[nabs-l] ideas on how to accomplish daily living skills

[Joshua Hendrickson]

Hi to all.  This is very interesting to me.  Even though I'm not a
girl, I have wondered how blind ladies deal with polish make up and
things like that.  I'd suggest calling ahead if you're going to a make
up counter because then, you would know that someone would be able to
help you.  If you just showed up maybe people might be very busy at
the time.  I used to call ahead, when I shopped for groceries at the
school for the blind.  Good luck.

On 12/29/13, Mariya Vasileva <mkvnfb94 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Dec 29, 2013, at 3:59 PM, lizzy <lizzym0827 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hi Kelsey,
>> Yes, all of these things are possible, I am totally blind and often paint
>> and clip my nails as well as apply makeup.  First, I've never tried the
>> method of using cold nail polish but really like the idea.  My biggest
>> piece of advice to you is just go for it.  The first time I painted my
>> nails it was a mess but honestly after that, it became much easier.
>> Big tips for painting: Keep track of which parts of the nail you've
>> already done and don't do too many coats of polish.  I usually do two
>> coats on each hand but that all depends on the color and how light or dark
>> it is, so I'd ask an honest friend if its showing up okay.  When at the
>> beauty salon, pay attention to what the person is doing while painting
>> your nails (Ex: Doing the right hand, then the left, back to the right and
>> ending with the left).  I personally like the smaller containers of nail
>> polish because they have shorter stems and my hand is closer to my nail
>> making it easier for me to apply.  Always, always, always have some nail
>> polish remover on hand.  As someone else said, sighted girls mess up a lot
>> when they're learning as well so don't feel embarrassed if you get some
>> paint on the skin around the nail or mess up the first few times, just
>> have fun with it.
>> On to clipping, I clip my nails with clippers then I shape them using
>> either an emery board or metal file.  Start off small just clipping the
>> tip of your nail and shaping it how ever you like.  Then as you feel more
>> comfortable, you can clip shorter and shorter.
>> As for makeup, exactly which products are you interested in applying? I
>> usually use mascara and eye shadow, but I do at times use foundation and
>> blush, so if you let me know what exactly you would like to start off with
>> I can give you specific tips.
>> Happy beautifying and good luck!
>> Lizzy
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> Hi Lizy, since you do make-up a lot, what are your techniques to applying
> eye shadow, eye liner, and mascara? I know from a make-up in the dark class
> that with foundation and blush you feel as you apply and keep track of where
> you haven't or have applied and making sure that in the end it is even all
> over by touch, also with lip gloss, liner, and stick, you feel all around
> the edges and in between the lips as you apply them. Thanks.
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