scissors??

Lauren:

Let us see -- you`ve asked a lot of different questions

"Hair scissors" can run a lot opf different prices. I know that a really good "french knife" used for general cutting of food can cost over $100.00. I believe the same is true for a pair of scissors used to cut hair. When cuttting your own hair the thing to remember is that the scissors should be as sharp as possible to make a clean cut.

You can usually buy scissors at a Beauty Supply store but I would ask your stylist where he/she got their pair.

Good luck

I would recommend never using scissors. Just let it grow! Long hair rocks.

The main reason Stylist`s scissors are expensive is because they need scissors which
will last longer.

Haircutting scissors dull very easily because even though the blades are long
you only use the first inch or so when cutting. If you have to do 10 cuts a day
5 days a week for a year your scissors you need to either have backup pairs of
cheap scissors or you need to have an expensive pair because you don`t want to
be in the middle of doing a client and find out your scissors are dull.

Now as far as cheap scissors go they work fine. They just aren`t meant to last
as long. The best way to ensure that the pair you buy is a decent pair is to
look at them. If they have an actual screw that you can use a screw driver on
then they are a better pair than one that just has a rivet. The other thing to
look at is do the blades come together tightly or is there a big gap between
them? Hold them up so you can see if you see light between them. The less gap
you see the better they are and the better cut you can get. If it has a screw
you might be able to tighten it and that gap could be less.

Now as far as brands. I bought a pair of Arius Eckert scissors from a beauty
supply for about $8 and they lasted me through at least 10 full haircuts so
far and could probably do more.

I have also seen on here that people like the Tweezerman brand so they might
be worth trying. I`ve also heard some people say they like to use sewing
scissors.

I don`t mean to make anyone sound dumb but I must say this.
Never cut anything but hair with any type of scissors you use for hair.

A few more notes:

Good Hair shears have those lines on their blades that are like ||||||| and
those are done by the grinding process. There are many store brands that do
have those lines. Granted they may not be as well ground. Those Lines are for
keeping the hair from slipping as you cut. If you go to cut hair and the hair
looks like it is being pushed forward then chances are you either have dull
blades or you bought a bad pair. Do not use the scissors from Haircutting Kits.
I have purchased many haircutting kits and the scissors are usually poor
quality. Also none of those had screws. The purpose of a screw is to take the
blades apart for sharpening however if you paid less than $50 for your scissors
do not bother getting them sharpened as chances are even if you found a cheap
place to do it chances are they won`t last long enough to justify it. Besides
You might as well get a new pair. The motto is when in doubt throw it out.

Clean your scissors with rubbing alcohol using a cotton ball. Do the same with
any other metal beauty instruments you use such as nail clippers or files or
cuticle pushers. We also used the alcohol to clean the mirrors.

Also get some oil for them. I don`t know if I used the right kind or not but I just used the little tube of oil I got with clipper kits.

Now as far as what I have said I am no expert but it is what I have learned
from my time at school.

Web Site Links and The Pair I bought

Tweezerman
http://tweezerman.com/
(Online ordering takes you to the following)
http://www.cosmeticmall.com/cosmeticmall//Frame.asp?BrandID=988%0D

F W Engels
http://www.sharpscissors.com/site/ssstore/index.asp

Arius Eckert
http://www.arius-eickert.com/
http://www.arius-eickert.com/scissors

I bought the 5.5" of this style Arius Eckert from my local store.
http://www.arius-eickert.com/cgi-bin/shopper.exe?key=8215&preadd=action