What scissors to buy for cutting hair?

Your best bet would be to go to a beauty supply store and ask the people there.

They are called haircutting shears, hair shears, hair scissors, etc.

You will be able to buy only a piece of junk for $20. I found only two samples under $50.

http://www.myhairstylingtools.com/hair-cutting-tools-price-less-than-c-166_300.html

You’d be much better off buying a quality shears; it will last for decades and you can amortize it by your savings at salons. I have had a pair since 1974.

:( those are really expensive… I guess i should think of it as saving money on actually going to the hairstylist and paying +$15 just to get my hair trimmed.

Ill try e-bay, maybe some beauty school dropout is trying to unload their supplies.

@Rememberme: Sadly, those were the cheapest. The Japanese prices ranged from $150 to well over $1000. Four trips to the salon plus tips would be c. $68. You want scissors (like quality cooking knives) that will keep their edges.

To make your hair stand on end, check out these prices.

I tried to buy some for the same purpose, and was floored by how much they cost. Professional stylists often pay upwards of $150.00 for halfway decent scissors, and $300.00+ for good ones. I bought a cheap pair and they were awful. Worse than using my orange handled office scissors! However, my husband already owned a small pair of scissors for trimming his beard/mustache and it turns out they work quite well on my bangs, too.

I bought a shaver ( connair ) for my boyfriend and it included a pair of scissors, medium size and very gentle with my hair ( I cut my own ) so, I bought them at Target.