While most of the Hadley makeup tips didn't work for me, it doesn't mean they won't for you, so check out their makeup tutorials for the blind at Hadley.edu - either way, I'm glad a resource like this does exist for blind makeup lovers who don't know where to start and hopefully they can make more advanced tutorials in the future for people like me who want to further their skills. :) I am happy that the mascara hack worked for me though, LIFE CHANGING and I've been using it daily ever since filming this! haha Anyways, do you want me to do an updated makeup tutorial showing how I do things now? I've learned and changed my process a lot from when I did my last makeup tutorial! WATCH MY OG MAKEUP TUTORIAL FROM 7 YEARS AGO: ruclips.net/video/xvOZQweFOZg/видео.html
Updated tutorial PLEASE! Also, I always tried the using a finger to find the starting point for eyeliner-thing, but as you said it does make it difficult to hit the right spot so I never do a good job with it... And pretty please with sugar on top DO THE NAIL TUTORIAL!!! P.S. I tend to use the selfie camera on my phone and zoom in through that, even using the screen magnifier if needed, to take a look after I'm done trying (and failing) to apply make-up.
Hey I have an unrelated question for you do you use your other senses to get around because for me as a blind person are you sent to smell a lot of the time and it’s very heightened so what senses do use a lot as a blind person in terms of hearing touch taste smell and yeah all of that
I would love for them to reach out to you and other blind people who are good at makeup. I'm thankful that they made these tutorials but to be honest I tried these out and it did not work for me at all and in my opinion I really don't think most of those tips are gonna work, even for people who can see. Your end results were kind a meh (I'm not trying to be hurtful!) like both sides were completely different. I understand that they tried to make an makeup "theory" for blind people but these fingers tricks are really complicated and hard. I guess it can be helpful for people who don't have one dominant hand but can do things with both hands easily. That mascara tip was great! What I would like to add about mascara is don't try to immediately rub it off if it gets to your skin because it will smudge all over, rather wait for it to dry out and you can easily "scratch" it off. I'm thankful but would love to see some alternative tips because my fingers really got in my way all the time also like you said some more advanced tutorials would be good. And if you want I bet we all would love to see an updated tutorial from you! People would love more options when trying tips and tricks out because one way can't work for everyone. All the best for you ❤️
I blend my foundation down my neck but not as much as I would have on my face. If you only blend to your chin then your neck stays a different color. Always blend down your neck to your shirt line, in my opinion. Loved this video as a sighted woman.
Not necessarily the technique but the blush placed higher on your face was SO flattering!!!! It brought your cheek bones up rather than maker your face look wider
Added description to all my blind cat lovers (or sighted people who completely missed it). Around minute 35:32 Lavender begins her descent from the counter top, puts her two front paws on the back of the couch, raises her but in the air and gets in a nice stretch before settling into a sleepy position on the back rest of the couch. I thought this needed more attention. Loved this video !!! Also I feel like their general makeup look is very 2005- one kid colour, no bronzer or highlight, foundation on the lips first. So I loved this video since it taught us about makeup AND tips for blind (and us sighted folk who suck at application) Sending love !!
1st Lavender appearance is on 15:55 on the back rest of the couch until 21:26. She yawns, puts her head on her front paws &naps a lil. She appears again on 33:47 on the counter (eats/ drinks? from her bowl) before the 35:32 descent &jumps off out of screen on 36:05 🐱🐈
I’m not sure if someone else has mentioned this but a mascara hack I’ve seen some makeup artists use is to place something like a business card behind your eyelashes so it doesn’t get on your eyelid! I haven’t personally tried it but I’d be interested to know if it’s helpful !
I've been buying the mini mascara "Better Than Sex" and using it without looking a mirror ever since you showed how you do your make-up. You changed my make-up routine for the better!
I make vision impaired make up tutorials and often keep it pretty simple, mostly doing concealer, foundation, powder and lipstick, sometimes adding an eyeshadow as well. I will also sometimes put on moisturiser or other creams to make it easier to put on the foundation and concealer, but I’ve always struggled with eyeliner and mascara. I think it’s amazing how well you’re able to do your make up, especially trickier things like mascara.
Molly just another FYI. When I was undergoing my second cataract surgery, I was with an intern and we were talking about life skills. I taught myself btw. But I did tell her I looked at a lot of blind or low vision yourubers, and she mentioned YOU! WE spoke about your channel and then it was off to surgery. I'm from Chicago and Hadley is in the suburbs here. I recently did a trial program test of their all new teach yourself braille reading lesson booklets for those wanting to learn. As a former college educator, I had some things to point out to the person involved with that program.
Hi Molly and community!I had quick growing intense cataracts in my eyes that left me with low vision on one eye blind in the other. ( no light perception) I loved makeup and was kind of sad but just but balm on my lips creams on my face and that was it for two and a half years. It was bad to lose sight of the features of one's own face. It's like a certain sense of identity left and waS gone. I needed color in my life but got it from kitchen tools and other house cleaning tips. I was alone since my husband died. So I felt there was no one to be pretty for. I was mourning him as well, besides battling covid and long haul covid. It's been a rough journey. I feel for all my blind brothers and sisters on our journey together, and I love you still give makeup tutorials. You ate always impeccably dressed. Kudos to you!
Loved loved loved this video and idea, even as a sighted women. This needs to be a series…”following blind tutorials” and yes Hadley needs you terribly to make a makeup video. The blush hack ladies, please if your not sighted, don’t follow it, just feel for your check-bones.
