What Is a Korean Lash Lift?
It is a description of a look, not a separate procedure. When clients ask for a “Korean lash lift” they usually mean a soft, natural curl that follows the lash line rather than a dramatic upward bend — the style that spread from Korean salons. We get that look with our lash lift and tint by choosing a gentler pad and a lower curl. It is $150, or $120 with membership and on a first visit.
The phrase turns up in booking messages constantly, so it is worth saying plainly what it does and does not mean — and what to ask for if that is the look you want.
It describes a look, not a procedure
A “Korean lash lift” is shorthand for a soft curl that follows the natural line of the lash instead of bending sharply upward. The style became popular through Korean salons, and the name travelled with the photographs.
Mechanically it is the same lift performed everywhere. What changes is the pad and the degree of curl the artist sets.
Bring the photo. The curl you are pointing at is a setting, and we will match it.
How the natural version is achieved
A gentler pad and a lower curl. That is genuinely the whole difference: the same service, set differently for your lash length and eye shape. It is a conversation at the start of the appointment, not an upgrade to buy.
Why the tint matters here
A soft curl on fair or fine lashes can be almost invisible without colour. The tint is what makes the effect read in a mirror and in photographs, which is why the service is sold as lift and tint together.
What it will not do
It adds no length and no density. Many of the photographs that circulate under this name are extensions, or a lift on naturally long lashes. If you want that length, extensions are the honest answer and we will say so.
What to ask for, and what it costs
Describe the look or bring a photo, and say you want a soft, natural curl rather than a strong lift. Our lash lift and tint is $150, or $120 with a membership and on a first visit — there is no surcharge for one curl over another.
It holds about a month, and the only aftercare is keeping lashes dry and mascara-free for the first 24 hours.
What to ask for.
- Say the look, not the label: “soft, natural, follows my lash line” gets you the right curl; a country name does not.
- It is the pad and the curl: a gentler pad and a lower curl give the natural finish. Same service, different setting.
- Tint carries it: on fair or fine lashes the colour is what makes the soft curl visible at all.
- We do not sell it as a brand: our service is lash lift and tint. If someone charges extra for the word Korean, you are paying for the word.
Book your lash lift and tint — $120 for members and first-time clients.
Book lash lift & tintKorean lash lift. Questions answered plainly.
So it is not a different treatment?
Correct. It describes a curl style. The mechanics are the same lift, set at a gentler curl, which is a setting your artist chooses with you.
How do I make sure I get the natural version?
Describe it or bring a photo, and say plainly that you do not want a strong upward curl. That is all it takes.
How long does it hold?
About a month, like any lift — the curl sits on the lashes you have now and they shed on their own cycle.
Will it look like extensions?
No. A lift adds no length or density. If you want the length in those photos too, extensions are the honest route.
What does it cost here?
Lash lift and tint is $150, or $120 with a membership and on a first visit. There is no surcharge for a particular curl.
