Michelle Rath
Founded Sinful Lashes after a successful career as a Hollywood stylist in the entertainment industry. She is a international judge and presenter, a senior editor for Lash Inc Magazine and was included in Lash Masters Volume 3. Michelle opened her first studio in 2011 and has expanded into a international brand. This entrepreneur owns her salon in Los Angeles, CA and has 10 talented team members and a group of dedicated brand ambassadors. She owns her Lash Academy where she has trained over a 1000 students in the art of lashes and she manufactures a luxury lash extension product line that ships globally. Michelle has a passion for our industry and the camaraderie it creates for women and is proud producer of the Hollywood Lash Conference, the largest Eyelash Extension conference in the USA.
Frankie Widdows
CEO of Eyelash Excellence ™ and is a Master Lash Artist, International trainer, Mentor, Celebrity lash stylist, Lash Judge, Guest speaker and developer of Lash products.
Prior to Frankie’s lash career she served as a Police officer within the K9 department for 10 years until venturing on to her new path into the beauty industry. Frankie soon realized that Lashes was her ultimate passion.
Frankie’s business has flourished and continues to develop and expand, due to Eyelash Excellence growing so vastly Frankie has hand selected a small team to assist her with the running of the business. Including ex students of hers that she has seen grow and develop into amazing lash technician’s whom share her same ethos and passion.
Frankie’s training academy is based in the South East of England, also due to demand she travels worldwide to deliver her unique in person training. Inventively Frankie also developed her courses to be online meaning her training is accessible to Frankie’s success is due to her passion and dedication to the lash industry including providing support, mentoring and high standards of training to new and existing fellow lash tech’s. Frankie pushes her students to be the best they can be, to maintain her high standards and to strive for perfection.
Frankie prides herself and her team on being approachable and supportive. This means she is active on a variety of social media platforms, where she offers guidance to those within the industry.
Her classes are some of the most technically complex available, but her comprehensive teaching methods are an undisputed success and have led to widespread acclaim.
Frankie not only has her UK online shop (which delivers worldwide) but she has distributors in the USA and Canada. Frankie’s products have all been hand selected by her and tested by herself and her very close team to ensure they not only work but meet Eyelash Excellence’s high standards!
On Frankie’s website www.eyelashexcellence.com you will find her online lash shop, online courses and traditional in person courses, as well as International Training. Finally, Frankie and her team offers an online mentorship programme called Lash Tech Tutorials, which comes with access to all Frankie’s advanced lashing tutorials, including those not otherwise available.
Loreta Jasilionyte
Founder of Flawless Lashes by Loreta, is one of the lash industries key experts and recognised trainers worldwide. With almost 30 trainers, 17 distributors and millions of women wearing her lashes across the globe, Loreta has built a successful leading lash empire in just four years.
For Loreta, the eyes are the most important part of the face and thanks to her meticulous eye and close attention to detail, her impeccable products and highly coveted courses are always a guaranteed sell out.
Since founding Flawless Lashes; Loreta has become a pioneer in new techniques and has travelled the world as a respected international trainer and judge for numerous prestigious competitions. With an eye for spotting talent, Loreta founded her academy and has educated some of the leading trainers in well-respected lash corporations, and her techniques and education are unparalleled.
Loreta’s speciality is Russian Volume Lashes. Which offer multiple extensions of a minute diameter, applied to one natural lash, resulting in a natural yet dramatic look that will give a healthier, denser look than you could ever achieve with individual lash extensions. When it comes to Russian Volume, nobody does it better than Loreta!
Following the success of Loreta’s academy, she wanted to create a line of cosmetic products that were accessible and could be used effortlessly to enhance the eye area by everyone. Strip lashes, vibrant and precise eyeliners, and the tools to bold & brilliant brows are the fundamentals of Loreta’s debut cosmetics range. This venture into the world of cosmetics comes as a natural progression for Loreta, following the roaring success of her individual lash extensions and tools.
Loreta’s accolades include winning the NALA Professional Integrity award, the Best Lash Supplier several years running, being published in first and third Lash Masters Book, winning the award for Best Academy UK and the award for Best Customer service, judging over 100 competitions, applying the lashes for the X Factor house and speaking in over 100 conferences to date. Trained herself over 2000 students.
From humble beginnings as a qualified midwife in Lithuania, Loreta transitioned her medical background and talents to the beauty world and has rapidly become a figurehead within the lash industry. Loreta’s tenacity is a key factor to her success and she strives to continue to grow her empire whilst educating future lash technicians across the globe.
Director of Enchanted SPA. She lives in Perth Western Australia but is known fondly and respected throughout the global Lash industry.
- Multi award winning Artist
- International competition Judge
- Editor of lash Inc Australasia magazine
- International event speaker
- Published Columnist and Lash expert adviser
- Featured in Lash Master Book Volumes 3 and 4
- Certified Trainer and Assessor and Mentor
- Academy Principal
- Accredited Course Developer
With nearly 25 years experience in the beauty industry and successful multi salon ownership, her days are now spent on her passion for teaching others how to professionally, safely and competently perform Lash and Brow services. Her approachable, open and insightful training style sees her unlock each student’s individual learning needs to deliver the best possible outcome for all.
