Nail scissors for trims

**Renate** · December 24th, 2011, 09:19 AM

Hey everyone.

I'v never had any problems with hairstylists cutting too much hair (I say I want to grow it out and if they cut more than I'm asking, I won't pay) but i want to start trimming my own hair.

I went shopping for hair scissors but they are so expensive! I read online they were like 10 USD, but where I live they are around 20-30 USD!

So I'm thinking about using another scissors. Somewhere i read that nail scissors will do, but I don't know. Does anyone know if they are good and won't damage the ends?

**princesitamaria** · December 24th, 2011, 09:39 AM

you can get hair scissors less than that, you can buy them at the grocery store, sally's, depending on when you live you can get them at the local beauty store or the grocery store

**blondie9912** · December 24th, 2011, 09:54 AM

I've tried using nail scissors and wouldn't recommend it. Mine are amazing quality, but they just feel...odd when cutting hair. Maybe it's the curved blade? Who knows... My hair scissors were 60 CAD but well worth it, considering that's less than what my stylist charges for a cut. It seems pricey at first, I totally know, but you'll be glad in the end that you decided to splurge

Good quality hair scissors last ages!

**Renate** · December 24th, 2011, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by princesitamaria

you can get hair scissors less than that, you can buy them at the grocery store, sally's, depending on when you live you can get them at the local beauty store or the grocery store

I'll try at a beauty store, but I really doubt they will be less than that. I used USD because no one would understand if I said 40-60 BRL

For a scissors, that VERY expensive. Where I live you would never find hair scissors on a grocery store.

I think I'll just wait the holidays pass and buy them online...

I've tried using nail scissors and wouldn't recommend it. Mine are amazing quality, but they just feel...odd when cutting hair. Maybe it's the curved blade? Who knows... My hair scissors were 60 CAD but well worth it, considering that's less than what my stylist charges for a cut. It seems pricey at first, I totally know, but you'll be glad in the end that you decided to splurge Good quality hair scissors last ages!

60 CAD??? For a haircut?? That's absurd! The most expensive haircut I ever had was around 15 USD! And when I just get a trim it's much less than that!

Maybe i should stick with the hairstylist ..

**jacqueline101** · December 24th, 2011, 01:26 PM

I bought mine for five dollars at Family Dollar.

**Miss Catrina** · December 24th, 2011, 01:29 PM

I wouldn't. I was using them on my nails and they bent my nail before they cut it, if they cut it at all.

**blondie9912** · December 24th, 2011, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by Renate

I'll try at a beauty store, but I really doubt they will be less than that. I used USD because no one would understand if I said 40-60 BRL

For a scissors, that VERY expensive. Where I live you would never find hair scissors on a grocery store.

I think I'll just wait the holidays pass and buy them online...

60 CAD??? For a haircut?? That's absurd! The most expensive haircut I ever had was around 15 USD! And when I just get a trim it's much less than that!

Maybe i should stick with the hairstylist ..

The cheapest haircut I ever had was around $20 at SuperCuts and it was absolutely AWFUL. My layers were basically inverted

They were longer in front, gradually got 3 inches shorter towards the back, and then there were no layers at all in the back. I now go to a very pricey salon, but I can guarantee that my stylist will always cut my hair perfectly, and I feel pampered while I'm there. At cheap chains, they don't even wash your hair, they just mist it with a spray bottle full of water.

I suppose different people find value in different things, but I would appreciate if you didn't call what I do with my money 'absurd'

As a side note, I know people who spend about $300 on a cut/highlights every 2 months, while others have virgin hair and trim it themselves. Like I said, everyone's different and is entitled to do whatever they please.

**Zesty** · December 24th, 2011, 03:32 PM

I got mine for less than $20 on Amazon, and they've been so worth it. Even if you don't spend that much money on each hair cut, if you buy your own high-quality hair scissors, you can cut your hair whenever you want, as often as you want, for an indefinite period of time, so in the end it works out to being cheaper.

These are mine, for reference, even though you might not be able to get them:
http://www.amazon.com/Tweezerman-Sta...4765767&sr=8-1

**jeanniet** · December 24th, 2011, 04:27 PM

The better the quality of your scissors, the longer the edge will last and the better the cut will be. You can also have higher quality scissors sharpened. Cheaper scissors will cut well enough, but the edge won't last and it won't be worth getting them sharpened. I paid about $90 for my scissors, but with the minimal amount of dusting I do, their edge will last for a very long time and then I can have them sharpened. I'll never have to buy another pair of scissors. At the very cheapest, I'd have to pay $18 for a trim, so the cost of the scissors is saved pretty quickly.

**jeanniet** · December 24th, 2011, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by blondie9912

The cheapest haircut I ever had was around $20 at SuperCuts and it was absolutely AWFUL. My layers were basically inverted

They were longer in front, gradually got 3 inches shorter towards the back, and then there were no layers at all in the back. I now go to a very pricey salon, but I can guarantee that my stylist will always cut my hair perfectly, and I feel pampered while I'm there. At cheap chains, they don't even wash your hair, they just mist it with a spray bottle full of water.

I suppose different people find value in different things, but I would appreciate if you didn't call what I do with my money 'absurd'

As a side note, I know people who spend about $300 on a cut/highlights every 2 months, while others have virgin hair and trim it themselves. Like I said, everyone's different and is entitled to do whatever they please.

Agreed. Spending your money on what you want isn't absurd if you have a good reason for it. And FWIW, there really is a difference between a cheap cut and a more expensive one done by a stylist with a lot of experience--a huge difference if you have "difficult" hair. It's more than just a cut, too; a good stylist will spend time getting your hair to look just right, and will show you what to do and what products to use to recreate that look at home. It's well worth the money if that's what you want to spend it on.

I always go for quality over price because over the years I've learned that I really dislike cheap stuff that ends up getting thrown out. If I have to pay twice as much for something that will last ten times as long, then I consider that a bargain. So it's worth thinking about the durability of an item as well as its cost.