Meaning & use
lash technician
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Meaning
nouncountable
A beauty professional who applies, fills and removes false or extended eyelashes for clients.
Grammar: Countable: she is a lash technician; the salon employs three lash technicians.
Patterns
- train as a lash technician
- book a lash technician
My lash technician spent two hours attaching each tiny extension by hand.
She trained as a lash technician before opening her own studio.
A good lash technician checks for allergies before using any glue.
Word forms
| plural | lash technicians |
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Common combinations
- qualified lash technician
- Always choose a qualified lash technician for eyelash extensions.
- become a lash technician
- She decided to become a lash technician after taking a short course.
- book a lash technician
- I need to book a lash technician before the wedding.
- certified lash technician
- The salon only hires certified lash technicians.
- mobile lash technician
- A mobile lash technician visited the bride's home.
Synonyms and how they differ
- lash artist
- Lash artist is a more creative-sounding title used in marketing, while lash technician sounds more professional and technical.
- beautician
- A beautician is a general term for anyone doing beauty treatments, while a lash technician specializes only in eyelashes.
- esthetician
- An esthetician works on skin care more broadly, and may not be trained in lashes.
Word family
- lash noun
- short for eyelash
- technician noun
- a person trained in a technical skill
- lash extension noun
- an artificial lash attached to a natural one
- lash lift noun
- a treatment that curls the natural lashes
Commonly confused: lash technician or lash out?
lash technician vs lash out
Lash out is a phrasal verb meaning to attack angrily with words or blows and is unrelated to eyelash work.
Practice
Maya booked an appointment with a lash technician because she wanted to ____.
Choose one answer.
A lash technician works on eyelashes, so extensions are the only matching service. Teeth, hair and phones belong to other jobs.
Make it your own
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