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Past #Rounds: CatFight Eyelash Extension Championship (CFC) online!

Cat Fight Eyelash Extension ChampionshipHere you will see the PAST CFC. If you wish to enter the current ones, go HERE PAST #ROUNDS ___________________________________________________________________ ROUND 2 “My apocalypse” starts April 22, ends July 1. Results – July 5, 2018. #CFC2 Catfight lash chanpionship 2
CatFight #2 is on it’s way! Second CFC will be dedicated to LASH ART PORTRAIT! No costumes required (what a relief, huh?) just the head-shoulders part or max upper part of a torso! The topic is: MY APOCALYPSE Do you know Mad Max, Fallout, Zombieland, Battlefield Earth, The Book of Eli, Waterworld, Resident Evil? Would you create a noble survivor, a mutant or just a dirty punk? Everything that comes in mind – give your story to us!
We accept unlimited participants in total and only 1 winner to get our CatFight cup! Additional presents will be given to 2nd and 3rd places. July 1st your local time is your deadline to send photos. The results will be listed on July 5. The certificates will be sent to all contestants in PDF Tracking or notification of the presents mailed will be sent via email to each contestant Please note that the organizers (Angel Wings by Hanna Babanakava) are not responsible for the gift delivery from other sponsors. Each sponsor is responsible for their own gift delivery. How to take part: 1. You need to make a Lash Art Portrait set on a topic “My apocalypse”. Would you create a noble survivor, a mutant or just a dirty punk? Everything that comes in mind – give your story to us! 2. You also need to add a short text story about the image created – around 200 words, please. Don’t worry about mistakes, we’re not in a school any more)). Just give us your idea of what happened and who is your Apocalypse Hero. 3. You need to send us 3 to 7 clear photos with the following criteria: 2 to 4 close-up photos of the lashes with the eyes opened and closed and 1-3 portrait photos. 4. Photos must be clear and best made by a professional photographer. Poor quality photos will not be accepted for the competition because it will be impossible to determine the quality of the work performed 5. For competitive photos any retouching is prohibited 6. You may send us any extra retouched photos additionally in case of publishing in Social Networks or Lash Global Magazine 7. Register here: CFC tickets 8. After making the payment send your photos to info@angelwingsbeauty.ca with the subject: CFC2 newcomer: [Your Name]. If your name is different then the name in your payment, let us know as well, please 9. IMPORTANT! Add info@angelwingsbeauty.ca to your email white list so any notifications won’t trap into spam folder, you can add it to your address book as well. Otherwise we’re not responsible for not delivered important contest messages 10. Wait for the results! CRITERIA:
  1. General impression
  2. Cleanliness
  3. Volume
  4. Lash coloring
  5. Bottom lashes
  6. Lash decoration
  7. Makeup
  8. Accessories
  9. Hair styling
  10. Originality of idea
  11. Image harmony
  12. “Text part (integrity of text and image)
SPONSORS AND JUDGES OF CFC #2: Angel Wings – Diplomas to all participants, Grand Prix, Goodie bags for 1st to 3rd place winners Lash Global Magazine – publishing of the best photos, interview with a winner Simona Cristurean – prizes for 1st 2nd and 3rd place winners Ellie Malmin – prizes for 1st 2nd and 3rd place winners Jess Martin – prizes for 1st place winner Michelle Meredith Rath – prizes for 1st 2nd and 3rd place winners Julia Mann – prizes for 1st 2nd and 3rd place winners ___________________________________________________________________ ROUND 1 “One out of ten” starts March 10, 2018, Ends April 22 #CFC1 NO SPOTS LEFT! We accept 10 participants in total and only 1 winner to get our CatFight cup! Additional presents will be given to 2nd and 3rd places. As soon as we have 10 participants registered you have 10 extra days until deadline to send us your photos The deadline will be shown here and in our Facebook group The results will be listed within 15 days after the deadline The certificates will be sent to all contestants in PDF Tracking or notification of the presents mailed will be sent via email to each contestant Please note that the organizers (Angel Wings by Hanna Babanakava) are not responsible for the gift delivery from other sponsors. Each sponsor is responsible for their own gift delivery. How to participate: 1. You need to make a 3-5D volume set using 3, 4 or 5 lashes in each handmade fan 2. You are allowed to mix 3D, 4D and 5D fans in one set 3. You need to send us 5 to 7 clear photos of 3-5D set with the following criteria: photos before with eyes opened and closed, 2 to 4 close-up photos of the lashes with the eyes opened and closed and a portrait photo. 4. Photos must be clear and best made by a professional photographer. Poor quality photos will not be accepted for the competition because it will be impossible to determine the quality of the work performed 5. For competitive photos any retouching is prohibited 6. You may send us extra retouched photos additionally in case of publishing in Social Networks or Lash Global Magazine 7. Register here: CFC tickets 8. After making the payment send your photos to info@angelwingsbeauty.ca with the subject: CFC newcomer: [Your Name]. If your name is different then the name in your payment, let us know as well, please. CRITERIA: General impression Symmetry Smoothness Direction Coverage, Inner and outer corners Distance from the lid Thickness Length Color Fan quality SPONSORS AND JUDGES OF CFC #1: Angel Wings – Diplomas to all participants, Grand Prix, Goodie bags for 1st to 3rd place winners Lash Global Magazine – publishing of the best 1st to 3rd prize winner’s photos, interview with a winner LashXtend – Presents to 1st to 3rd places Lash Vault – 1st place prize Alena Skodic – 1st place prize ___________________________________________________________________ ROUND #3 & #4 “Creative volume” and “Angel Wings Velvet volume” started, ends November 15st. Results -December 1, 2019. #CFC3 #CFC4 GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS: 1. All CatFight Eyelash Extention Championships (CFC) by Angel Wings are divided into independent #Rounds with specific rules for each #Round 2. To take part in CFC you are required to be a licensed lash artist otherwise ask the organizers about acceptance opportunity 3. All models must be at least 16 years old 4. Only one work is excepted per #Round per participant unless other stated in the #Round rules 5. No use of lashes 0.2 mm and thicker for classic or volume sets allowed 6. No use of pre-made fans except of as a decoration in lash art categories allowed 7. No use of stripe lashes except of as a decoration in lash art categories allowed 8. No trimming or partially removing natural lashes 9. The set must not have appeared publicly or in any other contests 10. No posting your work anywhere until the winner of your #Round is determined. You also are not allowed to send your work to any of the participants or judges before the #Round results! 