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

Arielle Silverman arielle71 at gmail.com
Mon Dec 30 02:56:07 UTC 2013


I've gone to makeup counters at least three times that I can remember,
always just showed up without calling ahead and somebody was always
right there to work with me.
Arielle

On 12/29/13, Joshua Hendrickson <louvins at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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:
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Dec 29, 2013, at 3:59 PM, lizzy <lizzym0827 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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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