Accessible Beauty Review- Tilt Beauty
For my birthday, I had some friends give me some makeup products from a brand called Tilt, which focuses on accessibility in beauty products. As I have never used them before, I wanted to take the time to provide an accessibility review. This week, I want to rate the brand Tilt on its accessibility, based on its packaging, ingredients, and the actual products.
Accessories
I got two hair clips and what I'll call a mini makeup bag. First off, I love the texture. It's super soft, and nothing is scratchy. The hair clips don't cut into my head, but they do hold my hair in, which can be difficult because it's wavy, thick, and layered. The bag could hypothetically be hard to clean, but I imagine it could do well in the laundry if that was a concern. While this isn't a makeup item, it is nice that the items are soft and feel high quality. the zipper and hair clip base are large, so in theory that could make it easier to use, but someone who cannot grip things with their hands couldn't use this.
Packaging
I have a red lip product and a mascara to try! The packaging for both features Braille for blind users. There is also a pull tab to open the products. The pull tab was easy to use, and the rest of the box opened completely after pulling the tab, which means the box is "destroyed," but no extra mobility is required.
Once opened, the packaging for both products has a large handle. The mascara twists to open, while the lipstick has a magnetic cap, but the product twists out. This means that users have to be able to twist the products open to use them. While this isn't what it is made for, I am excited about the large handle for the mascara because of my visual-spatial learning disability. I am hoping the larger handle will help me slightly with my hand-eye coordination, because it is abysmal. I also stopped wearing contacts, so I apply my makeup without my glasses. My prescription is really high, which means when I don't have my glasses on I'm only seeing general shapes. A final good thing about these products is the cases are refillable with different colors once you run out! This saves money and is good for the environment to reduce waste. While I can see how this wouldn't work for every single disability, I can tell a lot of effort went into the packaging. I have nothing negative to say about this, and that's impressive because I feel like I'm good at finding loopholes and shortcomings in accessibility.
Ingredients
For those who have been reading for a while, you'll know I am trying to swap to clean beauty. These products pass! They are all vegan, cruelty-free, fragrance-free, and considered clean beauty. Each product has unique ingredients, so if you are allergic to ingredients such as oatmeal, that would be something to look into. I personally am willing to trade long-lasting for natural, but if you aren't, that is also something to be mindful of, because clean beauty probably doesn't have the preservatives in it to keep makeup on your face for a long time. However, I already prefer lip oils to matte lipstick, and rarely wear waterproof mascara unless necessary, so for my needs this is important to me. I am not a chemist, so I don't have anything to complain about! I like that the mascara contains peptides because I think they can be very beneficial.
The products
Let's ignore that I may have needed something for my eye wrinkles for this review, please.
The mascara is a 10/10. Easy to layer, the handle helps, and the curved wand helps lift the lashes. I would recommend this to anyone I talked to. I personally use black mascara, but based on the packaging labeling, it looks like they make other colors if you don't want dark black.
The lipstick is an 8 out of 10. I like how pale it is and how soft it feels on the lips. But it does feel slightly waxy and might be better as a tube formula. It isn't on my teeth, though, which is an issue for me when I go to wear lipstick, so I'm taking that as a win.
Overall, I would give the accessibility of Tilt Beauty a 4.5/5, with that 0.5 being that not every disability is accommodated. However, I must say that this is the most accessible brand I have seen, and I am excited to follow along to see what they do next. If you need new makeup, I highly encourage you to support an accessible, disability-owned brand (stay tuned for my Christmas gift guide; they may appear!)
Thank you for reading about Tilt Beauty's accessibility. If you have any questions or comments, please comment on the blog, reach out at @Anniekrollblog on Instagram or Facebook, or email me at Anniekrollblog@gmail.com. I hope to see you next week!
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