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What happens when I use See what we see?

See what we see is an optional first look before you book. You take a few close-ups of your lashes or brows on your phone; our lash AI puts what it notices into plain notes and suggests up to three services that fit what you want, ready to book. Nothing books without your tap, and Desiree confirms everything at your visit.

By Central Oasis, Northeast PortlandUpdated 6 min read

A dense, fluffy lash set with a streak of blue extensions, seen in a hand mirror held above the closed eye

What happens when I use See what we see?

It works like a second opinion before you choose a service. You open it on your phone, take a few close-ups, and read three short screens. Nothing is booked unless you choose a suggestion and request a time.

The three screens of See what we see
ScreenWhat you doWhat you get
1. Take a few close-upsTap Start camera, keep both eyes in the frame and hold still for a few seconds. You can also say what you're thinking about, such as a lift or a fuller set.Close-ups clear enough to read, or a prompt to retake
2. What we seeRead the notes on your own lashes, lids and brows.Plain notes, some with a line from published research
3. What we'd suggestPick a suggestion, or skip it and browse the menu.Up to three services that fit, each ready to book, and at most one add-on that pairs well

Close-ups. Both eyes in the frame, facing the light, for a few seconds.

What we see. Plain notes on your own lashes, lids and brows.

What we'd suggest. Up to three services, each ready to book. Nothing books without your tap.

The three screens, from close-ups to suggestions you can book. Nobody has to use the camera.

What photos should I take?

You don't take separate photos. The camera captures a few close-ups for you in a few seconds, so the job is simply to give it a clear view. Before you tap Start camera:

  • Face the light. Even light from a window or lamp in front of you works best.
  • Keep both eyes in the frame, facing the camera straight on, and come a little closer than a selfie.
  • Take your glasses off and move your hair back, so nothing hides your lash line or brows.
  • Hold still until the camera finishes.
Full, fluffy lash extensions on a client's open eyes, with her brows above
Both eyes open and in the frame, lash lines and brows in clear view, like this photo from Desiree's chair: the kind of view the camera reads best.

If the close-ups can't be read clearly, it says so and asks you to retake rather than guessing. No sound is recorded.

What will it tell me?

What we see describes your own lashes, lids and brows in everyday words: whether your lid folds toward the lash line, how full your lash line and brows look, where your arch sits, whether you're wearing extensions, and whether there's mascara or other product along your lash line. Lash length isn't always among them: our camera doesn't read it reliably enough yet to tell you every time. If you send a pre-visit, it goes on Desiree's studio card with your close-ups. The full list of checks, and the research behind each, is on what we look at.

Some notes come with a line from published research, labelled as an average from studies, not a measurement of you. The brow arch check, for example, cites a 2025 study of eyebrows in East Asian faces that placed the ideal brow peak on or outside the outer corner of the eye (Li et al., 2025). Research like that is a guide, not a rule: at your visit, your own brows and the look you want come first.

What we'd suggest turns those notes and what you said you want into up to three services from Desiree's menu, each with a short reason, plus at most one add-on that fits. If it sees gaps along your lash line, it leaves out extensions, lifts and tints until Desiree has had a look, and suggests a gentle lash bath meanwhile, or a removal if you're wearing a set. Brow services still go ahead. If it sees residue along your lash line, the add-on may be a Lash Bath, $15:

In Desiree's own words:

Help those lashes get squeaky clean and boost your retention with this service.
From Desiree’s menu: Lash Bath

Tap Book on Square on a suggestion to open that service on Square, then request a time; Desiree confirms. A Pairs well add-on is added on Square's next screen, or skipped.

What happens to my photos?

The agreement sits right under the Start camera button, so you see it before anything is taken. In short:

  • We keep your close-ups and what our lash AI saw privately, to improve our lash AI, until you ask us to delete them.
  • They are never published or used for marketing.
  • Change your mind on the spot: uncheck the box on the last screen and they are deleted.
  • Change your mind later: email the studio with the reference code you're shown, and we delete them.
  • If your close-ups show something Desiree should check, they are kept only if you tick the box to share them.

The full wording is in our terms.

What if my eyes are irritated?

Then it won't suggest a service. If your close-ups show redness, puffiness or flaking along your lash line, it says "Let's have Desiree take a look first" and hands you to her instead of suggesting anything to book. If you already know your eyes are irritated, or you've reacted to lash glue or tint before, skip the camera and tell Desiree before you book.

That's on purpose. Even approved lash and brow dyes can sometimes irritate the surface of the eye (Kaiserman, 2003), and a red or puffy lid deserves a person's eyes, not a menu. Our lash AI only describes what's visible; it never names a medical condition and isn't medical advice.

Do I have to use it?

No. See what we see is for when you'd like a suggestion before you choose. If you already know what you want, book directly in three steps: choose a service, pick a time and request it; Desiree confirms. If you'd rather talk it through, call or text Desiree.

Already booked? The pre-visit is the same idea after booking: you send a few close-ups and see how to prepare. Your close-ups are saved for Desiree on her studio page, where she can look at them and reply on your pre-visit link. Start your pre-visit, or see how it works for all three paths.

Quick answers

Does See what we see book an appointment for me?
No. It suggests up to three services that fit what it sees and what you want, each with a button to go straight to booking it. Nothing is booked until you request a time yourself and Desiree confirms it, and she goes over the plan with you in person at your visit.
Are my close-ups shown to anyone?
Desiree can see them on her private studio page if you send a pre-visit or we keep them; our lash AI, which runs on Google Cloud on our behalf, reads them; and the PurviewX team that runs it uses kept ones to improve it. They're never published or used for marketing; tapping Start camera agrees to keeping them, and we delete them on request.
What's the difference between See what we see and the pre-visit?
See what we see comes before booking: it helps you choose what to book. The pre-visit comes after you book: you send a few close-ups, see how to prepare and one add-on to add or skip, and they're saved for Desiree to look at and reply on your pre-visit link. Both are optional.
What if the AI can't read my photos?
It tells you and asks you to retake instead of guessing. Face the light, keep both eyes in the frame, take glasses off, move your hair back and hold still. If it still can't read them, browse the menu or call or text Desiree; the camera is never required.
Desiree, smiling, in a beige blazer and hoop earrings

Who’s behind the answers

About the studio

Central Oasis is a lash and brow studio in Northeast Portland, led by Desiree, the lash and brow artist. Every service description in this diary quotes her own menu, word for word.

Book it

Nothing is charged online; you pay at your visit.

Sources

  1. Li H, Yuan J, Xue P, et al. (2025). Ideal Eyebrows in East Asians: Based on Morphological Measurements and Questionnaire Survey. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.A study of eyebrow measurements and preferences that places the ideal brow peak on or outside the outer corner of the eye; it is listed beside the brow arch check on what we look at.
  2. Kaiserman I (2003). Severe allergic blepharoconjunctivitis induced by a dye for eyelashes and eyebrows. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation.A case report showing that approved lash and brow dyes can sometimes irritate the surface of the eye, which is why an irritated lid goes to Desiree rather than to a suggestion.

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