Types and Shapes of Lash Tweezers Explained

In their work, a lash artist uses 2 types of tweezers: the so-called straight and curved, though in reality there’s a huge variety of tweezer shapes.

Training courses rarely give a full classification of tweezers. Did you know there are more than 20 shapes of curved tweezers used around the world?

There are no “good” or “bad” shapes, each artist picks the one that’s most comfortable for them. Try different options and go with the one that sits best in your hand!

The 3 main tip bends of lash tweezers

Examples of lash tweezer shapes

The tip bend

The tip thickness

The tip length

The handle length

The type of steel and its weight

There’s one parameter you can’t judge by eye, and it’s VERY important when choosing tweezers. That parameter is the type of steel the tweezers are made from. Right now, tweezer factories use the following materials:

An alloy of various cheap metals
Stainless / medical steel
Anti-magnetic steel
Japanese steel
Titanium alloy

The type of steel affects a huge number of things: the tip closure and how much force you need to close it (if your hand goes numb from constantly picking up fans, think about getting tweezers made of a softer steel!), and its weight (also very important in your work).

And most importantly, it affects whether or not the tweezers can be sterilized, which health and sanitation standards require you to do in a dry-heat sterilizer before every application.