No-mesNo-mes Fingernail Clipper, Catches Clippings, Built-in Nail File, Made in USA

Excellent build quality, feels really solid and well made, does an excellent job. Being fairly insane, I did way too much research in this department before I made my decision. I’m glad I went with this one. Cuts like a champ, easy to use and an ingenious design that does away with the old spin the thingy around way of doing things. The build just screams quality, it’s the kind of tool someone clearly cared about when designing and building.

I got fed up with crappy clippers a while back, and I hit Amazon to pick up a premium pair. To hedge my bets, I ordered two: these, and the Tweezerman Deluxe Nail Clipper Set. I'm not going to lie: I'm a sucker for USA made stuff, and that's why I bought these. As much as I hate to admit it, I bought the Tweezerman set just in case these sucked because I trusted the brand, and I thought it was a surefire win.Long story short: These put the Tweezerman to SHAME, and that's not to say the Tweezerman are a bad clipper by any measure -- quite the contrary, if I had opened them before this No-Mes, clipper, they would have (briefly) been the best I'd ever used. But these, well, they're just amazing.I was beginning to think that I had nails made out of some x-men, superhuman supermaterial. I've seriously broken three pairs of clippers in the past year - two of them the 'hook' on the centerpost snapped off, and the third gave way at the bend for the cutting head. I've always had to crush my clippers with what seemed like an excessive amount of force, and in the end I'd be rewarded with a ragged, but shorter nail. No more- these cut like butter. I thought that maybe my nails were just a bit soft this time, so I tried my old set on the same nail, and it still needed tons of force. I also tried the Tweezerman clipper, and while it was extremely good, it still didn't quite match up to these - needed more force, and the cut just wasn't quite as perfect. So here's some pro's and con's for those of you that like such things:PROS:- They really do catch most clippings. Very nice- All metal construction, no cheap crappy plastic like simlar Chinese mess-free clippers- Extremely solid and NO CENTER POST! Seriously, I'm sick of snapping those. The lever in these has two pegs that mount firmly into holes on either side of the metal housing. I'm virtually certain that I will NEVER break these, even if I go rogue and use them on my toenails.- Sharp. As. Hell. These are seriously the sharpest trimmers I've ever owned, and either they're sharpening them with robots, of they've got some prideful people doing a good job with it. Either way, good work guys! They cut very easily and leave a nice clean edge behind.- Made in USA -- and while I'd call these crap if they were crap, I'm glad to say that I can be proud that these were made in my country- Rock solid alignment of the cutting edges - some of the cheap trimmers I've had leave something to be desired here, but these are perfect.Cons- No file ... not really sure if this is a con, because if they keep cutting like they do now, I wont need it- Can't put them in 'storage mode' (lever down) while the nail collection bin is closed. Basically you just have to find someplace to dump your trimmings before you can stow the lever.All in all, I love these, and even though at $12 they're the highest priced trimmer I've ever bought, they are also unquestionably the best. I personally feel that they are worth the cost, to the point that immediately after trying out my first pair I ordered as second (to replace the garbage 'Trim' brand clippers that I keep in my car).UPDATE: I have now had these and the Tweezermans for just over 4 months. The Tweezerman clippers are already starting to dull out & destroy my nails, but the No-Mes clippers are still great. I use both pairs about the same amount, however, I'm going to retire the Tweezermans - yes, Tweezerman will sharpen them for free, but the No-Mes clippers are still sharp without the hassle of having to get them sharpened. Whether or not you need the nail capturing feature, the real reason to buy these is that the cutting edge is bulletproof. Better than any clippers I've ever owned.UPDATE (after about a year and a half): I've now lost both pairs of No-Mes clippers that I originally bought, but they easily made it through a year without getting bad. I'm now going to buy pair #3. I have seen several reviews that give these a low rating because they're too narrow for toes -- this is true, if you're looking fore a toe-nail clipper these are probably not for you. The width of the cutting head is restricted by the sides that have been added to help capture clippings. Since I don't use them for my toes, I still love these and strongly recommend them.

This is probably the best overall nail clipper I’ve ever bought and used. There’s a lot of things that make it really good. First of all, the blade is sharp and doesn’t take much effort to clip your nails; it’s not THE sharpest nail clipper I’ve owned (I have one from Seki that is sharper and cuts cleaner), but it’s not dull, and you don’t struggle with trying to make a clean cut. The area where your finger rests on the lever is also depressed and ribbed, so it makes it easier to grip and hold the clippers while cutting. Also, unlike traditional nail clippers, the lever doesn’t flip, then swivel out to open when you want to clip nails, but instead, it’s got a creative mechanism that involves opening up the lever, then locking in place the nail catcher before you can flip back the lever to cut your nails; I like it; makes it less likely the pivot point between the lever and the clipper will go wrong. Perhaps what I like the most is that this clipper has the best nail catcher I’ve seen built in; most nail catchers are essentially just a plastic mold surrounding a traditional nail clipper; thus, there’s a chance that your nail clippings can get stuck in the back of the nail clipper and not get out, and it also makes your overall nail clipper a lot thicker on the sides, making it harder to clip nails on the sides. With this clipper, the catcher is built into a small compartment just behind the clipper, and the release point is behind as well, so there’s no chance your nail clippings get stuck anywhere when trying to empty the clipper. Finally, it’s a nail clipper that’s actually made in the USA (the lifetime warranty is a HUGE plus as well).Oh, and this clipper also works well for toenails. I knew it’d work well for fingernails, but was unsure that it would work for toenails well until I tried it; the blade is sharp, but doesn’t cause your nails to go flying all over the place when you make a cut; I would cut my non-big-toenail halfway, and then cut the rest of the way and remove the whole toenail from the clipper easily. As for your big toenail, just make several small cuts so that you can remove the entire nail in one piece.If there’s a downside, it’s that there’s no nail file built in, but that’s not really a big deal, since the cuts are fairly clean, and I use a separate metal file to finish my fingernails anyways.