11. No retouching the photos and no watermarks or logos on photos 12. Real makeup is allowed if doesn’t create a mess on the lashes 13. Nu models in Lash Art must be discussed with CFC organizers 14. Price for participation may vary depending on the sponsors, prizes and other factors 15. The organizers reserve the right to amend or modify these rules at any time without prior notice – For violation of the rules you can be disqualified – For assistance contact us using the contact form below – By taking part in CFC you agree to grant Organizer the right for commercial use of the photos you provide for the championship, including but not limited to marketing or educational purposes We accept minimum of 15 participants in each CFC 3 and CFC 4 for this #Rounds to take place. As usual, only 1 winner will get our CatFight cup! Additional presents will be given to 2nd and 3rd places. The deadline for both CFC #3 and CFC #4 is November 15, 2019 The results will be listed within 15 days after the deadline The certificates will be sent to all contestants Tracking or notification of the presents mailed will be sent via email to each contestant Please note that the organizers (Angel Wings by Hanna Babanakava) are not responsible for the gift delivery from other sponsors. Each sponsor is responsible for their own gift delivery. How to participate in Round #3 “Creative volume”: 1. You need to make a 2D-50D volume set using 2 to 50 lashes in each handmade fan, You are allowed to mix any “D” fans in one set and use color lashes 2. Your model has to look uncommon – she has to stand out even without lashes 3. You need to send us 5 to 7 clear photos of this set with the following criteria: a photo “before” with eyes closed with eye patches applied, 2 to 4 close-up photos of the lashes with the eyes opened and closed and 1-2 portrait photos. Don’t send over 7 photos, please, otherwise we will randomly choose 7! 4. Photos must be clear and best made by a professional photographer. Poor quality photos will not be accepted for the competition because it will be impossible to determine the quality of the work performed 5. At least on 2 close-up photos natural lashes base should be clearly visible as well as inner and outer corners 6. For competitive photos any retouching is prohibited 7. You may send us extra retouched photos additionally in case of publishing in Social Networks or Lash Global Magazine, mark them as “CFC-non-contest” please 8. After making the payment send your photos to info@angelwingsbeauty.ca with the subject: CFC #[number] newcomer: [Your Name]. If your name is different then the name in your payment, let us know as well, please. 9. The main idea of Creative Volume is to make a set that fits your unusual client the most. We don;t really care about the volume and natural looks, only the way it’s safe and fits your model.
CRITERIA: General impression (as well as Thickness, Length, Curl) Symmetry & Smoothness Direction Coverage, Inner and outer corners Distance from the lid Color Fan quality SPONSORS AND JUDGES OF CFC #3: Angel Wings – Diplomas to all participants, Grand Prix, Goodie bags for 1st to 3rd place winners, additional presents for the best works chosen by Hanna (from non-winners only), discounts for all participants Lash Global Magazine – publishing of the best 1st to 3rd prize winner’s photos, interview with a winner! LashXtend – Presents to 1st to 3rd places Alena Skodic – 1st place prize …more to go How to participate in Round #4 “Angel Wings Velvet Volume”: 1. You need to make a 2D-50D volume set using 2 lash colors on different layers. One color on the top layers, one on the bottom layers 2. You are allowed to mix any “D” fans in one set 3. You need to send us 1 clear video 10-30 seconds with one eye opening and closing to show the color playing, 5 to 7 clear photos of this set with the following criteria: face straight photos before with eyes closed with eye patches applied, 2 to 4 close-up photos of the lashes with the eyes opened and closed and 1-2 portrait photos. Don’t send over 7 photos, please, otherwise we will randomly choose 7! 4. Photos must be clear and best made by a professional photographer. Poor quality photos will not be accepted for the competition because it will be impossible to determine the quality of the work performed 5. At least on 2 close-up photos natural lashes base should be clearly visible as well as inner and outer corners 6. For competitive photos any retouching is prohibited 7. You may send us extra retouched photos additionally in case of publishing in Social Networks or Lash Global Magazine, mark them as “CFC-non-contest” please 8. After making the payment send your photos to info@angelwingsbeauty.ca with the subject: CFC #[number] newcomer: [Your Name]. If your name is different then the name in your payment, let us know as well, please. 9. Velvet Volume is quite new in the industry, but our goal is to encourage lash artists to play with colors and styles (so we don’t get bored with the routine)) so we really can create a WOW effect on our clients and attract more attention to our business!
CRITERIA: General impression (as well as Thickness, Length, Curl) Symmetry & Smoothness Direction Coverage, Inner and outer corners Distance from the lid Color Fan quality SPONSORS AND JUDGES OF CFC #4: Angel Wings – Diplomas to all participants, Grand Prix, Goodie bags for 1st to 3rd place winners, additional presents for the best works chosen by Hanna (from non-winners only), discounts for all participants Lash Global Magazine – publishing of the best 1st to 3rd prize winner’s photos, interview with a winner Lash Tribe – 1st place winner prize …more to go
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Thank you very much for inviting me to your event!
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Short summary:

