What to Expect at Your First MIRA Appointment
Published 2026-07-09 · Updated 2026-07-09 · By Janny Miranda
Published 2026-07-09 · Updated 2026-07-09 · By Janny Miranda
At your first MIRA appointment, you’ll have a private, unhurried consult with Janny, a keratin lash lift and tint that takes about 90 minutes, and visible results before you leave — no downtime beyond one dry day.
If you’ve never had a lash lift before, or you’ve had one somewhere else and it felt rushed, this is a good place to start. The lash lift and tint is ₱2,800 for the full 90 minutes, and MIRA is built around one idea: one client, one artist, one quiet room. No other chairs, no other clients waiting, no salon noise. Just you and Janny for the full appointment.
A little preparation goes a long way toward a smooth appointment. Come with clean, makeup-free eyes — no mascara, no leftover strip-lash glue along the lash line. Skip curling your lashes that morning, too; Janny needs to see them in their natural state to read their shape and length accurately. If you wear contacts, take them out before you start (you can put them back in right after). None of this is complicated, but it does make the first fifteen minutes of your visit easier for both of you.
MIRA is inside Acqua Private Residences in Mandaluyong, and it’s set up as a private suite rather than a storefront. There’s no reception area with other clients flipping through their phones, no sound of blow dryers or other treatments happening nearby. You’re the only appointment in the room for that hour and a half. Some clients say this is the part that surprises them most — how quiet it actually is, and how much that changes the experience of lying still with your eyes closed.
Every appointment opens with a short, unrushed conversation — not a form to fill out, but an actual back-and-forth. Janny looks at your eye shape, checks the length and condition of your natural lashes, and asks how you want them to look and feel day to day: more lift, more curl, or just healthier and tidier overall. If you’re nervous, say so; most first-time clients are, and it’s a normal thing to mention out loud before you settle in. This conversation is also where any questions get answered — what the keratin lift actually does, how long the tint tends to last, or anything else on your mind. It’s the part that shapes everything that happens next, and there’s no pressure to know the right words for what you want going in. If you’re booking a brow appointment instead, this consult starts even earlier, over Instagram DM, with a photo of your brows so Janny can quote and plan before you arrive.
Once the consult is done, the actual lift and tint takes the rest of the appointment. You’ll lie back, close your eyes, and mostly just rest — the keratin lift does its work in stages, and the tint goes on near the end. Most clients describe this part as close to a nap; a fair number actually fall asleep. There’s nothing to do and nothing to brace for. If you’ve been dreading the appointment because you’re not sure what a lash lift is supposed to feel like, this is the honest answer: it’s closer to lying down for a facial than anything clinical.
You’ll leave with your results already visible — a lash lift and tint isn’t a treatment you need days to recover from. The only thing to plan around is keeping your lashes dry for 24 hours: no swimming, no steam, no rubbing your eyes in the shower. After that, you go back to your normal routine. If you want a fuller picture of how the days after actually go, the lash lift aftercare guide walks through it in more detail.
Most first-time clients reach out through Instagram at @miralashstudios with their preferred day, and Janny replies to confirm a time. If you’d rather not use Instagram, there’s a direct inquiry form on the booking page, or you can email miralashmanila@gmail.com. Brow appointments start the same way, just with a photo of your brows attached so Janny can quote before you come in. If you want to know more about who you’ll actually be sitting with, meet Janny on the about page — she’s the only person who touches your lashes here, from your first message to the moment you walk out.
Coming in for a first appointment can feel like a bigger decision than it needs to be. At MIRA, it’s one afternoon, one quiet room, and ninety minutes of someone paying close attention to your lashes and nothing else. You’ll walk out with your eyes done, your contacts back in if you wear them, and nowhere else you needed to be the whole time you were here.
Questions on this topic
Answered the same way you'd hear it in the chair.
Wear whatever's comfortable — there's no dress code for a lash lift and tint, since only your eye area is involved. The one thing to skip is anything you'd normally pull over your head afterward while your lashes are freshly done; a top you can slip on and off easily makes leaving the suite simpler. Beyond that, come as you are.
Because MIRA is a private, one-client suite, the space is set up for just you and Janny during your appointment. If you'd feel more comfortable having someone drop you off or wait nearby, that's completely fine — there just isn't a waiting area for them to sit in during the session itself. Most clients find the quiet, one-on-one setup is part of what makes the appointment relaxing.
Since MIRA sees one client at a time with no one waiting before or after you, there's no need to arrive early and sit around. Coming right around your scheduled time is perfect — Janny will be ready for you. If it's your very first visit and you'd like a few extra minutes to settle in before the consult starts, just mention it when you book.
Send a quick message on Instagram as soon as you know — since appointments are one-on-one with no one booked after you, there's often some flexibility, but Janny needs to know so she can plan the consult and lift accordingly. If you're more than a few minutes late without a heads-up, it may be safer to reschedule so your appointment isn't rushed.
Yes — brow lamination, tint, and shaping run on their own consult and pricing, separate from the lash lift and tint. If you want both done, message Janny on Instagram with your preferred day and include a photo of your brows so she can quote the brow work ahead of time. Many clients do book both in the same visit once pricing is confirmed.
Bare eyes work best — skip mascara and anything waterproof around the lash line, since traces of old strip-lash glue or liner can get in the way of a clean lift. Foundation, blush, lipstick, all of that is fine. Contact lenses should come out before the consult starts; you're free to put them back in the moment your appointment is done.
Very. Most first-time clients feel some version of nervous, whether it's about the process itself or just walking into somewhere new. That's exactly why the consult happens first — it gives you a chance to ask anything on your mind before Janny starts, and the private, one-client setup means there's no one else around to feel self-conscious in front of. Most people relax within the first few minutes.
No — a lash lift works with your natural lashes, curling and tinting them at the root, rather than adding on extensions. There's nothing glued onto your lash line and nothing to fill in as it grows out. If you've had extensions before and want a lower-maintenance alternative, this is worth mentioning during your consult so Janny can talk you through the difference.
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