In this episode of Accessibly Ever After, Kailey and Ashton sit down with Storm Menzies, founder of ByStorm Beauty, to talk about adaptive makeup tools, disability-led design, and building an accessible beauty brand from the ground up. Storm has cerebral palsy and spent years working in the disability space before a hand injury revealed just how inaccessible everyday beauty products really are.

Storm digs into what it took to go from clay prototypes to co-designing adaptive tools with occupational therapists and the disability community. She also shares what she wishes the beauty industry understood about designing with disabled people instead of just for them, and why representation in product development matters just as much as representation in marketing.

Listen now and start seeing beauty differently.

Links:

ByStorm Beauty: https://bystormbeauty.com/

Betty (round grip): https://bystormbeauty.com/products/betty-round-makeup-grip

Margie (flat paddle): https://bystormbeauty.com/products/margie-flat-makeup-grip-for-extra-stability-control

Storm’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/storm-menzies/

Socials: @ByStorm.Beauty (Instagram), @ByStorm.Beauty (TikTok) @AccessiblyEverAfter, @OccupationBeauty, @RadiantlyGolden

Contact Us: contact@wishingwellco.com

Contact Storm: storm@bystormbeauty.com