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, Montreal, Canada
– Organizer of international online lash competition CatFight, that often has unusual tasks for participants
– Inventor of “Twin” volume and “Chess” 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!

The Lash Global Magazine was founded in January 2018.
It gets three publications a year starting 2019: New Year time, end of April and end of August.
The first issue was digital only, and latest issues were published with a circulation of 1,000 copies.
To date Angel Wings have sponsored dozens of professional events with hard and digital copies, including the most famous and the biggest lash events across the world.

We try to support lash events, because they attract professionals who want to advance their careers and learn about the latest news in the lash industry as well as new products and services possible.
The magazine is promoted within Instagram and over 160 professional Facebook groups for lash-makers with the total amount of over 250,000 people.
With every issue we strive to further improvement of the quality of our content which is only possible with the help of our sponsors. Printing quantities depend on their contribution as well.
Our common goal is to spread something amazing throughout the world.

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#1 Why right after appliance lash extensions pop out when you brush them?

A lot of lashmakers say there is something wrong with the glue, because their lash extensions pop out when they brush a fresh set.

Today I will tell you three facts why it can happen and why in many cases it has nothing to do with the glue. Having been working on huge variety of different types of eyelash glue from Russia, Europe and also from Canada and US I have noticed that every trademark and every manufacturer sets their own conditions for using their glue.

Some types of glue prefer lower humidity and lower temperature, while others require rather high temperature and humidity. Some types of eyelash glue will not work at all if your room temperature is below 24°C or if the humidity is below 35 or 40%. In the end you are the one who has to learn and follow the rules that manufacturer or distributor indicates. You have to know the product that you use well just like you would need to know any new electrical appliance you buy for your home. It all comes down to reading and following the instructions.

