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Stylist adds dimension with highlights before trimming locks, smoothes hair with keratin treatment, or applies extensions for length
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- $47.80 for full highlights with haircut ($125 value)
- $79.79 for keratin treatment ($200 value)
- $177.75 for tip extensions ($500 value)
Salon Shears: Design on the Edge
A
stylist’s best friend is a collection of specialized shears. Continue
reading to learn how these razor-sharp tools help create flattering new
looks.
Training and education are invaluable for stylists, but
the right tools are also essential. Professional-grade salon shears are
sharpened to sever hair precisely and almost effortlessly. The material
of the shears matters, too: blades are typically stainless-steel blended
with additional alloys and elements to optimize function and minimize
wear. For example, carbon hardens the steel, chromium protects against
corrosion, and molybdenum protects against dulling. High-end salon
shears can even include cobalt or titanium in the blades, adding
durability with little extra weight.
Even if it’s made from the
finest alloys, one pair of scissors is rarely enough for any hairstylist
or person who makes a lot of paper snowflakes. Amber Rosema—a freelance
beauty designer with Amber Rose Styles in Chicago—has four pairs of
salon shears at her styling station at virtually all times. "I’ll
usually change shears about twice in a general cut," she says. This
allows her to thin or texturize tresses by switching to one of her two
pairs of specialized shears. Her other two pairs of trimming shears each
sport convex blades—thin, razor-like edges that cleanly slice through
strands—as opposed to beveled blades, which grip the strands before
cutting them. Beveled shears are generally recommended for beginners,
but the stylist’s level of comfort matters more than any other
factor—Rosema says she, for one, prefers convex shears because she
originally trained with that style.
Alloy composition and blade
orientation are important, but Rosema says that when picking out new
shears, "the first thing I notice is how they feel and how they fit in
my hand." Different grips can ease the strain on the stylist’s busy
fingers. Finger inserts give a snug fit and increased control to the
stylist’s hands, and designs with offset handles, swivels, or bent
thumbholes don’t require the wrist to move so much, reducing the chance
of developing carpal tunnel syndrome.