Seki Edge Stainless Steel Haircutting Scissors, 2. 7 Ounce

My wife cut my hair with these scissors recently. These scissors have a very sharp edge on them. Until now, my wife who cuts my hair, says the size of these scissors is also preferred over the lower-cost titanium scissors she has been using. I purchased the titanium coated scissors about a year ago were the sharpest we had until now. These Seki haircutting scissors are clearly the sharpest scissors we own for trimming my hair. My wife says my hair on the side or my head is very dense and tough. My beard is even tougher, so I use these Seki scissors to trim my goatee beard that grows rather fast. The other titanium coated scissors too long and she likes these because they fit her small hands better. She is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 116 pounds to give you an idea of her hand size. She plans to use these Seki Edge scissors exclusively to cut her and my hair going forward. I'll give you a link to the longer titanium coated scissors, which are much less expensive, but not as good quality as the Seki Edge scissors.Seki Edge does have a superb rating with a very high number of reviews for their fingernail clippers listed below. SS-106 seems to equivalent to 439 steel which has superb hardness and corrosion resistance. I think they are probably using the same highly rated stainless steel as they use in their highly rated fingernail clippers. It would be very logical to do this. SEKI EDGE SS-106- Stainless Steel Fingernail Clipper Below is a competitive brand of scissors. The Seki Edge fingernail clippers above are touted as the best nail clippers in the world. And that would imply their stainless steel is very hard and will keep a sharp edge indefinitely. Macs Professional Titanium Barber Razors Edge Hair Cutting Shears 5.5",6.5" & 7.5" Mac Brand -T213 (7.5") Of course, the titanium coating is extremely thin and it probably wears off after considerable usage. And if you sharpen the scissors, I think it is very likely you will lose all of the titanium whereupon they become ordinary scissors. I tested the three pairs of hair scissors and the titanium coated scissors were a fairly close second place winner. I used the plastic and paper that were part of the packaging for this test. When cutting the plastic, that is when it was most evident which scissors were sharpest - the Seki Edge scissors.This price seems rather expensive and they have so stiff competition with well-established scissors like the one below, which are comparably priced. These are probably more in the same category with professional scissors like the Seki scissors I just received. I don't own the scissors below, so I cannot make a direct comparison. It will take a long time for these Seki scissors to sell as many as the link below. But eventually, a trend will develop.I wish they specified exactly the alloy steel composition of the blades, such as 304 stainless steel instead of just Japanese Stainless Steel. There is only one other review at this time, so you can't say that is any kind of trend one way or the other. I could have just as easily given my rating of 4 stars to be 5 stars. I simply do not have any other comparison of high-end scissors to make a judgment. So I would suggest that if you know this brand well, then that should be your guiding light. I'm not familiar with any brand of hair scissors, so I can't give you any guidance other than to say they are indeed sharp and can cut better than any scissors I own by a considerable margin. Whether that warrants a 5-star rating, I do not know enough to tell you with any confidence.Or if they had given the Rockwell Hardness scale number, that would have been equally as useful - just not enough information is available to make an assessment of the hardness. Got Glamour Cobalt Molybdenum Right-Handed Hair Cutting Scissors, 5.25" Length (2.25" Blade Length) These scissors being reviewed are on the left of the photo in the black plastic container. The titanium coated scissors my wife has been using are in the center. You can see the very thin coating of titanium on them that creates a non-uniform discoloration. And the scissors on the right were the ones that she had been using until I purchased the ones in the middle. They are old and while they still work, they are outclassed by the other two scissors. It is very likely that these scissors use the same steel as their very highly rated fingernail clippers. And if that is correct, they probably rate 5 stars. They should mention which steel they are using in the featured description. SEKI EDGE SS-106- Stainless Steel Fingernail ClipperMacs Professional Titanium Barber Razors Edge Hair Cutting Shears 5.5",6.5" & 7.5" Mac Brand -T213 (7.5")Got Glamour Cobalt Molybdenum Right-Handed Hair Cutting Scissors, 5.25" Length (2.25" Blade Length)

These scissors have some nice design touches - they are almost entirely metal, but there is a little rubber bumper between the finger loops to keep them from knocking together, the points are very slightly rounded so they won't prick skin, but they are still sharp enough to lift up mustache hairs, there is a finger rest molded into the handle, and so on.The finger loops fit me well, though I'm relatively petite, and a person with much fatter fingers might have trouble. These are also for righties - you can use them left handed, but you'll need to pull your thumb away from your palm, instead of push toward it, and this will get tiring (lefties know what I'm talking about).Overall, however, these are very well made and designed. The package says "crafted in Japan." That's about right.

I cut hubby's hair..... all the time. He would rather have an amateur haircut by me rather than Great Clips to say the least. I must be doing a half-way decent job.......go figure!In order for scissors to be good, you need to "feel" the cut of the hair. Good scissors have a nice, sharp, easy cut. And, for the price range, I used these to cut his hair. They did a good job, These are good enough for home hair cutting.The handles are nice and the finger holes are large enough for bigger fingers. My hands are small, so I have plenty of room on the handle holes.

These are not professional grade scissors and are at a ridiculous price point. The pair I received we loose (vertical play between the edges) and without a tension screw there is no way to correct this problem. Professional scissors also have loop liners for extra comfort. At this price point I'd also expect a case and perhaps a sharpening tool.These are better options: Equinox Professional Shears Razor Edge Series - Barber Hair Cutting Scissors/Shears - 6.5" - Japanese Stainless Steel Hair Scissors - Mustache Scissors and Barber Scissors with Fine Adjustment Screw 2018 Professional Hair Cutting Scissors Set,Japanese 6.5 Inch Hair Scissors Teflon Shears Hairdressing Scissors Barber Thinning Scissors Hairdresser Razor Edge Haircut Right hand useEquinox Professional Shears Razor Edge Series - Barber Hair Cutting Scissors/Shears - 6.5" - Japanese Stainless Steel Hair Scissors - Mustache Scissors and Barber Scissors with Fine Adjustment Screw2018 Professional Hair Cutting Scissors Set,Japanese 6.5 Inch Hair Scissors Teflon Shears Hairdressing Scissors Barber Thinning Scissors Hairdresser Razor Edge Haircut Right hand use

It really bothers me when a company tries to mislead you as to where a product is made. These go on and on about Japan...and yes, they do look good enough at first to be made in Japan - and they have some interesting design features like the stopper between the handle sides and the finger hook - that are smart enough to be made in Japan. But they are actually made in China. I completely realize that China can make very decent products with proper foreign quality assurance, but up to Japan's standards...eh. The Japanese wouldn't buy this. Not for $50, at least. Pretty sure I can find a scissors in Japan made in Japan for that price or less.They're totally fine. The design is good. They are sharp enough to cut hair. I'm not super impressed with the price for something that was probably thrown together without great care. Just say what you are and I will respect you more.