Lashings of confidence as Covid forces business owner to take beauty online

Global lash industry set to reach €1.2bn over the next five years

When her salon doors closed due to Covid-19, Karen Grehan innovated and adapted to the new at-home wellness trend. Picture: Gary Ashe

‘Necessity is the soul of invention’ as the old saying goes — a mantra Karen Grehan took to heart when the pandemic upset her business plans.

Owner of the Lash Dolls Beauty Salon and Training Academy, Karen had thriving salons in Co Meath and Dublin City Centre when Covid-19 closed her businesses overnight in March 2020.