Whoever started the clipping all of the way around of cuticles was not thinking straight, in my opinion. Any thick cuticle that you have will slough off given a little time, and be replaced with newer, moister, more attractive skin. This goes for calluses from writing and working with gardening tools as well. A much better solution for these extremely rough and/or tough areas is to put your nail file to them, and file a little away each time, to speed up the sloughing process.