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Applying eye makeup with glasses on? (self.Blind)
submitted by mrh616
Hi all! This is my first post on r/Blind and, though I can still see with glasses, I am very conscious of the fact that they will not always be able to help me. In the meantime, however, I was hoping you could give me some advice!
My glasses are thick enough that they make my eyes look TINY compared to my face. I usually try to adjust the appearance of my eyes with makeup, but I have to apply said makeup with my glasses still on (I tried magnifying mirrors and just getting REALLY CLOSE to regular mirrors, but all I accomplished was poking myself in the eye multiple times and getting squashed nose prints over everything). Does anyone have any advice or know of a tutorial (or something similar) that could help me figure out the best way to do my makeup while still wearing coke bottle lenses?
Thank you!
My glasses are thick enough that they make my eyes look TINY compared to my face. I usually try to adjust the appearance of my eyes with makeup, but I have to apply said makeup with my glasses still on (I tried magnifying mirrors and just getting REALLY CLOSE to regular mirrors, but all I accomplished was poking myself in the eye multiple times and getting squashed nose prints over everything). Does anyone have any advice or know of a tutorial (or something similar) that could help me figure out the best way to do my makeup while still wearing coke bottle lenses?
Thank you!
taversham 2 points 3y ago
I have a similar issue, really it isn't possible to put on eye makeup behind glasses though. I've just practised enough that I can do it without seeing what I'm doing. I do mascara first, by feel, and then clean up any bits that have gone wrong (with time this step isn't always necessary). Then I do eye shadow by taking off my glasses, applying (e.g.) a light colour to the inner corner, putting my glasses back on and seeing if it looks okay, taking my glasses off and doing a wash of colour on my lids, glasses off and see if it looks okay, take my glasses off and put a darker colour on the outside of the lids, glasses back on and see if it looks okay... you get the idea. At first it would take ages, but now I have a few looks that I know work so I don't have to check between each step every time.
mrh616 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Yeah that’s what I’ve been doing over the last few months... it’s good to know I’m not the only one! It’s annoying but I’m used to it by now I suppose. Thank you very much!
jrs12 2 points 3y ago
Do you have a CCTV? Some of them have makeup settings where you can turn the camera on yourself and see a magnified version of your face.
mrh616 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
I’m so myopic that it wouldn’t matter :( I’ve tried magnified mirrors and all (no CCTV, though I imagine it would be a similar situation) but I still have to get very close to see anything in enough detail. Thank you for the suggestion though!
jrs12 2 points 3y ago
I understand. The benefit to the CCTV is a larger screen with more intense magnification. You might not get a clear image, but you could have a much larger screen than what you could get on a mirror. Maybe check that feature out next time you are at a convention or something with do dads to try to see if there is any difference for you.
KillerLag 1 points 3y ago
They also have magnifying mirrors. The strongest I've seen is 5X.
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