Lemme just give y’all some tips that helped me grow into me
1. Accutane rules and will dramatically help with any acne left post-transition
2. Use some tik tok filters unironically. Try the one that identifies your face shape for applying base makeup layers. Try the skinny brow one. See which ones you look at and go wait that kinda eats I could try that
3. Unless you have never worried about losing your hair, look into haircuts for famous women with thin hair. You’ll find some wonderful bob and bang inspo
4. MAKE CIS GIRL FRIENDS. ASK FOR HELP. ASK THEM TO TEAR INTO YOU WITHOUT ANY LEARNING CURVE AFTER 6+ MONTHS OF SOCIAL/HRT TRANSITION. I learned so much by saying “tear apart everything about what I’m wearing and how I’m doing my makeup, if you could change every bit how would you do it”. This also relies on having friends w a bit of good taste but just use your brain lol
5. go to Sephora and get shade matched for foundation w the color gun
It’s so much easier to pass in the south/regressive areas than in progressive ones. Spent a month in Georgia and only heard thank you ma’am’s and god blesses the whole time. Fly back to Brooklyn, and I’m being asked for pronouns w my name by the nb barista when I order
Passing so well that female friends feel comfy airing out their real opinions about “trans women invading our spaces” and you gotta bite your tongue so hard to avoid breaking down in laughter