The Qelvea Refined Finish Index™
The Qelvea Refined Finish Index™
A Professional Standard for Refined Lash & Brow Outcomes
The Qelvea Refined Finish Index™ (RFI) is a proprietary, industry-led framework created to define and evaluate refinement, wearability, and longevity in lash and brow treatments.
Developed by Qelvea, the Index exists to move professional beauty beyond trend-led outcomes and toward measurable, repeatable standards.
Why the Refined Finish Index™ Exists
In much of the beauty industry, results are judged by immediacy — how bold, lifted, or dramatic a treatment appears on the day it is performed.
The RFI was created in response to a different professional priority:
- results that feel comfortable
- outcomes that integrate into real life
- treatments that wear well over time
Refinement is not subjective preference.
It is a set of principles.
The Refined Finish Index™ exists to define those principles clearly.
What the Index Measures
The RFI evaluates treatment outcomes across five core criteria, each essential to refined, wearable results:
- Structural Harmony
Alignment with natural eye shape, brow bone, and hair growth - Symmetry & Balance
Proportional consistency without forced uniformity - Softness & Flexibility
Freedom of movement and absence of rigidity - Wearability
Performance in everyday, makeup-free, real-life conditions - Longevity Readiness
Capacity to age evenly and maintain integrity over time
Together, these criteria form a 100-point evaluation framework used to assess refinement beyond surface appearance.
How the Index Is Used
The Refined Finish Index™ may be used to:
- guide professional decision-making
- support consistent treatment outcomes
- evaluate refinement beyond day-one results
- provide a shared language for quality and wearability
The Index does not dictate style or aesthetics.
It provides a standard against which outcomes can be assessed.
Accreditation & Licensed Use
The RFI is administered through Qelvea Standards as a private, voluntary professional framework.
Licensed use may be available to practitioners, studios, or educators who wish to align their work with the Index under defined terms.
Accreditation or licensed reference:
- reflects conformity to the published Qelvea standard
- does not represent statutory regulation or government approval
- does not replace professional insurance or legal obligations
Independence & Governance
The Refined Finish Index™ is:
- privately developed
- independently administered
- governed by published criteria and licensed-use rules
Clear boundaries exist between:
- Qelvea as a service provider, and
- Qelvea Standards as the administrator of the Index
This separation ensures clarity, credibility, and integrity.
A Different Kind of Standard
The RFI does not reward excess.
It does not chase trends.
It does not prioritise intensity over longevity.
It exists to protect:
- balance over boldness
- comfort over force
- refinement over immediacy
Because outcomes that last are never accidental.
Learn More
- The Refined Finish Index™ Framework
- Conformity & Assessment Process
- Accreditation Levels
- Licensed Use of the Mark
- Public Register
The Qelvea Refined Finish Index™
Defining refinement. Protecting standards.