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Classic Lash Extensions Course

Professional Classic Lash Extensions Certification

Maximum 3 students per class.

Schedule
3 days over 3 weeks
Total Cost
$1,345.50
Deposit
$400.00

SATCC-approved technical training.
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Classic Lash Extensions Certification

Begin your lash career with the technical foundation, practical experience, and professional habits needed to perform classic lash services with confidence. Nove Academy’s Classic Lash Extensions Certification is designed to take you from beginner to prepared—with an educator beside you as you learn.

Whether you are starting a new career, adding lashes to an existing beauty business, or turning a personal interest into a professional service, this course gives you more than a demonstration. You learn how to assess the client, plan a suitable set, work carefully around the eye area, and understand the decisions behind clean, comfortable, lasting results.

The three-day modular format combines structured theory, live demonstration, guided application, model practice, and direct correction. Time between class days allows you to practise, complete required model work, recognize questions, and return ready to refine your technique with your educator.

You will build a foundation in natural-lash growth, eye-area considerations, consultations, contraindications, sanitation, disinfection, and professional product use. These subjects help you understand when a service is suitable, how to protect client comfort, and why natural-lash integrity must guide every application choice.

Hands-on training focuses on the classic one-to-one method. You will develop isolation, placement, adhesive control, direction, lash selection, mapping, and styling skills while learning how length, curl, weight, eye shape, and the client’s desired look work together.

The course also prepares you for the complete service cycle: workstation setup, client preparation, full-set application, fills, safe removal, aftercare, retention troubleshooting, and professional finishing. You practise on live models and complete written and practical assessments so your certification reflects demonstrated learning—not simply attendance.

Beyond application, you will develop consultation, communication, documentation, client-care, and service-flow habits that support trust and repeat appointments. Business fundamentals help connect your technical training to pricing, scheduling, maintenance services, client retention, and a professional lash career.

Small classes allow for individualized coaching and real-time correction. Your educator can see your isolation, tweezer control, placement, adhesive amount, direction, and client positioning while you work—the physical details that cannot be properly assessed through an online lesson.

After successfully completing the course requirements, you will leave with a Nove Academy Classic Lash Extensions Certification, a professional kit, and a practical foundation for beginning client services. Your speed, confidence, and artistry will continue to grow through responsible practice and experience.

Level
Beginner Modular Course
Includes
Professional Kit
Completion
Certificate

Is this course right for me?

You do not need previous lash experience to begin. This course is for people who want a professional foundation, careful hands-on instruction, and the confidence to understand what they are doing around one of the most delicate areas of the face.

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  • I am completely new to lash extensions.Begin with natural-lash knowledge, professional safety, product understanding, and the classic one-to-one method.
  • I want to turn precision and creativity into a career.Build the technical, client-care, and business habits that support professional lash work.
  • I already work in beauty.Add a repeat-service lash specialty to an existing salon or esthetics business.
  • I want real hands-on correction.Have an educator watch your isolation, tweezer control, placement, direction, and adhesive use while you practise.
  • I want to learn on professional products.Understand how dependable lashes, adhesives, tools, preparation products, and working conditions affect the service.
  • I want a pathway I can keep building.Begin with classic application, then refine your speed, clientele, styling, and future volume-lash skills through experience.

From beginner to professional lash artist

A lash career develops through education, close attention to detail, model practice, and continued experience. Nove gives you the professional foundation; confidence, timing, artistry, and client loyalty continue to grow as you work.

  1. 01

    Begin with lash foundations

    Learn natural-lash growth, consultation, product knowledge, styling principles, and professional service standards.

  2. 02

    Train in person

    Watch live demonstrations, practise the movements, and receive immediate correction while you work.

  3. 03

    Build safe professional habits

    Connect sanitation, disinfection, client comfort, contraindications, adhesive handling, and natural-lash integrity.

  4. 04

    Practise on live models

    Develop full-set technique through supervised model work instead of learning only on a mannequin or video.

  5. 05

    Strengthen your technique

    Complete required practice between classes, return with questions, and refine isolation, placement, direction, and consistency.

  6. 06

    Earn your certification

    Complete the course requirements and assessments with a professional kit and foundation for classic lash services.

  7. 07

    Begin building clientele

    Offer services responsibly while your timing, retention, styling confidence, rebooking, and client base develop.

  8. 08

    Continue growing

    Refine your classic work, build your professional reputation, and advance into volume training when you are ready.

You are investing in more than a course

You are investing in the opportunity to learn correctly from the beginning. That means understanding the eye area and natural lashes, practising on models with guidance, and building professional habits you can continue using long after class.

