[Engagement from anyone welcome]
Context, informed consent is a thing here and I will likely be starting HRT in the next month or two. Here is what my thought process has been for the last year since beginning to socially transition, although very slowly.
- I should buy feminine clothes
- I don’t want to have to buy new clothes once my measurements (hopefully) change from HRT
- I will wait to buy feminine clothes
- I should practice makeup
- Makeup makes dysphoria worse
- I should start HRT / look into FFS
- I will wait to practice makeup
- I should start HRT
- I haven’t earned that; I don’t dress or present fem
- Kick can down the road for HRT
The good news is I called a doctor last week to schedule the appointment! So things are progressing. Just wanted to see if any guys, gals, or pals have had a similar experience with their transition, or seen someone else go through that.
It has been many moons since I have done that, and I think both the platform and makeup looks have changed a bit. Also, you should look for someone with similar skin tone and basic facial structure. Learning how to do a cat eye is different for someone with deep set eyes versus hooded eyes.
That said, I am surprised to see Lisa Eldridge is still active, she has a lot of basic tutorial videos if you sort by oldest (omg has it really been 15 years?). A lot of the other ones I enjoyed seem to have deactivated their channels :(