Hairdressing scissors are an important tool for every stylist. A great style cannot be achieved without the help of professional hair shears.

The manufacturing process and blade material of hairdressing scissors play an important role in determining the quality of shears. In fact, blade material is the most critical and important factor when deciding which hairdressing scissor to buy .

If the blade material is of good quality, it will enhance the performance of your hair shears. The most commonly used materials in hairdressing scissors are:

• Nickel And Cobalt Alloys
• Triple Tempered 440 Stainless Steel
• Molybdenum Alloy
• Cobalt/Molybdenum Alloy
• Japanese Hitachi steel (Super Steel)

Hairdressing scissors that are manufactured from Japanese Hitachi steel give your shears an edge that stay sharper, longer. They will give you many MORE years of life than the steel used in most modern shears. This alone could save you $70 or more per year in sharpening expenses.

If you are a professional hairstylist or a cosmetology student, you should check out ScissorBoy hair shears. These are very comfortable and ergonomic shears. They are available in a full range of sizes – 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 & 7 inch.

All ScissorBoy shears are drop forged, and designed to fit your hand comfortably and ergonomically. They have super slim & thin profile blades and the beautifully hand crafted handles gives the feel of quality jewelry.

Hairdressing scissors from ScissorBoy are great for stylists that want to reduce, eliminate or prevent wrist pain, carpal tunnel or other repetitive strain injuries.

To order ScissorBoy hair shears, visit ScissorBoy Store

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Each one of us needs a haircut and mostly we visit a salon to get a new hairdo. While cutting hair, some stylists use professional hair shears while some use clippers.

Hair shears and clippers are a good tool to cut hair. Haircutting is fast while working with clippers and stylists use them when a client wants a simple haircut. However, when a new style has to be achieved, haircutting scissors prove to be more helpful.

The primary reason why stylists love using haircutting scissors is because it allows them more flexibility to cut hair in tight places. Hair shears also allows more dynamic range of motion and cutting angles which is not possible with clippers.

One of the common misconceptions amongst many of us is that clippers can’t be used to cut women’s hair. However, this is not the case. Just like hair shears, clippers too can be used to cut hair for men as well as women.

Ivan Zoot, popularly known as the Clipper guy had shown women’s haircut using clippers when he was featured on ScissorBoy’s online cosmetology program. Ivan had shown how a stylist can use various clipper adjustments to achieve different styles while working on different hair textures.

Haircutting scissors are still widely used by stylists for various barbering actions. The availability of different scissors like Thinning shears, Lefty scissors, Yoko scissors, etc. makes them popular over clippers. Each of these scissors is used for specific actions, like Thinning shears are used for reducing the volume.

In the end, a client would always want to feel happy about his style while stepping out of the salon. To ensure a happy client, stylists have to make sure that they use only good quality haircutting scissors or clippers and use them intelligently to achieve a desired style for the client.

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A good quality pair of hair shears is what makes any haircut look great. Many of us like to change our look from time to time, from short hair to a Mohawk, from a Mullet cut to long hair, etc. To achieve any of these hairstyles, proper haircutting is necessary and that can be only achieved with the help of professional hair shears.

Hair scissors are professional haircutting shears which help in cutting hair smoothly and achieving any desired style. Whether you are a professional hairstylist or enjoy cutting hair at home, you’ll need effective barbering tools. Some people have fragile hair and selecting wrong hair shears can do more harm than help. Therefore it is very essential to use good quality haircutting tools.

There are different types of haircutting scissors like Kasho Scissors, Yoko Scissors, Thinning Shears, Lefty Scissors, etc. To choose the best hair shear for your haircut, you should analyze your needs. If you want to go from long hair to a short hairstyle, you need a scissor which is sharp and Yoko Scissors can do the job for you. If you wish to remove bulk from your hair, you should opt for chunking shears.

While choosing hairdressing scissors, quality is an important factor. Always make sure that you buy only good quality hair scissors. The ones that are made from premium quality of steel are highly durable and comfortable.

ScissorBoy hair shears are made from Japanese Hitachi steel that has a rockwell hardness of 63 HRC. This means that it will hold a sharper edge longer than the majority of shears on the market. These hair scissors have beautifully hand crafted handles that are designed to fit your hand comfortably and ergonomically.

Some stylists prefer using other haircutting tools like clippers, razors or blades but haircutting with hair shears is the ultimate experience for any barber as it allows him to be creative. ScissorBoy hairdressing scissors are great for stylists who want to reduce, eliminate or prevent wrist pain, carpal tunnel or other repetitive strain injuries.

