'I can finally put this all behind me': Eyelash specialist dismisses lawsuit against

A years-long legal battle over eyelash extension licensing has come to a close.

An Oklahoma woman dismissed her lawsuit against the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering after she obtained a license.

Brandy Davis filed her lawsuit in Sept. 2022.

According to her legal team, the state cosmetology board sought to require that Davis obtain a cosmetology or esthetician license.

Doing so would have cost about $20,000 and involved thousands of hours in "unnecessary" training—all to perform eyelash extension services, attorneys said.

However, Davis was already licensed in Texas.

She and her husband moved to Oklahoma from Texas in 2020.

In Sept. 2022, Davis described "jumping through hoops and it seems no matter what hoop I jump through, it still does not please the State Board of Oklahoma."

The lawsuit she filed stated, "This is a civil rights lawsuit to stop the state from imposing burdensome, irrational, and arbitrary demands on a highly trained expert in her craft."

Marie Miller, an attorney for the Institute for Justice, previously said "Brandy Davis is standing up for her right and the right of Oklahomans generally to earn an honest living free from government restrictions that are completely senseless."

“I’m excited that I can finally put this all behind me," Davis said in a statement issued Wednesday, adding, “I’ve spent years learning the skills needed to do this job safely and well.”

Miller added, “We’re thrilled that Brandy can do eyelash extensions with her new license, and we hope the state continues to ease licensing restrictions on workers.”

The state cosmetology board did not immediately respond to FOX 25's request for comment.