Henbor Extra Pointed Cuticle Scissors Manicure Cuticle Trimmer

Cuticle scissors with fine, curved blades that follow the shape of the nail fold. Made for trimming skin, not nails — the edge is thinner than on nail scissors.

Note the extra-pointed tips: that is what sets this piece apart from the others in the range.

Made by hand in Premana, a village in the Italian Alps that has forged scissors for generations. Every pair is adjusted at the screw and cut-tested before it leaves the workshop.

Rinse after use and dry before putting it away. Stored dry in its case, an instrument like this stays sharp for years rather than months.

Worth keeping in mind as a gift. Presented in its leather case it needs no wrapping to look like a proper present, and it works for any occasion — a birthday, a holiday, a graduation, or the person who already owns everything.

• Made in Premana, Italy
• Sharpened and checked by hand

Photography is illustrative. Finish, leather grain and set contents may vary from the images shown.

Dry the instrument after contact with water and return it to its case. Stainless steel resists corrosion but is not immune to it, and standing moisture dulls an edge faster than actual use.

The instrument can be sterilised. A forged edge holds its cut for years of regular use; when it finally softens, any competent sharpening workshop can reset it.

Orders placed before 2 pm EST ship the same business day. Shipping within the United States is $5.99, and free on orders over $100.

Thirty days to return an unused instrument in its original packaging.