Many masters have a huge selection of tweezers, but they are still in search mode of the very “ideal” tool. In order not to fall into such a situation, let's get acquainted with the main parameters of his choice.
The most important condition: choose tweezers for eyelash extension personally in the store, relying on your work technique. It's no secret that everyone has it different: someone likes to use the middle of the tweezers, and someone the tip, in addition, each master has his own level of clicking on the tool. Be sure to ask the store for eyelashes for testing.
At the same time, pay first of all your attention to the weight of the future “assistant”, to how easily his wings open, to his shape and the area of contact of the halves. Let's dwell on each of these characteristics.
The most important selection conditions
- Ease of movement. Agree that in a successful tweezers you almost do not need to make efforts to close the shutters. The more forces you exert, performing these actions, the faster you get tired and you feel discomfort in the hand.
- Weight. This parameter depends on the material the tool is made of. For example, take tweezers for eyelash extensions from ordinary stainless steel and from Japanese steel. Each material has its own advantages: the first is very durable, but the second is much easier. When choosing black-coated tweezers, be aware that the weight of the tool will be 15% heavier and its stroke will be more tight.
Tweezer Shapes
The two most common forms are straight and curved. But eyelash extension technology is constantly being upgraded. There was a hyper-volume, extension of the lower eyelashes, double and triple upper. Accordingly, tweezers are undergoing evolution, their ever newer and more unique forms are constantly appearing. Now you can find more than 15 of their varieties!
- L-shaped: classic extension and volumetric modeling.
- L-shaped: its main application is the creation of a hypervolume, moreover, a beam can be formed both in the hand and from the tape.
- Hook: this is a tweezers for volume eyelash extension 4-12D provided that you form a bundle directly in the fingers.
- Vetus ST17: designed specifically for hard-to-reach spots - corners of the eyes and lower eyelashes.
- Shine Unique: this indigo tweezers for eyelash extension is universal, suitable for any kind of work.
In order not to be disappointed
Another important point, because of which you can be disappointed even with good tweezers: some tools are suitable only for the formation of a bunch in the fingers, and others - for working with the tape. There are, however, tools that are universal for both of these options.
Depending on the technique, choose tweezers for eyelash extensions according to the area of contact of the flaps. For more volume, the halves should come as close as possible. Inexpensive tweezers sin with a standard factory sharpening, this area in them is no more than 1-2 mm, so they are suitable only for classic extensions. Premium tools, for example, Shine Professional, always go through manual sharpening. This fact allows them to be used for all known types of building.
Choose straight tweezers
In addition to curved, you need to choose straight tweezers for eyelash extensions. There are not many tools of this kind. They differ among themselves in the width of the body, length, shape and color. Tweezers with a notch (from the Shine collection) will be very convenient. Its advantage: a comfortable position in the hand, minimal contact of the sashes with the eyelid of the client. Good and tweezers Vetus ST11. The tool is light, thin and elegant. This helps your hands not get tired in the process.
Thus, for fruitful and easy work, your collection should have several tweezers, because with modern technologies one cannot be dispensed with.