Why you'll love them: The Japanese-designed
Green Bell G-1008 Nail Clippers give you a sharp, precise cut with minimal effort.
I never thought I'd be recommending that you spend more than $20 on a pair of nail clippers, but people love the Green Bell G-1008. You can read several love letters to these Japanese-designed clippers on the internet, penned by experts at The Strategist and The Wirecutter.
Shoppers adore Green Bell, too. The clippers have a 4.6 Amazon rating based on 160+ reviews, and they are an Amazon's Choice pick. The stainless steel design is sleek and curved to fit comfortably in your hand. Reviewers like the sharp, precise blades that give you control and crisp cuts that don't require much, if any, shaping or filing.
A few people mentioned the long shipping time for these since they come directly from Japan, and they are not currently available for Amazon Prime free shipping. But 84% of shoppers deemed them worth the extra cost and the prolonged wait.
Once such reviewer writes, "Unlike the small, dull clippers that most of us have gotten used to, and which you have to wrench down on before they deign to chew off a piece of your nail, the amount of pressure you have to exert with these is so minuscule that it's practically effortless."
Pros: Curved for comfort while holding, stainless steel, built-in file
Cons: Long shipping time, pricey
Buy the Green Bell G-1008 Nail Clippers on Amazon for $27 to $30 (click on "Available from these sellers" to access prices)