With fall fashion upon us, don’t forget your face! Make-up is more than just fun, for some of us, it’s essential. It’s a way to embrace new trends and use our faces as a canvas, expressing ourselves through color and style. Make-up for sissies and cross dressers is no different, and I have written extensively on this subject in two posts that can help you right now. Don’t know what to pick? Having a little trouble knowing what’s best for you? Find out whether you are a cool tone or a warm tone, here. And find out what colors will always be best for your tone, here.
This week, girl stuff. I’m going to tell you what is in my make-up bag right now and share. These are things I am never without. Never ever.
The under-makeup makeup
I have tried all kinds of make-up, both cheap and expensive. And while I love the luxury and feel of department store cosmetics, I hate the prices, of course. Please, let’s be reasonable. Who is going to spend $28 on a bottle of foundation? No one I know! Sissies and cross dressers do not have to stress about under-makeup mak-eup. All you need is a concealer that covers, a foundation that’s not too heavy and a powder that sets it all, dammit. Once you have that, your canvas is set. Match your foundation to the inside of your wrist, make sure your concealer is one shade lighter than that, and try a loose powder that matches your foundation.
All about eyes
Yes, I love smoky eyes, but they never look the same twice. If you have the time, they are worth playing around with. But I’m a little busy most days and don’t have time for tons of technique. So I’m all about metallic liner crayons that give me alot of color. I have a few thinner eyeliner crayons for when I feel like smudging, but I stay away from actual liquid liner. It’s just so damn harsh, and there’s no blending. My favorites are silver, dark blue and hunter green liner crayons that help me get the smoky look without all the time investment. I pair a little metal with a mix of shimmer and non-shimmer shadow almost every day. Get a little more dramatic with color, and it’s perfect for a girls night out, too.
Mascara? I use waterproof. I’m not emotional, I just hate smudges. I use a very gentle remover (I love moist wipes for this, but never, ever tug at your eyes.)
Blush, brows and lips
Warm peach blush. It’s great. Use a larger brush instead of smaller in order to distribute color more naturally and not so concentrated. I bought a kabuki brush, started throwing away the little brushes that come with the compact and never looked back.
Brow pencil. This is tricky. It needs to complement your hair, not necessarily match it. The ones I buy are like, a dollar. Little committment.
I love lipstick, all kinds of shades. Use a liner that’s a shade lighter than your lipstick if you can’t match it exactly. Play around with matte color, lip stains and anything else that strikes your fancy. I have more lipstick than anything else, and it is the one thing that I will splurge on. I’m a Nars girl, and I feel like a million bucks everytime I wear it. Lipstick has to be excellent quality, because we expect so much of it. Feminine lips are one of the first things people see, so make your statement a good one!
I love being a feminization Mistress, because it’s not all teaching. Some of it is relating. I hope that you enjoyed this week and that you related, too.
A crossdresser who is new to crossdressing might be shy about putting on makeup so this blog post is fantastic and full of femme tips! I particularly like the smokey eyes suggestions … I call it Victoria’s Secret runway eyes! When in femme you might want to wear your angle wings … but damn, doesn’t every girly girl also want to be a lil devil? ~laughs~ I think so!
I think so too, Miss Olivia! I think I have a set of angel wings in my closet…..
Makeup is so much fun especially when a hot women will put it on you for fun. Just going into shops is so addictive and it smells so girlish with the perfumes as well
As the samples they have on hand to try which I did at Victoria’s Secret with the perfumes/blushes/lotions/lipsticks. I lost track of time and spent over $300 there. I was helpless and if someone I knew would’ve been in there I would’ve been busted and I would’ve confessed that I’m really a sissy:( I’ve done makeup apps before at my salon and at sephoria for the free 15 minute app. It was thrill and exciting to have smock on me while sitting in chair helpless while they had me made up like a sissy cream puff. That I am. Another girl at my salon wants to put makeup on me and I’ll do it as I just need to find day/time. Do you think I should wear women’s pants/boyshorts/bra under my boyclothes? I just hope she won’t notice my hardon or think I’m a sissy boy:(
She already knows you’re a sissy boy, that’s why she wants to put make-up on you! And yes, panties always!
Yes she does. She’s kept it a secret as I believe salon knows as well. They are really nice & great about it. She has kept it professional about giving me makeover which i appriciate a lot. I’m going to do it I just need to find day/time. If I run into some one I know I’ll just say girl wanted to do this to me.
Don’t put it off, Petey! Get that makeover….you’ll love it!
I’m with you on the liquid liner! It seems the older I get, the more I need to go smoky and smudgy to avoid looking too harsh. I think sissies would be smart to do the same; they need to keep it soft and blended. Get that smoky eye perfect!
I love the look of liquid, but I just can’t do it. Smoky is always better, I think. Much more forgiving and yes, less harsh.
Some women cannot imagine facing the day without makeup on their face. Makeup is great for creating the illusion of perfect skin when used the right way. I personally enjoy wearing makeup. Makeup is one area where women can really set themselves apart from men, or can they?
Makeup has power, Miss Cindy! Some men can look just like women, and that’s very important to the ones who dream of nothing else. I love makeup, too. Such a fun way to express myself!