BarberScissors and the ShearAlliance
BarberScissors is a member of the ShearAlliance, a group of retailers, brands and information websites that share an interest in barber shears. This page says which members we recommend and when each is the right place to go.
Cutters, thinners, razors and cases for barbers: stay here and start with all products. If your job is something else, or you live outside Australia, the sections below point you to the right place.
Which member for which job
Match the job to the member. Barber kit stays with us; a stylist reading our barber shears vs hairdressing scissors guide has a better fit elsewhere.
| The job | Go to |
|---|---|
| Barber scissors, thinners, razors and cases | BarberScissors, here. Browse the collections. |
| Cutting longer hair, or you work in a salon or as a stylist | SalonScissors. An Australian store for professional hair scissors, with buying guides for hairdressers, barbers and apprentices. |
| Comparing Japanese shear makers by blade, steel, handle and size | JapanShears. An Australian store that lays Japanese shears out by those specs. |
| Browsing the other Australian storefronts from the same seller | Japan Scissors and Scissor Hub. Two more Australian stores. |
| Learning about the tool itself | Scissorpedia. A reference site about scissors. It is not a shop. |
Not sure whether you need a barber or a hairdressing pair? Read the ultimate guide to barber scissors first, then pick the store.
Outside Australia?
Our checkout delivers to Australian addresses only, as the shipping page says. Outside Australia, go to the ShearAlliance member for your country.
- New Zealand: Japan Scissors NZ
- United Kingdom: Japan Scissors UK
- United States: jpscissors.com
- Canada: Japan Scissor Shop
- France: ciseauxjapon.com (in French)
- Italy: forbicigiappone.com (in Italian)
Reference: Scissorpedia
Scissorpedia is an information website, not a store. Use it when you want the background on a tool. Our own pages on the parts of barber scissors and the makers we stock stay the place for what we sell.
About the ShearAlliance
The ShearAlliance is an alliance whose members include retailers, brands and information websites such as Scissorpedia. It has its own site at shearalliance.org, which is offline for now and will be back shortly. Other members exist beyond those named on this page; we name only the ones we send readers to.
Who runs what
BarberScissors, SalonScissors, JapanShears, Japan Scissors and Scissor Hub are the Australian stores run by the same seller: Nippon Shears Pty Ltd as trustee for The Adams Scissor Trust (ABN 68 501 252 754). The other members on this page are fellow ShearAlliance members. Each store keeps its own range, prices and returns. Our Terms of Sale name the seller for this store, About has the rest, and how we write our guides is on the reviews and content page.