In this episode of Accessibly Ever After, Kailey and Ashton sit down with Isabella “Bella” Morton-Smith, founder of Flexxi Beauty, an occupational therapist turned makeup artist turned founder who is building adaptive tools for the beauty industry.

While studying to be an OT, Bella spent her days working as a makeup artist and began noticing a disconnect: beauty products were becoming more advanced, but the brushes and tools people used to apply them hadn’t really changed in years. That left many people with arthritis, Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy, hand injuries, tremors, and other disabilities struggling to access the same beauty experiences.

That realization sparked a five-year process of prototyping, testing, and designing alongside people with lived experience, ultimately leading to the Flexxi Brush, featuring a palm strap, magnetic interchangeable heads, and zero required grip or wrist rotation.

Bella also shares what it’s like to bridge the worlds of occupational therapy, beauty, disability, and entrepreneurship, the importance of designing with disabled people rather than simply for them, and her vision for the future of adaptive beauty.

Listen now and start seeing beauty differently.

Links:

Flexxi Beauty: https://flexxibeauty.com/

The Flexxi Brush: https://flexxibeauty.com/products/the-flexxi-brush

Bella’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabella-morton-smith-54b4262b1/

Socials: @FlexxiBeauty (Instagram), @FlexxiBeauty (TikTok), @AccessiblyEverAfter, @OccupationBeauty, @RadiantlyGolden

Contact Us: contact@wishingwellco.com

Contact Bella: isabella@flexxibeauty.com.au

This week on Accessibly Ever After, Kailey and Ashton are doing a deep dive into Dieux Skin, one of the internet's most loved skincare brands.

Dieux was founded in 2020 by Charlotte Palermino, Joyce de Lemos, and Marta Freedman. Palermino spent a decade in media before becoming a licensed esthetician and one of skincare's most outspoken myth busters online. De Lemos is Dieux's cosmetic chemist, with a background formulating for brands like SkinCeuticals and Kiehl's. The brand launched with the Forever Eye Mask and built a reputation on transparency, real formulation science, and a "buy less, buy better" philosophy that runs counter to most of the beauty industry.

In this episode, Kailey and Ashton talk through why Deliverance Serum has earned a permanent spot in both their routines, and what makes Instant Angel and Skin Mercy so effective for skin barrier support. They also cover why the Baptism and Ethereal cleansers stand out in a category full of stripping, overcomplicated formulas, choosing between fragrance-free and scented cleansers, the reusable Forever Eye Mask, and the accessibility and real-world trade offs of aluminum tubes, pumps, and tins as packaging.

Listen now and start seeing beauty differently.

Heads up: Some of the links below are affiliate links. If you shop through them, we may earn a small commission (at no cost to you). Thanks for supporting the podcast and our work 🫶

Links:

Dieux Ethereal Cleanser: https://go.shopmy.us/p-68915878

Dieux Baptism Cleanser (Fragranced): https://go.shopmy.us/p-52026068

Dieux Baptism Cleanser (Fragrance-Free): https://go.shopmy.us/p-16687599

Dieux Deliverance Serum: https://go.shopmy.us/p-40581764

Dieux Air Angel Moisturizer: https://go.shopmy.us/p-40581814

Dieux Skin Mercy: https://go.shopmy.us/p-46271462

Dieux Instant Angel Moisturizer: https://go.shopmy.us/p-40581792

Dieux Firm Revival: https://go.shopmy.us/p-79753247

Dieux Forever Eye Masks: https://go.shopmy.us/p-47967176

Socials: @DieuxSkin, @CharlotteParler, @AccessiblyEverAfter, @OccupationBeauty, @RadiantlyGolden

Contact Us: contact@wishingwellco.com

In this episode of Accessibly Ever After, Kailey and Ashton sit down with Katy Cottam, founder and CEO of Luna Daily, the microbiome-balancing body care brand on a mission to bring intimate skin out of the shame spiral and into the same self-care conversation as the rest of the body. A beauty industry veteran with a resume that includes L'Oreal and Charlotte Tilbury, Katy walks us through her journey building Luna Daily from the ground up, the lessons she picked up along the way, and how her own experience with thrush and a disrupted skin microbiome became the spark for a brand that treats intimate skin with the same care as the rest of the body.

Kailey and Ashton also dig into what Luna Daily's products look like through an accessibility lens. They talk through the value of multi-use, all-over formulas for anyone managing limited energy or mobility challenges, and how having fewer products and fewer steps can meaningfully reduce friction in a self-care routine. The conversation also gets honest about what happens when showering or basic self-care feels out of reach entirely, and how shame and stigma can compound that struggle, especially in a category that already keeps women in the dark about their own bodies.

Listen now and start seeing beauty differently.

Heads up: Some of the links below are affiliate links. If you shop through them, we may earn a small commission (at no cost to you). Thanks for supporting the podcast and our work 🫶

Links:

Luna Daily: https://go.shopmy.us/p-78744942

The Everywhere Wash: https://go.shopmy.us/p-71971664

The All-Over Deodorant: https://go.shopmy.us/p-71971984

The Everywhere Spray-to-Wipe: https://go.shopmy.us/p-71971974

The Everywhere Spray-to-Wipe Mini: https://go.shopmy.us/p-71972113

Katy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-cottam-b6556043/

Socials: @KatyCottam, @Luna_Daily_Official, @AccessiblyEverAfter, @OccupationBeauty, @RadiantlyGolden

Contact Us: contact@wishingwellco.com

Contact Katy: katy@luna-daily.com