I always blend foundation down my neck, even the chest sometimes, depending on the neckline of my clothing; it helps prevent the "tide line" where there's a clear disconnect between the face and the rest of the body, because for sighted-folks they tend to see the discrepancy of colour, texture and tone immediately. There can be significant differences in shades due to tan-lines, redness etc. and all sorts of other factors. This means that for a lot of people the face is darker than the neck due to sun exposure, and how/where your foundation is matched will alter how seamlessly it blends. If you only match to the face, it gives a surreal "bobble-head doll" effect and looks a bit strange 😅
@@JankoWalski-hz3lu I wear spf 50 every single day and reapply...and I live in a place with not a lot of sun for the majority of the year. My face has still always been a shade darker than my neck. It's very normal.
i dont think the blush being higher looked bad its just a different look to what you normally go for, it gives more of an editorial look where as putting it on the fuller part of the cheeks gives more of a sweet/cute look also have you tried something like the nars lip pencils for your lipstick?
I would definitely watch more makeup tutorials from you! I'm sighted and your voice is so soothing and I like the way you describe things. I learn a lot about makeup from you!
hi moly. I know you’ve done some tutorials in the past but it has seemed like you are mostly showing how you would do it instead of explaining like you did in this video which was really interesting and gave me some great tips as a blind person. It would be really cool if you made a video explaining specifically for blind people how you do your makeup especially for stuff like bronzer and contour which I literally have no idea what they do or where they go. it was really nice to get some tips that I’m definitely going to try later and also I finally found out what concealer was and where and how to apply it lol
Hi! I’m a literature student from Finland writing a book about accessibility issues in the world. Would you be oppossed to the idea of using some of your experiences as examples in the book? Love your content so much and appreciate you as an advocator and a strong woman🥰🥰
Hi Monica I'm writing a book about my 2year experience into low vision blindness in the Era of covid having to fend on my own as a recent widow. I'd love to talk to you as well!
I would definitely love to see a comparison of how you normally do your makeup! I think you do a better job of your lipstick when you do it your way instead of following the tutorial's technique lol, with some of the hacks it seems like it almost makes it harder to get it even on both sides. This was a really cool video!
Well most of that is practice. Maybe if she had as much experience with this technique as with hers, it would be a more even playing field. I would love to see a third party young woman (or young man) who is blind and first getting into makeup trying some of her techniques vs. theirs to see what might be helpful for people who are first learning! I think that would be interesting.
My understanding of the crease in terms of eyeshadow instead below the crease means the lower part of your top word and above the crease would be the top half of your upper lid, under your eyebrow. Yes, I would be interested in seeing you do a follow up video to this!
You gotta try the rest of the Rare line!!! It's the only makeup to ever NEVER make me have allergy-like issues with my idiopathic reactions. Not even the typical temporary reactive redness and dermatographia! Their primers, concealers, and the tinted moisturizers are my fav!
💄 love your content! I’m sighted but you are amazing and it’s helped me to have a better understanding and hopefully be a better inter-acter with and blind people I come across 😘
Your constant willingness to try new tactics is super encouraging to me and makes me want to follow suit. My disability is different, but you remind me to keep practicing with adaptation until I find something that works for me! Love the champagne-like colors on your pretty skin tone. Thanks for sharing!
I really enjoyed watching this video. I too am a blind woman who loves make up! I had no idea that Hadley offered these classes. I have tried watching other make up tutorials on RUclips from sighted individuals but they aren’t descriptive enough. It would’ve been helpful in this video if someone was describing how Molly was applying the make up. I appreciate that Molly is relaying the instructions that Hadley gave, but it would be helpful to have description while she’s actually applying it. Love your content.❤️
As a sighted person I find it SO interesting to watch these kind of videos! Honest opinion on the lips, firstly love the colour on you, and the shape of the lip liner was pretty good, but the edges of your lips were a little messy / smudged! But I’m sure Momma Bee told you that! Xxx
Hi Molly! I love your tutorial for allure! I have RP, i am legally blind and i am only just exploring makeup again. I heard an amazing audiobook that recommended you as an expert makeup tutorial social media influencer and decided to watch your makeup tutorials. Thank you so much for sharing your tips and tricks for makeup application ! I have missed wearing makeup and even the application process. It feels amazing opening up to the prospect of applying makeup again, i forgot what it felt like to feel feminine and beautiful and confident in my face and skin. So thank you! Please keep sharing your beauty discoveries!
Great job Molly! Love the video! You and I have similar techniques, love the new technique you were talking about with the wand. Oh my goodness, that seriously is annoying for me when I always try to put my lipgloss back into the container, or the mascara wand inside and getting it on my hand lol. Anyways, look forward to chatting soon. Oh, and I also too love a bold red lip! Beautiful ❤️
💄 it was so much fun to watch your live and your new video. I really enjoy your honesty and transparency when things don't work for you. It's helpful to hear your reasoning behind why certain tricks do or don't work for you!!! I hope you have a beautiful week 💗
This video was fun to watch! Autonomy over all aspects of a disabled persons life, freedom, and independence are super important to me as a disabled survivor of trauma. I have a educational/support resources page on my website and added Hadly to it. I never knew such thing existed until you mentioned it.
I think the blush higher up on your cheeks looks really pretty and sleek. Your cheekbones are so pretty and putting it lower makes your face more round and cute. Both look good, just very different vibes
The makeup really isn't bad at all!! i think the way you normally do it looks a bit better, just bc you have a routine that works for your own face. The mascara trick i know is going to be so helpful for you! im glad you found something that works!
On the rare occasion I do make-up these days, I always wear a headband even though my hair is short, just to keep it out of the way. I used to use spunges, but I ended up just going forr my fingers... I actually never used primer, just my day creme... but translucent powder on top to set it. Would LOVE seeing a tutorial of your techniques vs. these! 💋
Molly, I am not a blind girl but apparently I do not know how to put on makeup and I am so thankful that you put out this video. Learned so many things I didn't even know to ask about!
