Anyone doing their own eyebrow shaping or spot facial-hair removal at home, especially people who find a slim, all-metal tweezer handle uncomfortable to grip for more than a few minutes.

The slant tip suits general brow tweezing rather than the very finest, single-splinter-level precision work a fine-point tweezer is made for.

A tweezer's grip depends on its two tip edges closing flush against each other, and hand-filing each tip individually, rather than machine-stamping them, is what keeps that edge aligned instead of slightly offset. Paired with an oversized, cushioned handle instead of the usual slim metal shaft, that alignment is easier to hold steady on an eyebrow instead of chasing stray hairs with a handle that slips in the fingers.

Use in good light, ideally after a warm shower when pores are more relaxed, which can make hair easier to remove.

• Hold the skin taut with your free hand and grip a single hair as close to the root as possible with the slant tip.
• Pull in the direction the hair grows, in one quick motion, rather than at an angle away from the growth direction.
• Wipe the tip clean after use and store it capped or sheathed to protect the alignment of the slant edges.

Pros:

• Hand-filed slant tip is precision-aligned, so it grips hair cleanly instead of slipping past it or breaking it off mid-shaft
• Oversized handle with a cushioned rubber insert is easier to hold steady during a longer tweezing session than a slim metal handle
• Made in Italy from stainless steel

Cons:

• The larger handle takes up more room in a makeup bag than a slim travel tweezer
• A slant tip is a general-purpose shape, not the finest-point option for isolating single fine hairs or removing splinters
• Precision depends on the tip staying aligned — dropping it or prying with it can knock the edges out of alignment over time