Blizzard Nail Clippers – 15 cm, Triple Curved Joint, Double Spring, German Forged Stainless Steel – Professional Pedicure Podiatry – Medical Device, CE Marked

Despite the higher price, these nail clippers are far superior to most others, they are superbly engineered and a delight to use. With the longer handles and double hinges, clipping tough toenails is easy. Should last a lifetime.

Extremely high quality. You get what you pay for with these. Pleased with how they cut.

Apparently German stainless steel, and they're made in Pakistan. They appear well-made and the cutting edges (when new, at least) come together in good alignment. The mechnical advantage in the multiple pivot mechanism gives enough cutting force even for the thickest toenails. In my opinion, you might want to supplement these with some more agile, angled blade, longer handled, scissor-type cutters for smaller, more delicate, harder to reach toenails; I bought some of those at the same time just in case, and I'm happy with that decision - best of both worlds.

I bought these for my Mother, who up until recently was able to get her toenails cut by the Podiatrist, thanks to Government cutbacks she could no longer get them done at the local Hospital. So this put us on Amazon to look for a suitable pair of toenail clippers that would allow me to do them easily and safely. I showed my Mother these and she said they look exactly like the Podiatrist used. My Mother is in her 70's and her toenails are very tough. This was not a problem for these and they cut through them like a hot knife through butter. I had no problem with these clippers cutting the big toenails right through to the little toenails. The design of these clippers is excellent, you have a three hinge system, and also a large handle. This translates into the power from your hand gets easily feed through this hinge system and through to the cutting area with only the minimal amount of squeeze of the hand needed. The handles are large and this means they are easy to hold and also with the aforementioned hinge system, you don't need to squeeze as hard as you can in order to get them to cut. If you hand limited strength in your hands, then I think you would still be able to apply enough pressure to cut the toenails, due to the design of these clippers. At the end of the handle is a little latch which keeps the clippers/handle closed when not in use. The build on these looks like it would last a lifetime. All stainless steel and built (like most things German made) to last. My Mother has in the past, had a little bit of trouble from her nails in growing a bit. My Mother told me that the Podiatrist had a little tool that allowed them to scrape away the dry skin in the corners of the nails and also, lift the edge of the nail where it was starting to in-grow. We looked on Amazon and my Mother found the exact same thing she had seen the Podiatrist use. So if you are in the same boat now (i.e.you have been victim of the Government cutbacks with regards to Podiatrist) then the below item is the perfect addition to have along with these excellent clippers. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FPCWKR4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The only little negative I have (not with the toenail clippers) is that I wish the clippers had come in some sort of case/pouch. Rather than the cheap plastic pouch, which was split on one side when I received them. Luckily I had an old cloth pouch (from an old phone case) so I used this. But it would be better if these clippers came with something like this. All in all: If you are wanting a top, top quality pair of toenail clippers that will last many, many years, then these should be at the top of your list.

Being an avid DIY'er with an extensive range of tools at my disposal, having a set of 'German forged steel hospital grade toenail sculpting implements' really floated my boat so I took the plunge and ordered some. I read that they were fully autoclavable as well but after looking that up on the internet, I don't think I'll be investing in one of those and will stick to hot soapy water to clean them with ! I secretly yearned for a replacement for the set of 1960's steel toenail pliers I appropriated from my father a number of years ago and these looked to be very similar in style and operation. To me, they look slightly sinister and remind me of the closing scenes in the movie 'Braveheart' when William Wallace / Mel Gibson is about to meet his maker with the aid of a variety of implements..... They seem a bit over-engineered with the cantilever thingy but the overall length of the pliers coupled with this action make them very efficient and almost satisfying to use. They cut well with very little effort and the handle indentations/ grips are very helpful too. In the interests of consumer research, I let my 82 year old father try out these pliers and he too was very impressed. He noted that they were just like the ones he misplaced a few years ago..... I think these are an excellent mid-range set of quality nippers and if used in the manner intended (for cutting toenails...) will last for many years.

Clippers look good l have not used them yet, they seem to be very good quality.

The £5 unbranded black pliers shown in the picture cut my toenails MUCH more easily. They are a lot sharper and easier to use. Precision work is much easier due to the superior sharpness. The cheap pliers are sharp enough you can even use them to slice a layer off the TOP of the nail, if like me your big toenail is damaged and grows with a prominent ridge along one edge. The blizzard pliers require a much higher amount of force to cut a toenail, despite the cantilever mechanism, and due to the dull blades you get the sensation that you’re just crushing the end of the nail off not cutting it. I know it’s hard to tell from my photos but the edge on the cheap pliers is much more honed. Unfortunately the hinge on the cheap pliers is getting wobbly, which I assumed would not happen with expensive blizzard pliers. As far as that goes, it’s too early to tell at this stage, but for £22 I’m really disappointed.

The best nippers I have found and I have tried a few, so easy to use.