We freeze up every time our manicurist reaches for a pair of sharp mini clippers and ask, "Do you want to cut your cuticles ?" Deep down we know that we really shouldn't, but seeing ragged hangnails along our fingertips forces us to give in to cuticle clipping just for the sake of having a picture-perfect mani . Then, we regret our irrational decision once we notice just a few days later that our cuticles are dry and peeling again.