Premade Fans - What Do You Need to Know?
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Premade lash fans this, premade volume fans that. What do you really need to know about premade volume fans? To help you get to grips with the basics, we’ve put together some of our most frequently asked questions about premade lash fans, including how much a volume set using premade lash fans will cost you, so that you can think about how much to charge clients for a set!
What Are They?
First things first, what are they made from, and how are they made? Our premade lash fans are made from the same fibre as our Mayfair Lashes. They’re super soft and shiny, and are made from a synthetic fibre called PBT, which makes them lightweight, vegan friendly and hypoallergenic.
Premade fans are still made by hand, they’re just made for you ahead of time. These premade fans are created using the pinching method, which is what gives them their lovely slim, pinched bases. They’re kept together with the teeniest, tiniest amount of glue, so you don’t have to worry about them falling apart when you pick them up!
Can You Use Premade Fans if You’re Only Qualified in Classic Lashes?
This is a little bit of a grey area. While they’re really similar to classic lashes in how you place them and you don’t have to learn how to fan them, you do still need to know which fan sizes are safe to use.
That being said, one of the really great things about our premade lash fans is that because the fans have been made, developed and tested by highly skilled professionals using really lightweight volume lashes, they are safe for the vast majority of clients.
One thing to consider though is that some insurance companies consider volume lashes to be a different treatment to classic lashes, so much so that you would need a separate policy for each. Check this with your insurance company ahead of time to avoid any nasty surprises further down the line.
How Much Should You Charge for Them?
You can charge the same as you would for a regular volume set, but consider this: you are providing the same quality service with high quality products in almost half the time. How often do you spend a little bit more for your shipping if it means your parcel will arrive faster? Ever paid extra for an express service at the dry cleaners to get your outfit back in time for a party? How about express lines at the theme park? Sure, fast track tickets are expensive but you get to the front of the queue faster while still having an absolute blast, which means you can get more out of your day afterwards, and ultimately have a better time
The same goes for premade fans. Faster treatment for the same great quality = less time lying down and more time for leisure, business growth or running errands (for your client and for you!), so why not pop an extra few dollars onto the treatment price?
How Much Does A Set of Lashes Using Premade Fans Cost?
Fan for fan, Premade Lash Fans are costing you:
3D (1000 fans): $0.04
4D (600 fans): $0.07
5D (600 fans): $0.07
6D (600 fans): $0.08
On average, clients have between 80-160 lashes per eye. If we simplify that and say that every client has 100 lashes per eye and we're covering all of them every time, a 4D volume set using 4D premade lash fans will cost us $14 ($0.07 x 200 lashes) just in lashes.
This is more than it would cost if you made the same size fan by hand, but how much more?
In a standard box of single length 0.07 Mayfair lashes, you have approximately 8,832 lashes. If you assume that your clients have an average of 200 lashes each, and you're doing 100% coverage all of the time, a 4D set of lashes using 0.07 Mayfair lashes will cost you around $2.80.
To get this number, we've divided the number of lashes in the box by the number of lashes in the fans. 8,832 ÷ 4 = 2,208 (that's about 11 clients, if we're using the 100 lashes each metric). A box of 0.07 Mayfair lashes costs $30. $30 divided by the number of 4D fans in the box works out at $0.014 per fan. $0.014 x 200 = $2.80.
When we then add in the cost for other products ( assuming you use nano hydrogel eyepatches, the 5 step pretreatment routine, Lady Bond, Superbonder, plus your microbrushes and a spoolie), a full set with premade lash fans will cost you around $20, whereas a set using handmade volume fans will cost you around $9. It's well worth adding on and extra $15 dollars just to cover your product costs.
What’s the Difference Between Premade Fans and Promade Fans?
This is partly a technicality, and partly just companies differentiating themselves from one another. You might have noticed that we use both terms interchangeably, and that’s because we want you to be able to find what you’re looking for when you search for it!
But back to the differences. Often, manufacturers (and brands) will refer to premade lash fans when they have the flat bases (like our older batch) which are a little bit wider, and promade fans when they have the very slim pointed base (like our new batch!)
Whatever your prior opinions on premade lash fans, they have come such a long way since what they were like in the beginning. Gone are the days where premade lash fans were big and heavy and dangerous for the health of the natural lashes. These days, premade volume fans are lightweight, safe to use, and always a good choice for you and your clients!