Firstly, to avoid lashes popping out due to “unknown cases” you have to get everything you need to control the environment at all times while you are working. I am saying this every time on my training sessions and to the clients who want me to work at their place. Without the humidifier, dehumidifier, heater, and air conditioner you will not be able to feel secure and to control the environment properly ensuring your supplies work.

We all work in different regions and countries with widely different levels of humidity and temperature. I will give you few examples where you can have troubles with lash extensions popping out or the glue that does not seem to work. I will also give you a few tips on how to avoid it.

Example number one. In most countries the summer is a hot and humid season. As we know most of glue types, as well as Angel Wings glue, work in the temperature range of 23-26°C and humidity range from 40 to 65%. So if either the humidity or the temperature is higher, the glue will polymerize super-fast or just undergo shock polymerization. Popping out lash extensions always come with the summer heat. So to avoid this you need to keep your room cool, ensure that air moves around your working area and change the glue drop more frequently during work.

Example number two. The lashes can pop out right after application when you use an overly fast glue for your technique. It can also be the reason why your client loses all the lash extensions in just a few days. How does this happen? You dip the extension into the glue, transfer it to the client’s lash… and because the glue dries too fast, when you put the extension on the natural lash it sticks with the glue almost dry. You may take too much time separating the lash or you do not tend to work fast in general. In either case the only solution to use this glue is to minimize the time you spend from dipping the extension into the glue to applying it onto the lash.

Example number three. Bad preparation of the lashes. One of the most important things when you use Angel Wings glue (as well as other types) is preparation of the natural lashes. You have to clean them from all the skin oil, makeup residue, etc. This will make sure that you glue the extension on a lash itself and not on yesterday’s makeup or a layer of night cream. So you better careful with the preparation and make sure that natural lashes are absolutely clean.

Armed with the knowledge of these three reasons, you can avoid most of the cases of lashes popping out.

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Lash Global Championship & Conference May 2-3, 2018 in Montreal, Canada!

Lash Global Championship and conference Montreal Canada 2-3 may 2018

Lash global eyelash extension championship and conference 2018 Montreal canada

FINALLY!

2-3 of May 2018 Canada will welcome International judges and lash celebrities on a greatest lash event of the year! Lash Global Championship and Conference!
We are really proud that Angel Wings will be the first representative of our industry to greet guests and participants from all over the world in Montreal, Canada!

We have place for over 270 participants in different nominations and categories

 

Categories

      • Juniors
      • Up to 1,5 years of lash making experience
      • Masters
      • 1.5-4 years of lash making without
        being a school or private lash trainer
      • Experts
      • 4 and more years of experience
        OR teaching status OR contest winners with
        more then 1 year of lash making experience

  • Nominations

    • Classic
      One artificial lash to one natural.
    • 2D Volume
      2 artificial lashes per one natural
    • 3D-5D Volume
      3-5 artificial lashes per one natiural
    • Mega Volume
      6 and more artificial lashes per one natural
      Not available for Juniors
    • Fantasy design
      Decorated eyelash extensions. Topic: Steampunk
    • Fantasy design Online
      Decorated eyelash extensions. Topic: Wild Tribal

All the information for participants soon will be available in the official website of the Championship here: http://lashglobalchampionship.com/

 

Why this kind of events become more and more popular all over the world and why so many people want to try themselves in this disciplines? I hope the article below will be informative for those who never took part in lash championships.


The Basic Information about Eyelash Extension Championships

Lash Championships are made to unite people in lash industry and are called upon greatly raise the quality of lash-makers’ work.

All championships have different categories for participants and different nominations. They can differ from one championship to another but in general they’re all similar. There are Junior category, Masters, Experts and sometimes more. Category depends on a working experience of the participant – years of trainer’s status.
Nominations are different too. There can be Classic, 2D (or sometimes 2-3D), 3-5D volume, Mega volume, Fantasy lash decoration and online competitions. Sometimes on lash championships there are brow nominations too. Every nominations is chargeable, but the more you take – the less you pay.

 

“I’m scared…”

Believe me, 99 out of 100 people are scared to take part in the championship. I was scared all the time. But that’s the point – you go there also to fight your fears and gain self-confidence, because you get a new level in the career anyway.

To make it more easy – just imagine – there are about 5 people for one cup (sometimes even less!), so if you prepare, take training, try to be a tiny bit better and more confident – you have more chances!

