Allison Lewis was an American exchange student in the United Kingdom when she met a Brit named Imran Lohdi.  A romance blossomed from that relationship, leading to a wedding and Imran coming to the United States.

Imran, a native of London, was accustomed to living in a large city.  The couple traveled the nation looking for another large city like London.  In the end, after a lengthy search, Imran and Allison decided Fishers was the best place to settle down.

Both pursued corporate careers.  After helping a number of companies get off the ground, the couple decided to do their own startup business.

That enterprise is the Lash Lounge, which opened its doors to customers in October.  The opening was an interesting experience for all involved.

Allison Lohdi was in the hospital giving birth to the couple’s third child as she was online changing the Web site to show the lounge was open for business.

Both Allison & Imran have full-time jobs, his in finance, hers in what she describes as “customer experience.”  So, they hired a full-time manager to run the lounge, but she is now on maternity leave.

Nonetheless, Ms. Lohdi says the business is off to a good start and the clientele list is growing.

One reason the Lohdis selected the eyelash and eyebrow business is the certification needed for their employees doing this work, requiring 6-8 weeks of intense training.

“We wanted to make sure that these were not just jobs for people, we wanted them to be true careers,” said Ms. Lhodi.  “Lashing is a career path, a little like being a hair stylist.  It’s a profession.”

Allison says her business is aimed at professional women “that don’t have time for beauty but want something that’s easy, but also want to feel good about how they look and the confidence it brings them.”

The Lash Lounge is located at 8395 East 116th Street, a few doors down from Taylor’s Bakery.