Is it normal to 'trim' your nails by just ripping it from side to side?

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Like I have literally never seen anyone do it. Everyone I met uses a clipper. I have 'trimmed' my nails this way since I could remember. I almost always manage to get a nice crescent shaped nail to discard but very occasionally I 'overdo' it and need to 'redirect' the tear with a clipper

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  • 1WeirdGuy
    2 years ago

    It takes bolt cutters to cut my toenails

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  • libertybell
    2 years ago

    I never use Clippers. My nails peel and break off.

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    • 12345678912
      2 years ago

      Why do people used Clippers anyway?

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  • PurpleHoneycomb
    2 years ago

    I used to do it as a kid. Quite often even. Then I tore a bit too far and left myself a very sore nail. (Er, nail bed?) I use clippers for the job now.

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  • Runaud
    2 years ago

    i do that lol but for my hands i need to use a clipper or i over-peel

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  • techpc
    2 years ago

    Sometimes, if my nail is growing into the side of my finger/toe, I will chop the edge at an angle with my nail clippers, and rip an angled section down to release the compacted part.

    It hurts, but it's better than letting it grow more and hurt more.

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  • Lusty-Argonian
    2 years ago

    My guy does that with his ingrown nails. Terrifying

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  • RoseIsabella
    2 years ago

    Um, nope.

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  • litelander8
    2 years ago

    I don’t really cut my nails. I let them get really long and then they eventually break. I file them often to keep them looking nice.

    If several break, I’ll bite and rip em of or use clippers. Don’t matter.

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