Face Factory Is Best Place For Lashes In Tampa Bay

If you're looking to get your lashes done, head to Face Factory in Palm Harbor. It's the best place to get your lashes done in the Tampa Bay area.

Getting my lashes done is one of those beauty treatments I always treat myself, too. I'm pretty low-maintenance when it comes to coloring my hair. Every couple of months, I get pedicures to reward myself. It's a rare occasion if I'm getting my fingernails painted. I get antsy sitting in the chair.

But let me explain to you why getting my lashes done is a priority. Every three weeks, I head to Face Factory in Palm Harbor to see Lauren for a lash fill. Lashes are great because you save so much time not messing with putting on and taking off mascara every day. And waking up with full top lashes makes you feel already somewhat made-up. Look! I just woke up like this.

Not all lash aestheticians are created equal. It is definitely an art and requires an expertly skilled provider with a steady hand. This is what I love about Lauren and Face Factory. My lashes always look beautiful and last. I push it and go three weeks, but I still get compliments on my lashes even as I approach day 21 of having them on without a fill. They look natural. That's important to me. But whatever look you're going for, Lauren can make it happen. The other thing I appreciate about the service is the gentle under eye pads Lauren uses. When she takes them off, they don't at all pull at the sensitive under eye area. The whole treatment is painless. (And I've had lash services before where the pulling was quite painful. It shouldn't be.)

But the best part is how relaxing the whole service is. You almost feel like you are meditating or floating off the table in the relaxing spa environment. If you're going to treat yourself to lashes, go see Lauren at Face Factory.

Lately, when I scroll through my Instagram account, I'm bombarded with beauty treatments, services to add to the regimen...everything I need to buy, sign up for or do to make a better version of me.

Micro needling, micro blading, micro nose hair curling (not really). While I agree, there's room for improvement on every aspect of my physical appearance, I don't have the time, money, or inclination to work on all of it. Having said that, there are some regular things I should probably never give up doing that allow me to be more efficient with my beauty routine and allow me to look at least half-way presentable. I don't want to spend the time or money for nails (on my hands...I do my toes), brows...a handful of other services...but these are my FIVE must-do treatments.

If you'd asked me two years ago, I would've said that lashes are too expensive and too time-consuming. But I stared getting them done to treat myself while I was pregnant, and I'm addicted. Committed to lashes for life. The time I save putting on AND taking off mascara, is amazing. And I feel like all that pulling and wiping around your eyes can't be great for your skin. I see Lauren at Face Factory every three weeks, and not only do I love how she does my lashes (very natural), the whole experience is like a mini-meditation...so relaxing, and I'm usually out of there in 45 minutes.

I have dishwater brown (mousey brown) hair. But that's not a horrible thing, because believe it or not, dishwater brown is a nice sort of back drop on which to paint any highlights or colors. Like my entire beauty routine, my hair routine has got to be relatively low-maintenance. I don't have a lot of time to sit in the chair, and so my hairdresser, Blair, at Volume Hair Studio gets me in and out. He does an amazing cut that lasts for three months. And my highlights are so natural, I can let them grow out, and it looks like it was done by design.

I know you might be thinking that laser hair removal is a pricey commitment. It's not cheap. BUT...I did my armpits and bikini areas about twelve years ago and never had to think about shaving those areas AGAIN. BEST BEAUTY money spent! So I include this on my Beauty Budget list because you have to think about how many treatments are out there that you can do and then never have to worry about again. Not many. I highly recommend this. When I have the time, maybe I'll go back and do my legs.

How lame is that? I only get my toes done one every three months. I do at home pedicures in-between, but I find that I can make a gel pedicure last pretty long by painting over if it gets chipped with a similar color or a shimmery coat. I would love to do it more often, but it's cool when you only do it four times a year because it makes it a real treat.

My favorite kind of facial is a hydra facial, but that's not on my "Five Must-do Treatments that Fit in the Budget," because hydra facials are pricey. (I'll do a future list with my Five Beauty Treatment Splurges.) But I do like to get a facial regularly just to have a clean slate, and make sure my skin is moisturized well.