My 8th grade girlfriend made me wear black nail polish, like her number one crush Johnny Resnick. I hated The Goo Goo Dolls, but loved her morbidly and the noir on my nails seemed a sexy way to win her Upper East Side heart. I hid my hands from my downtown artist/social worker father, fearing he would analyze my amorous actions as emasculating. But I was secretly hooked on the scent of polish mingling with my girlfriend's messy kisses.
Black Nail Polish for Boys. Bring it Back?
-Royal
