I need grippy, NOT sharp, NOT pointy, tweezers.

August 7, 2023 1:51 PM

I have a couple old -- like from decades ago -- Revlon tweezers, and they're totally superior to anything I've managed to buy recently or that I see on Revlon's page.

I don't want tiny-edged ends that will just cut through hairs. I don't want sharp points. I want ones like my old ones: the claw being slightly angled, but with the angles blunted, nothing sharp; and a fair amount of grippy surface area at the claw end, so that even an imprecise grab can easily hold onto the hair it's more-or-less aimed at.

Have you bought ones like this recently?

posted by fingersandtoes to Shopping (15 answers total)

Tweezerman makes lots of different tweezers. Have you checked through their line?

I have a travel set of theirs (in lovely lavender leatherette) that I like but not sure how grippy it is, as such.

(And now I can't decide whether to pronounce the company name like a super hero "Tweezer Man!" or like an old Jewish guy "Tweezerm'n.")
posted by wenestvedt at 1:56 PM on August 7, 2023 [11 favorites]

I was gonna say tweezerman as well. They make the best tweezers I've used. (I've been saying it tweezerm'ns for years now)
posted by Ferreous at 2:04 PM on August 7, 2023 [1 favorite]

Square tip tweezers, Tweezerman, Revlon with scissor-handle, and elsewhere
posted by Iris Gambol at 2:09 PM on August 7, 2023 [2 favorites]

I have these. They work well. I wipe/tweeze them on a towel sometimes to clean them.
posted by theora55 at 2:17 PM on August 7, 2023

I have some from Tweezer Guru that are fantastic, if you're looking for a less expensive option.
posted by bizzyb at 2:26 PM on August 7, 2023

I know exactly what you mean about how hard it is to find that kind of grippy-ness now! Tweezerman “angled” models are the best I have found.
posted by rpfields at 4:49 PM on August 7, 2023 [2 favorites]

Try searching 'fish bone tweezers'
posted by womb of things to be and tomb of things that were at 5:58 PM on August 7, 2023 [2 favorites]

Best answer: I had this question years ago! I ended up buying vintage Revlon ones on eBay.
posted by Threeve at 10:20 PM on August 7, 2023 [1 favorite]

I do what Threeve does! I think some that I have ordered may have been copies (hard to tell if they're copies or just maybe that Revlon has had different manufacturing plants over the years) but they've all been OK.
posted by needs more cowbell at 2:57 AM on August 8, 2023 [1 favorite]

I love the angled Tweezerman tweezers, but they seem to dull fairly quickly. Then I started thinking...if they get dull, can't they be sharpened? I bought this double-sided credit card-sized diamond file set and it's amazing how a few swipes can restore tweezers' edge and grippiness. You might be able to revive your beloved Revlon tweezers this way.
posted by table of malcontents at 4:58 AM on August 8, 2023 [2 favorites]

Best answer: I also have Revlon ones that were part of a nail kit I probably got for Christmas as teen and they remain the GOAT. I'd try the eBay route also if it's not too pricy.
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 5:39 AM on August 8, 2023 [1 favorite]

can someone share a pic of these revlon ones? i'm having a hard time picturing a grippy blunt claw.
posted by misanthropicsarah at 9:25 AM on August 8, 2023

I used to have a pair of "Sweezers" that were perfect - grippy and claw-like.
posted by Lescha at 12:16 PM on August 8, 2023

A previous AskMe revealed that they're the Revlon 2530-11, if you mean what I think you do. Unfortunately that Amazon link is out of stock, but at least it has a photo. (I agree, these are the best tweezers.)
posted by The corpse in the library at 12:51 PM on August 8, 2023 [1 favorite]

My 'best tweezers' are the ones that come with a Swiss Army Knife! They're quite tiny so may not be what you're after, but you get great grippy precision.
posted by ngaiotonga at 12:51 PM on August 9, 2023