Ichiro Amethyst Hair Cutting Shears

Description

Deep purple amethyst titanium gives the Ichiro a jewel-toned look that reads as designer rather than gimmick, and the colour is plated into the steel as a hard surface, so it wears with the blade instead of flaking off it. Underneath is 440C run to 58-60 HRC — a sensible, mid-range hardness that stays sharp without turning brittle — finished with a convex edge for clean slicing. The offset handle keeps the thumb dropped and the hand square. Three lengths from 5.5 to 6.5 inches cover everything from detail work to longer over-comb sections.

Features

• 440C Japanese steel at 58-60 HRC
• Purple amethyst titanium coating
• Offset handle
• Convex edge blade
• Amethyst Titanium finish
• Sizes: 5.5”, 6.0”, 6.5”

Professional Opinion

“For the price this is one of the easier rose-gold-category recommendations I make — the amethyst is genuinely striking and the 440C edge at 58-60 HRC handles all-round salon cutting without complaint. Best suited to club cutting, point work and general days on the floor across all three lengths. The honest limitation is the steel: 440C is a solid mid-tier alloy, not a premium cobalt, so it’ll want sharpening a touch sooner than a VG-10 pair under the same workload. For what it costs, that’s a fair trade.”