21st birthday set nails

21st birthday set nails for her family. (Brett McKay in The New York Times)

"I made out with a guy named Bob, and he was like, 'Whoa, look out! I'm looking to purchase a new set of nails.'" – Amy Pappi from the Tangerines Facebook

(A photo taken July 2012 shows Amy Pappi wearing makeup during her birthday party at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.)

"At the Waldorf Astoria on a cold January day, I was so, so, so out in space. I'm so lucky that I've ever been in the same place and not to come across strangers and hear that your birthday was a different one. I mean, we do have different tastes. We have kids. We have the same hobbies, the same food. We just wanted to make sure we were out there." – Katherine Wollis-Duff, the widow of the former U.S. ambassador to Uzbekistan.

After a day of searching the Waldorf Astoria, the wife returned with a set of new white ones. "It was an honor to have a set of nails and polish done today." Amy Pappi says. "They're beautiful."

She says she wasn't a big fan of makeup so she'd decided to sell her own because it was too expensive, but she's still happy with the nail polish. "I've been making nails