Choosing Your First Salon Scissors

Start with your work

For close detail and point work, compare shorter cutters. If you want more reach through a section, look at the longer sizes. The size guide explains how measurements are listed; choose the hand and handle layout that fit your way of cutting.

Read the product page

Check the selected size, edge, steel and what comes in the box. A convex cutter and a thinning scissor do different jobs, even when sold as a set. The steel library explains the grade names without making them a shortcut for choosing a tool.

Need a starting point?

Browse the shear selection hub or shop all scissors. Send us your usual cuts and budget through the contact form if you want help narrowing the options.