows it.

To date, I’ve won over 40 awards, including 3 Grand Prix titles. And I’m still just as driven as I was the day I started over from scratch.

Because no matter how far I’ve come – I still love the work. I still love lashes.