Haircutting with ScissorBoy hair shears is fast, ergonomic and fun. Any stylist would drop other barbering tools for such good quality hair scissors which guarantee a sexy haircut.

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Swivel Scissors are an excellent choice for haircutting. These hairdressing scissors are the most comfortable shears for stylists which not only cut hair but also prevent wrist problems.

Swivel Scissors were invented by the Japanese who came up with the swivel concept. These haircutting scissors keep your wrist straight in all cutting positions. Also, the rotating thumb ring allows the hairdresser to use the scissors at different angles without moving the hand or wrist into an awkward position.

The gap between the thumb hole and the finger hole allows free movement of your thumb. This advantage of Swivel shears creates the perfect alignment of your wrist and fingers, thereby preventing Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI).

Swivel Scissors from ScissorBoy are designed to relieve tension on the barber’s wrist. They are ergonomically correct and fit comfortably in your hand. These hair shears also give you dynamic range of motion and more control over the scissor. This technology allows you to cut with angles at greater ease.

Some stylists are not comfortable with a Two Finger scissor. For them ScissorBoy Shear Comfort Scissor will be more beneficial as its Three Finger Control gives added support and dynamic range of motion.

If you are a stylist and suffering from wrist instability or arthritis of the wrist you should consider changing your haircutting scissors. Stressing the wrist is a major cause of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) which is a type of RSI. Once you get used to Swivel haircutting scissors, you will be able to produce smoother, faster, and more effective haircuts without wrist pain.

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ScissorBoy shears are professional hairstyling shears that makes its owner feel proud. All shears are drop forged, unlike lower quality cast shears that may look the same but perform like cheap scissors.

The production methods of these professional hair shears are more time consuming and the new Super Steel is much more expensive to manufacture and the result is a superior quality product that you will be proud to own. We really put a lot into making these shears and want you to be its new owner. Therefore we are offering a special discount only for you!

With Christmas and the holidays upon us, we want to see every hairstylist own a perfect gift in the form of a shiny, brand new pair of Scissorboy Shears! To make this decision easier for you, we are offering a 20% DISCOUNT on any shears in the Scissorboy Online Store.

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It’s super easy, safe and secure to order any pair of brand new Japanese Hitachi Super Steel Shears from Scissorboy and get your 20% Discount.

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It’s that simple! To ensure delivery before Christmas, be sure to order your pair of brand new scissors TODAY.

This is the perfect Christmas gift for the hairstylist on your list. And if you are student, a new pair of shears is a great present idea to suggest to your parents or grandparents.

We want this to be the shear that you reach for when you start your haircut!

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Tabatha’s Salon Takeover travels to Plush Salon in Chatsworth, California this week. It will be interesting to see how the employees of Plush Salon face tart-tongued Tabatha during the December 1, 2009 episode on BravoTV.

Last week we saw Tabatha Coffey travel to Bang Salon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL where she had to deal with the most unprofessional salon she’s ever seen! A week before that Tabatha traveled to Eclectic Salon in LA, California. She tried to help out Eclectic Salon which was going through some serious financial troubles. This week too, Tabatha will surely have a torrid time at Plush Salon as the owner seems more interested in spending money than in saving her salon.

Plush Salon is a Full Service Salon offering the finest in Hair Care, Skin Care, Waxing, and Nail Services. This salon is situated in Chatsworth, California and offers the highest quality in Stylists, Products, and Services.

The owner of this salon believes in the importance of continuing cosmetology education and has imbibed the same principles in her stylists. The utmost goal of all the stylists at Plush Salon is to utilize their continued cosmetology education as the ultimate compliment to provide clients with the hottest style possible. However, the owner has different plans as she is more concerned in spending money than in serving her clients.

I guess this week’s episode of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover will be a treat to watch as there won’t be any backstabbing or crying. The second episode that featured Allure Salon was boring but this week’s episode will be fun as the salon owner goes on a spending spree.

Usually, the atmosphere in the salon is friendly and all stylists work together as a team. I wonder whether this teamwork will prevail when Plush Salon faces the camera for BravoTV’s Tabatha’s Salon Takeover. They have also organized a re-play party on December 4, 2009 inviting everyone.

Catch the LIVE episode of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover at Plush Salon tomorrow on BravoTV at 10 pm.

