27 Kawaii Nail Art Designs

This Japanese-inspired nail art is the cutest!

Katherine Fleming・Senior Editor

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April 19, 2018

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1. Lovely Llamas

A post shared by Nails Magazine NTNA Top 18 (@fancyfingerz3dnailart) on Apr 18, 2018 at 7:49pm PDT

2. Bunnies, stripes, and dots

A post shared by M.L Master Nails Studio (@marce.masternailstudio) on Apr 18, 2018 at 8:06pm PDT

3. Happy clouds and ice cream

A post shared by Myra King-Kerge (@hairbykergiella) on Apr 17, 2018 at 3:24pm PDT

4. Pink unicorn Pusheen

A post shared by Taylah🌻 Brisbane Nails Lashes (@mermaidmanicures) on Apr 16, 2018 at 11:57pm PDT

5. Elephant parade

A post shared by Valeska (@valeskits_nails) on Apr 16, 2018 at 5:33am PDT

6. Donutino and Donutina

A post shared by Closed 16Apr - June 2018 (@genails.sg) on Apr 15, 2018 at 7:31pm PDT

7. Panda faces

A post shared by 💎ojemce💎 #ojemce (@ojemce) on Jan 30, 2018 at 2:00am PST

8. We heart teddy bears

A post shared by Eclectica 👽 Nailartist (@eclecticabogota) on Apr 14, 2018 at 8:58am PDT

9. 3-D kawaii

A post shared by 🔮 Jess | Alter Ego (@alter_ego_nails) on Jan 31, 2018 at 6:47am PST

10. cute watermelon

A post shared by 🙋🏻‍♀️ Elena | 📍Toronto (@nailexperiments) on Apr 12, 2018 at 8:38pm PDT

11. Hello Kitty

A post shared by Animininails (@animininails) on Apr 13, 2018 at 4:49pm PDT

12. Tiny cute ice creams

A post shared by Jenny (@biscottina_nails) on Apr 12, 2018 at 1:54pm PDT

13. Little bunnies

A post shared by Nanami (@naminailedit) on Apr 11, 2018 at 12:14pm PDT

14. Strawberry Domo

A post shared by Kawaii Klaws - Cara (@kawaiiklaws) on Apr 10, 2018 at 9:56pm PDT

15. Happy unicorn

A post shared by Eclectica 👽 Nailartist (@eclecticabogota) on Apr 9, 2018 at 8:37pm PDT

16. Little Totoro accent nails

A post shared by Liz / リズ (@neko_nailart) on Apr 8, 2018 at 8:32pm PDT

17. Jewels and Jigglypuff

A post shared by Kawaii Klaws - Cara (@kawaiiklaws) on Apr 8, 2018 at 6:29pm PDT

18. Monsters Inc.

A post shared by Nails Magazine NTNA Top 18 (@fancyfingerz3dnailart) on Apr 7, 2018 at 7:10am PDT

19. Aliens, unicorns, and rainbows

A post shared by Kawaii Klaws - Cara (@kawaiiklaws) on Apr 5, 2018 at 11:20pm PDT

20. Totoro

A post shared by Nailsalon Alba (@nailsalon.alba) on Feb 26, 2018 at 8:17pm PST

21. Rainy day Pusheen

A post shared by Hannah 💅 (@hannah_nails_it) on Apr 5, 2018 at 10:19am PDT

22. soot sprites and glitter

A post shared by ASTRNailLounge (@astrnaillounge) on Mar 26, 2018 at 6:04pm PDT

23. Jigglypuff and Pokeball

A post shared by Katrina (@katrinamarieee) on Mar 31, 2018 at 2:13pm PDT

24. Unicorn marble

A post shared by Jenny (@lashenny21nails) on Apr 9, 2018 at 5:46pm PDT

25. Gudetama

A post shared by Homebase Salon @ Simei, S'pore (@eunicetannails) on Oct 22, 2016 at 6:38am PDT

26. Flower garden totoro

A post shared by N°MA (@sfnoma) on Sep 22, 2017 at 8:39pm PDT

27. Pusheen loves donuts!

A post shared by Amy Oung (@amygelz) on Apr 2, 2018 at 8:24am PDT

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