Entry to the craft
Your first serious scissor.
If you're new to the chair or three years in — these are the shears that won't ghost you in your first salon. SlicePay from $19 a week. No interest. No catch.
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Thinning & Texturising
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All Rounder
Dry / Detail / Curly
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Eight categories. Built for working hands.
Best Sellers · Most popular with Australian hairdressers
Cobalt Alloy
Rose Tattoo
Hairdressing scissor
$410
or $0.41/wk · SlicePay
The all-rounder. Individually tensioned cobalt-alloy edge. Most stylists pick this first.
Forged ATS-314
Prodigy
Hairdressing Scissor
$795
or $0.79/wk · SlicePay
Cobalt Alloy
Geisha
Hairdressing Scissor
$395
or $0.39/wk · SlicePay
ATS-314
Diamond
Hairdressing Scissor
$695
or $0.69/wk · SlicePay
Built for the chair you stand at
Where in the craft are you?
Whether it's your first serious shear or the one you'll keep your career — pick the tier that matches the chair you're at right now. Both tiers ship from Lake Wendouree, hand-inspected by Matt.
Built for a career
The shear you'll keep your career.
Forged in Japan. Hitachi ATS-314 finished to 60-62 HRC by hand. Built to outlast every salon you'll work in — signed for the chair you call your own.
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01 · The Scissorsmith
The Founder · Matt Grumley
“I don't sell scissors. I introduce hairdressers to tools that change the way they work.”
Founder, Scissorsmith and scissor designer behind ShearGenius. 35+ years in the hair industry. 18+ years sharpening. Over 100,000 scissors sharpened. Over 40,000 pairs sold. The technical engine of the brand — every scissor passes through Matt's hands before it ships.
Matt Grumley
Scissorsmith · Founder · ShearGenius
Founder · 2007
The Master Collective
Real hair industry professionals supporting real hair professionals.
When ShearGenius visits your salon, you're not dealing with a pushy sales rep. You're dealing with a working hairdresser and a working scissorsmith — two people who know exactly what cutting hair for a living actually involves.
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Matt Grumley
Founder · Scissorsmith
35+ YEARS · 100,000+ SHARPENED · 40,000+ SOLD
The technical engine of ShearGenius. 35+ years in the hair industry, 18+ years sharpening, scissor designer. Every scissor we sell passes through Matt's hands before it ships. No batch passes. Individual inspection of each blade, pivot, and handle alignment.
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Aaron Davis
Master Hairdresser · On-Road
35+ YEARS BEHIND THE CHAIR
The face of ShearGenius in salons. 35+ years as a Master Hairdresser and Barber, former salon owner. When ShearGenius visits, you're not dealing with a sales rep — you're dealing with a master who has cut hair for a living and helps you choose scissors that genuinely suit the way you cut.
Precision is a choice. Professionalism is a habit. ShearGenius is your partner.
Real stylists. Real chairs. Real years.
The stylists you'd ask before you bought.
Five working hairdressers who let us film them on a normal day. No script. No pay. Just the same scissor, year after year.
ShearGenius Van
Vic / Tas
Mobile Sharpening · VIC and TAS ·
Precision Restoration. On-Site.
Our on-site visits are built around convenience, honest advice and real industry experience. Matt sets the sharpening and scissor performance standards behind ShearGenius, while Aaron brings 35+ years of hairdressing and barbering experience to salons on the road.
Custom-built precision sharpening machines, not belts. Every pair gets a full Scissorsmith pass — pivot, tension, alignment, edge. Same day, back in your hands.
VIC
Weekly In-Salon
Mt Gambier
Monthly In-Salon
TAS
Quarterly In-Salon
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