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Akin Konizi from hob salons was announced as the 2009 British Hairdresser of the Year during the 25th British Hairdressing Awards. Akin had won the same award in 2008 and repeated his successful act this year as well.

The 25th British Hairdressing Awards presented by Hairdressers Journal International and sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional were announced on Monday, November 23, 2009 at a glittering awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel, a JW Marriott Hotel in London’s Park Lane. The event was attended by over 1750 guests and compered by Dermot O’Leary while London Community Gospel Choir entertained the guests.

The British Hairdressing Awards were launched in 1985 to reward hairdressers who were pushing the boundaries of hairdressing, creating and setting the trends and excelling in this competitive industry. Each year hairdressers from all over the UK dedicate months of hard work preparing their entries for one of the sixteen categories that include nine regional and six specialist categories. Any hairdresser from any salon can enter the awards and compete with the biggest names in the industry on a level playing field. Unlike other awards, the British Hairdressing Awards are based on photographic entries that demonstrate the skills and talents of the entrant.

Akin Konizi who has won the biggest award twice has received lot of appreciation for his efforts as there are only 15 hairdressers who have been awarded this coveted title during the 25 year history of British Hairdressing Awards.

The stylists who have won the British Hairdresser of the Year award so far are – Trevor Sorbie, Anthony Mascolo, Irvine and Rita Rusk, John Frieda, Andrew Collinge, Nicky Clarke, Charles Worthington, Umberto Giannini, Beverly C, Mark Hill, Antoinette Beenders, Lisa Shepherd, Andrew Barton, Angelo Seminara and Akin Konizi.

British hairdressing is renowned throughout the world for its creativity and innovation and The British Hairdressing Awards has significantly raised the profile of British hairdressing both in the UK and overseas with winners of each category enjoying an increased media profile. The biggest award of the night – British Hairdresser of the Year – is recognized throughout the world, with the winner, overnight, becoming the ambassador for British hairdressing, appearing on television, radio and in the national and consumer press.

This year, three times winners of Afro Hairdresser of the Year Claire Rothstein and Scottish Hairdresser of the Year Tracey Devine were both presented with a Hall of Fame Award for winning their respective categories three times.

British Hairdressing Awards 2009 winners list

British Hairdresser of the Year 2009 – Akin Konizi, hob salons

Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year – Darren Ambrose, D&J Ambrose, Middlesex

Men’s Hairdresser of the Year – Desmond Murray, Atherton Cox, London

Afro Hairdresser of the Year – Michelle Thompson, Francesco Group Advanced Academy, Stafford

Artistic Team of the Year – hob salons, London

Newcomer of the Year – Shaun Hall, Mark Leeson Hair Body & Mind, Mansfield Schwarzkopf

Professional British Colour Technician of the Year – Chris Williams, Rush London, Croydon

London Hairdresser of the Year – Darren Bain, hob salons, London

Southern Hairdresser of the Year – Leo Bancroft, Leo Bancroft, Weybridge

Eastern Hairdresser of the Year – Terri Kay, Mark Leeson Hair Body & Mind, Mansfield

Midlands Hairdresser of the Year – James Whyte, Soul Hair, Chester

North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year – Susan Hall, Reds Hair & Beauty, Sunderland

North Western Hairdresser of the Year – Sharon Peake, Ethos, Manchester

Wales & South West Hairdresser of the Year – Ken Picton, Ken Picton, Cardiff Bay

Scottish Hairdresser of the Year – Janer Stewart, Angels, Aberdeen

Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year – Kevin Kahan, Kevin Kahan, Bangor

Pictures from British Hairdressing Awards 2009

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For more information about British Hairdressing Awards 2009, visit www.britishhairdressingawards.co.uk

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Farouk Shami has officially launched his candidacy for the post of governor for the state of Texas with a promise to continue bringing jobs. We had reported earlier that Hair care magnate – Farouk Shami was planning to file Democratic nomination for governor.

Farouk Shami was a poor immigrant in his initial days in the United States. He went on to achieve the American dream by earning a fortune through hard work. He’s a successful businessman who wants to stimulate the economy by creating tens of thousands of jobs in the solar energy business in Texas. Therefore, he chose to run for the Democratic Party which includes businessman Tom Schieffer and schoolteacher Felix Alvarado of Fort Worth, Tyler-area rancher Hank Gilbert and Kinky Friedman, a satirist from Austin.

