Ode to Tweezerman- a Beauty Duty!

As a self proclaimed eyebrow obsessive, the kind of guy that sits on the subway mentally, meticulously, reshaping the bushy brows and anemic arches of transits' teaming masses, I would be lost without one of my favorite makeup artist go to tools. I have had in my career bought so many I should own stock in the company, using them to work my eyebrow magic on everyone from supermodels to super moms. And as far as addictions go there is no need yet for tweezer rehab.

The Tweezerman Slant Tweezer is an absolute makeup kit necessity for superior brow shaping. I love how the perfectly aligned, hand-filed tips are seamlessly slanted on an angle to get every one of those hairs, even the tiny ones just poking through the skin, and do so effortlessly without pinching skin. There is a reason Tweezerman's tweezer is a beauty award winner including being chosen by magazine's like InStyle, and Allure. The editorial team for Allure, the beauty bible, have chosen Tweezerman's for eight consecutive years in their round up of 'Best of Beauty'. They are even the tweezer used to perfect Michelle Obama's first lady arches for the US inauguration  of her beau Barack and Madonna's makeup artist tames her fiercely bushy Italian ancestry with a divalicious pair. 

You can find them at the beauty counter in your local Shoppers Drug Mart for around $20 or so in stainless steel and other various colored enamel shades, like the red seen here. My new favorite is the camouflage pair I received in a gift bag. I'd post a pic but they're camouflaged. They also come with a lifetime warranty if they start to dull down. I myself have never bothered to send them back, as I usually have 3 pairs on the go in various kits, but the company will re-sharpen or send you a brand new pair, if yours starts to fail in their pulling power. You no longer have to take on the world brow beaten, but like Madonna and Obama's Missus, with an artful tweeze you can give great face!

TIPs and TRICKS: Make sure when you tweeze, you go slowly and take only one hair at a time. If possible get a professional to give you great brows- like me- so you can follow their line and maintain what they have created. I always tell my clients if they are going to an estheticians to be shaped, look very carefully at her eyebrows and like what you see, because yours will be very similar when she is done. If you can, open up the pores first with a hot shower or a warm towel. This lessens the pain and makes the hair slide out easier. Put down the tweezers during your period as the nerves in your skin are more sensitive and the hurt can increase exponentially. You're just removing some hair not having invasive surgery and giving away your kidney.