3D Easter bunny nail

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Seasonal & Occasions, Step by Step

HD Pro Nails brand ambassador, Gemma Dawson, shares how she brought this 3D bunny character to life on nails.

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Step 1
Apply your chosen base colour and cure. Using a spatula, apply a medium-sized ball of HD Pro Plastilin 3D Gel in Nude to the bottom half of the nail. Use the HD Pro 3D Art Brush and Prep It! Prep Solution to flatten out the gel, creating a slightly wonky pancake shape. Cure. In the top half of the nail, apply two smaller beads of the gel with your spatula, flattening them into ear shapes using the brush. Use the belly of the brush to apply pressure to the centre of the ear shapes to create dimension. Cure.
Step 2
With the spatula, apply two small beads of the Nude Plastilin Gel at the bottom of the pancake shape, pressing them into round cheek shapes using the brush. Push a chosen number of fine illusion cord pieces into them to create whiskers, then cure.
Step 3
Take a small bead of the Nude Plastilin Gel with the spatula and apply it above the centre of the cheeks. Work the gel into a nose shape using the brush. Add two small beads of Plastilin 3D Gel in Black to create the eyes and cure. Use a dotting tool to pick up smaller amounts of gel for the eyes.
Step 4
Using the spatula, apply a bead of the Nude Plastilin Gel for the bunny’s body. Flatten with the brush and use a silicone tool to press tiny fur lines into the shape. Cure.
Step 5
With the spatula, add a small bead of HD Pro Plastilin 3D Gel in a colour of your choice to the neck of the bunny, and push into a bow tie shape using your brush. I chose to match the base by using the Teal shade. I also added HD Pro Plastilin 3D Gel in Pink inside the bunny’s ears for a cute touch. Cure.
Step 6
Paint your bunny. I used Colour It! Gel Colour in Crystal Orange. Apply a coat of HD Pro Matt It! No Wipe Matte Top Coat. I added detail using HD Pro’s Art Gels in Casper (white) and Dusky Green, applying them using the brand’s Precision Art Brush.