Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photo: Retailer I have never considered myself a “nail person” — that is to say, I have never had the patience to spend 30 minutes carefully trimming, buffing, and shaping my nails. I’ve typically relied on $5 nail clippers picked up from discount beauty-supply stores, the kind with built-in files that were about as abrasive as a laundry washboard; the results were rough, jagged nails that would constantly catch on my sweaters.
A simple slide-locking mechanism ensures that the lever slots into the clipper body as snugly and seamlessly as a puzzle piece The first thing I noticed about these clippers was how sleek and compact they are — about the length and thickness of a matchstick. They’re made from brushed stainless steel and feature a simple slide-locking mechanism to open and close the lever, which slots into the body of the clippers as snugly and seamlessly as a puzzle piece.
Zwilling J.A. Henckels Ultra-Slim Nail Clippers $50 now 20% off $40 $40 at Zwilling Buy $50 at Amazon Buy I would be remiss not to address the price: These clippers cost $50 . That’s a lot to spend on nail clippers, I know, especially when compared to this $20 Green Bell pair we’ve written about before, which have been a perennial Strategist favorite ever since former Strat editor Jason Chen waxed poetic about them in 2016.