S.cosmo
- Japan
- Est. 1997
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Budget Luxury
S.cosmo is a Japanese professional scissor brand sold through Scissors shop Hayashi. Part of the Hayashi retailer cluster of domestic Japanese brands.
In Sanjo-shi, Niigata, Cosmo-smith Co., Ltd., founded in 1997, makes the S.cosmo shears, produces its thinning models under licence of a Yamamura-MFG patent, and publishes an English catalogue for buyers outside Japan. Seven named series and a J Premium line fill the catalogue: Globally, Pleasure, Powerful, Expert, Light Classic, Master,...
In Sanjo-shi, Niigata, Cosmo-smith Co., Ltd., founded in 1997, makes the S.cosmo shears, produces its thinning models under licence of a Yamamura-MFG patent, and publishes an English catalogue for buyers outside Japan. Seven named series and a J Premium line fill the catalogue: Globally, Pleasure, Powerful, Expert, Light Classic, Master, and Standard, with sword and convex blade options throughout and left-handed variants alongside.
About
S.cosmo is a professional hairdressing scissor brand made by Cosmo-smith Co., Ltd. (有限会社 コスモ・スミス), a scissor manufacturer in Sanjo-shi, Niigata. The company was founded in 1997 and lists its hair and beauty shears under the S.cosmo name in the Sanjo Kogyokai industry directory. Sanjo sits in the heart of Niigata’s metalworking region, and the brand describes its shears as ergonomic tools built from traditional Japanese materials. Its thinning shears are produced under licence of a Yamamura-MFG Co., Ltd. patent.
Product range
The lineup runs across several series, including the Globally, Pleasure, Powerful, Expert, Light Classic, Master, and Standard ranges, plus dedicated thinning models, a J Premium line, and left-handed variants. Sword and convex blade options appear throughout the catalogue. An English catalogue is published alongside the Japanese maker site for buyers outside Japan.
Distribution
S.cosmo is carried by Scissors shop Hayashi (Hasamiya Hayashi), a specialty scissors retailer serving the Japanese domestic market, alongside other Japanese domestic brands such as KING CRAFT and KITA IDEA. For current model specifications, steel descriptions, and availability, the authoritative sources are the Cosmo-smith site and the Scissors shop Hayashi storefront.
Sources
- Cosmo-smith official site and English catalogue
- Sanjo Kogyokai member directory
- Previous ScissorPedia research identifying S.cosmo within the Hayashi retailer cluster
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S.cosmo at a glance
- Budget
- Mid-range $200–400
- Based in
- Japan
- Catalogue
- 11 models listed
- Established
- 1997
Where to Buy
Authorized Retailers
Retailers stocking S.cosmo
ScissorPedia catalogues 1 retailer carrying S.cosmo.
- Scissors shop Hayashi — Japan
Products
How S.cosmo Compares
| Brand | S.cosmo | alpha | Alu-Coba | Atali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan |
| Typical price | Mid-range | Mid-range | US$200–US$250 | US$70–US$100 |
| Steel | — | SG2 | Cobalt steel | Japanese Stainless Steel |
| Blade types | — | — | — | — |
| Handles | — | — | Offset | Offset, Even |
| Specialties | — | Volume control, Slide cut, Stroke cut, Blunt cut, Texture control | Base cut, Step cut, Volume control, Texture control | — |
| Founded | 1997 | 2006 | 1946 | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. S.cosmo is made by Cosmo-smith Co., Ltd. in Sanjo-shi, Niigata, in the heart of Japan’s metalworking region, so every pair is made in Japan.
Cosmo-smith Co., Ltd., the maker behind S.cosmo, was founded in 1997 and is based in Niigata.
Pricing lands in the middle of the Japan-made professional market. Per-model figures are not part of this profile yet; the Cosmo-smith site and Scissors shop Hayashi list current models and prices.
S.cosmo’s catalogue spans several series of professional hairdressing shears, with both sword and convex blade options, plus dedicated thinning models made under a Yamamura-MFG patent licence.
Yes. S.cosmo offers a dedicated left-handed line alongside its right-handed series.
S.cosmo is carried by Scissors shop Hayashi, a specialty scissors retailer for the Japanese domestic market, and the Cosmo-smith site publishes an English catalogue for buyers outside Japan.
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