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Changed my mind about those cheap shears from the beauty supply store
I always bought the $25 shears from the local supply place, thinking it was fine to save money there. Then I got a tough client with super thick, coarse hair that was wrecking my hands and my cheap blades. My mentor finally pushed me to invest in a real pair of Japanese steel shears, which cost me about $280. The difference is night and day. My cuts are cleaner, my hand doesn't cramp after a full day, and they just glide through hair like butter. I was wrong to think all cutting tools were basically the same. That one purchase saved my wrists and my sanity. What's a good mid-range brand to try for someone who isn't ready to drop three hundred bucks?
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henry_murray2mo ago
Look for a brand that offers a sharpening program. A decent $150 shear is useless if you can't get it properly serviced. Some companies include a few free sharpenings, which saves cash and keeps the edge right.
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fisher.thomas2mo ago
Actually, Hikari does have a sharpening program...
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tessap736d ago
leob58 mentioned that $150 Hikari shear and honestly that's a solid starting point but here's something nobody's talking about - try looking at shear manufacturers that specifically make thinning shears or texturizing shears as their main thing. Those smaller companies usually put more care into their mid-range stuff because that's their whole business, not just a side product. I've seen some really good quality $100-$150 texturizing shears that cut way cleaner than cheap straight shears at the same price point. It's a weird hack but the companies that focus on one type of blade tend to have better quality control all around. If you mainly do blunt cuts that might not help but for everyday texturizing work it's a game changer.
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