nail art
love affair
![love affair](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/articles/nail_art/love-affair/640x640_nail_art_vday_2022_01.jpg?h=640&w=640&la=en-US&hash=AF14E2486A6BC47610C53C3533E2B4B0)
step 1: apply a thin coat of your preferred essie base coat.
step 2: apply two coats of pretty in pink.
step 3: with a liner brush dipped in love note-worthy, polish a two lines to form a cross in the middle.
step 4: with a detail brush, polish the squares in love note-worthy in an alternating pattern like a chessboard.
step 5: with a dotting tool dipped in love note-worthy, polish two dots side by side in an empty square. use a detail brush to connect the dots at the base to make a heart.
step 6: finish with gel setter top coat.
![pretty in pink](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/products_nailpolish/enamels/pinks/pretty-in-pink/essie-enamel-pretty-in-pink-front-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=2B5F67E6324770416537F630D9ED2EC8)
![love note-worthy](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/products_nailpolish/enamels/reds/love-note-worthy/essie-enamel-love-note-worthy-front-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=F8EB488ABEEB968D5026E88111026886)
![smooth-e](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/products_nailpolish_hd/base_coats/essie-nail-polish-care-smooth-e-upc-av11-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=C038695564BBC6551C37D08DDF820E3D)
![gel-setter](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/products_nailpolish_hd/base_coats/essie-nail-polish-care-gel-setter-upc-av11-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=1B7A2C750DEC7F349724EB63B2C1AB0A)