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Eyebrow tweezers tip types: a buyer's guide
Quick answer: The four main eyebrow tweezer tips are slanted (the all-round brow tweezer), pointed (precision and ingrown hairs), slanted-and-pointed (2-in-1) and square/flat (shaping and grabbing several hairs). A good tweezer has perfectly aligned stainless steel tips and light, even tension.
Eyebrow tweezers look simple, but the tip shape decides what a tweezer is good at. A balanced range for a salon, pharmacy or beauty retail buyer usually covers four tip types, then adds colours, prints and special designs on top. This guide explains each tip and what to look for when you order.
The four main tip types
| Tip | Best for |
|---|---|
| Slanted tip (classic) | The all-round eyebrow tweezer. The angled edge follows the curve of the brow and grips the hair fully so it comes out from the root. |
| Pointed tip | Precision work: ingrown hairs, very fine hairs, splinters and blackheads. |
| Slanted and pointed tip (2-in-1) | The pointed side lifts an ingrown hair to the surface and the slanted side removes it. |
| Square (flat) tip | Shaping brows and removing fine or coarse hairs; the wide, flat grip holds several hairs securely. |
What makes a good tweezer
- Tip alignment: the two tips must meet exactly along their whole edge. Check it against the light: there should be no gap.
- Stainless steel: tweezers are cleaned often, so they need a stainless steel body.
- Tension: the arms should close with light pressure and spring back open, so the user does not get tired.
- Grip: a textured or coated body helps with wet or oily fingers.
Finishes and designs
Colour and print are what make a tweezer sell on a shelf. The Scissors Town catalogue includes:
- Solid colour and printed bodies: for example ST-501 to ST-513 and ST-528 to ST-536.
- Glitter coating: ST-520 to ST-526 and ST-560.
- Black with diamonds: ST-527.
- Plain stainless steel: ST-555 to ST-572, including different body shapes and grip patterns.
Special designs
- Tweezers with a brow comb: ST-514, ST-515 and ST-516 have a small comb built into the body.
- Heart shape: ST-517, popular for gift sets.
- Magnifying tweezers: ST-519 and ST-552 are pointed tweezers with a magnifier; ST-555 is listed as a professional magnifying tweezer.
- Scissor-handle tweezers: ST-554 is operated like scissors, with finger rings.
Building your range
A practical starter range is one slanted, one pointed and one square tweezer in plain steel, plus two or three coloured or printed slanted tweezers for retail. Tweezers can also go into manicure kits, and they are available with your own logo and packaging. See the full range on our eyebrow and eyelash tweezers page, and for lash work read our eyelash extension tweezers guide.
Quick answers
Which eyebrow tweezer tip is best for shaping brows?
A slanted tip is the all-round choice: its angled edge follows the curve of the brow and grips each hair fully at the root. A square (flat) tip is also good for shaping, because its wide grip holds several fine or coarse hairs at once.
Which tweezers are best for ingrown hairs?
A pointed tip is best for precision work such as ingrown hairs, very fine hairs and splinters. A slanted-and-pointed (2-in-1) tweezer does both jobs: the pointed side lifts the hair to the surface and the slanted side removes it.
How can I check tweezer quality before ordering?
Hold the closed tips against the light: they should meet exactly along the whole edge with no gap. The body should be stainless steel, and the arms should close with light pressure and spring back open.
Can Scissors Town supply eyebrow tweezers under my own brand?
Yes. Scissors Town makes eyebrow tweezers in Sialkot, Pakistan, in plain steel, colours, prints and glitter finishes, and can supply them with your own logo and packaging.