- Hello, and welcome to Bizarre Beauty,
the show where I try weird beauty things on the internet,
so you don't have to.
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So today, we have this little thing.
This is called a Roto Clipper,
and apparently, it clips your nails for you,
which sounds terrifying.
Why does everything have to be automated?
We don't want to live in this weird, AI world,
and it's like, no,
just get a pair of nail clippers!
It looks like there's just a hole in the top of it,
and you just stick your nail in there.
And that is so scary.
It says the blade is safe to the touch.
We'll see about that.
Gives nails a smooth, even finish,
has a light for precision trimming,
files your nails too, it doesn't just trim them.
Is this thing just like gonna
slice off my nail, like straight?
I'm very confused, and the only way
we're going to know is opening it up.
It does have a nice easy-open back.
Ha-ha!
It says great for the whole family!
Yay!
(package opening)
Right.
So here it is, nice little design.
You can literally just see blades.
That's really scary.
One side is file, and one side is trim.
For the trim side, it says to move it left to right,
and then the file side, you just flip it.
I have absolutely disgusting nails.
This is the perfect time to try it
because I don't care if my nails get messed up.
All right, one of the things it says,
is that you have to soak your nails for 30 seconds.
Is this how you soak your nails?
It's getting you to soak your nails,
so it's easier for the device.
It's a cop-out!
All right, I think I'm done.
So I'd say it's pretty obvious
that the worst-case scenario of this is
that my finger gets chopped off.
So, here's hoping that doesn't happen!
I'm gonna go with the longest fingernail, the big boy.
Okay.
Wow.
It sounds like a leaf blower, it's intense.
Bye nail, good knowing you.
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god.
It didn't really do a lot, but it sounded like a lot.
It's not doing anything that a pair of scissors can't do.
If anything, it's gonna take longer
because I have to really think about where I put my hand.
It just looks a bit moth-eaten now.
Mmm.
All right, I guess it's time to file.
Okay, the filing side is doing more than the trimming side.
Look at it!
How is that filing?
This is not working.
This has just become feathered.
My nail is feathered.
I can safely say that the trimming
and the filing are almost identical.
If anything, the filing is more intense than the trimming
because it's taken more off,
and now I need to file my nails
to get this to go right.
All right, well I don't love this,
but maybe my coworkers will.
So, I have this device that I'm testing out.
What do you think this could possibly be?
- Like, a taser?
- It looks like some kind of razor?
- It looks like a taser.
- Oh, is it like, a razor?
That's a bad reaction on my neck, so I won't do that!
- [Chloe] It's a nail trimmer.
- I'm scared.
- I'm not sticking my finger in this thing, but I am.
- I actually need to clip my nails.
- Menacing.
- Oh, okay.
- I guess it's like, a really fast-moving nail file.
- Oh, that's cool.
And then you can hear it sucking up your nail bits.
- Oh, yeah!
- [Chloe] He just goes right into it!
- Ah, that's kinda satisfying.
And kinda gross, you're getting nail all over me,
but that's okay, I'm gonna get you a nice little curve.
- You're doing great!
- It's nothing a file can't do.
- Right?
I left my nail in a worse position than it started in.
- Well, maybe that's why we've never seen this before.
- Yes!
- Yeah, I actually like this a lot.
I might do another nail.
- (mumbles) I would buy for my mom
as a stocking stuffer or gift.
- Oh, that's a good idea.
Would you ever want to use anything like this?
- Um, no.
- Listen, if it was on Shark Tank,
I would not invest in it,
but I would congratulate the person
for making something cool.
- I'm kind of a fan.
Now I'm mesmerized with it.
- I wouldn't use it for myself,
but yeah, no, it's cool.
- Beautiful! Now I feel pretty.
- All right, well there were mixed reviews.
Some people did like it, so that was cool,
but I feel like most people wouldn't really buy it.
It's just something that's like fun to try out.
Yeah, good stocking stuffer if you want to buy this
for a friend as like a throwaway gift, fine.
But as a daily thing, it's not for me.
Would you try this?
Let me know in the comments.
Also, kinda glad I still have my finger.
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