It will be interesting to see how he can get the confidence of people. It will surely be a tough sell for the naturalized U.S. citizen from the West Bank who comes from Muslim and Catholic religions. Farouk Shami has deliberately pressed the weak nerve of people as a way to achieve more followers. He knows the economy is bad, jobs are reduced, unemployment has risen to high numbers, and here is one man who promises to bring enormous jobs to Texas.

Shami, who made a fortune through hair-care products like colors, hair dyes, hair shears, etc. said he will put $10 million of his own money into his campaign and raise another $10 million. He also outlined his policy points for the crowd during his formal announcement at his Chi USA headquarters in Houston. The policy points include:

• More spending on education and less emphasis on standardized testing.
• A pledge to take a gubernatorial salary of $1 a year.
• Support for lowering tariffs and establishing manufacturing jobs on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border.
• A proclamation that Texas should be an exporter of food.

Rick Perry himself acknowledged Farouk Shami’s story as that of the American dream. Though, 66 year old Farouk Shami sounds ambitious with his plans for the development of Texas, but will he be able to overcome ethnic prejudices among voters?

Tweet us your thoughts! @TheScissorBoy

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Going Rogue is Sarah Palin’s autobiography which released on November 17, 2009. This book had been a much awaited book since the last few months, as the former governor and VP candidate is stepping back into the spotlight in a big way.

There has been plenty of controversy regarding Palin since the defeat of the McCain-Palin ticket in the 2008 election. It’s nice to see that Going Rogue hit the stands just 6 months after Palin had signed a deal with HarperCollins to publish her autobiography. She definitely put her journalism degree to proper work on this project; but have you seen Sarah Palin’s hair on the cover of the book?

Sarah Palin hairstyles had been very famous during the 2008 election campaign. She was seen flaunting various styles probably to attract more votes, but ended up gaining nothing! She may have tasted more success if she would have invested more time in preparing quality speeches than doing hair and makeup.

Palin appeared on Oprah the day before the official release of Going Rogue. She was looking very different with a new hairstyle. Actually her hair looked different from the Sarah Palin hairstyle on the cover of her book. It’s clear that Palin will be doing a lot of media, so she will be using different hair shears to look unique on-air.

I feel that she should use some thinning shears. Sarah Palin hair has a soft wave in hair with ends turned under. She definitely must be using a curling iron for or a flat iron to achieve this. She can create some modern hairstyles if she uses some thinning shears, specially 14 Tooth Chunking Shear.

We’ve all missed the boring, singular style and ever-evolving Sarah Palin hair. So it’s time for some improvement in her hairstyles. Which hairstyles would you recommend for this politician turned author of Going Rogue?

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Woody Michleb is an award winning stylist who has competed in hair competitions globally. He is a highly sought after platform artist, who has been in the hair care industry for more than 20 years.

Woody started his own salon in his native Lebanon in 1986 at the precocious age of 16! He currently owns Woody Michleb Hair Salon in suburban Toronto.

Woody Michleb is highly passionate about working as a platform artist. He feels, being onstage is the most thrilling experience for any hairstylist as it allows you to share your vision and way of doing things with other artists. He is popularly called as ‘Edward Scissorhands’ because of his ability to cut really fast and create a lot of hype onstage. He has won numerous awards for platform and editorial work and is a globally acclaimed stylist.

We featured Woody Michleb in two episodes of the Cutting Edge Hair Show which were filmed at the Woody Michleb Hair Salon in Toronto. Being our first international episode, we are thankful to Heather Wenman for being our Guest Host during the filming of this episode.

You can get a glimpse of this episode by watching this YouTube video.

Woody is an experienced stylist who has traveled almost all of Europe, Middle East and the Americas and has operated a total of seven salons in his career. While filming for our show Woody shared some great business building and marketing methods to excel as a stylist and a salon owner. He also demonstrated new cutting techniques using his line of high quality hair shears from Kenchii.

Woody Michleb & Heather Wenman during The Cutting Edge Hair Show

The Woody Michleb team of hairstylists are highly qualified and have a passion for what they do. They support numerous community charities by offering donations, silent auction items, free in-salon services and hair services for fashion shows. They also support many local community and national events including Miss Latina Canada, Miss Universe Canada, Amore! Glamor-Do, Annual Cultural Events and much more.

To know more Woody Michleb Hair Salon, visit their website at: www.woodymichleb.com or follow them on Twitter: @WoodyMichleb

We are thrilled to air our first international episode this coming Monday, i.e. November 16, 2009. So stay tuned to ScissorBoy by subscribing at www.scissorboy.com

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