If you're putting a complete kit together in one go — or replacing a mismatched drawer of scissors that all feel different in the hand — this is the shortcut. Three scissors off the same bench: a 5.5″ cutter for everyday precision work, a 7″ for scissor-over-comb and barber work, and the matching thinner to blend it all together. Same steel, same tension, same feel, so switching between them mid-cut never breaks your rhythm. And bought as a set it's $550 instead of the $750 the three cost separately.
This is the kit you build a whole day around: matched, balanced, and tuned to feel like one hand from your first client to your last. And as a set it’s a real saving: all three for $550 — $200 less than the $750 they cost bought separately.
From Matt Grumley — Hairdresser & Scissorsmith, ShearGenius, Victoria: “I build my bundles as a matched set on purpose. When every scissor in your kit comes off the same bench, your hands stop thinking about the tool and start thinking about the hair.”
Every Young Genius Ultimate Bundle includes
- Three scissors — the complete Young Genius kit:
- 5.5″ cutting scissor — your everyday precision cutter
- 7″ cutting scissor — the long blade for scissor-over-comb and barber work
- Matching Young Genius thinner — feathers weight out softly and evenly
- Your choice of screw colour — Black, Indigo, Blue, Red Diamante, Pink, Silver, Pearl, Pink Diamante, Blue Diamante, Black Diamante, Magenta
- All three hand-finished at Matt’s Lake Wendouree bench and inspected by Matt before they ship — no batch passes
- Presentation case
- 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 3,000+ 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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Japanese Cobalt Alloy · screw colours Black, Indigo, Blue, Red Diamante, Pink, Silver, Pearl, Pink Diamante, Blue Diamante, Black Diamante, Magenta · 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
- Offset ergonomic handle — the thumb ring sits offset from the finger ring, a more open hold than an even handle, across a full day of clients
- 7″ blade — the length that makes scissor-over-comb and barber work fast instead of fiddly
- Single bearing flat pivot — a consistent, smooth glide you don't have to fight or re-tension constantly
- All three matched from one bench — swap cutter to thinner without your hand recalibrating each time
Who it’s not for: If your kit's already sorted and you only need one scissor — say a longer blade or just a thinner — buy that piece on its own; the bundle only makes sense if you're setting up all three at once.
The complete first professional kit
Three professional tools, one bench, one decision: the 5.5″ cutter for precision work, the 7″ for scissor-over-comb and barber work, and the matched thinner to blend it together — $550 against $750 bought separately. Every piece runs professional properties (Cobalt Alloy at 58 HRC, offset ergonomic handles, single-bearing flat tension), so nothing in this kit is a trainer you'll throw away — it's the working kit that carries you from first client through years on the floor. All three covered by the Lifetime Manufacturing Warranty.
Prefer to start smaller? The two-piece apprentice set is $350, or a single Young Genius scissor is $250. Browse the full Apprentice Range or read the guide to choosing apprentice hairdressing scissors.