Had the pleasure of meeting your Mom yesterday thanks to my cute puppy Cosmo! We had to go pick up my husband but looking forward to bumping into you one day!
I will say that Molly I think your way of doing your makeup is much better because you really have perfected what works for you. Especially for how you do your face products and eyeliner. I think they should definitely have you do a blind girl makeup tutorial to add to their website! 💕
I take whatever is left on my sponge or brush and take it from my jaw down my neck. I find that this helps if the foundation is not an exact match. In my opinion it helps transition the color variation from chest to neck then face.
What you said about skills and talents is so true! And look, im sighted and you are way better at some sighted things that I am such as make up and decorating! So blind people should not feel bad about struggling about it, I struggle so much and I am sighted haha
For blush, rather than the V, that seems to get it too close to your eyes, I'd imagine a line from the base of your nose to the bottom of your ear and one from the center of your eye down to intersect with the horizontal line. This will define where the bronzer, blush, and highlighter goes, above the horizontal line and from the vertical like out toward the ear and up the temple. Now, lastly, for the top line of the blush, on you, you'll imagine another horizontal like from the center of the bridge of your nose out to where a vertical line from the outer tip of your brow drawn down would intersect the horizontal one from the center of the bridge of your nose. This keeps you away from the undereye with the blush or highlighter and you can go around and up the temple a bit with the blush if you like. Pretty much everything goes in the triangle created on your cheeks. Bronzer first and wider, and up the temple and forehead, then blush higher and on the actual cheekbone and lightly up the temple if you like, then highlighter at the top, but always below the orbital bone (eye socket). That's it.
It's probably hard to do anything you're not used to once you've spent years getting into certain habits, but this video is really great to display where your starting point will be by following Hadley, it's still a good face of makeup!
I'm a fully sighted 31 yr old who's only 8 minutes into the video, I've already learned so many things. This is why I can't watch beauty vloggers, they gloss over certain info by just referencing it assuming that I know what they're talking about but I am so below that level of understanding
When brining foundation down my neck, It depends on how off my shade is! Usually to be safe I'll drag it atleast down my mid neck. If it's lighter coverage snd closer to my actual skin color I Bring it to right below my chin and jaw and flutter it out.
In the past you've mentioned that you're not sure where exactly you'd want to go in your career after youtube (if there ever was an 'after RUclips' stage).. while you were talking about people coming to you to ask for resources for their children who start going through a vision loss process..it made me think that you would be such an amazing like "blind consultant" person who could come into peoples homes and be a practical support/emotional support etc etc. You have so much knowledge and emotional intelligence surrounding the whole experience.. you'd be amazing :)
I definitely bring down minimal foundation down my neck, just leftover product from my sponge or brush. Would love to see a follow up video of how you do your makeup 💄
Hi Molly, I just want to say thank you so very much for sharing this video. For those who wants to learn how to do their own make up. And for those who are starting to use make up. This will help them a whole lot. I do not wear any makeup at all I’m not a girly girl where I like girl stuff. I’m more like a tomboy. We’re growing up I only like to playing with a boy toys. And wearing some boy clothes. Depends on how they feel and look. But I want to say thank you again for helping those two wants to get in to wearing make up and for those who are starting to wear make up. You are a very positive young young young lady and keep it up. Sending you and your beautiful sweet family lots of love always.❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘
As a legally blind girl with tunnel vision I want to try the mascara hack! And the wand hack! Also blind girl tip for mascara blotches is a dry cotton swab. If you want a smoky liner try wetting it and smudge it over the mascara it looks so sexy (I found this out when trying to fix mascara before a date).
Yay! I’m almost 50 and barely used makeup because I don’t know how. But I want to! So this was great. BUT… Yes to your own tutorial (the more info other peoples techniques the better to help us blind people find other ways that work for us as individuals!) AND Yes to nail tutorial! I used to do mine under my cctv as a teen but that just seems too hard now.
Hey! I am excited to get into the video but before I forget, I wanted to advise that when you have a bit of text on the screen that you pause the video or add a clip to voice over the text on the screen for folks that can't see the text.
Even as a sighted (but uncoordinated) person, I think the wand trick will be helpful! Also since you asked, The lip lining turned out pretty good, but I actually think the "harder" side of your upper lip turned out better. The first side (your left) is taller and pointier, while the "harder" side had a more natural curve. I hope that makes sense 😅 p.s. I'd love to see an updated makeup tutorial
I put my foundation all the way down to my chest! Between having acne on my chest, when I was younger, and sun damage it looks way nicer if I put foundation there too!
Sighted follower here... love your content and learned so much. Today I followed the eye liner and mascara today!! It was interesting to do with foundation probably should've started there...lol!!! I love all this
I'm really interested in this because during college I do costume makeup every Saturday because I'm a creative writer who enjoys dressing up as my characters. That takes a full 2 hours. Most of the time I'm using at two different color eyeshadows for my eyes. I'm wondering if putting your foundation in the fridge could do more than just allow you to be able to feel it on your face. Because I am not blind and I don't need to feel what I'm doing when I do makeup
So I think they were trying to say blend the eyeshadow up to your crease, and then I’d say less than a fingertip’s length above your crease. Not on the brow bone but a fingertip underneath that, if that makes sense? I’m sighted so I’d love to hear what you think about this! Loved this ❤️
So, for me how I do mascara as a blind girl is I basically don’t. I had a really bad experience with eyelash extensions like infections and as someone that already has some jacked up eyes I’d rather keep them as healthy as possible. So now I get my eyelashes tinted, the same with my eyebrows, and then I use a lengthening and growth and serum or a clear mascara. It’s really hard to find really good high-quality clear mascara so I normally just do a serum. I am lucky to have pretty full eyelashes especially my bottom lashes but mascara is not for me
I'm very sensitive around my eyes and I do the same. I'm also autistic and I can't stand the feel of regular mascara. I wish I could find a really good clear mascara!
