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About Hanzo

Hattori Hanzo Shears is the world’s largest provider of Japanese-steel hair shears. We sell high-end, handcrafted scissors, texturizers, and accessories to licensed cosmetologists and barbers. Made of premium nano-powder steel, high-carbon steel, and other high-quality alloys, our shears are widely regarded as the finest haircutting tools in the world.

In addition to selling shears, we are one of the largest haircutting education organizations in the world. Providing over 3,000 haircutting classes per year, Hattori Hanzo is widely regarded as one of the most dominant forces in haircutting education today.

We are also the single largest shear sharpening firm in the world, sharpening well over 100,000 pairs of shears each year in our California-based headquarters. All sharpening happens under one roof, which allows us to maximize efficiency, quality control, and attention to detail on every shear we sharpen.

Whether it’s on the cover of Vogue, on the set of New York Fashion Week, or backstage on Broadway, you will find Hattori Hanzo shears at work, making the world we live in a more beautiful place.

Industry Awards

2023

Beauty Launchpad 2023 Readers Choice Awards

Winner — Best Razor: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHRZSR Straight Razor

Finalist — Best Shears: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon Shears Series

Eight Nominations in Beauty Launchpad 2023 Readers Choice Awards

Best Shears: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon Series
Best New Launch: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHV Mamba 4.5″ Shear
Best Texturizer: Hattori Hanzo Shears HH6T Kime Texturizer
Best Men’s Hair: Hattori Hanzo Shears Texturizer Series
Best Razor: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHRZSR Straight Razor
Best Clipper/Trimmer: Hattori Hanzo Shears Hanzo Hitter Trimmer
Best Brush/Comb: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHC2 Hanzo Comb
Best Salon Management System (Day-To-Day): Tanto

2022

Beauty Launchpad 2022 Readers Choice Awards

Winner — Best Shears: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon Shears Series

Finalist — Best Men’s Hair: Hattori Hanzo Shears Texturizer Series

Finalist — Best Razor: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHRAZ2 Fixed Razor

Finalist — Best Clipper/Trimmer

Six Nominations in Beauty Launchpad 2022 Readers Choice Awards

Best New Launch: Hattori Hanzo HH8T Talon Texturizer
Best Shears: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon Shears Series
Best Razor: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHRAZ2 Fixed Razor
Best Clipper/Trimmer: Hattori Hanzo Shears Hanzo Hitter Trimmer
Best Brush/Comb: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon C2 Comb
Best Salon Management System (Day-To-Day): Tanto Client Management System

2021

Awards in Beauty Launchpad 2021 Readers Choice Awards

Winner — Best Shears: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon Shears Series

Winner — Best New Launch: Hattori Hanzo Shears HH88 Eighty-Eights Series Shears

Winner — Best Salon Software: Tanto

Finalist — Best Razor: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHRAZ2 Hanzo Fixed Razor

Finalist — Best Clipper/Trimmer: Hattori Hanzo Shears The Hanzo Hitter

Finalist — Best Brush/Comb: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHC2 Hanzo Comb

Eight Nominations in Beauty Launchpad 2021 Readers Choice Awards

Best New Launch: Hattori Hanzo Shears HH88 Eighty-Eights Series Shears
Best Styling: Hattori Hanzo Shears HH1 Kamikaze Shear
Best Men’s Hair: Hattori Hanzo Shears HH40T Mazeru Texturizer
Best Shears: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon Shears Series
Best Razor: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHRAZ2 Hanzo Fixed Razor
Best Clipper/Trimmer: Hattori Hanzo Shears The Hanzo Hitter
Best Brush/Comb: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHC2 Hanzo Comb
Best Salon Software: Tanto (for iPhone and Android)

2017

Awards in Beauty Launchpad 2017 Behind The Chair

Behind The Chair “Stylist Choice Awards”

Stylist Choice for “2017 Favorite Shears”

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