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May Simpson | Nail Artist

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🇦🇺 sydney, australia
👩🏼‍🎨 hand painted nail art
✨ natural nails only

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Let’s chat about nails! 👇🏼 ✍🏼

What Nail Design is always your go to? 💅🏼

Because mine is quite clearly Floral Nail Art 🌹 and I also love Animal Nail Art 🐨 but just the cute little kind! 😂

Valentines Nails | Sydney | Sydney Nails | Nail Artist | Hand Painted Nail Art | Floral Nails | Rose Nails | Nail Art | Australia Nails | Sydney Beauty by @thenailphileuk

She’s a Sydney girl now 🥹🇦🇺🐨🌏

Had the best day in the city with @trippinggee_ 🩵

Iconic views of the Sydney Opera House, drinks at the opera house bar AND sunset views of Sydney Harbour Bridge AND a little city shopping (obv I bought my first pair of @ugg sandals) WHAT A STEREOTYPICAL DAY 🥰

We also went Whale Watch with @whaletalessydney from Darling Harbour … but that’s a WHOLEEE other reel yet to come because we saw a baby humpback jump over 30 times 😱 by @thenailphileuk

If you ever need a sign to KEEP PRACTISING this is IT! ✨👇🏼

The improvement from 2012 to now is absolutely crazy, and actually really made me laugh to look at 😂

DID YOU KNOW!? I did most of those designs in the first year with a toothpick before I bought some brushes from @ebay_uk to kickstart my nail art obsession 💅🏼

I started my nail life on @tumblr & @kellyohstein was (and still is!) my biggest inspiration! I worked with @sally_hansen , @myleebeautyofficial , @leightondennynails which was all so exciting for little old me. I slowly built my way up doing nails for friends, then clients - weddings, birthdays, funerals, parties, Christmas… you name it, we found a design!

When I opened my salon 2.5 years ago, I didn’t realise how hard it would be to give up… I really miss it! So I know I will DEFINITELY be back to being a nail artist - it’s my life calling! 🙌

Ahhh what a lovely 13 years of nail art! 🩷

#nailart #nailartist #handpaintednails #howlong #practise #detailednailart #sydneynails #essexnails #showscratch #nailitmedia by @thenailphileuk

Swipe to see my first ever Nail Art design in 2012… 👸🏼

#nailartist #sydneynails #nailart #improvement #sydneynailart

Oh…

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Oh… well, we all started somewhere right…

GUYS I PAINTED THAT WITH A TOOTHPICK GIVE ME SOME GRACE 😂💅🏼🥀 by @thenailphileuk

WHICH SET IS YOUR FAVOURITE?!
🥀🕷️🎃💀🧡👻👹

#sydneynailart #halloween #halloweennails #nailart #nailartist by @thenailphileuk

Who’s ready for Halloween!?
I wanted something cute this year so I went with these! What do you think?

Painted with @the_gelbottle_inc on @maybelline peely base 💅🏼

#halloweennails #halloween #cutehalloween #pumpkinnails #frenchtip by @thenailphileuk

OMG I MISS DOING DETAILED NAIL ART LIKE THIS SO SO MUCH 😭

It’s nearly Halloween, and it wouldn’t be Halloween without me posting my favourite ever black cat set I did for my lovely Mumsi 🐈‍⬛ 🖤

#nailart #nailartist #blackcatnails #halloweennails #sydneynails by @thenailphileuk

Are you a fan of Halloween? I’m not particularly, but you know me, any excuse for themed nail art 🤣🩷👻💀🎃

Throwback to my Halloween nails for my bestie @_gemmarichards , I think from 2 whole years ago!

Halloween Nails | Sydney Nails | Nail Artist | Hand Painted Nail Art | #sydneynails #sydneynailart #nailartist #nailart #halloweennails by @thenailphileuk

POV: it’s jacaranda season in Sydney 💜

I need to have a day strolling around enjoying the spring flowers! (Lots of inspiration around the city this time of year 😍)

But it also means we actually need better weather in Sydney too 😂

#nailart #sydneynails #sydney #jacarandatree #floralnails by @thenailphileuk

I love living in Sydney so so much that I wanna live here forever, but somewhere along the way I’ve lost my real passion for painting nails!

I work at a gorgeous salon, and have lots of amazing clients, but I just haven’t had time to paint nails and create in the same way that I used to because life got so hard and busy!

SO I’M BRINGING IT BACK!

I’m bringing back neons, and bright, shiny, fun nails! ✨

Tonight I painted a cute Halloween set on a Peely base AND then did my nails ready for brunch tomorrow just because I can and it felt so good to do… I haven’t stopped looking at my nails all night 😂😂

So if you’re a #nailart lover like me,
And ready to get #creative again…

Follow along @thenailphileuk 🩷✨

#sydneynails #nailartist by @thenailphileuk

When @hannah__aestheticnurse wants a bunny and a cat… then Hannah GETs a bunny and a cat!!

Especially when she wants a white one that looks like my cat, Ham 🩷😂🐈‍⬛

Painted at @reve.skin.beauty - come visit me there 💅

#sydneynails #cateyenails #sydneynailart #nailart #sydneysalon by @thenailphileuk

Which set of Nail Art is your favourite?💅

Part 3 of ‘nails I never posted’, I can’t believe how many of these there are!

It’s just proof that I love all nails, I just never had the time to post them all 😂

#nailart #nailartist #floralnails #sydneynails #sydneybiab | Sydney Nail Art | Nail Artist | Sydney BIAB | Sydney Nail Artist | Nail Design | Hand Painted Nail Art | Floral Nails | Disney Nails by @thenailphileuk