Credentials: Professional Dog Groomer
TLDR: Worth the price, if you have the cash available, these are the ones to get 9.5/10
Pros:- heavy in the hand (in a good, high quality way)- razor sharp for many grooms- when sharpened it holds that razor sharpness for many grooms- good length, do wish they came in longer sizes- it leaves a super clean, basically show finish
Cons:- like with every shear, after a certain amount of time the tips are the first to dullDetails:Feels amazing to cut hair with and leaves a really nice sharp finish. I'm used to using the budget friendly Moontay shear set that sells for 40$ per four shears which are sharp and I do recommend them as good entry shears. However these Dream brand shears, while defiantly a luxury price and item, are worth it if you have the budget. They cut thru any amount of hair or matting like a hot knife thru butter. The same density and matting I have to saw thru with the Moontay shears, and they dull so fast. Dream shears hold an edge and as long as you take care of them (such as shaving out matting when possible, using a cheaper set of shears to cut thru unwashed hair, and only using the Dream shears for post the bath and blow dried hair) they last a long time between sharpening and stay really really sharp.
Curved Shears:
TLDR: Crazy expensive, but crazy good shears. When they do dull as all shears do, the last inch or so of the shears are the first to dull and I hate grooming with semi-dull shears. But I'm so happy I have them 9/10
Pros:- heavy in the hand (in a good, high quality way)- razor sharp for many grooms- when sharpened it holds that razor sharpness for many grooms- good length, do wish they came in longer sizes- it leaves a super clean, basically show finish
Cons:- like with every shear, after a certain amount of time the tips are the first to dull- There is only 1 pinky finger rest, oriented so when cutting hair the blades curve down/in, which is a big flaw since if you want to flip them to up/out you have no pinky hold to make sure the blades slide together and cut cleanly. You still can get a good clean cut on the up/out orientation, however you have to use pressure from the other 3 fingers on the shears to get that same clean cut
Details:I have the curved shears as well, everything above applies to them. HOWEVER, they are I think 320$ and almost not worth it, I personally like to keep my shear buying $250 or less, but I am glad I have these curved ones and really do love them. I think at a certain point it you get the same high quality no matter how much you spend.
