I don’t know a lot about make up but I do know something about dementia… I would personally not encourage changes to the routine, and certainly avoid (semi) permanent changes to her appearance.
A lot of my patients get to a stage where they don’t recognize themselves in the mirror anymore. Often family members will come in and do their hair, make up etc for a special occasion, like a birthday, and they freak out when they see themselves in the mirror. The idea of having something altered on their face and them not being able to get it off… reminds me of the woman who didn’t remember she had permanent make up/make up tattood on (eyeliner and lips) who damaged her corneas trying to rub it off… I don’t know your mother, the cause of or prognosis for her dementia, but I would be very careful about it.
I don’t know a lot about make up but I do know something about dementia… I would personally not encourage changes to the routine, and certainly avoid (semi) permanent changes to her appearance.
A lot of my patients get to a stage where they don’t recognize themselves in the mirror anymore. Often family members will come in and do their hair, make up etc for a special occasion, like a birthday, and they freak out when they see themselves in the mirror. The idea of having something altered on their face and them not being able to get it off… reminds me of the woman who didn’t remember she had permanent make up/make up tattood on (eyeliner and lips) who damaged her corneas trying to rub it off… I don’t know your mother, the cause of or prognosis for her dementia, but I would be very careful about it.