Tweezing has moved on

Are you still using those old battered tweezers that have been handed down over the years or have you bought a new cheap set from your local store?

You may not have realised yet that things are changing in the world of tweezing and eyebrow shaping. There are now hundreds of different types of tweezers for natural hair removal that claim various benefits over the others. Some are better balanced or claim to be more ergonomically designed, others claim better grip power to remove those stubborn hairs. Whatever your budget or preference, there's bound to be a set that's right for you.

Benefit Cosmetics has joined hands with Tweezerman, a leading producer of hair removal products, and has launched an array of extremely attractive and performance-oriented products that are slated to rock the market. They are attractive, not only for their looks, but they are also all set to out do all predecessors with their great performance.

A perfectly shaped eyebrow is something that many women, and more men, are seeking. Appearing well groomed and highlighting the eyes, is a great way of enhancing one's beauty. Why stick with a blunt crooked set of rusty tweezers when there are some great ones to choose from? Here is a brief description of some tweezers that are out there in the market from Benefit Cosmetics:

The Slant Tweezer has been around for sometime and you might expect to pay about US$ 25 for these. The strawberry flavoured look in pink and white over stainless steel makes them more attractive; perhaps one for the ladies.

Or how about trying the Pointed Slant Tweezer for around US$ 30? These take care of the smaller hairs which are often hard to remove. Even the well-tweezed hairs need occasional brushing and enhancing so there's also an eyebrow shaping kit. They have come up with a retractable brush that helps you keep your eyebrows neatly shaped - all for US$ 30.

There are a few tips that will help you enhance the performance of your tweezers to enable you to get those perfect eyebrows shapes:

• Ensure that the tweezer ends are not bent as this will reduce their grip performance and may be more likely to cause nicks. Dropping tweezers can soon cause the heads to become misaligned.
• Disinfection of the tweezers is necessary to help avoid any kind of infection. The area around the eyebrow is delicate and care must be taken while tweezing.
• Hold the skin taught around the area when tweezing to help make the process painless and avoid cuts.
• Tweezing in the direction of the hair growth makes it easy to tweeze in the right manner.
• Avoid moisturising prior to tweezing as this makes the skin and hair more slippy and therefore harder to grip.
• In case of swelling you can use ice cubes to soothe the area. Chilled rose water is a natural toner and is useful as an after lotion.

One other method of natural hair removal that you might want to consider is threading. Millions of Asian and Arabic women have been using this technique for thousands of years. Why not find out more in our threading section?