I would like to see you do all of the other videos you mentioned. You always do your makeup very well. For lips, I always put my foundation on my lips, and I completely color in my lips with the lip liner, then apply lipstick. My friends would ask me how I kept my lipstick on all day, even through eating, and I think it’s those two things.
Totally off the wall, but I think my baby might be visually impaired. He's only a bit over a year old and turns his eyes when he focuses. That's beside the point though. Watching you for so many years is comforting to know we can manage and adjust. I wanna say thank you for sharing your life and giving people the realistic view into what having vision loss is about. Love you for being your most genuine self 💚 thank you
I'm becoming a mermaid, which will require me to wear waterproof makeup. My karate past had no makeup whatsoever. Now, I'm going to learn from you so I can do my face when I go swimming.
I would enjoy seeing an updated makeup tutorial from you. You have taught me so much! Teach me more. I am a sighted person, but my makeup skills are lacking.
I would loveee to see how you normally do your own makeup! I actually thought you ended up looking great! Lips were a little shaky but I think if it wasn’t such a bold color you wouldn’t really notice
I feel like Molly's personal makeup tips and hacks are a bit better than the Hadley ones! I use some of Molly's tips on my glasses days because I can't properly see my face (nearsighted) I think she has the experience of actually doing and practicing current makeup styles and trends to give realistic tips
Tip for the lips: after cleaning your finger off at the end, take your clean finger at the end and wipe off the perimeter off your lips because after smudging your lipstick with your finger it can smear a little 💕 even as a sighted person I do this after putting on red lipstick💄
Poor Niamh was probably like “oh silly Molly, accidentally absentmindedly put her foundation in the fridge” and went to Molly to tease her about it, and Molly was just like “nah that was intentional”
Another hack for mascara... let any of your smudges/clumps dry and then use the tip of a spoolie brush to basically scrape it off. Cotton swabs tend to smush it more and leave more behind but I find this almost always gets everything off!
I'd suggest doing brows and eyes first, im sighted but find it easier, I can run a make up wipe on the face and under the eyes, to get rid of any fall out and using my nail, i starting from the end of the eye sweeping up to the tail end of my brow, using a wipe makes a really clean look. Also for brows which I do first, using my nail again and a wipe, I run it under my brow, which would be your brow bone for those non sighted, and if possible above the brow. Then do your eyes. I love cream products too as there for the most part buildable. Again this is what I do as a sighted person but dyspraxic, but I don't encounter those issue that non sighted do. Your all amazing 👏
If you get mascara on your skin, don't touch it until it dries. Then you can brush it off with a dry cotton swab or tissue or something. It only smudges and gets hard to remove before it has dried.
*As a make-up artist I can say yes yes yes to the HIGH blush. People wear it too low and it looks clown like, or like your great grandmother's style. *Know that you don't ever need make-up *make-up will age your skin *if wearing make-up, you do not need to wear foundation, you can use A LIGHT bronzer to enhance your natural dimensions on your face without blush. * the popular make-up of beautubers and celebrities personalities is bizarre looking because it's horribly heavy handed. * don't use shimmer shades if you are starting to get fine lines (sorry ladies, usually around 30) because even with eyeshadow base it will settle in your creases and really age you.
If you really want sparkle use a small amount of pressed glitter or glitter gel in the centre of the moblie lid and tap out gently toward the edges, This avoids the exaggeration of lines as it won't reach them. ( i'm nearly 50 and have been doing bridal make up for almost 30 years.)
as a sighted person, i think it would be a great idea if you did a version of Hadley's makeup tutorial because as you said many of the tips didn't wok for you so that means there are people out there that it won't work for either
While most of the Hadley makeup tips didn't work for me, it doesn't mean they won't for you, so check out their makeup tutorials for the blind at Hadley.edu - either way, I'm glad a resource like this does exist for blind makeup lovers who don't know where to start and hopefully they can make more advanced tutorials in the future for people like me who want to further their skills. :) I am happy that the mascara hack worked for me though, LIFE CHANGING and I've been using it daily ever since filming this! haha Anyways, do you want me to do an updated makeup tutorial showing how I do things now? I've learned and changed my process a lot from when I did my last makeup tutorial!
WATCH MY OG MAKEUP TUTORIAL FROM 7 YEARS AGO: ruclips.net/video/xvOZQweFOZg/видео.html
Updated tutorial PLEASE! Also, I always tried the using a finger to find the starting point for eyeliner-thing, but as you said it does make it difficult to hit the right spot so I never do a good job with it...
And pretty please with sugar on top DO THE NAIL TUTORIAL!!!
P.S. I tend to use the selfie camera on my phone and zoom in through that, even using the screen magnifier if needed, to take a look after I'm done trying (and failing) to apply make-up.
Hey I have an unrelated question for you do you use your other senses to get around because for me as a blind person are you sent to smell a lot of the time and it’s very heightened so what senses do use a lot as a blind person in terms of hearing touch taste smell and yeah all of that
As a sighted person who isn't in the habit of doing makeup, I'd be interested in seeing you do a minimalist look, if that's in your repertoire! 💖
I would love for them to reach out to you and other blind people who are good at makeup. I'm thankful that they made these tutorials but to be honest I tried these out and it did not work for me at all and in my opinion I really don't think most of those tips are gonna work, even for people who can see. Your end results were kind a meh (I'm not trying to be hurtful!) like both sides were completely different. I understand that they tried to make an makeup "theory" for blind people but these fingers tricks are really complicated and hard. I guess it can be helpful for people who don't have one dominant hand but can do things with both hands easily. That mascara tip was great! What I would like to add about mascara is don't try to immediately rub it off if it gets to your skin because it will smudge all over, rather wait for it to dry out and you can easily "scratch" it off. I'm thankful but would love to see some alternative tips because my fingers really got in my way all the time also like you said some more advanced tutorials would be good. And if you want I bet we all would love to see an updated tutorial from you! People would love more options when trying tips and tricks out because one way can't work for everyone. All the best for you ❤️
I blend my foundation down my neck but not as much as I would have on my face. If you only blend to your chin then your neck stays a different color. Always blend down your neck to your shirt line, in my opinion. Loved this video as a sighted woman.
