Dress your age. Enough said.
Hugs,
Marsha

If you could give one single tip to your TG sisters, on make-up, clothes, shoes, nails, wigs, passing in public, getting the best look or whatever, what would it be?

Hugs,

Katie x

Mine is simple, go into the real world and watch GG's. See how they dress, how their make up is worn at various times of the day and the often subtle differences in their body langauge.

Watch and learn and you will blend in without difficulty.

Nikki

For me, its definately deportement. Its how you carry yourself. Its the basics. Men slouch, slump, crawl and scratch their nether regions at will. Women walk tall and proud. Shoulders back, breasts forward, stomach in and bum out. Its the walk.

[Ok, I'll admit way too many of the younger gg's want to morph into slouchy guys....]

My tuppence anyway.

Much love

Rae xx

For me, its wear soming you feel comfortable in. If I chose to wear soming a little more daring than usual I can end up being self concious and concerned with what others think. On the odd occasion I have spent times not being able to relax and not enjoy myself as much as I should have. We all live and learn. I supose its a matter of taking little steps and working up to ones aspirations. X penny.

oh, quick tip.. I went to a Mac Shop and had a sit in test for my foundation. I got the perfect foundation and Mac is really good for beard cover too. A little expensive but worth every penny in my book.

For me it`s the voice,you could look like the perfect female but if you sound like Barry white when you speak,you will never pass! So work on perfecting your female voice.
Hugs and kisses Michellexxxx

My best tip is "Have a support group." Don't be afraid of asking questions. As the saying goes "Give a little, get a little." TW is my best bet.
hugs

Hmmm well for me it would be voice because even though I am six foot tall and a nice "handsome" face etc etc, the thing that got me outed before was my voice ALL the time.

So yeah I suppose it would be voice. Get that and I think you got most of it made



Stephenie

1. Study your Color Season. http://www.beauty-and-the[...]is.html

http://www.squidoo.com/pp_seasons

Your eyes, skin tone and hair will give you your color season.

Know your colors. Carry a list.

2. Know your complementary colors. Study a color wheel. http://www.ficml.org/jemi[...]el.html Know what adding white, black and grey does to basic colors. For example, red with white = scarlet.

Match them up with paint cards in a hardware store. They are free. They show different shades of your colors. Carry them with you when you shop for clothing, jewelry, accessories and even shoes. When you know what goes together and have your matching color cards you can know instantly if that thrift shop or sale item will go with your color season/wardrobe. This will help give you a "put together" look in colors that make you look radiant.

3. Know your body type and facial shape.
They will help you pick clothing styles and wigs that make you look good.

4. If you are transitioning, at least read DRESS FOR SUCCESS to learn how to put together a work wardrobe. While dated, it is useful.

If you do these things, even if you do not pass, women will admire how good you look. You are more likely to pass a cursory examination in public than if your wardrobe screams "she has not got a clue how to dress". At the very least, you will have pride, and that goes a long way for self-confidence.

Hair and makeup.
I know it's two but I honestly think if you can get those two reasonably ok then your a good deal of the way there.

Katie,
I love clothes.. and I know how to wear them to get "Maximum effect", but if you can't do the makeup properly...the clothes won't help you in a face to face situation.
Once you get a "look" you like from makeup, you should then try many different looks. I can look like two completely different girls in the same afternoon if I want...
Never be afraid to experiment.

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"and my needs entwined like ribbons of light...and I came through the doorway...some where... in the night"

Hair is all important.

My tip is to get a good wig, that's not tarty or over the top. A nice ladies hairstyle cut that doesn't draw attention. And buy the new French lace frontals.

Melody,
Wow!
Now that is a long, long way from practising walking with a book balanced on your head.

Hi Janis,

I did that too. It was a real pain to pick up the book from the floor with my little belt on. An extra incentive to maintain poise...

Best,
Mellie

Hi All,

Here's a tip I'll bet you've never heard before...

Long ago, when I was young, I had a lot of trouble getting the feminine walk just right. I seemed to drift from over-exaggerated cat-walk gaits to reverting back to male walking from the hips.

After some thought I realized the problem was I was forgetting to treat my hips as my feminine center of gravity. We natal males have it up around the chest and shoulders.

At the time I was co-owner of a custom bike shop and had access to metal working equipment. I cut a strip of steel 2" wide and 1/4" thick. Then I heated it with a welding torch and formed it so it would closely follow my body around my lower hips, just below the joints where my legs started, a very laborious task I must say. The result was quite heavy and looked like a medieval torture devise of some sort. But, it lowered my center of gravity from chest to lower hips.

I would put it on with a pair of high heels and practice walking one foot in front of the other in short steps. I soon was walking in a rather fetching feminine manner. I eventually could walk the same way without my little creation.

Best,
Mellie