Kelly’s wealth of knowledge and experience gives Artists and technicians the freedom to create amazing beauty treatments with a true backing of knowledge, confidence and belief in their selection of products. As a born motivator and inspirational speaker, Kelly receives invitations to speak at conferences worldwide.
Mydygma Nimbueva - Mistress of Ceremonies
Owner Beautyful Lashes Salon and Lash Academy
Celebrity Lash Artist
NALA Certified Lash Educator
Mydygma is an international speaker and judge. Her award achievements include Winner in Lash Design and Customization 2018 - NALA (National Association of Lash Artists), Best of Beverly Hills 2 time award winner in category "Lash Extensions", Business Hall of Fame Award for 3 consecutive years, Small Business Excellence Award Recipient, Beverly Hills Best Salon Award of 2015, 2016 and 2017, Two time winner Best of Beverly Hills in category "Makeup Artists" 2015 and 2016. She is currently nominated for Best Lash Studio in 2019.
Julia Mann
An award winning Lash Trainer, business growth coach, international speaker and judge, based in Brisbane, Australia.
Her Company, Lash Tribe, is a world renowned leader in lash education and professional products.
Lash Tribe received the award for "Academy of the year 2018” by NALA.
Today, Julia not only runs Lash Tribe Academy in Brisbane, Australia, as well as the worldwide online shop, she also coaches others in growing their businesses with the help of Social Media Marketing and travels the world, speaking on large stages and has built several connections with celebrities, billionaires and business coaches.
"If you are great at lashing you could have an amazing career.. and earn lot of money... sure...
BUT
... if you have no idea how to market yourself, then no one is ever going to know about your beautiful work and you will stay broke. Business is simple. Most just overcomplicate it. That's where I come in. I help struggling lash artists to actually make money with their craft. "
Hanna Babanakava
- Owner and CEO of Angel Wings™ studio, academy and supplies
- Founder at Lash Global magazine
- Multiple International champion in eyelash extension
- International judge, sponsor, speaker
- International trainer and creator of unique training courses, online coach
- Nominated for Most inspirational industry influencer
- Organizer of international Lash Global Event – Championship, Conference, Workshops, Expo Montreal, Canada
- Organizer of international online lash competition CatFight, that often has unusual tasks for participants
- Inventor of her own volume and separation techniques
- Lash blogger, video blogger, publicist
Hanna started business in 2013 in Grodno (Belarus), received training in different areas of beauty but Lash making is her real passion. Her vocation as a teacher is providing the strongest and unique theoretical and practical base with continuous support after the course and raising the next generation of top quality lash artists, lash champions and brilliant trainers. Just in one year she mentored a few championship prize winners from juniors and often provides advanced knowledge to practicing trainers! Angel Wings provides top quality eyelash extension services, global supplies and training with head office in Montreal, Canada. They are proud of their responsible approach, high standards and an outstanding client care. They passionately love what they do and want to share this love and passion with other lash artists!
Rikke Steenskov Udengaard // DENMARK
- Entrepreneur
- Founder of Lash Bar Academy & award the nominated salon: Lash Bar Copenhagen
- Founder of the distribution company Beauty Group and the online webshop Blink Nordic.
- Owner JARI Holding Company
Rikke is married, a mother of two, a licensed beautician & make up artist. She started her first lash related company back in 2010.
As her passion for lashes grew, she wanted to change the lash business & trainings to the better. After researching the market, and developing a more healthy way of lashing, she opened Lash Bar Copenhagen in early 2012 (Denmarks first salon 100% dedicated to lash & brow treatments). The salon was nominated for best salon/clinic in Denmark in 2013 & 2015).
Rikke also owns Blink Nordic, a webshop distributing professional beauty products in Scandinavia with brands like Glamcor, BL Lashes, Chrissanthie and Kelley Baker Brows etc.
In 2018 she's finally started launching her own high-end lash accessory brand, Aspire by Lash Bar.
Rikke has taken the quality of eyelash extensions techniques & education to a higher level since 2011, and therefore opened Lash Bar Academy in 2013, The Largest lash academy in Scandinavia, with thousands students trained in various lash techniques. Her Academy is one of the few Lash academies in the world, having students and trainings all day, every day all year long, and she has hosted many of the worlds leading lash trainers as well. Lash Bar Academy also offers business workshops, social media and competition workshops, so all students can level up, no matter their experience, and learn how to start up their own lash business from scratch.
Many of her Academy students are among some of the most winning lash stylists in various international Lash competitions today. Since 2014 she has also been an organizer and judge of Lash Competitions, and has traveled all over the world as one of the most experienced international lash judges today.
Rikke quit her "tweezers" herself back in 2016, and is now only focused on running and developing her companies, along with her salon team & managers, her trainers and ambassadors in Scandinavia, and her brand manager, and she made her husband partner in her Holding Company as well.
Rikke also attends as speaker at Lash events/conferences, and works as a mentor for several entrepreneurs/self employed women in the beauty business, supporting them with her knowledge and positive mind-setting skills, so they can learn how to turn their passion into profit.
