Miraki

Miraki is a Japanese cutting-scissor brand that reaches stylists mainly through the UK trade rather than direct from Japan. It’s a premium line, hand-made with fully convex blades, and it leans hard on a design-forward look across several named ranges. That styling is part of the pitch, but the more useful detail is what’s underneath: Japanese steel throughout, with the Cobalt and Pelican Cobalt models built on a cobalt alloy for harder, longer-lasting edges.

The ranges

You’ll find Miraki organised into a few distinct families rather than one signature pair. The Katana, Cobalt, Pelican Cobalt, Crystal Offset, and Fusion ranges each carry their own handle and finish, and sizes run through the usual salon spread of 5, 5.5, 6, and 6.5 inches depending on the model. Left-handed stylists get a dedicated build in the Angelina Leftie, which is a real lefty rather than a mirrored afterthought.

A fully convex edge is the thing to understand before buying. It slices cleanly and suits slide cutting and soft point work, but it also asks for proper convex sharpening from someone who knows the geometry. Hand it to a generic mobile sharpener who flat-grinds everything and you’ll dull the very thing you paid for.

Where to find it

Miraki is sold through UK hairdressing retailers, including Direct Hairdressing Scissors and yoiscissors.co.uk, and tends to show up at more British dealers than many comparable Japanese imports. That breadth is handy if you want to compare a few models side by side before committing. Current stock, exact sizes, and pricing live on the retailer pages, since a brand carried across several shops rarely shows identical inventory at each. Premium positioning means roughly $400 to $800 a pair, which is in step with hand-made Japanese shears. For the wider field of Japanese makers, see the Japan hub.