Staleks Pro Expert 41 Tweezers TE-41/2

An L-shaped tweezer bent 40 degrees, with an 11 mm tip that closes across its whole face — built to hold ultra-thin lashes without crushing them.

What the 40-degree bend is for

Forty degrees is the shallow end of the L range. It keeps the tips in your line of sight while leaving the handle clear of the client's face, which is what lets you form a fan in the hand and take one off the tape with the same tool. Staleks rates it for every volume from 2D to 8D.

Where it earns its place

• Ultra-thin fibre. The tips meet across their entire area rather than at a point, so a 0.05 or 0.07 lash is gripped rather than pinched.
• Corners. Narrow edges reach the inner and outer corners where a wide boot cannot go.
• Either fanning method. In the hand or off the tape — you are not committed to one.

Specification

• L-shaped, 40 degrees. Working part 11 mm, opening 7 mm, overall length 125 mm.
• Manual sharpening of the working surfaces; polished so adhesive does not stick.
• Satin matte finish that does not slip in the hand.
• All methods of disinfection and sterilisation are allowable. Two-year warranty.

Choosing between this and the others

If you work mostly off the tape and want a shorter contact patch, take the TE-40/2 at 70 degrees. If you build fans on your fingers, the TE-40/12 boot is the better shape. For isolation, none of these — that is the straight TE-41/10.