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Nail Art Tutorial: Heartbeat Nails

Heartbeat-Nails-Nail-Art-Swatches-TutorialI’ve seen lots of Heartbeat Nail Art all over the internet for months and always thought how fun it would be to wear and how wonderfully simple it is.

Finally I took a stab at it. It helped that I had already been wearing Zoya Rekha as a manicure for a few days.

Although it’s a very easy design, I still did a nail-art tutorial with some tips and tricks because the Neon Skulls design was the most recent freehand design, and that was some time ago!

If you try this or any of the other nail designs that I’ve shown on Swatch And Learn, please feel free to post them on my Facebook wall so that everyone can see it and be inspired!

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Zoya Rekha Swatches & Review

Zoya-Rekha-Swatches-ReviewZoya Rekha comes from the NYFW 2012 Collection, and it’s a custom runway shade created especially for Bibhu Mohapatra, a fashion designer.

Red isn’t my favourite colour for nail polish, but sometimes I’m in the mood for it. Normally it’s when I’m wearing a lot of black and want my nails to be dramatic or it’s when I want to wear a classic hue.

Zoya Rekha, although not an earth-shattering red, is still really nice. This is what I consider a staple colour – if you’re collecting nail polish, this is a shade that you probably own or eventually will own. (Reds have a way of infiltrating our collections, don’t they?) 😉

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Nail Art: Ruffian Nails (Using Zoya Suri & Duri Divas Only)

Ruffian Nails Nail Art PicturesYou’ll remember that just a couple of days ago, I posted what I thought were Ruffian Nails when actually they were Half Moon Nails. (Then I edited the post so that the description was more accurate.)

Well, today I actually have Ruffian nail art to show you. Hehe! It’s my first attempt, and I used Zoya Suri and Duri Divas Only.

If you compare the two, you’ll see that a Ruffian manicure follows the curve of the cuticle, whereas in a Half Moon manicure, you have the curve following the tip of your nails. Subtle, but important difference.

Out of the two, I think that the Ruffian design is growing on me, whereas I’ve always loved Half Moon designs.

P.S. Just realized that I used polishes that rhyme (Suri and Duri)! 😀 It’s like they were meant to be together…like the Alice in Wonderland twins, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.

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Zoya Evvie Swatches & Review

Zoya-Evvie-Swatches-ReviewBefore Zoya Evvie came out in the NYFW 2012 Collection, I had no idea who Peter Som was. (I follow fashion off and on, and while I know some designers, I didn’t know about him.)

The reason I’m bringing him up is because Zoya originally created this custom-mixed colour especially for Peter’s runway show. What a lucky ducky!

Now, you know that I don’t wear greys all that much, but when there’s a touch of green in it, my ears shoot straight up like a rabbit during an announcement of a carrot sale. 😉 And when I hear about a carrot-cake sale, I wiggle my cotton-ball tail.

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Zoya Song Swatches & Review

Zoya-Song-Swatches-ReviewDespite it being released before I was even born, Zoya Song immediately calls to mind the Neil Diamond tune named Song Sung Blue.

While I was painting my nails, I was humming the chorus before I even made the connection.

But this blue nail polish from the Zoya NYFW 2012 Collection won’t leave you weeping like a willow.

If you’re like me and tend to reach for saturated shades, this one doesn’t disappoint! It’s a stunning jewel-tone that I feel plays very well with many different skin tones from the fairest to the richest.

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Zoya Monica Swatches & Review

Zoya-Monica-Swatches-Review“You need to give it up. Had about enough. It’s not hard to see. The boy is mine.”

When I heard about Zoya Monica, the first thing that sprung to mind was the sultry song from the late 90s featuring Monica and Brandy.

Yup, here’s another shade from the Zoya NYFW 2012 Collection!

A soft blue-toned purple like Monica is simple, but it still gets my attention.

And with creme polishes, you really can do all sorts of nail art on top. They make for great base colours.

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Zoya Frida Swatches & Review

Zoya-Frida-Swatches-ReviewMaybe it was all the peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches that I used to eat as a kid, but I have a mild obsession with jelly nail polishes. They have depth and are sooo shiny!

So when I heard about Zoya Frida from the NYFW 2012 Collection, I was really excited to see how it would translate onto the nail.

Although I wanted to love it, I only like it. Why? Read on to find out!

P.S. Every time I went to type “Frida”, I kept typing “Friday”. Shows you where my mind is…

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