 

The process

First of all and the most important is to read the conditions of the competition. Often in technical nominations there is a difference from what you do every day for your clients, but you have to follow main criteria. The winner gets more points and points you get from following the criteria. Use creativity, but don’t get too much over the main technical requirements.

 

A place for creativity and originality

In Fantasy lash decoration nomination the most important parts are originalty of the idea, complexity of a decoration, Integrity of the image. There are also additional criteria: hair styling, make-up, costume etc. It requires high professionalism too. To earn more points you’d need to get ready on all this items.

If you’re not skillful enough in hairdressing or makeup it’s better to find a team of skillful specialists. Crating the whole image is a very demanding work and victory will depend on your ability to work in a team.

 

Technical nominations

In Classic nomination there are also such things to get points like general impression too so be careful to choose the right effect to your model. Among other criteria there are  “glued natural eyelashes”, “cleanliness of work”, “contact surface”, “volume”, “eye modeling”, “symmetry” and an important assessment of the technique (“distance from the eyelid”, “direction”, “smooth outline”). If you’re not familiar with this criteria to a championship there are special training where your trainer will explain in details all the criteria requirements and will show right and wrong in other’s and maybe your work.

One of the important moments that greatly influences your victory is your model.  Your model has to be perfect – a beautiful woman with nice strong not too thick eyelashes, interesting slit, comfortable natural curl etc.
Some participants get surprised when know about this requirements, but think of it from another side – you’ll never see a model in makeup with a bad skin condition or a hair stylist’s model with damaged hair. Here it’s the same, people have to see all the beauty of your work and the best of your skill to create extensions.

The judges are usually more loyal to junior participants as they don’t have a lot of experience, although with high competition there may be more rigorous selection. Anyway with healthy nerves and good preparation you can do a tidy job.

In Volume extensions sometimes there are limitations in participant’s experience. In Lash Global Championship Juniors are not allowed to take part in Mega Volume eyelash extension. The choice is more strict. You have to make accurate fans (no pre-made fans allowed) but despite you have more time then in Classic, to make a flawless work under stress, put a fan on every lash can make only a qualified experienced technician.

After a special before-championship training and a stressful limited in time work on a championship even those who couldn’t make a qualitative and fast work before accelerate and make a better quality work. Even one championship greatly changes you and your lashing for the better.

 

Advances

Lash championship is a great chance to fight your fears and know for sure what are your strong and weak sides, accelerate your work and enhance your status as a lash-maker in your city. You’ll meet a lot of people of lash industry not only from your city or country but from all over the world!

Even if the participant does not become a winner, he will for sure learn not only to speak in public, but also to behave more concentrated under any extreme circumstances. The competition provides an opportunity to adequately estimate competitiveness, analyze not only your skills, but also the skills of the winner, plan further training, understand what was is missing on the way to success. It is always possible to consult the judge about possible mistakes and work on them.
For organizers of the competitions it is an event of a great importance, maybe even more than for the participants themselves. The development of a new industry, which is becoming even more popular, thanks to competitions, the identification of promising and talented masters both among professionals and juniors, gives the opportunity to proudly call the work of a lash-maker a prestigious profession.

For the winner the competition is the title and reward from the organizers and sponsors, a solid addition of confidence and popularity among colleagues and customers, a rise in career one step higher and many unique and profitable offers from large companies.

To start your path to victory the main thing is to find the courage to try your hand, not coming up with an excuse for workload, lack of finance, time, etc. Consult an expert, simple advice from professionals takes a little time. If there is an opportunity to pass training one or more days from a qualified specialist who has experience in this matter – use it (our eyeelash training info you can find here). Pay attention to the selection of models for the contest, very carefully and meticulously take this choice. Track the time of your full set from start to finish, then according to the criteria analyze the errors and work out. Work out to automatism in order to prevent any situation that can knock you out of balance and clarity. Believe me, nobody has ever managed to lose with the ideal work or to win with a bad quality work and an inharmonious image of the model.

You have to pay attention to all the details. It happens that there is a big competition and because of the slightest, smallest imperfections  you  don’t get only one piont that distances you from a winning place. BUT in these cases the judges and organizers try to praise this people somehow.

If you have at least a drop of talent you won’t leave unnoticed and if you think it already had happened you have to improve yourself, add patience, information from training, use help and work out.

If you keep trying your efforts you won’t leave without your reward no matter if it’s a winning place on a championship, financial independence or  general acceptance.

GOOD LUCK!