Not necessarily the technique but the blush placed higher on your face was SO flattering!!!! It brought your cheek bones up rather than maker your face look wider
Yes I really loved the blusher being higher on her cheeks. It lifts her face! It's on trend too.
Yess! Thats what I was thinking!
Added description to all my blind cat lovers (or sighted people who completely missed it). Around minute 35:32 Lavender begins her descent from the counter top, puts her two front paws on the back of the couch, raises her but in the air and gets in a nice stretch before settling into a sleepy position on the back rest of the couch. I thought this needed more attention.
Loved this video !!! Also I feel like their general makeup look is very 2005- one kid colour, no bronzer or highlight, foundation on the lips first. So I loved this video since it taught us about makeup AND tips for blind (and us sighted folk who suck at application)
Sending love !!
Gonna be honest, as a sighted person, I did not notice that so thanks haha!
1st Lavender appearance is on 15:55 on the back rest of the couch until 21:26. She yawns, puts her head on her front paws &naps a lil. She appears again on 33:47 on the counter (eats/ drinks? from her bowl) before the 35:32 descent &jumps off out of screen on 36:05 🐱🐈
I’m not sure if someone else has mentioned this but a mascara hack I’ve seen some makeup artists use is to place something like a business card behind your eyelashes so it doesn’t get on your eyelid! I haven’t personally tried it but I’d be interested to know if it’s helpful !
a tea spoon would make more sense to me
Guitar picks are handy for this too, if you have a smaller wand/brush or are going for the lower lashes
I've been buying the mini mascara "Better Than Sex" and using it without looking a mirror ever since you showed how you do your make-up. You changed my make-up routine for the better!
Ohh I love that one it lasts all day!!
I make vision impaired make up tutorials and often keep it pretty simple, mostly doing concealer, foundation, powder and lipstick, sometimes adding an eyeshadow as well. I will also sometimes put on moisturiser or other creams to make it easier to put on the foundation and concealer, but I’ve always struggled with eyeliner and mascara. I think it’s amazing how well you’re able to do your make up, especially trickier things like mascara.
Molly just another FYI. When I was undergoing my second cataract surgery, I was with an intern and we were talking about life skills. I taught myself btw. But I did tell her I looked at a lot of blind or low vision yourubers, and she mentioned YOU! WE spoke about your channel and then it was off to surgery.
I'm from Chicago and Hadley is in the suburbs here. I recently did a trial program test of their all new teach yourself braille reading lesson booklets for those wanting to learn. As a former college educator, I had some things to point out to the person involved with that program.
Hi Molly and community!I had quick growing intense cataracts in my eyes that left me with low vision on one eye blind in the other. ( no light perception)
I loved makeup and was kind of sad but just but balm on my lips creams on my face and that was it for two and a half years.
It was bad to lose sight of the features of one's own face. It's like a certain sense of identity left and waS gone.
I needed color in my life but got it from kitchen tools and other house cleaning tips. I was alone since my husband died. So I felt there was no one to be pretty for. I was mourning him as well, besides battling covid and long haul covid.
It's been a rough journey. I feel for all my blind brothers and sisters on our journey together, and I love you still give makeup tutorials. You ate always impeccably dressed. Kudos to you!
oh my, life really tried you out! I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your story. I wish all the best for you and better days ahead! 💖💕
Loved loved loved this video and idea, even as a sighted women. This needs to be a series…”following blind tutorials” and yes Hadley needs you terribly to make a makeup video. The blush hack ladies, please if your not sighted, don’t follow it, just feel for your check-bones.
I always blend foundation down my neck, even the chest sometimes, depending on the neckline of my clothing; it helps prevent the "tide line" where there's a clear disconnect between the face and the rest of the body, because for sighted-folks they tend to see the discrepancy of colour, texture and tone immediately.
There can be significant differences in shades due to tan-lines, redness etc. and all sorts of other factors. This means that for a lot of people the face is darker than the neck due to sun exposure, and how/where your foundation is matched will alter how seamlessly it blends. If you only match to the face, it gives a surreal "bobble-head doll" effect and looks a bit strange 😅
Agreed. My chest is also a shade lighter than my face anyway so blending it down helps it not look mad 😅
It doesn't when you have the right shade of foundation and use uv filters on a regular basis.
@@JankoWalski-hz3lu I wear spf 50 every single day and reapply...and I live in a place with not a lot of sun for the majority of the year. My face has still always been a shade darker than my neck. It's very normal.
i dont think the blush being higher looked bad its just a different look to what you normally go for, it gives more of an editorial look where as putting it on the fuller part of the cheeks gives more of a sweet/cute look
also have you tried something like the nars lip pencils for your lipstick?
I would definitely watch more makeup tutorials from you! I'm sighted and your voice is so soothing and I like the way you describe things. I learn a lot about makeup from you!
hi moly. I know you’ve done some tutorials in the past but it has seemed like you are mostly showing how you would do it instead of explaining like you did in this video which was really interesting and gave me some great tips as a blind person. It would be really cool if you made a video explaining specifically for blind people how you do your makeup especially for stuff like bronzer and contour which I literally have no idea what they do or where they go. it was really nice to get some tips that I’m definitely going to try later and also I finally found out what concealer was and where and how to apply it lol
Please do a follow up video i’d love to see it!!! You combining their tips with yours
Hi! I’m a literature student from Finland writing a book about accessibility issues in the world. Would you be oppossed to the idea of using some of your experiences as examples in the book? Love your content so much and appreciate you as an advocator and a strong woman🥰🥰
Hi Monica I'm writing a book about my 2year experience into low vision blindness in the Era of covid having to fend on my own as a recent widow. I'd love to talk to you as well!
