Cosmetics Cage Match: Revlon True Precision Tweezers Vs. Tweezerman Slant Tweezers
By Glinda
I am fully cognizant that tweezers aren’t really cosmetics.
But I don’t care and I’m going to do this anyway.
So, we’ve got a pair of tweezers pitted against each other that basically came about because I moved right after having a baby and lost my favorite pair of Tweezerman tweezers somehow. In a haze of sleeplessness, I grabbed a pair of Revlon tweezers at Target, thinking to myself that tweezers were tweezers.
And the more I type the word tweezers, the more I realize what a truly ridiculous word it is.
I will be judging each set of tweezers on three set of criteria: durability, cost, and performance.
Durability
Revlon’s tweezers start out looking all nice and shiny and surgical instrument-like. But keep them on the bathroom counter for a while and they start to quickly dull in both appearance and sharpness. I suppose if you were the type that polished your tweezers daily this would not happen as fast, but I am not that kind of gal.
Tweezerman tweezers look rather unimposing but are surprisingly well-made and I have never observed any dullness. Even after years of use.
Round One goes to Tweezerman, hands down.
Cost
Revlon will run you a cool twelve bucks or so, which in my opinion is awfully expensive for what you get.
Tweezerman comes in at not quite double the price, but is sooooo worth the extra money.
I’m not coming across biased or anything, am I?
Winner of Round Two is Tweezerman. Again.
Performance
Using Revlon’s tweezers is like trying to dig out that one tiny piece of eggshell you dropped in the batter. Difficult, frustrating, and sometimes an utter failure. I don’t consider my eyebrows to be especially difficult to tweeze, but using the Revlon tweezers took twice as long as it normally did because I would have to pull multiple times. Forget about getting the really small ones just starting to grow back. Not gonna happen until they are much longer. Which kind of defeats the purpose of tweezers, does it not?
Tweezerman tweezers do the job and do it right. A nice firm pull and they are out of there. Minimum amount of pain, and minimum amount of futzing around with the smaller hairs. I am a big fan of scientific terms such as “futzing.” You’re in, you’re out, and you can quickly move on with your life.
Winner of Round Three is Tweezerman. Big surprise.
The Ultimate Victory without a doubt goes to Tweezerman. Don’t even hesitate for a second about spending the extra ten bucks or so. Totally worth it. I will never consider buying any other brand again.
November 4th, 2011 at 4:39 am
I ADORE my Tweezermans. There simply is nothing else out there like them. And I have very thick eyebrows that I have to tweeze daily, so in my estimation, the extra cost is money well spent.
The only problem I’ve come across is in traveling. Once or twice I’ve had an overzealous TSA agent take my tweezers and replacing them in an unfamiliar place is a real pain. Especially if it’s somewhere that you can’t find Tweezermans. I was in Turkey and had my tweezers confiscated at the airport, so I searched for a beauty supply store. I just bought the first pair I could find. They were better than nothing at all, but nothing lets you know you’re spoiled by Tweezermans like having to use off brand tweezers.
November 4th, 2011 at 8:34 am
$20 for tweezers? Ouch!
I use a pair of (Maybelline?) slant tip tweezers with a comfort grip I picked up at Target for maybe $6. Never have had any trouble with the little ones or having to pull twice or anything else. They stay in my makeup caddy under the sink and are still in great shape 4-some years later.
November 4th, 2011 at 9:39 am
The first time I saw the price of Tweezerman tweezers I almost had apoplexy. But DANG do they ever tweeze! This may be into the realm of TMI, but with my Tweezerman tweezers, I have pulled hairs that are barely longer than their little sheath-y thing. Plus they are guaranteed for life! Really, spending $24 on something that you can mail in and get replaced for the next eighty years is not a bad bargain.
November 4th, 2011 at 11:18 am
Tweezerman rules!
November 21st, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Tweezerman rocks! I bought mine after seeing the awards and getting sick and tired of buying cheep tweezers several times per year because they became dull or lost their shape. I think I only paid $18 for mine (like I said it’s been a while) and that was the best $18 I ever spent on a beauty product! I would gladly pay $24 🙂