Meet Kristen Boquiren of Lashes By KB

Meet Kristen Boquiren of Lashes by KB

What started as a side hustle is now this lash guru's full-time gig.

What started two years ago as a side hustle for Kristin Boquiren quickly became her passion.

“I was working as a dental hygienist in San Francisco three days a week, and I wanted to make more money,” says the owner of Lashes by KB. “My own lash artist told me that since I was used to using both of my hands in my work as a hygienist, it would be a cool and easy transition to do lashes. I was like, okay, let me try it.”

She enrolled in an eyelashes class and fell in love with it right away. Two months later, she launched her business on Instagram.

“Doing lashes is very calming, and it feeds my OCD soul,” she says. “It’s therapeutic for my clients, too. It’s a chance for me to have this one-on-one relationship with women who I ordinarily wouldn’t talk to. I love it.”

Doing lashes is very calming, and it feeds my OCD soul.

On March 16, she was forced to stop taking clients and begin homeschooling her two kids instead. But she has continued serving some of her clients by creating custom sets of false eyelashes for them.

“That was an idea I’ve always had in my mind, because I’ve had brides ask for custom lashes,” she says.

Unlike other salons, Boquiren had to wait longer to start booking appointments again due to the close proximity required to apply lashes to clients. Clients must now wear masks, and she takes their temperature when they arrive. They also have to fill out a COVID-19 consent form before their appointment.

Despite the extra hurdles, Boquiren is simply happy to be back to doing what she loves. (707) 771-9636, @lashesby_kb