Louise Tierney
Editor-in-chief and owner of Lash Inc International magazine. A magazine published for lash artists worldwide with regional versions edited by Jill Heijligers-Peloquin in the USA and Kelly Storer in Australia. Louise is expanding the reach of the magazine by offering translated versions in Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and Dutch in 2018.
Louise had a scientific past, her degree was in Instrumentation with Applied Physics and later did a Masters degree in E-Commerce technology. She worked in the industry as a tech trainer for a number of years but through a chat with a massage professional, she re-trained to offer holistic therapies which later lead on to learning beauty.
Louise opened her first training academy Caledonian Therapy Academy offering beauty and holistic therapy training. At it’s peak the academy had 9 training locations covering all of Scotland. In 2009 Louise developed a new flexi – adhesive with a chemist in the UK. This was a stand alone product to fill a problem the academy had with adhesive. The glue went viral globally and from manufacturing 50 at a time which was the minimum run we were making 5000 in a batch after a few months.
This lead to starting the brand Glam Lash. Louise then went on to develop Myscara ® The worlds first pre-blended semi permanent mascara. The brands had 26 distributors globally and were sold to an investor in 2013.
In 2013 Louise focused on business consulting and started Lash Inc Magazine, the first magazine launched in Jan 2014.
In the last 4 years Louise has continued to grow the magazine and is often seen at may international events speaking about the industry, how to win awards and marketing yourself as a lash artist. Louise also runs Lash Inc Events in the UK which offers conferences in luxury locations, attracting lash artists from around the world combining their mini breaks with education.
Louise has won over 30 business awards over the year for various businesses and products. Louise firmly believes that winning awards had a massive effect on her business growth in all businesses. She has written books on the subject and also does consultancy on entering business awards for large international corporations.
Miranda Tarpey
CEO and founder of UK Lash Institute, the only Research and Development Lash school in the UK, where new lash techniques and ideas are invented, tested and brought to the lash industry. Many of the systems we use today all over the lash world have been invented by Miranda.
She is renowned for being an international Lash Expert, where she shares her wealth of knowledge and is a Speaker at conferences around the globe, this year alone she will be visiting 22 countries. Some of which she will be judging many major lash competitions, and also writes competition criteria for participants & judges worldwide. Being a Multi award winner, she is an all-round entrepreneur having won 1st place titles in both lashes and business and strives to help the industry with her experience.
Miranda is the creator and pioneer of the Volumetric Calculator ® used globally for Russian and Mega volume lashes, the first ever creator of a volume Lash calculator application in the entire world. She also the creator of the Mirror Link® and Bifold ® techniques used internationally for Mega volume lashes.
Editor of Lash Inc UK Magazine, Miranda enjoys being a lash journalist writing lash articles and periodicals, as well as being an author of many lash programs. She has also written educational and reference lash books and has been the proud author of Best Seller title on Amazon.
Miranda is known as an educator who proudly teaches the world offering her unique brand of lash training to students across the globe, that benefit from expertise within this field, and this attracts all levels from beginners to advanced and educators alike who gain in depth training and knowledge from her carefully researched study programs and materials.
Miranda is co-organiser of Lash Events UK, a company that organises lash events, conferences, competitions: Super Yacht Lash Conference London – The most luxurious lash conference in the UK. Lash After Dark – London’s first ever Live Fantasy Show & Party!
UK Lash Institute as an academy, has grown vastly and have Educators across the UK, Italy, Slovenia, Portugal, Romania & Australia.
Olga Vazquez Boone
Olga is a Lash Artist with 13+ years of experience and is the director of The Lash Dream Academy Brand. She founded Posh Lash Studios in the United States and Mexico and is an External Instructor of the S.T.P.S. in Mexico (Secretaria de deducation del trabajo) since 2017. In 2015 she created and is the organizer of the VIP Convention in Latin America "Lash Extravagance" Her certifications are many and include; Certification as a Professional Trainer with N.A.L.A (National Association of Lash Artists), Certification in Advanced Volume Technique by Flawless Lashes by Loreta in 2018, various certifications through Xtreme Lashes (2008 on), Subbotina Lashes by Yulia Subbotina (2017), UK Lash Institute by Mirandar Tarpey, Czech Republic Diamond Lashes by Petr Lotsky, Certified Lash Lift Trainer by Flawless Lashes by Loreta (2019).
Jill Heijligers-Peloquin
International conference speaker, competition judge, educator and certified Fascinate® Coach and Advisor. She opened Lash FX® Professional Eyelash Extension Supplies in 2007 to serve lash artists that wanted to explore products and education opportunities outside of the well-known 3 or 4 "big" lash companies. Mentoring and advising other lash artists online, developed into new web-based education projects, webinars and live events as she Sought new platforms to reach lash artists AND lash educators to reinforce the need for on-going education in our field. Voted Most Inspirational Lash Industry Influencer 2017 in an international poll, she focusses that arc of influence on industry best practices and creating a sense of everyday expertise in educators.
Bringing high standards and science-based, factual knowledge to not only lash artists' daily practices, but to every class from every brand is the mission!
