Aug
19
I had my hair done the other day and I have to say that I am coming to love the salon experience, even if it always ends with an obscenely large bill.
A couple of years ago, I came to the conclusion that a wig was too artificial-feeling, too hot, and too fake-looking to allow me to be comfortable and feel natural being Janie. I don’t judge others, and I realize many tgirls feel differently about this – or have no choice – but the way I come at this thing personally, internally, it really became a matter of self-respect for me.
So, I started by trying to find a sympathetic place where they would cut my hair in such a way that it could pass for a girl’s do, but still was a serviceable male cut.
A few sessions of that led me to the conclusion that if I was ever going to be happy with my girl look, my hair was going to have to be distinctly feminine. I wasn’t going to reshape my face surgically, so my hair had to do it for me.
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Apr
26
According to a local paper, many of the attendees at the Rockabilly Festival enjoy the freedom the group gives them to express their individuality in musical and fashion terms. They do not follow what is considered mainstream or popular and go their own way.
People at these events wear vintage fashions, or modern spins on those, along with two-tone shoes or colorful brogues. The men slick their hair back while the women have their hair intricately styled into 40s dos, often in jet black, platinum blond or bright red. Many are heavily tattooed.
The newspaper quoted one person saying how she loved coming to this event because, at least for one weekend a year, she can dress as she likes and not feel like an outcast.
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Apr
07
Now that we are women to one degree or another, I suppose that we must join the line of Oprah sycophants.
To help out in this womanly pursuit, herewith are Oprah’s makeup O-wards, “Flawless Skin” category:
Concealer:
Neutrogena SkinClearing Blemish Concealer ($10; drugstores) CoverGirl & Olay Simply Ageless Concealer ($11; drugstores), both of which have salicylic acid, which fights pimples and is a chemical exfoliant. The Covergirl product contains Olay’s Regenerist serum which softens lines and masks dark circles.
Bronzer: Elizabeth Arden Pure Finish Mineral Bronzing Powder ($35;Macys.com) They were particularly enamored with the color: golden, not muddy, without a speck of glitter.
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Mar
09
One way to feminize your face is to give the illusion of high cheekbones – a surprisingly easy thing to do.
The trick here, like with many other techniques, is about creating the illusion of shadows where you want valleys and highlights where you want peaks.
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23
Well, just in under the wire, here’s a shot of me in my favorite Christmas dress.
I hope you like it.
Merry Christmas!
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