Recent Entries

• Coronation Day dilemma

  by Ariane Durand April 4, 2023
  Let's start with today. I am at home and I am alone. So I am wearing the black skater minidress and the block heel ankle boots. And everything else including matching pearl necklace, bracelet and earrings. I think I like the Chanel No.5 the best because I'm aware of the scent the whole time. Also th...

• Happy Days

  by Ariane Durand March 28, 2023
  This was a big day for Ariane who made her first appearance in company. My friends P & P came round for coffee. They were so kind and accepting.   So when I had the house to myself, before they came, I applied some makeup. It gets easier each time. Only when the foundation goes on do I look and fe...

• Ariane postponed

  by Ariane Durand March 26, 2023
  So I will be going to lunch with P & P on Sunday (actually that's later on today now). The plan was to go in boy mode and change into girl mode on the premises, but that's not going to happen because at least one family member might be present who doesn't know about Ariane. I understand this but I f...

• Home alone again

  by Ariane Durand March 22, 2023
  Ariane is alone at home again for the second day running. I used the time for a second go at applying makeup. The results look much the same but it's becoming easier and quicker. Today I am all in black again, a more casual look with a skirt and t-shirt, and the block heel ankle boots.   I can't g...

• All made up and nowhere to go

  by Ariane Durand March 21, 2023
  Ariane finally has everything she needs. Well to look like Ariane anyway. There are other needs in life, such as female company. But you can't always get what you want.   So I'm at home this afternoon. I changed into Ariane mode. New 5" inch heels (Pleaser Amuse) which are better to walk around in...

• Hair today gone tomorrow

  by Ariane Durand March 21, 2023
  Another important day for me – and the first as Ariane in almost a week. This morning I went to Beesley Wigs in Sandhurst for a consultation. The staff there were so sweet. Sally, who runs the place, and Katie. They took me into a back room and talked about what I was looking for. Then Katie brought...

• Among friends

  by Ariane Durand March 19, 2023
  Today I went to see my friends P & P in boy mode for lunch at their house, where I met some of their family who had turned up for Mothering Sunday. They were all very kind and passed on some spare but unused cosmetics and brushes to add to my collection. It was good to be able to talk about Ariane a...

• Lying low

  by Ariane Durand March 17, 2023
  Ariane has gone to ground – externally at least – owing to the constant presence of family members in the house for the next few days. It's all I can do to collect deliveries from couriers before others see them. Stuff designed for a trans recipient generally arrives in plain packaging, but boxes of...

• Photo from makeup lesson

  by Ariane Durand March 16, 2023
  Christiane followed the makeup lesson by taking some close-up full-face studio photos with her camera. One of these I really like. It's so sweet. So it's gone into Ariane's photo album. Again, you have to be a Full Member and my Friend to see the album.

• Cosmetics

  by Ariane Durand March 16, 2023
  I have ordered online all the products recommended by Christiane Dowling. The beauty business is so expensive! But to place things in context I actually spent more on the pearl necklace and bracelet than I did on all those cosmetics.   It will take a few days for everything to arrive. I can't prac...