[Blindtlk] gross but what do I do?

[Graves, Diane]

Hey Connie,

I am with you. I keep Mary Kay in business. (smile) Sometimes there are days when I am tired and start to think, "I don't' feel like makeup today." Then I chide myself to get back in there and put my makeup on. (smile)

Unfortunately, I personally cannot use eye makeup. Because of the blunt radiation treatments that I had as a child, my eyes are misshapen and are not attractive at all. One of my eyes actually has eyelids which are deformed and kind of turned under, so there is really nothing there to put makeup on. So I wear the classic sun glasses look to improve the appearance. I have started to shop for the pretty/decorative glasses though, as opposed to the black "blind" glasses. But others with artificial eyes don't have these problems, and can, in fact, have eyes which are very attractive. So they could certainly wear the eye makeup.

I'm not as diligent with the lip color as I should be, because Mary Kay isn't yet making a long last lip color, and it is a  hassle to keep reapplying it. But whenever I leave the house, unless it is just a quick trip to the grocery store or something like that, I have foundation and blush on.


Diane Graves
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Indiana Civil Rights Commission
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-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Constance Canode
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 7:50 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] gross but what do I do?

I know this is a strange question, but I have always been curious 
about it.  I do not have prosthetic eyes, and this is why I ask.  Is 
there enough feeling in the skin which I assume overlies the 
prosthesis so that you can apply eye shadow, eye liner and mascara on 
your lashes.  I take pride in the way I look, as it unfortunately is 
how we are judged, and I would never go out in public without 
makeup.  This may be offensive, and if so, I am sorry, but applying 
makeup correctly is very easy, and I think more blind women should do 
it.  It enhances natural beauty and I have broached this subject with 
several people I know.  Their comments have astounded me.  "I can't 
see it, so who cares" was one of them, or "who cares what I look 
like" was another comment.  Sorry to go on about this and I really 
hope I haven't opened a can of worms, but I really am curious.  It is 
such a simple task to learn.

Connie Canode
At 04:21 PM 9/20/2010, you wrote:
>Hmm, I tend to have this type of build up around spring or fall and 
>use saline solution to flush out some of the gunk and just have 
>tissues on-hand to wipe away any drainage.
>HTH
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert J Smith" <rsmith247 at csc.com>
>To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 4:23 PM
>Subject: [Blindtlk] gross but what do I do?
>
>
>>Hi all, here's a good one for you.  I have two prosthetic eyes, the
>>plastic shell style which rides on round silicone implants in the sockets.
>>Fluid will build up underneath the prosthetic eyes and I will then pick
>>at the corners of my sockets to get it out or pull the plastic eye shell
>>away from the implant to then make it bubble out then wipe it off.  I hate
>>doing this and I know it's gross but if I don't do it it will come out of
>>its own accord and that looks bad too as illustrated by my sighted wife
>>who told me one time that I "have something in the corner of your eye".  I
>>felt there and it was fluid built up.  I think that part of it is alergies
>>but part of it is simply the fact that everybody's eye socket produces
>>fluid to keep the eyes moist and mine is collecting under the eye shells.
>>When I go in for cleaning and maintenance of the eyes, I am told
>>repeatedly that the implants, the socket tissue, and the fit is fine.
>>
>>Thanks much in advance,
>>
>>Bob Smith
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