Japanese Style Rabbits

Last Thursday was the Mid-Autumn festival. I wanted to do something related to it so I did this Japanese style rabbits nail design. This design again requires some free hand techniques that I am so bad at. Please excuse me for my ugly drawings. And I kind of cheated by using the Sally Hansen Nail Art pen to draw. The result wasn't very good. It looks like I used correction pen to draw. You can see the rabbit I drew with it cracked after I put on the matte top coat. So, I recommend using the traditional method, a nail art pen and a white polish. :( No shortcut this time.

Japanese Style Rabbits Nail

To achieve this look, you will need a pink polish, a white polish, a red polish, a gold glitter polish, a matte top coat (optional) and some nail art pens. I found out I don't have a pink creme polish, so I used a pink jelly instead. I did several coats to make it opaque and it turned out pretty good.

1. First, apply base coat to all your nails.

2. Apply pink polish to the thumb, index finger and pinky. Apply red polish to the middle finger. Apply white polish to the ring finger.

Base colors of the Japanese style rabbits

3. Apply gold glitter polish sparingly to the thumb and middle finger.

4. Use a nail art pen and a dotting tool to draw some sakuras and rabbits on your nails with red and white polish.

(click the image to enlarge)

5. Draw a sakura on your thumb similar to your pinky and add an extra petal.

finished drawings without top coats

6. Apply top coat to all of your nails except the middle one.

7. Apply matte top coat to your middle finger (optional). It is totally OK to use normal glossy top coat.

Because my free hand drawing was too bad, I didn't do a step by step tutorial with my nails. Instead, I made a tutorial with computer drawings. I think it will be easier to understand. 

step by step tutorial of the Japanese Style Rabbits

Things used:

Pink polish: Loreal bubble trouble 605

Red polish: wet n wild Wild Shine red red 414A

White polish: Essie marshmallow 63

Gold glitter polish: Milani gold 531

Matte top coat: Essie Matte about you

Polishes used in the Japanese style rabbits

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(I am not paid and all the materials I used in this post were bought using my own money.)

Rilakkuma love

I am a super big fan of the Japanese character Rilakkuma by San-X. Last week I did a Rilakkuma nail. I will post a tutorial a few days later.

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Icy blue

This week I don't have a theme for my nails. So, I just randomly picked some colors and create this nail design. This is a very simple design and doesn't require much skills and tools. To achieve this look, you will need a sheer white polish, three different shades of mint blue polishes and a silver white textured polish.

1. Apply base coats to all your nails.

2. Apply sheer white polish on your thumb and ring finger.

3. Apply one of the mint blue polish on your index finger.

4. Apply another mint blue polish on your middle finger.

5. Apply silver white texture polish on your pinky.

6. Use a dotting tool to put some dots on your ring finger with all three of the mint blue polish to create a heart shape.

7. Apply top coats to all your nails except your pinky which has the textured polish.

Some alternatives:

1. If you don't have three different shades of mint blue, you can use two or even one. When drawing the dotted heart, use different sizes of dots instead of different colors.

2. Use the round end of a toothpick or a bobby pin if you don't have a dotting tool.

3. Use a white shimmer polish if you don't have a textured polish. Or apply a thin coat of silver glitter over white polish.

4. I chose a sheer white instead of a white creme because I think a sheer white gives a more icy feeling than an opaque white creme. However, the sheer white I used here is quite opaque. It is described as cloudy sheer white on its website. If you don't have a cloudy sheer white, use a white creme instead.

Things used:

Mint blue polish no.1 (used to draw dots only): Sephora by OPI Cartwheels On the Catwalk SE 325

Mint blue polish no.2 (on index finger): China glaze re-fresh mint 867

Mint blue polish no.3 (on middle finger): Essie Absolutely shore 758

Sheer white polish: Essie marshmallow 63

Silver white textured polish: OPI liquid sand solitaire NL M49

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(I am not paid and all the materials I used in this post were bought using my own money.)

Nude peach with colors and hearts

This time I did a nail design based on a nude peach creme polish. I added some white, some black, some mint, some glitter and gold. I got a lot of complements on these. I hope you will like it also. This design does require a little bit of free hand technique which I am so bad at. Please excuse me for my not so perfect drawings. And I made a mistake by putting on top coats before the polishes dried. You can see my black heart is bleeding... Remember to let them dry thoroughly before putting on top coats.

 

To achieve this look, you will need a nude peach creme polish, a mint creme polish, a white creme polish, a black creme polish, a black nail art liner or nail art pen with black polish, a silver or gold glitter, a silver or gold stud and some striping tapes or some more nail art pens.

First, apply base coat to all your nails.

1 & 2. Apply nude peach polish the thumb, index finger and pinky. Apply mint polish on the middle finger. Apply white polish to the ring finger.

3. Paint the upper left corner of the index finger white. Draw two curves at the edge as shown in the photo. Use a dotting tool to draw polka dots on the middle finger with white polish. Use striping tape on the ring finger. Skip the striping tape if you are using nail art pen instead.

4. Fill in the gaps with mint polish, nude peach polish and glitter polish. Or you can simply use nail art pen to draw thin lines on the ring finger.

5. Draw a heart with black polish on the thumb.

6. Put a tiny drop of clear polish in the center of the pinky. Use a stick or tooth pick to set the stud on it.

7. Use a nail art liner or nail art pen with black polish to draw a loop with a heart on the index finger.

8. Finish with top coats.

The most difficult part is drawing the loop, especially with your left hand. I used a very fine point dotting tool to help when I did my right hand. And I found it easier to use a liner to draw lines than using striping tapes. If executed perfectly, the striping tape method gives you clean and striaght lines. However, it requires more work and time, and you have to work fast because it is hard to cleanly remove the tapes after the polishes dry. So, I think it might be better to draw the lines directly on the nail with some nail art pens. When I was choosing the color palatte of this design, I couldn't decide on gold or silver glitter. They both look good with other colors. So, I chose this sparklicious by Loreal which has both gold and silver glitter in it. That is why I said you need a gold or silver glitter polish. This is really up to you. Remember to use a matching stud on your pinky.

Thing used:

Nude peach polish: Essie a crewed interest 790

Black polish: wet n wild Wild Shine black creme 424A

Black nail art liner (optional): Sinful Colors black

Mint polish: china glaze re-fresh mint 867

White polish: wet n wild Wild Shine 449C

Glitter polish: Loreal sparklicious 605

5mm heart shaped gold studs

Thank you very much for reading. I hope you like my post and find it useful. Please follow me on pinterest and instagram to keep you updated. Thank you.

(I am not paid and all the materials I used in this post were bought using my own money.)