A woman with no limbs has shared her incredible makeup routine on social media – leaving viewers captivated.
Briel Adams-Wheatley, 25, from Utah, was born in Brazil with Hanhart Syndrome, a genetic condition which affects limb development, and was adopted by an American family.
She now lives in Salt Lake City with her husband Adam and pet dog Malibu, where she creates content on social media including makeup and dancing videos.
Briel identifies as transgender and has documented the process of her transition online, describing her growth in confidence since coming out last year.
In a recent TikTok video on her account @no_limbs_, Briel showed her four million followers how she impressively applies a full-face of makeup without using hands for an ‘Ariana Grande-inspired’ look.
Briel Adams-Whitely, 25, has Hanhart Syndrome and was born without any limbs. Pictured before filming her Ariana Grande-inspired makeup look
She started the video by performing a cartwheel before getting started on her makeup routine.
Despite not being able to use hands to apply foundation, Briel cleverly used her mouth to work the pump, before balancing the brush between her shoulder and the table.
She even managed to complete a complicated eyeliner look inspired by the American popstar, creating a detailed cloud effect.
The final result was flawless and viewers were left amazed at her skill – with many saying they wouldn’t be able to achieve the same look themselves.
Commenters wrote on Instagram: ‘Ur gorgeous! And ur makeup is impressive!;
‘I can’t even do my makeup that good and I have all my limbs. I’m impressed with your courage and confidence. ❤ this look is freaking awesome and your gorgeous.
‘Omg you are so cool!!!!! bravo ! So impressive’;
‘Amazing… i cant even get my eyeliner to look decent! Great job.’
Briel even managed to complete a complicated eyeliner look inspired by the American popstar, creating a detailed cloud effect
Briel has Hanhart Syndrome and was born without any limbs. It is a rare genetic condition, the cause of which is unknown.
She was adopted by a Mormon family in Utah, joining a family of 12 siblings after her birth mother realised she wouldn’t be able to afford her medical fees.
In 2019, Briel posted her first makeup tutorial on YouTube, later expanding to TikTok – where she has racked up 4.6 million followers – and Instagram reels.
Her Ariana Grande makeup look alone has 26.6 million views – but Briel is a woman of many talents, also posting dancing and cooking videos.
In one video, she showed how she managed to get dressed: using a ‘dressing stick’ to help get her skirts on and throwing her tops over her head using her mouth.
She uses her mouth to text friends and family and can get up the stairs at home without assistance.
Briel doesn’t wear prosthetics as she is so independent that she sees ‘no need’.
Speaking on the Luke and Sassy Scott podcast recently, she said: ‘I do not wear prosthetics. The doctors just kept staying there’s nowhere for them to attach to, so what’s the point?
The final result was flawless and viewers were left amazed at her skill – with many saying they wouldn’t be able to achieve the same look themselves
‘I’ve just become so independent already without them that I just don’t even see the point.
‘I have no arms and I’m still doing anything and everything that I want to do in my life. There should be no excuse for anyone else to not just live their lives.’
Briel and her husband Adam met in 2021 and married in June the same year when they ‘instantly connected’.
She uses her social media platforms to post anti-bullying messages and previously admitted harsh comments from others led her to consider suicide.
She told LGBTQ+ publication Queerty that her adopting parents and 12 siblings have always supported her and taught her to be strong.
‘I would come home in tears because people would make fun of me for the fact I have no arms or legs,’ she said.
‘One day my mum was like, «I need you to look in the mirror and name ten things you like about yourself. Then I want you to go to school and pick ten people and say one nice thing about them.»
‘Just doing that generated this positivity in my life that made me strive to do better and be happy for myself so I could give my best to everybody else.’
In a YouTube video published on the platform Shera, she emotionally revealed that she ‘never saw myself with a disability’.
She continued: ‘My adoptive mum knew that I was going to be independent and she was going to do anything and everything to make that possible.
«Looking back at it now, as an adult who is successful and independent, I have nothing but love and gratitude towards her for seeing the potential of what I possibly have in my future, if not more.
«One of the first things I needed to learn was to go up and down the stairs because we lived in a split-level home, which means those stairs everywhere you go.
«I needed to learn how to walk eventually, and so my brothers were skaters at the time and they had built their own little skate ramps in the backyard.»
