Hyper-Creative Nails Ft Sylvie Macmillan
Naked Beauty
The Naked Beauty Podcast
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2019
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
“Nails can be just as important as jewelry” - my guest Sylvie Macmillan. Sylvie's journey to becoming a talented nail technician was anything but direct. After receiving a degree in technical arts and special effects, and working as a graphic designer and model maker, the Bath local could have done anything. Yet her lifelong love for nails was an affection that couldn't be ignored. With clients like Vogue, Dazed, and Fashion East designer Asai under her belt, it’s clear that Macmillan is well on her way to becoming one of the best nail techs in the industry. Listen to hear us discuss:
- How Sylvie works to a brief when creating nail looks whether it’s for runway, editorial or a private client
- Nail art and having a relationship with your manicurist
- How to make your nails healthy, cuticle care & why the same nails always break
- Anti-aging & getting hotter as she gets older
- Calluses on feet, dead skin & regular exfoliation
- Getting used to acrylic nails, nail appropriation & cultural appropriation
- Having a bath & wearing fragrance & orgasm
Follow Sylvie on IG: @sylviemacmillan.nails, Stay in touch with me: @brookedevard, Join the Naked Beauty Community on IG: @nakedbeautyplanet Products Mentioned:
- CND Shellac Gel (her favorite), Weleda Skinfood, Weleda Foot Balm, Pumice for Feet, Baby Foot, Cerave SA Renewing Cream, Dr Organic Virgin Coconut Oil Hand & Nail Cream, Orly Nail Bonder Treatment,
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| 0:00.0 | And you're listening to the naked, |
| 0:03.0 | I'm going to be in the way. |
| 0:05.0 | And you're trying to lose control. |
| 0:07.0 | Hello, hello, it's Brooke Devard |
| 0:09.0 | and you're listening to the Naked Beauty Podcast. |
| 0:12.0 | Today's episode is with Sylvie Macmillan, |
| 0:15.0 | and she does nails. |
| 0:17.0 | So she does manicures, she does pedicures, but on a very high level, |
| 0:21.0 | like she's doing great editorial looks, she's creating these like kind of almost like |
| 0:24.8 | conceptual nails for runway shows and I just love talking to her and I never thought I could spend an hour |
| 0:31.5 | talking to someone just about nails, but Sylvie just made the conversation so fascinating. |
| 0:36.5 | And I think the other thing I really appreciate is people who are dedicated to their craft, right? |
| 0:40.8 | Like you can tell she just like lives and breathes this. |
| 0:43.8 | The other thing that I love talking to her about was just, you know, I think in the U.S. |
| 0:48.2 | I get very caught up with like the clean beauty movement and like five free nail polish and |
| 0:52.0 | Sylvie's from the UK and just kind of |
| 0:54.4 | her just getting more down to earth about like nails and the fact that they're |
| 0:58.2 | just already dead was really a great perspective that I appreciated from her. |
| 1:03.7 | But honestly, I can tell you that after having this conversation with Sylvie, |
| 1:07.2 | the next week when I was back in New York, I booked a manicure. |
| 1:10.5 | I got gel extensions for the first time. |
| 1:13.0 | I got like a chrome dip like for the first time in my life. |
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