Seki Edge Stainless Steel Fingernail Clipper
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Product reviews of Seki Edge Stainless Steel Fingernail Clipper
Review: Not completely stainless steel!
Beauty product: 2 Stars
My husband uses clippers in the shower, and the rust marks left from cheaper, non-stainless steel clippers really annoy me. So, I bought the Seki Edge Stainless Steel Fingernail Clipper for him. Unfortunately, it is not completely stainless. The bolt that holds the two pieces together is non-stainless and rusts! I essentially paid 5x the amount of a cheaper clippers for the same problem, and am very disappointed in the false advertizing. Review: Not nearly as good as I'd hoped for
Beauty product: 2 Stars
The clippers seem sharp, but surprisingly often leave torn and partially attached fragments at the ends of my nails. In other words, although the blade seems very sharp, it often doesn't give me a clean cut.
I also don't like that the top bar is shorter than the bottom one. It makes for an odd grip. No built-in file is really strange, too - that should be a given. And finally, the two slits at the bottom seem to be decorative only - I can't imagine a practical purpose for them.
Vastly overpriced, and not that good.
Review: OK clippers
Beauty product: 4 Stars
These are very well made clippers and very sharp. They may be a little over kill because they are almost too nice. You either have to get several clippers to place in your car, office and home, or you have to get used to using these and then changing to a much inferior clippers when you want to work on your nails somewhere else. Review: Oh Yeah!
Beauty product: 5 Stars
These clippers are great. I have hidden them from the rest of my family because if anyone else used them, they are so good, I would never see them again. Review: Okay, but I expected better
Beauty product: 3 Stars
I've had the Seki Edge fingernail clipper for several months now and thought I would share my thoughts. First, the background. We've all used the cheap clippers from the drugstore and almost always find them disappointing. But I was lucky enough to find a really good one at least 15 years ago. It looks like all the others and the only markings say "Made in China." But, by some fluke, it works perfectly. So why did I buy the Seki? To have a backup in case something ever happens to my amazing cheap unit. I figured the cost would be worth it if they did as good a job as my old unit.
Here's the short version: They're okay, but I expected better and I still prefer my old cheapies.
Here's the long version: They're okay. Really. They're sharp and feel like quality. They'll probably last a long time. Unlike the cheap units, I'm guessing that Seki has good quality control that results in each unit being just like all the others that roll off the line. So why do I still prefer my old cheap unit? Well, remember that my cheapie happens to be that one in a million that came off the line perfect. The Seki falls short of that standard in the following ways:
1. The Seki makes it difficult to cut your nails very short. I think that's because the face of the clippers is tall, which means it rests against the skin under your nail and prevents you from sliding the clippers farther onto the nail. It's not a big proble!m, but an annoyance when I've torn a nail and need to trim the remainder very short.
2. The handle sticks up at a steep angle from the base. Considering that the unit is constructed from slippery stainless steel, it is difficult to get a grip and squeeze without having the cutting jaws slip out of position. I don't know why they don't just bend the handle about halfway up to make it nearly parallel with the base.
3. They don't do nearly as good a job as my old pair at nipping my hangnails. I have a lot of trouble with hangnails, which are little torn pieces of hard skin along the corner of the nail. To remove them cleanly requires sharp nippers that can be applied to the base of the hangnail. It is essential that the corners of the cutting jaws meet perfectly, which is why most cheapies fail this task. Perhaps it's the tall face of the Seki that renders it a mediocre performer at this task.
4. There is no integrated nail file. To this day, I'm still using the little steel nail file on my old cheap unit, even after I cut my nails with the Seki. Good grief! How long can I expect the old clippers and file to last?
In conclusion, the Seki fingernail clipper is an okay unit. I just wish it was as good as my old $1.98 unit...