Maybe try and message her on Instagram or other socials? Might be more helpful to get in contact with her.
@@FukaiKokoro will do thanks!
Bump! :)
She also has an email address on her website apparently! It might be useful :)
I would definitely love to see a comparison of how you normally do your makeup! I think you do a better job of your lipstick when you do it your way instead of following the tutorial's technique lol, with some of the hacks it seems like it almost makes it harder to get it even on both sides. This was a really cool video!
Well most of that is practice. Maybe if she had as much experience with this technique as with hers, it would be a more even playing field. I would love to see a third party young woman (or young man) who is blind and first getting into makeup trying some of her techniques vs. theirs to see what might be helpful for people who are first learning! I think that would be interesting.
My understanding of the crease in terms of eyeshadow instead below the crease means the lower part of your top word and above the crease would be the top half of your upper lid, under your eyebrow.
Yes, I would be interested in seeing you do a follow up video to this!
You gotta try the rest of the Rare line!!! It's the only makeup to ever NEVER make me have allergy-like issues with my idiopathic reactions. Not even the typical temporary reactive redness and dermatographia! Their primers, concealers, and the tinted moisturizers are my fav!
💄 love your content! I’m sighted but you are amazing and it’s helped me to have a better understanding and hopefully be a better inter-acter with and blind people I come across 😘
Your constant willingness to try new tactics is super encouraging to me and makes me want to follow suit. My disability is different, but you remind me to keep practicing with adaptation until I find something that works for me! Love the champagne-like colors on your pretty skin tone. Thanks for sharing!
I really enjoyed watching this video. I too am a blind woman who loves make up! I had no idea that Hadley offered these classes. I have tried watching other make up tutorials on RUclips from sighted individuals but they aren’t descriptive enough. It would’ve been helpful in this video if someone was describing how Molly was applying the make up. I appreciate that Molly is relaying the instructions that Hadley gave, but it would be helpful to have description while she’s actually applying it. Love your content.❤️
As a sighted person I find it SO interesting to watch these kind of videos! Honest opinion on the lips, firstly love the colour on you, and the shape of the lip liner was pretty good, but the edges of your lips were a little messy / smudged! But I’m sure Momma Bee told you that! Xxx
Hi Molly! I love your tutorial for allure! I have RP, i am legally blind and i am only just exploring makeup again. I heard an amazing audiobook that recommended you as an expert makeup tutorial social media influencer and decided to watch your makeup tutorials. Thank you so much for sharing your tips and tricks for makeup application ! I have missed wearing makeup and even the application process. It feels amazing opening up to the prospect of applying makeup again, i forgot what it felt like to feel feminine and beautiful and confident in my face and skin. So thank you! Please keep sharing your beauty discoveries!
Great job Molly! Love the video! You and I have similar techniques, love the new technique you were talking about with the wand. Oh my goodness, that seriously is annoying for me when I always try to put my lipgloss back into the container, or the mascara wand inside and getting it on my hand lol. Anyways, look forward to chatting soon. Oh, and I also too love a bold red lip! Beautiful ❤️
💄 it was so much fun to watch your live and your new video. I really enjoy your honesty and transparency when things don't work for you. It's helpful to hear your reasoning behind why certain tricks do or don't work for you!!! I hope you have a beautiful week 💗
This video was fun to watch! Autonomy over all aspects of a disabled persons life, freedom, and independence are super important to me as a disabled survivor of trauma. I have a educational/support resources page on my website and added Hadly to it. I never knew such thing existed until you mentioned it.
the blush placement looks AMAZING!! It lifts your face beautifully
I think the blush higher up on your cheeks looks really pretty and sleek. Your cheekbones are so pretty and putting it lower makes your face more round and cute.
Both look good, just very different vibes
The makeup really isn't bad at all!! i think the way you normally do it looks a bit better, just bc you have a routine that works for your own face. The mascara trick i know is going to be so helpful for you! im glad you found something that works!
On the rare occasion I do make-up these days, I always wear a headband even though my hair is short, just to keep it out of the way. I used to use spunges, but I ended up just going forr my fingers... I actually never used primer, just my day creme... but translucent powder on top to set it.
Would LOVE seeing a tutorial of your techniques vs. these!
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I totally agree with the mini mascara tip also for a person like me who can’t see well without glasses to do makeup. I’m going to try some of these!
Molly, I am not a blind girl but apparently I do not know how to put on makeup and I am so thankful that you put out this video. Learned so many things I didn't even know to ask about!
Had the pleasure of meeting your Mom yesterday thanks to my cute puppy Cosmo! We had to go pick up my husband but looking forward to bumping into you one day!
the higher blush looks great on you!
I will say that Molly I think your way of doing your makeup is much better because you really have perfected what works for you. Especially for how you do your face products and eyeliner. I think they should definitely have you do a blind girl makeup tutorial to add to their website! 💕
Yes do the follow up with yours please!!
I take whatever is left on my sponge or brush and take it from my jaw down my neck. I find that this helps if the foundation is not an exact match. In my opinion it helps transition the color variation from chest to neck then face.
What you said about skills and talents is so true! And look, im sighted and you are way better at some sighted things that I am such as make up and decorating! So blind people should not feel bad about struggling about it, I struggle so much and I am sighted haha
I think a video of their version vs yours is a great idea!! The higher placement blush does look really nice though!
