There are millions of people who live with disabilities, yet representation in media and entertainment is still largely limited. Products are rarely created with accessibility for all consumers in mind, and adaptive service content is hard to come by. With these stories, our writers aim to broaden the scope of beauty tutorials to be inclusive of people with disabilities — whether that be blindness, limb differences, shaky hands, and more.
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Disabled Hands Are Magical — and Deserve to Be Seen
My hands are delicate and graceful. And still, hands that look like mine are rarely featured in ads or magazines.
Accessibility & Beauty
25 Products for Beauty Lovers Who Can Only Use One Hand
After an accident paralyzed my left arm, I made it my mission to find products that get an A in the accessible-design department.
THE A LIST
Molly Burke's Tips for a More Accessible Beauty Industry
The YouTuber shares her advice for how brands can be more inclusive of their customer with disabilities.
Accessibility & Beauty
Makeup Tips for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
Makeup artist Cailey Darling shares how she applies her makeup from start to finish.
The Beauty of Accessibility
Ellie Goldstein Always Wanted to Be Famous. Now She Is.
In our latest digital cover story, we talked to the 18-year-old British model who has long challenged perceptions just by being herself.
Accessibility & Beauty
How to Apply Eye Makeup If You Have Shaky Hands
Here are the tips you should know, from experts with first-hand experience.
Manicures
A Trip to the Nail Salon With Missing Fingers
Moving through the world while being noticeably “different” can be exhausting, but my nail salon trips are a reminder that no individual body is all that interesting.
SKIN TIPS
How to Build a Skin-Care Routine That Works With Your Prosthetic Limb
Upon becoming an amputee, I quickly found out that, while I now had one fewer arms than most, I needed to add an extra skin-care regimen.
ROLE MODELS
This Talent Agency Is Changing What It Means to Look Like a Model
Five rising stars share their experiences working with Zebedee, an agency for models with disabilities and visible differences.
The beauty of accessibility
6 Ways I've Made Styling My Hair With One Arm Easier
After I had my arm amputated, I had to relearn lots of things — but styling my own hair was definitely the hardest.
UNIVERSAL DESIGN
Selma Blair's New Ability-Inclusive Beauty Products Have Changed My Entire Routine
As an above-elbow amputee, I often struggle to wrangle makeup. These universally-designed brushes and eye shadows are making my life easier.
WORKS OF ART
How Makeup Bridged the Gap Between My Missing Arm and Me
Post-amputation, one writer is embracing — and decorating — her scars.
THE BEAUTY OF ACCESSIBILITY
Natasha Caudill Is Educating TikTok on Colorblindness One Makeup Swatch at a Time
The influencer shares with Allure the easiest way brands could make products more accessible to people with visual impairments.
THE A LIST
Gabe Adams-Wheatley Knows Makeup Has No Limits
As a person without limbs, the TikTok star had to get creative about how she uses products.
The A List
I Create Accessible Beauty Products for a Living
A day in the world-changing life of Sam Latif.
The Beauty of Accessibility
Grace Strobel Knows How Good Her Skin Looks
The first model with Down syndrome to be the face of an American skin-care brand shares her full, glow-inducing routine.
THE BEAUTY OF ACCESSIBILITY
Is the Beauty Industry Glossing Over Disability?
As mainstream marketing moves to be more inclusive, people with visible disabilities are still largely missing.
The Beauty of Accessibility
Makeup Is a Form of Empowerment
As a disabled, Black, and queer woman, the freedom that comes with being able to show my family and friends the thing I did on my own is unmatched.