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How Do I Choose the Best Tweezer Set?

Nicky Sutton
Nicky Sutton

The best tweezer set contains at least three types of tweezers for different uses. Presentation cases should be tough and durable, and store the tweezers safely to prevent damage, as tweezers are sharp. The tweezers in the set should be made of a high quality metal, such as stainless steel that will not become blunt quickly or be prone to rust. Tweezers in the set should be ergonomically designed, with easy to hold grips to facilitate accurate hair removal with minimal effort.

A tweezer set should contain tweezers with different tips for different purposes. It should contain a very fine, pointy-ended tweezer for accurate and detailed eyebrow sculpting. There should be a precision tip tweezer with slightly larger sharp ends, for removing stubborn, more deeply rooted hairs. The third type is the large ended, slanted tip tweezer, for removing numerous hairs quickly.

Tweezers are handy to keep in any makeup bag for instant hair removal.
Tweezers are handy to keep in any makeup bag for instant hair removal.

Tweezers should feature non-slip grips that allow you to hold and maneuver them easily without slipping. This is especially important when working around the eyebrow area, near to the eyes. Some tweezer sets are available with rubber grips to ensure a comfortable grip.

Made from high grade metal, the tweezers should be sturdy and accurate, and not bend or bow during use. Only the smallest pinching action is required, and tweezers that are large or clumsy should be avoided.

Straight tip tweezers are excellent for use on stubborn hairs, especially on the bikini line.
Straight tip tweezers are excellent for use on stubborn hairs, especially on the bikini line.

A tweezer set made from stainless steel is considered good quality, however titanium tweezers are considered to be the best. Titanium is lighter than stainless steel, but can be more expensive; price is usually a good indicator of quality with tweezer sets. Be mindful that because tweezers are used on the body, they are usually non returnable to stores for hygiene reasons. Compare tweezer sets in the store before you make a purchase.

Tweezers should be made or stainless steel or titanium.
Tweezers should be made or stainless steel or titanium.

The tweezer set should be presented in a case or box that provides safe storage, as tweezers knocking together can become blunt. A secure holder should also prevent them from falling out of the case. Some tweezer sets are supplied with a mirror, useful when traveling or on the go. Choose your tweezer set depending on whether you will be using it at home or while you are out.

Discussion Comments

SarahGen

Those shopping for a tweezer set, make sure that it comes with a nice, useful case. Otherwise, the tweezers get lost easily and they're difficult to travel with. A case or pouch is best for a tweezer set. And ideally, it should be durable enough to last as long as the tweezers. Mine also has a little pocket in the back and I keep my one year guarantee paper in there in case the tweezers need to be fixed within that time frame.

ysmina

@SteamLouis-- I don't know but I personally use all three tweezers in my set. If you notice, one is the most precise of them all with a very narrow and sharp end. The other one is sharp too but not precise. It has a bigger angle. The bigger angle one is basically for everyday hair removal. They are best for thick individual hairs that don't give much trouble.

The slanted one works better for finer hairs and hairs that grow at odd angles. And the very precise, sharp one is meant for ingrown hairs where you can see the hair but it's slightly under the skin. The sharp end of this tweezer gets in and pulls out those ingrown hairs.

So I do think that all three are needed. But if you don't think that you'll be needing so many tweezers, I believe there are sets of two available as well. One is a slanted tweezer and the other is the precise one for ingrown hair.

SteamLouis

Is it really necessary to buy a tweezer set containing two tweezers with pointed, sharp ends? I realize that these are supposed to do different things but I haven't been able to figure that out. They look the same and what one could do, the other probably could do too. Isn't it enough for the set to contain a regular, slanted tip tweezer an one with a pointed precise end?

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    • Tweezers are handy to keep in any makeup bag for instant hair removal.
      By: Africa Studio
      Tweezers are handy to keep in any makeup bag for instant hair removal.
    • Straight tip tweezers are excellent for use on stubborn hairs, especially on the bikini line.
      By: Photographee.eu
      Straight tip tweezers are excellent for use on stubborn hairs, especially on the bikini line.
    • Tweezers should be made or stainless steel or titanium.
      By: Tarzhanova
      Tweezers should be made or stainless steel or titanium.
    • Non-slip tweezers are essential to proper eyebrow sculpting.
      By: MarkFGD
      Non-slip tweezers are essential to proper eyebrow sculpting.