nail clean, dry, and bare. There would be no gel, no acrylics, and no sharing nail tools. Then she looked at Maya’s face and added, “Clear polish is fine on the other nails, and plenty of girls rock a bare-nail look at prom. Honestly, healthy nails look better in photos than a cover-up.”
Maya cancelled Friday’s appointment and, to my surprise, picked a simple nude for her other fingers. On prom night she twirled in the hallway in her emerald dress, hands up, and the photographer got the shot: her