Which scissors to choose for cutting hair?
Are you hairdressers, barbers, or learning the hairdressing trade? You therefore use your hair scissors a good part of your working time. But which scissors to choose to master your haircuts?
In this article, we will talk to you in detail about professional hair scissors, it is our passion and our specialty. Good advice helps to choose the right hair scissors to work on your haircuts under good conditions.
First, let us introduce you to different scissors brands known and reputed in France that we have tested for you:
- Takai: High-tech Japanese scissors for demanding hairdressers.
- Jaguar: World leader, a German brand known for their beautiful scissors.
- Tondeo: High-end scissors, a brand present for over 80 years.
- Joewell: Japanese artisanal know-how, high-quality scissors.
- Exthand: Ergonomic scissors without rings.
Where to buy hair scissors in 2025?
Previously, before the 2000s, you could buy your hair scissors only at events and fairs such as the MCB (World Hairdressing) where scissor manufacturers were present to show their scissors to hairdressers and hairdressing professionals.
Since the 2000s, wholesalers and specialized distributors offer hairdressers different brands of hair scissors. Some visit hair salons to let you try different types of scissors.
Now in the 2020s, hairdressers are ordering online. It is now possible to order your hair scissors online! You can have your professional hair scissors delivered to your home or to a hair salon, anywhere in France within 48 hours.
In fact, it is online that you will buy your hair scissors at the best price and have access to the largest selection. Favor a French company specialized in hair scissors to have dedicated after-sales service for your scissors if needed.
Hair scissors are an investment for hairdressers. Do not hesitate to ask for advice before ordering your scissors to ensure that the model will suit you, especially for high-end scissors. With our advice, you are sure to choose scissors that will suit you.
The 2 types of hair scissors most used by hairdressers
Cutting scissors (or straight scissors) allow you to cut hair. Each hairdresser has their cutting techniques based on their experience. Thinning, slice, or even notching are cutting techniques to be performed with cutting scissors.
Sculpting scissors (or thinning scissors) allow you to sculpt or thin hair, often as a finishing touch to the haircut. There are also sculpting scissors with large teeth called texturizing scissors or notching scissors.
Which brand of hair scissors to choose?
Depending on your experience, your cutting requirements, and your budget, you will find your happiness among different brands. We do not recommend unknown scissor brands, as you will often be disappointed because the art of making hair scissors cannot be improvised!
That is why we only distribute scissors from reputable brands that have their own scissor manufacturing factories, which guarantees good quality scissors and after-sales service in case of sharpening or repair needs for your scissors.
As hair scissors are a fragile and precise tool, it is important to take care of them and maintain them. Discover our article on the maintenance of hair scissors. A well-maintained pair of scissors will last longer than a pair that is not maintained.
Hairdressers seeking cutting performance will feel more comfortable with Japanese hair scissors. Indeed, Japanese scissors are high-end hair scissors. The art of making hair scissors has been present in Japan for over 100 years. However, be careful to choose genuine Japanese scissors.
Websites like Ali Express, Wish, and others do not really sell Japanese hair scissors. Everything is made to make you believe it, but they are only Chinese scissors, often of poor quality, and that is why their prices are so attractive. If you are looking for quality scissors, you need to pay the price.
Pro tip: avoid ordering your scissors from these Chinese sites if you want quality scissors that last over time. 100% of hairdressers who talk to us about these websites are disappointed with the scissors received, which do not match the description and lack performance.
High-end Japanese hair scissors are made using ancestral sharpening techniques used for the Samurai for the blades of Katana (The Katana is the sword of the samurai). Only a few manufacturers in the world know how to shape Japanese hair scissors, which is one of the reasons they are so expensive.
Top 3 best brands of hair scissors:
1) Takai scissors:
Takai is a brand of Japanese scissors present in France for over 30 years. At Ciseaux Premium, we particularly appreciate Takai, which perfectly masters the art of making high-end Japanese scissors. Takai scissors are manufactured, polished, and sharpened in Japan. The Hamaguri sharpening, high-end Japanese steels, and traditional know-how make Takai scissors effective scissors for all cutting techniques and highly appreciated by French hairdressers!
In Japanese, Takai means: "Precious", "Rare", which represents the Takai scissors very well, as they are of high quality. We have created for you a Top 10 best Takai scissors. Trying Takai is adopting it! The Hamaguri edge will ensure a smooth cut.
Each pair of Takai scissors has a unique serial number to guarantee traceability on your pair of scissors. You can register your Takai scissors online to inform yourself about maintenance or sharpening processes for your Takai scissors.
2) Jaguar scissors:
Jaguar is a German manufacturer of hair scissors. Present in France for over 50 years, it is a scissors brand very well known among hairdressers. Many hairdressers and barbers started with affordable Jaguar scissors. The models of Jaguar pink scissors are very popular, especially among female hairdressers. In the Jaguar Pastel Plus range, you will find a wide palette of scissor colors. (Jaguar scissors in pink, orange, blue, purple…)
Jaguar is also appreciated for its models with blades coated in real gold, such as the Jaguar Endless Love. The Jaguar gold blade range is increasingly appealing to hairdressers. If you are still unsure about which model to choose? Discover our Top 10 best Jaguar scissors!
3) Tondeo scissors:
Tondeo, a manufacturer of high-end hair scissors for over 80 years, is known for its premium scissors like the Tondeo Zentao, which is a premium model from Tondeo. Tondeo scissors are designed and manufactured 100% in Germany, in Solingen.
Research and development allow Tondeo to continually innovate and offer hairdressers and hairdressers increasingly efficient hair scissors. Some scissor shapes exist only at Tondeo and have been renowned among hairdressers for many years.
How to sharpen hair scissors?
To sharpen hair scissors or hone hair scissors, we recommend sending them to the manufacturer. Only scissor manufacturers know the sharpening procedure to perform on your pair of scissors to keep them in good condition. Many sharpeners not specialized in hair scissors damage the scissors unknowingly, resulting in your scissors not cutting well even after sharpening.
Some tips for sharpening your hair scissors:
- For Jaguar scissors: You can have them sharpened by a sharpener specialized in hair scissors, if they are experienced, they will be able to sharpen, hone without issues.
- For Tondeo scissors: Send them only to the Tondeo factory which will know how to sharpen your scissors properly. The Tondeo brand recommends sending your Tondeo scissors for sharpening only to Tondeo to ensure you do not damage your pair of scissors.
- For Takai scissors: Send your Takai scissors only to Takai, which has a workshop with specialists in France, which is one of the advantages of Takai. After inspection, polishing, and sharpening done according to the rules of the art, you will find your Takai scissors in very good condition.
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