Nails: $35. Hair: $60. Dress: $200+. Shoes: $70. Don't forget your dates boutonniere. You need new makeup! You can't wear old earrings, go get new ones. Oh, and you probably want a bracelet to match.

Alright, maybe it's just me, but prom night is one of the biggest let-downs in the book. Hear me out on this. You spend an abundance of money for a few hours that people claim is "the best night of your young years." It's a lie.

I went to three different proms, three different years and nothing ever topped the cake. Nothing made it extraordinary. Each year I spent a lot of money trying to look my absolute best, and for what? A few pictures and a couple memories?

It's overrated, but this isn't me saying don't go. This is me saying go but don't allow your expectations to get too high. I had fun with my dates, I had fun with my friends, but it was nothing more than a few hours of "pretend" and a lot of hours of hell trying to get everything together.

Everyone has to go to prom at least once before they can criticize it though. Otherwise you don't know what you're talking about and it's all rumor. If you went to prom and you loved every second of it, I envy you a little because I did not have that experience. But hey, I guess anything is possible.