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transI'm a twenty-three year old pre-everything transwoman. Overall, I'd say I'm pretty lucky in very many ways. I suspect I'll eventually be able to pass pretty well; for someone who's lived so long under the effects of male testosterone levels (though I've reason to suspect those levels may be low for a male body), I'd say my body and face and voice are workably feminine. There's one particular area I'm having a lot of trouble with, though: my facial hair. My hair is a very dark brown, almost a black, and my facial hair is thick and dark and difficult to shave and it grows fairly quickly. At the moment permanent removal isn't an option; I suspect I'll try to pursue it when I can, but for now, I'm poor.
Yesterday I bought a full set of makeup, with the intent of going out in public in a few days presenting female for the first time. Unfortunately, I discovered that it doesn't hide my facial hair nearly well enough. It cuts the darkness by about two-thirds, but it's still quite visible. My moustache in particular, but I can still see my entire beard area from some distance back.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there something more I should do? I'm using this makeup guide. On a friend's suggestion (biologically female), I bought Cover Girl makeup. I'm pretty new to shaving with a non-electric razor, and I have cheap disposable razors designed for sensitive skin. Bought them for something like a dollar a dozen. Here are the results of a shave and makeup. Should I shave differently? Should I use some sort of different makeup? Or am I just doomed until I can afford laser or electrolysis?
And what about my plans to go out in a few days? I work in Indianapolis in a very public job; for several reasons, I'm planning to drive down to Bloomington, Indiana, which is a pretty liberal college town that's almost entirely removed from my current circle. Do I go out with the best makeup job I can give myself and hope people think I'm just one of the many unfortunate biological women who has a little bit of facial hair, or do I hold off for a while?
Yesterday I bought a full set of makeup, with the intent of going out in public in a few days presenting female for the first time. Unfortunately, I discovered that it doesn't hide my facial hair nearly well enough. It cuts the darkness by about two-thirds, but it's still quite visible. My moustache in particular, but I can still see my entire beard area from some distance back.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there something more I should do? I'm using this makeup guide. On a friend's suggestion (biologically female), I bought Cover Girl makeup. I'm pretty new to shaving with a non-electric razor, and I have cheap disposable razors designed for sensitive skin. Bought them for something like a dollar a dozen. Here are the results of a shave and makeup. Should I shave differently? Should I use some sort of different makeup? Or am I just doomed until I can afford laser or electrolysis?
And what about my plans to go out in a few days? I work in Indianapolis in a very public job; for several reasons, I'm planning to drive down to Bloomington, Indiana, which is a pretty liberal college town that's almost entirely removed from my current circle. Do I go out with the best makeup job I can give myself and hope people think I'm just one of the many unfortunate biological women who has a little bit of facial hair, or do I hold off for a while?