Eyebrow tweezers are the most sacred tool for every brow artist. What the perfect tweezer is and how to choose it is explained by Elena Burlachenko.
Greetings, beauty hunter! My name is Elena Burlachenko and I will help you choose such an important tool in every brow artist’s work as TWEEZERS!!!
For me personally, the process of choosing tweezers is almost intimate! As funny as it may sound 😅
I believe that every artist can have their own “perfect tweezer”. And it can vary both in price range and in shape. Personally, I am a master who uses 4 tweezers at the same time in my work 😱 For different areas and specific tasks I have my own tweezer!
Main criteria when choosing eyebrow tweezers
To make the choice of tweezers easier, let’s define a few criteria we will rely on:
- Tweezer shape. For different tasks it is convenient to use different tweezers: removing fine vellus hair, thinning, or creating a sharp contour.
- Pressure strength of the tweezers. How much force you need to apply affects how quickly your hand gets tired during work. And with a fully booked schedule, this can become a problem.
- Thickness of the tweezer tip. Precision and neatness of the work depend on the thickness of the working edge.
It is exactly the combination of these factors that will help you choose the most comfortable tweezers for work, which will last a long time and bring you a lot of pleasure.
Types of eyebrow tweezers
Slanted tweezers - a classic type that every master must have. This shape makes eyebrow correction convenient. The steeper the slanted angle, the easier and more comfortable it is to reach the lower horizontal line of the brow closer to the bridge of the nose. A slanted tweezer from Nikk Mole is perfect for this. In the category of classic slanted tweezers, I include - Tweezerman, Zola and CC brow
Straight (narrow) tweezers - this type is more suitable for male correction and for removing ingrown hairs. Additional criteria here are narrow tips that converge into a “wedge”. A good example is Staleks (straight).
Point tweezers - currently a must-have for every professional brow artist! Perfect for male brow correction in the “spike” technique, for removing ingrown hairs, working on small details, and thinning brows. It can be called a multifunctional assistant! My favorite in this category is the point tweezer from Okis.
Curved tweezers - ideal for beginner brow artists. It is impossible to pinch the skin with them. They also allow you to work well on the upper line. A great representative of this category is tweezers from Okis and Staleks.
Mini tweezers - this option is useful for a travel makeup bag or if you have a tiny hand like Cinderella). Okis mini and Tweezerman mini tweezers are the best representatives of these little ones.
Tweezers by pressure strength
Soft tweezers - great for girls with a “soft” hand. Such tweezers have light pressure and your hand won’t get tired during work. If you don’t like applying a lot of force when working with tweezers, try tweezers from CTR Groupe.
Medium tweezers - for those who are looking for the golden middle. They are the most universal in use and suit almost all brow artists. Medium pressure tweezers include BrowXenna and all Okis tweezers.
Strong tweezers - for those who are used to feeling the full strength of the squeeze.
What does the thickness of the tweezer edge affect?
Wedge-shaped - tips converging into a wedge are easy to recognize by their thinness. They allow you to grab fine vellus hair and work on the smallest areas of the brow. I would recommend such tweezers to experienced masters, as beginners may accidentally pinch the skin during fast work.
Flat - recognized by thicker tips with a flat edge. Such tweezers are great for beginners. They easily grip even the finest vellus hair. In this category, I would include the entire Tweezerman line and ccbrow.
These are exactly the criteria I suggest you use when choosing your perfect tweezers! Remember, it is very important to “feel” the tweezers when choosing them. That’s why it is essential to hold them, try them on your hand, and determine your comfort level. And when you feel that “click”, you will understand that this is the one, the only one, that will become your faithful assistant in creating the most beautiful brows!!!