On World Sight Day, Shine Foundation and Cheekbone Beauty unveiled a first-of-its-kind makeup palette to make beauty more accessible for the blind and low-vision community.
Shine Foundation, the Canadian not-for-profit fulfilling dreams of youth living with severe physical disabilities, teamed up with Indigenous-owned Canadian beauty brand Cheekbone Beauty to create Scarlette's Palette. This prototype makeup palette developed for 14-year-old Scarlette features raised exterior patterns and logos for product identification, tactile navigation with arrows indicating orientation and opening, a raised QR code that links to an audio description of each shade, and shape indicators for individual shades.
Although Scarlette's Palette remains in the prototyping phase and is not yet available for purchase, Shine Foundation and Cheekbone Beauty hope to start a conversation about the need for more accessible beauty products.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Tactile Navigation Makeup
- The development of tactile navigation makeup transforms beauty products by integrating physical cues for user guidance, enhancing accessibility for individuals with visual impairments.
- Audio-enhanced Cosmetics
- Audio-enhanced cosmetics harness QR code technology to provide spoken descriptions, offering an inclusive experience for users who rely on auditory information.
- Inclusive Beauty Tech
- Inclusive beauty tech paves the way for innovations that prioritize diverse user needs, setting a new benchmark in product design for accessibility.
Where This Applies
- Adaptive Fashion and Beauty
- Adaptive fashion and beauty industries are expanding their horizons to innovate products that cater to the unique needs of differently-abled consumers.
- Assistive Technology
- Assistive technology industries embrace beauty product innovations that allow visually impaired users to enjoy makeup with ease and confidence.
- Inclusive Design
- The inclusive design industry sees disruptive potential in creating products with universal accessibility, appealing to a broader consumer base.
