Beyond The Tweezers

Karis Warren
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A podcast for lash and beauty artists who want more than just technique.This is about the artist beyond the skill - the business moves, the real stories, the lessons you don’t see on Instagram.Ever wondered what the artists you admire are really like behind the polished posts? This podcast pulls back the curtain with honest, unfiltered conversations.Expect industry insights, mentorship moments, a little bit of gossip, and fly on the wall chats from inside the room - through solo episodes that go deep and in person interviews you can also watch on video. 

  1. 6d ago

    Are beauty conferences dying? The story behind Opal - with Elisha Clewlow

    Send us a message ✨ What does it really take to build a beauty business AND organise an industry conference? This week on Beyond the Tweezers, I’m joined by Elisha, salon owner and one of the women behind the Opal Conference, to talk about her journey, the story behind Opal and the realities of running a growing business. From moving out at just 16 to building her own salon and training academy, Elisha shares how she found her feet in the beauty industry and how a lockdown lash competition eventually grew into the Opal Conference. We talk about the highs, the challenges and everything that happens behind the scenes when you’re organising an event of this scale. And we don’t shy away from the bigger conversations either! Are beauty conferences dying? Has the industry lost trust in events? And what can organisers do to create experiences that people genuinely want to be part of? This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis: Buy like a BIG BRAND, shop: https://lashoasistrade.com/ We also dive into imposter syndrome, burnout, business pressures, investing in yourself and finding the confidence to take opportunities before you feel ready. Expect honest conversations, plenty of laughs and a look at the woman behind Opal. Follow Opal Conference on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/opallashconference?cplk=MWNxbHU2d3ZicGFkdg== Thank you for listening to Beyond the Tweezers! If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the podcast and leave a comment 💗 This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis: Buy like a BIG BRAND, shop: https://lashoasistrade.com/ SIN LASH Get 10% off the Sin Lash Educators Bundle & Korean Lash Lift Manual: http://sinlash.com/karis *code automatically applied at checkout* Thank you for pressing play and joining me! If you would love to connect - follow and DM me. I would love to hear your stories. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthetweezers?igsh=MmN1dTVlYTA3N2Zo&utm_source=qr

    Are beauty conferences dying? The story behind Opal - with Elisha Clewlow

  2. Oct 19

    The Morning After Opal: Awards, Hangovers & Honest Conversations

    Send us a message ✨ Two lash besties, one lash conference and a slightly questionable hangover! 😂🥂 This week I’m joined by Kirstie for a very chilled, very honest debrief of Opal Lash Conference, recorded the morning after the night before… from our hotel bed! ☕️ We’re talking about everything from my podcast stand nearly falling apart (I honestly thought I was doomed), the incredible speakers, winning two awards and the chaos of the awards night. This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis Use Code: BEYOND15 for 15% off the Korean Hybrid Lash Lift Course: https://lashoasis.co.uk But we also get into some bigger conversations about the lash industry. Kirstie shares her experience of using UV lashes for five years, why she made the switch, the misconceptions surrounding UV systems and why good technique will always matter more than the glue you’re using. We also chat about the struggles facing new lash artists, the quality of education in our industry, running a business without being taught how, and why getting yourself into rooms full of inspiring people can make such a difference. It’s funny, honest, a little bit chaotic and full of conversations we think the industry needs to be having. So grab a cuppa and join us for a proper catch up! 💗 And we’d love to hear from you. Do you attend industry conferences? If not, what’s holding you back? This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis Use Code: BEYOND15 for 15% off the Korean Hybrid Lash Lift Course: https://lashoasis.co.uk Ready to buy the most incredible manuals and start your educator career? Get 10% off the Sin Lash Educators Bundle & Korean Lash Lift Manual: http://sinlash.com/karis *code automatically applied at checkout* Guest: https://www.instagram.com/bloomlashesandbeauty?cplk=MXhreXRwbm04eG1mOA== Conference: https://www.instagram.com/opallashconference?psln=azlhNm9wMmlpNTRq Thank you for pressing play and joining me! If you would love to connect - follow and DM me. I would love to hear your stories. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthetweezers?igsh=MmN1dTVlYTA3N2Zo&utm_source=qr