A beautiful lash set is only one part of the profession. Client comfort, natural-lash integrity, clean isolation, dependable retention, safe product use, and thoughtful aftercare are what help turn a technique into a lasting service.

  • Hands-on classroom instructionLearn through live demonstration, guided model practice, and direct feedback.
  • Small-class learningReceive individual attention instead of being left to interpret a video alone.
  • Professional products and toolsTrain with dependable lash systems intended for professional service use.
  • A professional working kitLeave with the products and tools needed to continue practising and begin building your lash career after certification.
  • Accredited trainingComplete structured professional education through Nove Academy.
  • Eye-area safety and sanitation knowledgeLearn the standards that help protect your clients, your work, and your business.
  • Consultation and client-care skillsDevelop communication, documentation, comfort checks, aftercare, and maintenance habits.
  • Real model experienceBuild practical understanding through full sets, a fill, required home practice, and supervised assessment.
  • Certification upon successful completionReceive recognition of your focused, in-person Classic Lash Extensions training.
  • Graduate product savingsReceive 10% off eligible product purchases at Nove Wholesale for life after graduating.

Private 1-on-1 Training Option

Prefer a fully private learning experience? This course is also available as one-on-one training with only you and your educator in class. The curriculum remains the same, with private pricing and enrollment handled through its own course option.

Standard Course

  • Maximum 3 students per class
  • 3 days over 3 weeks
  • Tuition $700.00 plus GST
  • Kit $550.00 plus GST & PST
  • Total course cost $1,345.50
Enroll in Standard Course

Private Course

  • Private 1-on-1 training with your educator
  • Same Classic Lash Extensions curriculum
  • Tuition $895.00 plus GST
  • Kit $550.00 plus GST & PST
  • Total course cost $1,550.25
Enroll in Private Course

Curriculum

The course combines the knowledge behind a responsible lash service with extensive model work, technique development, professional client care, and business readiness.

Theory

  • Professional ethics and service standards
  • Sanitation, disinfection, and infection prevention
  • Natural-lash anatomy and growth cycles
  • Eye-area conditions, contraindications, and suitability
  • Lash fibres, lengths, curls, weights, and product knowledge
  • Adhesive behaviour and professional working conditions
  • Consultation, consent, communication, and client records
  • Styling principles, eye shapes, and lash mapping
  • Retention, reactions, troubleshooting, and aftercare
  • Business fundamentals and industry expectations

Practical Training

  • Workstation setup and client preparation
  • Under-eye protection and lower-lash isolation
  • Tweezer handling and individual-lash isolation
  • Classic one-to-one lash extension application
  • Adhesive control, attachment, placement, and direction
  • Lash mapping and customized styling
  • Full-set application on live models
  • Maintenance fills and outgrown-lash considerations
  • Safe removal and client aftercare education
  • Required home-model practice and skill refinement
  • Written and practical assessment

Learn for today’s lash industry

Lash products, styling preferences, and professional standards continue to develop. Strong education helps you understand not only how to place an extension, but how the entire service affects comfort, natural-lash health, retention, and the client’s experience.

Learning correctly from the beginning can save time, product, frustration, and the difficulty of correcting poor isolation, adhesive, styling, or safety habits later.

Adhesive performance depends on the environment

Professional lash adhesive is affected by handling, freshness, temperature, humidity, application amount, and the technician’s pace. Students learn why working conditions and manufacturer guidance matter.

Natural-lash integrity guides every set

Length, weight, curl, attachment, and styling must suit the client’s natural lashes. Responsible customization creates a flattering result without treating every client the same.

Retention is built throughout the service

Consultation, cleansing, preparation, isolation, adhesive control, attachment, aftercare, and maintenance timing all influence how a set performs. Troubleshooting works best when you understand the complete process.

Professional care supports returning clients

Clear consultations, comfort checks, accurate records, realistic expectations, aftercare, and well-planned fills help turn a first appointment into an ongoing professional relationship.

Frequently asked questions

Considering Classic Lash Extensions? These are the questions prospective students most often want answered before choosing their training.

Choosing your training

Is the Classic Lash Extensions course suitable for beginners?

Yes. No previous lash experience is required. The course begins with natural-lash knowledge, professional safety, product understanding, and the fundamentals of the classic one-to-one method before moving into guided model work.

Is Nove Academy accredited?

Yes. Nove Academy is accredited to provide Classic Lash Extensions training.

How experienced is Nove Academy?

Nove Academy has been teaching professional esthetics courses for more than 11 years and has trained over 600 graduates. Students learn in an established academy with years of experience helping beginners build real professional skills.

Why should I take an in-person course instead of an online lash course?

