Alena: We’re in California, and yesterday Elena and I completed a hands-on course on a model, and I picked up quite a few life hacks — actually, not just a few, but a whole lot. I’ll share some of them now. Elena showed me how she checks perfect symmetry with the eyeliner guidelines, and it turns out to be so effective that making a mistake is nearly impossible.

I’ve never seen this method anywhere before, really nowhere. I’ve taken tons of courses, and my hand is trained for nanostropping, but it’s a completely different hand position. For eyeshadow, you need to use a different hand position — it’s totally different. I used to do small, fine shading and tightlining, but doing beyeshadow myself before this training was nearly impossible to master on my own. Elena literally rocket-launched me into the world of permanent eyeshadow.

We met a while ago at a conference, and I had seen her work before. But when you sit down and Elena shows you your mistakes and corrections, it’s pure delight. Because you can’t analyze this yourself. You think you already know everything, everything seems familiar — what could be new? But there are specific nuances. Without Elena, it would have taken me many years to reach this level.
A huge, huge thank you to you.

I highly recommend everyone come to Elena. She’s the best. Thanks so much. For anyone in the USA, this is a real discovery. For me, it was a real eye-opener. Elena is exactly how she is. I’ve taken a million courses, really. I have a lot to compare. I’ve accumulated lots of theory. But with you on eyeshadow — it’s just an amazing, right course! Thank you. You corrected my finger positioning, which really upset me. We clearly pinpointed this mistake. This must be felt to understand.
Thank you. I am very happy.