Nails by Cassie Kohr, Academy of Beauty by Patsy & Rob, Cottleville, Mo.

1. Polish the nail purple.

2. Use a detail brush and pale blue acrylic paint to make a heart outline in one corner at the free edge. Add an upside-down triangle in the center of the heart, then fill in both with blue paint. Use a dotter tool to add criss-crossing dotted lines up the length of the nail.

3. Use a dark purple acrylic paint to draw a heart inside of the blue heart and to add dots in clusters of three.

4. Use the dark purple to draw squiggles and dots inside and outside the purple heart to look like an engraving. Apply top coat.

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