Volume 9 Issue 1

thinking about holding brushes or
eyeliner/lip liner pencils, like how there
are little grippies for regular pens and
pencils, maybe there could be something
for your makeup brushes, eye and
lip liners so it’s more comfortable to
hold,” Buono says.
Even though there is a lot to be
improved, Buono’s confidence shines
through.
“It’s important to express and
be proud of what makes us different, I
wouldn’t trade my hand, or lack of, for
anything. It is a part of who I am, and I
embrace that.” Buono says.
Emily Eyrich, a junior studying
Creative Media, has worn glasses most
of her life and shared her experiences
and difficulties while being vision impaired.
Eyrich was prescribed glasses
in elementary school because her
vision test results at school alerted her
parents that she was struggling to see.
“I never had them early, but it
began to progress, and got worse at
age seven. I was struggling to look at
the board. It was awful,” Eyrich says.
Despite having challenges with seeing,
her biggest passions were found in
dance and in media.
Eyrich, who started to dance
at the age of two and through the age
of 18, has gotten accustomed to putting
makeup on for recitals. Without
glasses, it is hard for her to see, and the
application process can present many
challenges of products being applied
without precision.
“I have to get really close to
the mirror with all the lights on. Quick
drying mascara became my favorite
product because it wouldn’t smear if I
applied it wrong,” Eyrich says.
Making beauty products accessible
for everyone should be a priority
of beauty brands everywhere. No
matter the ability, everyone deserves to
feel beautiful and have beauty products
that are accessible to them.
Design by Sarah Mitchell
Photos by Josha Charlery
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