We have all walked into an appointment with a camera roll full of aesthetic Pinterest pins: luminous chrome glazed over airbrushed cuticles, gossamer-thin French lines, and perfectly curved arches. Yet, sitting in the salon chair after the topcoat cures, you might wonder why your manicure doesn't look like a direct copy-paste of the photo on your phone screen. Are our expectations simply set too high, or is the reality of social media nails hiding behind optical tricks? Pinte