Foldable, multipurpose shears can have a pair of shearing blades, each blade having a sharp side and a blunt side. The blades are connected to handles via a hinge, and the handles have one side that is straighter and another side that is more rounded or irregularly shaped. One of the blades includes a backward facing hook on the blade's blunt side. Additionally, the blunt side may have partially sharpened serrations. The blades can fold about the hinge for easier transport and storage and the shears are configured so that the hook does not extend past the handles when folded.

A hair-cutting apparatus includes a first scissor and a second scissor. The first scissor includes a first jaw, a first curved blade, and a first handle. The first jaw includes a concave inner surface from which the first curved blade projects. The second scissor includes a second jaw, a second curved blade, and a second handle. The second jaw includes a concave inner surface from which the second curved blade projects. The first and second scissors are pivotably connected to each other. The first curved blade and the second curved blade form an opening when in the closed position that is of a generally elongated ellipse shape. The first and second jaws define a generally horizontal plane. The first curved blade projects in a generally downwardly and inwardly direction from the generally horizontal plane at a first angle. The second curved blade projects similarly at a second angle.

A hair-cutting apparatus includes a first scissor and a second scissor. The first scissor includes a first jaw, a first curved blade, and a first handle. The first jaw includes a concave inner surface from which the first curved blade projects. The second scissor includes a second jaw, a second curved blade, and a second handle. The second jaw includes a concave inner surface from which the second curved blade projects. The first and second scissors are pivotably connected to each other. The first curved blade and the second curved blade form an opening when in the closed position that is of a generally elongated ellipse shape. The first and second jaws define a generally horizontal plane. The first curved blade projects in a generally downwardly and inwardly direction from the generally horizontal plane at a first angle. The second curved blade projects similarly at a second angle.