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working there with her, it’s Vasilopoulos
at the helm. The ultimate message of
DollFace seems to be that every woman
is beautiful: “We leave no lash unturned
and no stray hair untweezed on the glamorous
road of emphasizing your dollface
features!” their about page reads.
I was there to get lash extensions (which
their website calls Volume Lashes) and a
brow tint. I had never done either before,
and felt self-conscious about my unkempt
eyebrows. However, Vasilopoulos was incredibly
kind and patient, answering all
of my numerous questions as to what the
process would involve. The whole procedure
(lash extensions and brow tint) took
a little less than two and a half hours. She
used synthetic "Volume Lashes" that fan
out into several lashes, providing maximum
coverage — unlike classic lashes,
which consist of just one strand.
I was propped up comfortably in a zero
gravity chair, and a medical-like light
hovered overhead to give Vasilopoulos a
clear view of what she was working with.
She said that most people fall asleep
during the eyelash extension process because
it’s so relaxing, and it was. The chair
I sat in was made for masseuses, and she
asked if I wanted her turn on the foot massagers
that were built into it. I did.
Although I didn’t nod off, I was incredibly
comfortable, listening to what Vasilopoulos
later explained was the Mandy Moore station
on Spotify. She typically listens to Coldplay,
but she’d been hankering for something
from the ’90s or early-aughts the other
day and had switched it over.
All in all, the lash extension process
took a little over two hours, most of which
MIND + BODY
Photos courtesy of DollFace