    The Morning After Opal: Awards, Hangovers & Honest Conversations

  3. Oct 12

    We Took the Podcast to a Lash Conference! 🎤 | OPAL 2026

    Send us a message ✨ Beyond the Tweezers goes LIVE at Opal 2026! 🎤💗 This week, I’m taking you behind the scenes of one of the UKs biggest lash conferences, chatting with lash artists, educators, business owners and industry professionals about the things we don’t always talk about. And trust me, some of these conversations really got me thinking! From whether the lash industry has stopped evolving, to the unrealistic expectations placed on new artists, undercharging, competition and the importance of stepping outside your comfort zone. We talk about why building a successful beauty business today looks very different to how it did 20 years ago, whether the industry needs more innovation, and why so many talented artists are still afraid to charge what they’re worth. This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis Use Code: BEYOND15 for 15% off the Korean Hybrid Lash Lift Course: https://lashoasis.co.uk After every conversation I left them with the same one question to answer.. “what change would you love to see in our industry?” And the answers were super honest and thought provoking. Of course, it wouldn’t be Beyond the Tweezers without a little fun! We’re spinning the wheel, answering spicy industry questions, sharing our biggest industry icks and getting some very honest opinions along the way. But underneath all the laughs, there’s an important message. If we want to see the industry grow, we have to be willing to grow with it. Because, as Kirstie said during one of our conversations, they don’t call it growing pains for no reason. Whether you’re just starting your beauty business or you’ve been in the industry for years, I think there’s something in this episode that will make you stop and think. Grab a cuppa, get comfy and come along to Opal 2026 with me! 💗 This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis Use Code: BEYOND15 for 15% off the Korean Hybrid Lash Lift Course: https://lashoasis.co.uk Connect with the gorgeous guests I had on: Olivia: https://www.instagram.com/byolivia_ocaesthetics?cplk=MXEyNWRoamhhM2Rzdw== Hannah: https://www.instagram.com/hd_lashes_x?xtok=MW16am85cWk0dGQwbA== Latisha: https://www.instagram.com/groomandglow2025?dlrf=eDJwZ29yd3ZkZ2t0 Samira: https://www.instagram.com/lashgirl.london?dlrf=d2tidXlhb2VxeWRv Jessica: https://www.instagram.com/walloflashes?dlrf=MWFlOWx2cXN3MTNrMw== Kirstie: https://www.instagram.com/bloomlashesandbeauty?dlrf=MXhreXRwbm04eG1mOA== Laura: https://www.instagram.com/laurakathrynbell?dlrf=b2U2YTBxcmp6cnJw Megan: https://www.instagram.com/dreamlashcokent?mdxt=MXZjYmJ3OXM4bmsxbQ== Elisha: https://www.instagram.com/opallashconference?xtok=azlhNm9wMmlpNTRq Thank you for pressing play and joining me! If you would love to connect - follow and DM me. I would love to hear your stories. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthetweezers?igsh=MmN1dTVlYTA3N2Zo&utm_source=qr

    We Took the Podcast to a Lash Conference! 🎤 | OPAL 2026

  4. Oct 5

    STOP SHRINKING YOURSELF TO FIT IN

    Send us a message ✨ Have you ever created a post, gone to press send… and stopped because you suddenly started worrying about what everyone else might think? In this episode of Beyond the Tweezers, I’m talking about why we need to stop shrinking ourselves to fit in - in our businesses, on social media and within the beauty industry. I share how I used to hold myself back because I was scared of being judged, why I felt like I had to behave differently as I became an educator and judge, and the reel that sat in my drafts for weeks because I was too scared to post it. This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis Use Code: BEYOND15 for 15% off the Korean Hybrid Lash Lift Course: https://lashoasis.co.uk We also talk about finding your own voice instead of echoing what everyone else is saying, sharing your experiences even when they’re different, and treating your content as an experiment rather than obsessing over likes, views and what people might think. Because the posts you’re most nervous to share might be the ones people connect with the most. Stop shrinking yourself. Stop trying to fit the mould. Your experience, your opinions and your voice matter. 🩷 If this episode resonates with you, send it to someone who needs to hear it  and make sure you follow Beyond the Tweezers so you never miss an episode! Thank you for always tuning in! It means the world to me ✨ Episodes released every Monday!  This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis Use Code: BEYOND15 for 15% off your Korean Hybrid Lash Lift Course: https://lashoasis.co.uk Thank you for pressing play and joining me! If you would love to connect - follow and DM me. I would love to hear your stories. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthetweezers?igsh=MmN1dTVlYTA3N2Zo&utm_source=qr

