Trim Your Nails on a Dark Towel
No matter how careful you are, clipping all 20 body nails will cause at least one fraudulent shard to fly out and disguise itself on the white floor of your bathroom. And then you step on it and you want to die.
So here’s a tiny little trick to ease your anxiety about one of these hidden clippings: spread out a dark towel or bath mat, place a trash can (or whatever you squeeze your nails into) on top and easily see any flying nails. Voila !
We’ve already covered how trimming wet nails reduces the likelihood of them flying through the air . Do it too. This trick is just additional insurance against the one nail that escapes.
And one more tiny trick: if you’re in the mood for delicious clementine, peel it off before trimming your nails. There is nothing worse than eating a citrus fruit and realizing how difficult the exfoliation process will be.