Hi Irene,
Where the heck have you been?
Why are you a guest, T A R T.
Please give me a scream, darling.
Waiting to hear from you.
love
Meagan

Hey Irene,
While I was trying to find the lingerie section on argos.co.uk yesterday, I came accross a couple of dirt cheap makeup collections. So I added the to the shopping basket. I also checked out argosadditions.co.uk and found some nice chemise(s), but when I got to the checkout I discovered they don't deliver to Ireland. I didn't find the breast enhancers on the site, but I suppose I'll have to go into one of the shops here anyway just to check out the price on nightwear & makeup.

Thanks for the advice.
jenny

i used to use rolled up socks!
now i build up a bra inside the little pockets inside, and wear one two sizes too small to squeeze me into it.
nothing like the real thing though i bet- has fooled maybe one person once. but probably no more than that.
cos when i go out, its usually "classic tranny" style o.t.t. at a gay bar. getting drunk off my face.
but hey, i know ive got a problem, it doesnt go away, and its larger than ever in my mind right now.

good luck girl, hope you DONT DELAY like i continually do. I feel so bad about myself for not starting sooner, and wonder if i should now - even though it a major urge inside.

enough of me warbling on yet again, mail me if you need to chat on anything. my mail is [email protected]

BUT PEOPLE, PLEASE DONT SPAM ME, GOT ENOUGH SPAM CLEANING DUTIES TO DO EVERYTIME I LOG ONTO MY MAIL! THANKX
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Welcome...

Your idea for a shopping forum is a great one; at present, most of the shopping information here is on the general board.  There are a few topics there related to shoes.  So far, I have bought shoes at Target (a discount department store - Ireland must have an equivalent).  I am still getting used to shoes, so I don't want to spend money on really nice ones yet.  If I waste $20 on a pair of shoes that does not quite work out, that is better than wasting $100.  Beyond that, I am not quite sure where to look, but there are some suggestions on the general board.  Discount stores are also a good source of clothing; again, the prices are reasonable, so it is possible to experiment.  If you are nervous to shop in person (as I was when I started crossdressing), catalogs might work, but figuring out shoe sizes is difficult.

Breast forms seem to be rather expensive (about $300 +) for good ones; I have not bought the best type yet.  For about $50, I bought a pair of silicone breast forms out of the J.C. Penney (a department store) catalog.  They are the type that women stuff in their bras to increase their cup size.  I also bought a bra with pockets to hold them.  While not perfect, they are pretty good and the price is reasonable.

I hope this helps.  Maybe we should start up a shopping forum.

Good luck.

Heather H.

Hi girls,

I got a couple of nice welcome emails on sunday, and I thought I'd let you know a bit about my self.

I can remember stuffing my bed sheet up my pj top to give myself a bust when I was as young as about 8. I didn't start wearing my mothers clothes until I was in my teens and I started using makeup at that age too.

I've been living on my own for about 5 years now, and I hadn't given much thought to crossdressing until about 2 years ago, I've since raided the attic in my parents house for a dress and shoes and I've bought a wig and makeup.

It didn't occur to me to check the web until this weekend and I'm thrilled by the amount of resources available, but there's so much stuff I really need to buy. My first priority is a passable bust and after that some nice shoes that fit me properly.

Is there a Shopping forum here for tips for prices and recommendations ?

Hugs to all my new friends,
Jenny

Hi Jenny, Welcome

I'm new here myself too.

Stuffed a sheet up your top....

I remember stuffing all manner of things up my jumper so to speak, including one of my soft toys. I did start young, had my first bra at 5 or 6?, Mum found it my room after about a week, didn't fit too well.
I also remember those Airwick ball shaped air freshners, that could be split in half.. to give two semi spherical objects (my younger sister caught me at that one though!)

Of course I migrated to socks, but later cotton wool.
As of a few weeks ago I bought some breast forms from Doreens Fashions in London (links to this and many other shopping facilities at wayout-publishing.com & trans.sister.org) Mine cost about 130 pounds sterling, and I simply love them.

As for shoes, well I had some already, but recently bought some nice boots from Evans.
As Evans specialise in larger ladies (I'm assuming you have Evans in Ireland too), their shoes tend go up to larger sizes also. I'm a 9, but they have many styles in 10's. But these were bought from their web site.

Check out the sites, I'm sure many of the UK companies will send stuff to you.

I still now trying to pluck up the courage to getting my ears pierced.... I'm 36, so I think I'm toying with an excuse like, well I had to do it before I was 40 - or you'd have said I was having a mid-life crisis. Presently, I'm only 'out' as far as my wife goes.

Luv Liz.

Hi Jenny,
I don't know about the online store. I just use the catalogue and the phone.
The best way is go into a local store and pick up a catalogue. I used to live in Waterford and shopped at the Argo's there.

Ciao

Irene

Hi Jenny,

Argo's have breast enhancers. In their lingerie section. 2 pairs of these make a fairly good B cup.
It's what I used before getting a pair from Breastformstore.com

If ordering off the net watch that duty! Ouch it can double the price if staying in UK or Eire and getting from the states.

Love

Irene

Hi Girls,

A shopping board is a very good idea.  I'll see if we can do it soon.  We'll need to be a bit careful about what people say about companies and products though.

Perhaps we should limit it to nice comments only - "tell us about your best tranny shopping experiences" - that kind of thing.  We don't want to upset anyone.  Can't afford to go to court!

Hugs,

Katie