    STOP SHRINKING YOURSELF TO FIT IN

  5. Sep 28

    Going Viral, Social Media & WILD Client Dilemmas – with my bestie Ellie Anderson

    Send us a message ✨ This week on Beyond the Tweezers, I’m joined by someone very special - my best friend of 26 years, Ellie Anderson. Ellie works in the hair industry specialising in hair extensions and hair up, and this episode is basically one big, honest bestie catch up about what it’s REALLY like trying to build a business while navigating social media and everything else around it! We talk about the pressure to constantly create content, comparing yourself to people online, finding your confidence on camera, AI generated content and what actually happens when one of your posts goes viral, because as Ellie puts it, 2 million views definitely doesn’t mean 2 million customers. This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis Use Code: BEYOND15 for 15% off your order: https://lashoasis.co.uk We also get into the side of social media that isn’t spoken about enough… negative comments, putting your life online, protecting your privacy when working from home and knowing where to draw the line between sharing your business and sharing too much. And then things get slightly chaotic when we play Would You Though? -  our client dilemma game. A client no shows you and then posts about her “self-care day”… are you liking the post? A client tells you she’s sleeping with another client’s husband… are you saying something? Someone threatens you with a bad review unless you refund them… what are you doing? This one is fun, unfiltered and full of the conversations we normally have behind closed doors, with plenty of laughs along the way. If you enjoy this more relaxed, easy style episode, let me know because Ellie might just have to come back on Beyond the Tweezers for a regular debrief! 👀 Follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode. 💗 This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis Use Code: BEYOND15 for 15% off your order: https://lashoasis.co.uk Thank you for pressing play and joining me! If you would love to connect - follow and DM me. I would love to hear your stories. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthetweezers?igsh=MmN1dTVlYTA3N2Zo&utm_source=qr

    Going Viral, Social Media & WILD Client Dilemmas – with my bestie Ellie Anderson

  6. Sep 21

    Struggling to Get Clients? How to Build Your Books

    Send us a message ✨ Struggling to get clients through the door? Maybe your books aren’t as full as you’d like, you’re worrying about your income each month, or you’re scared to keep posting your availability because you don’t want people to think you’re not busy. This episode is for you 💗 I’m sharing the practical things I would be doing to get my business seen and start bringing more clients through the door - from social media and content days to leaflets, business cards, local collaborations, Google reviews and the good old fashioned way of putting yourself out there. This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis Use Code: BEYOND15 for 15% off your order: https://lashoasis.co.uk We also talk about the part that comes AFTER getting them through the door.. creating an experience that makes clients want to come back again and again. Because your dream clients can’t book with you if they don’t know you exist. If your books aren’t where you want them to be right now, take this episode as your sign to stop waiting for clients to find you and start making yourself impossible to miss 💗 🎙️ New episodes of Beyond the Tweezers every Monday. This episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis. Their Korean Hybrid Lash Lift Course is now fully accredited, meaning you can train directly in Korean lash lifting without needing a traditional lash lift qualification first. Use code BEYOND15 for 15% off: https://lashoasis.co.uk Thank you for pressing play and joining me! If you would love to connect - follow and DM me. I would love to hear your stories. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthetweezers?igsh=MmN1dTVlYTA3N2Zo&utm_source=qr

    Struggling to Get Clients? How to Build Your Books

  7. Sep 14

    The Truth About Lash Product Safety: What Every Lash Artist Needs to Know | Frankie Widdows