There is absolutely no comparison between watching an online lesson and having a qualified educator working directly beside you. Your educator can see your isolation, tweezer control, adhesive amount, placement, direction, lower-lash protection, and client positioning while you work. Mistakes can be corrected immediately before they become habits. A video cannot watch your hands, assess client comfort, or confirm that you can perform the service properly.

The learning experience

What will I learn in the Classic Lash Extensions course?

You will build a complete foundation in classic lash services. Training includes natural-lash growth, consultation, sanitation and disinfection, contraindications, lash and adhesive knowledge, eye shapes, mapping and styling, client preparation, lower-lash protection, isolation, classic one-to-one placement, full sets, fills, safe removal, aftercare, retention troubleshooting, client care, and business fundamentals.

How is the course taught, and how much individual attention will I receive?

The three-day course is taught over three weeks through structured theory, live demonstration, supervised model work, required practice, and direct correction. Standard classes are kept small so students receive individual attention. Private one-on-one training is also available for students who prefer to learn individually.

Will I work on live models?

Yes. Live-model experience is an important part of the course. Students complete supervised full sets, a maintenance fill, a practical model assessment, and documented home-model practice. This helps you experience different natural lashes and client needs while developing your technique between class days.

Will I learn how to perform services safely and professionally?

Yes. Professional practice is taught throughout the course. Students learn sanitation and disinfection, consultation, eye-area suitability and contraindications, lower-lash protection, responsible product and adhesive use, client comfort checks, and when a lash service should be adapted, postponed, or declined.

Why does learning with professional-grade products matter?

Professional products and systems provide dependable specifications, instructions, storage guidance, and product support. That is very different from buying an unknown product from a general marketplace without reliable information about its source, ingredients, storage, compatibility, or performance—especially when the product is being used close to a client’s eyes.

What is included with the course?

The course includes professional classroom instruction, live demonstrations, supervised model training, required assessments, a professional working kit, course materials, and a certificate upon successful completion. The enrollment page lists the current course and kit details.

Will I learn fills, removals, and aftercare as well as full sets?

Yes. The course covers the complete classic lash service cycle, including full-set application, maintenance fills, identifying outgrown extensions, safe removal, client aftercare, and planning ongoing appointments.

Will I learn how to troubleshoot retention problems?

Yes. You will learn how consultation, natural-lash condition, preparation, isolation, adhesive control, attachment, working conditions, aftercare, and maintenance timing can affect retention. Understanding the whole service helps you investigate a problem instead of guessing or simply changing products.

Are there written or practical assessments?

Yes. Students complete written and practical assessments along with the required course and model work. Certification is awarded after successful completion, so it represents demonstrated learning rather than attendance alone.

Your professional path

Will I be ready to begin working with clients after the course?

After successfully completing the course requirements, you will leave with the technical foundation, practical experience, professional habits, products, and tools needed to begin offering classic lash services. As with every hands-on profession, your speed, confidence, styling range, and clientele will continue to develop through responsible practice and experience.

Does the course include client-service and business training?

Yes. Students are introduced to consultations, client records, professional communication, comfort checks, aftercare, maintenance planning, appointment flow, pricing and scheduling considerations, rebooking, client retention, and salon expectations.

How much could I make as a self-employed classic lash artist?

Nove Academy’s published Classic Lash example uses two $100 new sets and three $50 fills per day, five days per week. That represents $350 in service sales per day, $1,750 per week, or $7,000 over four weeks. After an estimated $700 in supplies, approximately $6,300 remains before other business expenses and taxes.

This is a fully booked self-employment example, not guaranteed income. Actual results depend on bookings, pricing, service time, expenses, and the artist’s developing clientele. Review the full career example and assumptions.

Can I continue into Volume Lash Extensions after this course?

Yes. Classic Lash Extensions certification is the foundation and prerequisite for Nove Academy’s Volume Lash Extensions course. Building clean isolation, controlled placement, and dependable classic service habits first prepares you for more advanced fan-making and volume techniques.

Enrollment and cost

How much does the course cost, and how do I reserve my place?

The current standard course package is $1,345.50, including tuition, the professional kit, and applicable taxes. A $400 deposit is required to reserve your place. Private one-on-one training is also available for $1,550.25. You can view current course dates directly on the Nove Academy website, then choose an available start date when enrolling. Nove will contact you to confirm placement before charging the deposit.

Enrollment note: view the current Classic Lash Extensions course dates here on the Nove Academy website, then choose an available start date during checkout. If the next intake is not yet listed, call 306-975-3773 to ask about upcoming dates. Nove will contact you to confirm your placement before charging the deposit.

Explore related lash courses

After your classic foundation, continue into volume work or add lift and tint services.

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