Category: Beauty and Fashion
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Using Less Stuff: How My Blindness Supports a Minimalist Lifestyle
For most of my life I was a visual shopper. If I saw it then I had to have it. I also practiced retail therapy, buying stuff to feel better instead of dealing with my issues. I was one of those people who always had to leave the mall with a purchase. It didn’t matter…
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Dressing in the Dark? Here’s My 5 Tips to Organize Fashion Accessories for the Blind
Reading a recent article about New York Fashion Week in the Daily Beast, got me thinking. The article noted the increase in disabled models and designers. It stressed the importance of diversity and accessibility. How representation matters in the fashion industry. Although, the event just ended on Sept. 14, it reminded me of my early…
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Blindness and My Hair: Why I use a Professional Stylist to Help Me Look Fabulous
After I lost my vision I knew I had to seek a professional stylist. It had nothing to do with my self-esteem or confidence. Rather it was about being practical. No more were the days of coloring my own hair or using at home hair relaxing kits. I didn’t have enough vision to do the…
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I’m Now Feeling Safe to Get Hair Styled After Georgia’s Reopening
On Monday, May 18th, while dawning a facemask and gloves, I safely and cautiously return to the hair salon. It had been since mid-February and like most people in America my hair was long overdue for some professional TLC. During all this time I have been sheltering in place and only going out for essential…
Empish J. Thomas 