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DIY Accessible Makeup Hacks

DIY Accessible Makeup Hacks

What people do when beauty isn’t designed for them Stepping into Sephora should feel exciting. Colours, textures, tiny luxuries waiting to be chosen. But for many people with upper limb...

DIY Accessible Makeup Hacks

What people do when beauty isn’t designed for them Stepping into Sephora should feel exciting. Colours, textures, tiny luxuries waiting to be chosen. But for many people with upper limb...

Two femme presenting people in side by side images. On the left, Anya wears a black blazer and poses with product from her toilet paper company. Holly on the right uses a wheelchair, and applies concealer with a ByStorm grip.

Is There A Little Ableist Voice In Your Self Talk?

Internalised ableism doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t show up with a label or a warning. It sounds like regular self-talk. It sounds like “I should be able to manage this”...

Is There A Little Ableist Voice In Your Self Talk?

Internalised ableism doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t show up with a label or a warning. It sounds like regular self-talk. It sounds like “I should be able to manage this”...

Makeup with Arthritis: Why It’s Hard (and What Actually Helps)

Makeup with Arthritis: Why It’s Hard (and What ...

What are the best makeup tools for people with arthritis?  The best makeup tools for arthritis reduce the need to grip, squeeze, or twist. Look for wider handles, non-slip surfaces,...

Makeup with Arthritis: Why It’s Hard (and What ...

What are the best makeup tools for people with arthritis?  The best makeup tools for arthritis reduce the need to grip, squeeze, or twist. Look for wider handles, non-slip surfaces,...

Two femme-presenting women laugh together in a cozy bed surrounded by makeup and beauty, and ready a magazine. One of the people has a bionic arm.

Low Spoons Beauty: 6 Makeup Tips for Low Energy...

Your hands start cramping mid-beauty-routine and suddenly you’re dropping that lippie for the third time, or getting it all over your chin because your hand won’t stay steady. On a...

Low Spoons Beauty: 6 Makeup Tips for Low Energy...

Your hands start cramping mid-beauty-routine and suddenly you’re dropping that lippie for the third time, or getting it all over your chin because your hand won’t stay steady. On a...

Accessible beauty collage featuring an older femme person and a younger femme person with bright pink hair. Products featured include ByStorm Beauty, Rare Beauty, Kosas, Tilt beauty, and Human Beauty

Ergonomic Beauty Is So In: The Best Accessible ...

Disability inclusion has been circling on the periphery of beauty for years without ever really landing. For a long time, finding genuinely disability-friendly products felt like a research project, the...

Ergonomic Beauty Is So In: The Best Accessible ...

Disability inclusion has been circling on the periphery of beauty for years without ever really landing. For a long time, finding genuinely disability-friendly products felt like a research project, the...

Two OT's: Sarah and Jaymee, holding ByStorm tools and smiling

Beauty and Disability: Why Don't We Consider Ma...

Disability has historically been left out of mainstream research priorities, especially in categories written off as "lifestyle" rather than "health." And nowhere is that more obvious than in the space...

Beauty and Disability: Why Don't We Consider Ma...

Disability has historically been left out of mainstream research priorities, especially in categories written off as "lifestyle" rather than "health." And nowhere is that more obvious than in the space...