For blush, rather than the V, that seems to get it too close to your eyes, I'd imagine a line from the base of your nose to the bottom of your ear and one from the center of your eye down to intersect with the horizontal line. This will define where the bronzer, blush, and highlighter goes, above the horizontal line and from the vertical like out toward the ear and up the temple. Now, lastly, for the top line of the blush, on you, you'll imagine another horizontal like from the center of the bridge of your nose out to where a vertical line from the outer tip of your brow drawn down would intersect the horizontal one from the center of the bridge of your nose. This keeps you away from the undereye with the blush or highlighter and you can go around and up the temple a bit with the blush if you like. Pretty much everything goes in the triangle created on your cheeks. Bronzer first and wider, and up the temple and forehead, then blush higher and on the actual cheekbone and lightly up the temple if you like, then highlighter at the top, but always below the orbital bone (eye socket). That's it.
💋💋 so excited to watch thisss
Here from the Instagram live 💋 and thank you for awnsering my question on tips for break ups im really struggling with it right now so thank you !! ❤🐝
Aw, sending you love and healing, Lexie! It will get better, I promise!
@@MollyBurkeOfficial aww thank you so much and that really means alot ! ❤
💄💄💄💄💄💄 if you couldn’t tell, I came from tiktok! Thanks to you and your mum for answering my question! 🥰
It's probably hard to do anything you're not used to once you've spent years getting into certain habits, but this video is really great to display where your starting point will be by following Hadley, it's still a good face of makeup!
I'm a fully sighted 31 yr old who's only 8 minutes into the video, I've already learned so many things. This is why I can't watch beauty vloggers, they gloss over certain info by just referencing it assuming that I know what they're talking about but I am so below that level of understanding
im so here for the nail turtorial and you comparing your makeup strategy to theirs! All the content please and thank you
Molly a lot of people use stencils for winged eyeliner/shaped eyeshadow applications. Have you ever tried using one? You can also try with tape?
Oh also idk if you've ever tried the vamp stamp before, but it's a stamp on eyeliner!😊
Yay!!! SO EXCITED! 🤎✨🤎🤎🤎✨🤎💗💗💗💗💗💗✨🤎🤎🤎✨✨✨🤎🤎
When brining foundation down my neck, It depends on how off my shade is! Usually to be safe I'll drag it atleast down my mid neck. If it's lighter coverage snd closer to my actual skin color I Bring it to right below my chin and jaw and flutter it out.
In the past you've mentioned that you're not sure where exactly you'd want to go in your career after youtube (if there ever was an 'after RUclips' stage).. while you were talking about people coming to you to ask for resources for their children who start going through a vision loss process..it made me think that you would be such an amazing like "blind consultant" person who could come into peoples homes and be a practical support/emotional support etc etc. You have so much knowledge and emotional intelligence surrounding the whole experience.. you'd be amazing :)
I definitely bring down minimal foundation down my neck, just leftover product from my sponge or brush. Would love to see a follow up video of how you do your makeup 💄
I would love to see your version versus this one.
Hi Molly, I just want to say thank you so very much for sharing this video. For those who wants to learn how to do their own make up. And for those who are starting to use make up. This will help them a whole lot. I do not wear any makeup at all I’m not a girly girl where I like girl stuff. I’m more like a tomboy. We’re growing up I only like to playing with a boy toys. And wearing some boy clothes. Depends on how they feel and look. But I want to say thank you again for helping those two wants to get in to wearing make up and for those who are starting to wear make up. You are a very positive young young young lady and keep it up.
Sending you and your beautiful sweet family lots of love always.❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘
I'd love a nail polish tutorial!
As a legally blind girl with tunnel vision I want to try the mascara hack! And the wand hack! Also blind girl tip for mascara blotches is a dry cotton swab. If you want a smoky liner try wetting it and smudge it over the mascara it looks so sexy (I found this out when trying to fix mascara before a date).
Yay! I’m almost 50 and barely used makeup because I don’t know how. But I want to! So this was great. BUT…
Yes to your own tutorial (the more info other peoples techniques the better to help us blind people find other ways that work for us as individuals!) AND
Yes to nail tutorial! I used to do mine under my cctv as a teen but that just seems too hard now.
Hey! I am excited to get into the video but before I forget, I wanted to advise that when you have a bit of text on the screen that you pause the video or add a clip to voice over the text on the screen for folks that can't see the text.
Even as a sighted (but uncoordinated) person, I think the wand trick will be helpful! Also since you asked, The lip lining turned out pretty good, but I actually think the "harder" side of your upper lip turned out better. The first side (your left) is taller and pointier, while the "harder" side had a more natural curve. I hope that makes sense 😅
p.s. I'd love to see an updated makeup tutorial
Yes do an updated video of your current routine please.💚
You do such a good job on makeup, you’re so talented and beautiful 💜
Thank you so much, that really means a lot to me!!
@@MollyBurkeOfficial You’re welcome, thank you for being an incredible inspiration!
I put my foundation all the way down to my chest! Between having acne on my chest, when I was younger, and sun damage it looks way nicer if I put foundation there too!
Sighted follower here... love your content and learned so much.
Today I followed the eye liner and mascara today!! It was interesting to do with foundation probably should've started there...lol!!! I love all this
I'm really interested in this because during college I do costume makeup every Saturday because I'm a creative writer who enjoys dressing up as my characters. That takes a full 2 hours. Most of the time I'm using at two different color eyeshadows for my eyes. I'm wondering if putting your foundation in the fridge could do more than just allow you to be able to feel it on your face. Because I am not blind and I don't need to feel what I'm doing when I do makeup
yes a molly tutorial please !
