I own and use one of those nail clippers and I would say it is worth the money. The ergonomics are really exceptional, all those rounded areas have a purpose + it is fairly heavy, which combined give you great control while clipping.
Then it is just as sharp as on the first day (using it for more than 6 yeas), which sets it apart to my previous clippers which got blunt after a year or two.
The blade also seems to have just the right curvature so that you reach a really nice round shape with 3-5 clips.
Last I love that it looks a little like a Shinkansen.
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#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
I mean that after about a week, my nails are long enough that daily life makes them dirty enough that they need cutting. Shorter nails get less dirty.
You might be one of the "lucky" folks whose nails grow faster than average, then. That said, the article suggesting cutting once a month seems a bit on the long side to me, too.
maybe different beauty standards, from my life in China I remember men keeping fairly long nails before trimming them and many keep one fingernail like on pinky extra long to use as tool (you don't wanna know the most common use)
for me it's 2-2.5 weeks before it become uncomfortable to type on keyboard or use touch screen, dirtyness is not really an issue, just wash hands/nails properly (it probably helps to do office job from home instead manual labor)
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#33> I think that in life the small things matter a lot.
+1 to this, especially small, durable things that you use often. I currently regret buying certain kitchen instruments for function over form. I've known since I bought them that they kind of looked bland, but they did the job, functionally and at a good price. Now that I've had to use them for more than 10 years, I sometimes wish that they'd break down so that I could justify to myself a new purchase.
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#34I once had a bad infected ingrown nail from using clippers, doc told me use scissors, and I haven't looked back since. No infections, no clippings flying all over, and less of a need to file because you do the whole nail, along its natural curve, in one continuous cut.
Yep I don't understand how anyone can stand using clippers. Maybe with degraded dexterity or something but good nail scissors seem so much better.
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#35During the height of the pandemic, my girlfriend and I bought clippers, nail nippers and cuticle nippers from Suwada. These are self-described as "luxury nail care", with prices to match. They are definitely the nicest nail tools I've ever owned. https://suwadalondon.co.uk/collections/london-nail-nippers
Wow, so when the OP goes "oooh these are so luxurious" at $13, you hit us with £65 (~$80) for nail clippers?! Yowza.
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#36I've never understood how can people trim their nails with nail clipper compared to manicure scissors, I use one with fairly narrow and sharp tip so I can precisely follow curvature of fingernail which is especially handy for ring where I have almost 90 degree angles between top part and sides. Can you really trim already fairly short nails with clippers especially if they are curved a lot? I can see how they can wor…
They make ones without curve and etc just look at a catalog…
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#37> Everyone has a nail clipper.
No I don't. The first sentence is already a lie. :-)
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#38I buy very expensive German scissors for my nail care.
Nails are serious business.
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#39Few years ago I bought left handed nail scissors.
In scissors the blades do not touch each other (what in my opinion is a problem when cutting nails), but there is a feeling of more control than when using nail clippers.
But in order to cut the right hand I need left handed scissors.. which seem to be so rare.
The article about Kitkats in Japan is also interesting https://one-from-nippon.ghost.io/an-unusual-lucky-charm/
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#40Once a month clipping? I can go about 10 days before my fingernails start looking and feeling dirty.
That struck me too, I'm doing it around once a week!