    Send us a message ✨ As lash artists, we work around our products every single day… but how much do we actually know about what we’re using? In this episode of Beyond the Tweezers, I’m joined by Frankie Widdows — an OG of the lash industry who has spent the last 10 years passionately educating lash artists about product safety. This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis Use Code: BEYOND10 for 10% off your order: https://lashoasis.co.uk After becoming seriously unwell while working as a lash artist herself, Frankie became determined to understand why. What followed was years of research into lash adhesives, ingredients, exposure and the products we use every single day - ultimately shaping the mission behind her brand, Eyelash Excellence. We talk about the early symptoms Frankie experienced, why lash artists need to think about their own health as much as their clients’, cosmetic grade lash products, what questions we should be asking the brands we buy from, and why product safety is a conversation the industry needs to be having more openly. Frankie also shares her incredible journey from spending 10 years in the police - including working with police dogs, to building a career in lashes, creating her own products and becoming one of the industry's most passionate voices for safer working practices. This isn't about creating fear around the products we use. It's about education, asking questions and understanding what we're working with when we're exposed to these products day after day. If you're a lash artist, educator or someone working with lash products regularly, this is an episode I really think you need to hear. 🎙️ Beyond the Tweezers with Karis Warren 🎧 Guest: Frankie Widdows — Eyelash Excellence 📲 Connect with Frankie: https://www.instagram.com/eyelashexcellence?stkn=ajgwbTRveDVwZzhx This Episode is sponsored by Lash Oasis Use Code: BEYOND10 for 10% off your order: https://lashoasis.co.uk Follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode. Thank you for pressing play and joining me! If you would love to connect - follow and DM me. I would love to hear your stories. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthetweezers?igsh=MmN1dTVlYTA3N2Zo&utm_source=qr

    The Truth About Lash Product Safety: What Every Lash Artist Needs to Know | Frankie Widdows

  8. Sep 7

    Work Hard Now Or Have It Hard Later

    Send us a message ✨ I don’t want to work this hard forever… and that’s exactly why I’m willing to put the work hard in now. In this solo episode of Beyond the Tweezers, I’m talking about something I think we sometimes need reminding of.. if you want a different life, you have to be willing to do the work to create it. Episode Sponsor: Beauty Rules  Grab your ticket to the Elleevation Masterclass on the 27th September in London. Use code: FAB50 for £50 off your ticket! Grab your ticket now:https://beautyrules.co.uk/products/elleevation-masterclass We hear so much about slowing down, protecting our energy and creating more freedom - and I completely agree, I am one of them people. Looking after yourself matters. Rest matters. Having a life outside of your business matters. But there are also seasons where you have to graft. There have been so many times when I’ve been tired, when I could have sat watching Netflix for another two hours, or when I simply couldn’t be bothered. But I know the life and career I want in the future, and nobody else is going to build that for me. I don’t want to still be working on the tools at 50 because I HAVE to. I want choices. I want freedom. And I know that what I do now is helping me create that later. You can work hard now and make things easier for your future self, or you can choose easy now and potentially make things harder later. This episode is your reminder that no one is coming to save you. Your goals are yours - and sometimes, you have to be willing to get up and go after them even when you don’t feel like it. Because the life you keep imagining? You have to be the one to build it. Grab your ticket to the Elleevation Masterclass on the 27th September in London. Use code: FAB50 for £50 off your ticket! Grab your ticket now:https://beautyrules.co.uk/products/elleevation-masterclass Thank you for pressing play and joining me! If you would love to connect - follow and DM me. I would love to hear your stories. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthetweezers?igsh=MmN1dTVlYTA3N2Zo&utm_source=qr

    Work Hard Now Or Have It Hard Later
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A podcast for lash and beauty artists who want more than just technique.This is about the artist beyond the skill - the business moves, the real stories, the lessons you don’t see on Instagram.Ever wondered what the artists you admire are really like behind the polished posts? This podcast pulls back the curtain with honest, unfiltered conversations.Expect industry insights, mentorship moments, a little bit of gossip, and fly on the wall chats from inside the room - through solo episodes that go deep and in person interviews you can also watch on video. 

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  • Creator
    Karis Warren
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    44
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Beyond The Tweezers
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