The Apex is the scissor you stop thinking about — because it just works, all day, every day. A Japanese ATS-314 convex edge set for effortless glide, so the first cut of the morning and the last before close feel identical. No fade, no fight.
Pick it up and the balance sits back into your palm — less wrist by five o’clock, more clean cuts before fatigue ever creeps in. The everyday scissor that earns its place in your hand.
From Matt Grumley, Australian scissorsmith: “The Apex is the one I reach for when I just want to cut. Reliable, balanced, sharp — the everyday weapon.”
Every Apex Professional Hairdressing Scissors includes
- The scissor in your choice of screw colour — Black, Blue, Indigo, Pink, Pearl, Magenta, Silver, Black Diamante, Blue Diamante, Pink Diamante, Red Diamante
- Hand-finished at Matt’s Lake Wendouree bench and inspected by Matt before it ships — no batch passes
- Presentation case
- Personal sizing guidance — not sure which length suits your hand? Call Bec on 0487 391 647
- Free shipping Australia-wide
- The ShearGenius Lifetime Manufacturing Warranty — covering defects in materials and workmanship
Made by a real Australian scissorsmith — not a marketing company reselling someone else’s steel. ShearGenius carries a 4.9-star average across 2,900+ verified reviews, with more than 40,000 scissors in stylists’ hands since 2007 and over 100,000 sharpened on the bench.
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Sizes 5.5″ · 6.0″ · 6.5″ · Japanese ATS-314 · screw colours Black, Blue, Indigo, Pink, Pearl, Magenta, Silver, Black Diamante, Blue Diamante, Pink Diamante, Red Diamante · forged in Japan, hand-finished in Lake Wendouree, VIC.
ShearGenius — Australia’s most trusted scissorsmith since 2007. The scissors stylists actually recommend.
What that means at the chair
- ATS-314 convex edge, 58-60 HRC — the first cut of the morning and the last before close feel the same. No fade, no fight
- Offset ergonomic handle — your thumb and wrist stop doing all the work on back-to-back days
- Single bearing flat pivot — smooth, consistent tension you set once and forget about
- Three lengths (5.5″, 6.0″, 6.5″) — pick the one that matches your hand and how you section, not a one-size compromise
Who it’s not for: If you're mostly after a dedicated texturising or thinning tool rather than an all-day cutting all-rounder, the Apex isn't the pair for that job.
Steel, edge life and serviceability
The Apex runs Japanese ATS-314 at 58–60 HRC — a high-carbon steel run at that hardness. The convex edge is fully serviceable: resharpened correctly, the same pair keeps cutting for decades, and it’s covered for life against manufacturing defects by the ShearGenius Lifetime Manufacturing Warranty. How does ATS-314 stack up against VG10 and cobalt? Cobalt vs VG10 vs ATS-314 — the steel comparison.