So I think they were trying to say blend the eyeshadow up to your crease, and then I’d say less than a fingertip’s length above your crease. Not on the brow bone but a fingertip underneath that, if that makes sense? I’m sighted so I’d love to hear what you think about this! Loved this ❤️
rare beauty is like my favorite makeup line! especially the mascara i love it! try the rest of the line
So, for me how I do mascara as a blind girl is I basically don’t. I had a really bad experience with eyelash extensions like infections and as someone that already has some jacked up eyes I’d rather keep them as healthy as possible. So now I get my eyelashes tinted, the same with my eyebrows, and then I use a lengthening and growth and serum or a clear mascara. It’s really hard to find really good high-quality clear mascara so I normally just do a serum. I am lucky to have pretty full eyelashes especially my bottom lashes but mascara is not for me
I'm very sensitive around my eyes and I do the same. I'm also autistic and I can't stand the feel of regular mascara. I wish I could find a really good clear mascara!
that's such a good idea
Vaseline on a warm wash cloth takes any eye makeup off easily. Even waterproof mascara!
As a sighted person the blush tip is so useful, I'm 29 and haven't been able to figure that out lol. They should have you do some tutorials for them!
I would like to see you do all of the other videos you mentioned. You always do your makeup very well. For lips, I always put my foundation on my lips, and I completely color in my lips with the lip liner, then apply lipstick. My friends would ask me how I kept my lipstick on all day, even through eating, and I think it’s those two things.
Totally off the wall, but I think my baby might be visually impaired. He's only a bit over a year old and turns his eyes when he focuses. That's beside the point though. Watching you for so many years is comforting to know we can manage and adjust. I wanna say thank you for sharing your life and giving people the realistic view into what having vision loss is about. Love you for being your most genuine self 💚 thank you
Molly’s so cute! 💜
YES for the nail polish video👌
I'm becoming a mermaid, which will require me to wear waterproof makeup. My karate past had no makeup whatsoever. Now, I'm going to learn from you so I can do my face when I go swimming.
I do my nails a lot more than my makeup and would LOVE the nail polish video!!!!
I would enjoy seeing an updated makeup tutorial from you. You have taught me so much! Teach me more. I am a sighted person, but my makeup skills are lacking.
I would loveee to see how you normally do your own makeup! I actually thought you ended up looking great! Lips were a little shaky but I think if it wasn’t such a bold color you wouldn’t really notice
You did excellently…and yes I want to see your version. You always do such a beautiful job!!
Can't wait to watch !! ❤🐝
I'm sighted but I only started learning how to apply make up recently, your make up videos help a lot
I feel like Molly's personal makeup tips and hacks are a bit better than the Hadley ones! I use some of Molly's tips on my glasses days because I can't properly see my face (nearsighted) I think she has the experience of actually doing and practicing current makeup styles and trends to give realistic tips
You can get an eyelid shield as well as undereye protective stickers too
Yes!!! Follow up video!!!
Yes, makeup tutorial please!
Tip for the lips: after cleaning your finger off at the end, take your clean finger at the end and wipe off the perimeter off your lips because after smudging your lipstick with your finger it can smear a little 💕 even as a sighted person I do this after putting on red lipstick💄
I wish I had the patience to learn how to do makeup or hair. I think it really comes to you so naturally, I have no ounce of artistic gift in me haha
So much great advice from the tutorial and this is so good for people and will give them confidence and independence thank you so much for sharing
Poor Niamh was probably like “oh silly Molly, accidentally absentmindedly put her foundation in the fridge” and went to Molly to tease her about it, and Molly was just like “nah that was intentional”
Lots of sighted people suck at doing their makeup too! Do your best and feel good about it!
Another hack for mascara... let any of your smudges/clumps dry and then use the tip of a spoolie brush to basically scrape it off. Cotton swabs tend to smush it more and leave more behind but I find this almost always gets everything off!
Yes I would love the nail one too!
yes! do their version vs yours
A little bit of shimmer on your inner corner MAKES your face, I literally do this even on days I dont wear any other makeup lol
I'd suggest doing brows and eyes first, im sighted but find it easier, I can run a make up wipe on the face and under the eyes, to get rid of any fall out and using my nail, i starting from the end of the eye sweeping up to the tail end of my brow, using a wipe makes a really clean look.
Also for brows which I do first, using my nail again and a wipe, I run it under my brow, which would be your brow bone for those non sighted, and if possible above the brow. Then do your eyes.
I love cream products too as there for the most part buildable.
Again this is what I do as a sighted person but dyspraxic, but I don't encounter those issue that non sighted do.
Your all amazing 👏
Definitely want to see the nail video!
If you get mascara on your skin, don't touch it until it dries. Then you can brush it off with a dry cotton swab or tissue or something. It only smudges and gets hard to remove before it has dried.
*As a make-up artist I can say yes yes yes to the HIGH blush. People wear it too low and it looks clown like, or like your great grandmother's style.
*Know that you don't ever need make-up
*make-up will age your skin
*if wearing make-up, you do not need to wear foundation, you can use A LIGHT bronzer to enhance your natural dimensions on your face without blush.
* the popular make-up of beautubers and celebrities personalities is bizarre looking because it's horribly heavy handed.
* don't use shimmer shades if you are starting to get fine lines (sorry ladies, usually around 30) because even with eyeshadow base it will settle in your creases and really age you.
If you really want sparkle use a small amount of pressed glitter or glitter gel in the centre of the moblie lid and tap out gently toward the edges, This avoids the exaggeration of lines as it won't reach them. ( i'm nearly 50 and have been doing bridal make up for almost 30 years.)
Foundation on the neck ALWAYS!!!
Yeeeees to their version versus yours!
as a sighted person, i think it would be a great idea if you did a version of Hadley's makeup tutorial because as you said many of the tips didn't wok for you so that means there are people out there that it won't work for either