I Finally Have A Pic.

[Guest RachaelAnn]

I know the pic sucks, but it is the only pic of me that I have. It's about 8-10 years old, but that is generally what I look like. Just add tattoos and piercings. I still have long hair, but I'm clean shaven now. I just don't look femenine at all.

[Guest Donna Jean]

Hey, Rachael....

Thanks for the pix...

Seriously, Dear...you have very good features..you definitely have what you need to work with.

HRT will take you a long way!

So, you were a jarhead?

LOL...well, I should put a pic of me in 'Nam sitting in my plane out on the ramp at DaNang...

I'll bet that no one would of been able to picture me now!

You do know that we have a number of vets on the forums!

You are slim and your face will do fine...you'll be surprised!

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

[Guest Jean Davis]

Hey, Rachael....

Thanks for the pix...

Seriously, Dear...you have very good features..you definitely have what you need to work with.

HRT will take you a long way!

So, you were a jarhead?

LOL...well, I should put a pic of me in 'Nam sitting in my plane out on the ramp at DaNang...

I'll bet that no one would of been able to picture me now!

You do know that we have a number of vets on the forums!

You are slim and your face will do fine...you'll be surprised!

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

Dee Jay, is that the photo I keep hearing about where someone captured the entire plane and you just show up as a little speck against the plane.

And Rachael

You'll look just fine with a good hair style and a little makeup. Dee Jay's right you have wonderful features.

LUV

Jean

[Sally]

Dee Jay, is that the photo I keep hearing about where someone captured the entire plane and you just show up as a little speck against the plane.

That would be the one Jean - the other one is of her full length, on stage with a guitar covering over half of her face.

Actually you look pretty good Rachael - not too many problem areas and none of them major.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest RachaelAnn]

Well I'm asking for help here. Which ones do you see as problem areas so I can try to work on it?

[Guest Donna Jean]

Well I'm asking for help here. Which ones do you see as problem areas so I can try to work on it?

Well, Honey......

Eyebrows...something that doesn't cost any money and you can do yourself...thin them out and arch them...look at some pix to get an idea...

Hrt will fill out the cheeks and put some fat behind some of your face....

And ditch the beard......

LOVE

Donna Jean

[Guest RachaelAnn]

I already said that I started keeping clean shaven in the original post. I planned on getting my eyebrows done hopefully this weekend.

But thanks for your help anyway.

[Guest viv]

Hi Hun,,as said earlier Hrt will be your friend , the complexion on your face will soften

and the shape of your face will feminise some . Different amounts for different folk,

way it is hun . Hope it goes well for you ,,,luv,viv

[Guest Angelgrlsue]

Yes your features are good, you will do fine when you start HRT.

Hugs,

Suzie

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Hey - you have a great face for HRT!

I am 15 months HRT

I cannot cash checks on my driver's license picture anymore.

Lizzy

[Guest praisedbeherhooves]

I know the pic sucks, but it is the only pic of me that I have. It's about 8-10 years old, but that is generally what I look like. Just add tattoos and piercings. I still have long hair, but I'm clean shaven now. I just don't look femenine at all.

Don't worry, you'll do great on HRT. Your features are not particularly feminine but they are soft enough to not need FFS after HRT.

[Guest Donna Jean]

I already said that I started keeping clean shaven in the original post. I planned on getting my eyebrows done hopefully this weekend.

But thanks for your help anyway.

Oh, I knew that, Sweetheart...

I was just having a little fun with you..I guess that i have to show you my "Facial hair" pic now!....LOL

HUGGS

Donna Jean

[Sally]

I was just having a little fun with you..I guess that i have to show you my "Facial hair" pic now!....LOL

That would be the one that is a full length group photo with her wearing a hat, sun glasses and burnt cork on her face - Viet-Nam.

Unlike so many of us apparently Donna Jean was in witness protection before she began her transition - no images exist!

I took a closer look at your pictures and I do not see any severe problem areas you should be able to pass with nothing more than HRT and confidence.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Seriously - you wanted serious help - so seriously.

Eyebrows - already discussed! Nothing feminizes your face quicker! Get them shaped - learn how to maintain them (HIGH MAINTENANCE -yikes)

Start electrolysis on your beard

Go to a really good hairstylist - out to them, get advice on the hair to grow it out to pony tail length (if you havent) but in a way that it stays thick (no hair damage). You can then pass male or female mode easier.

Work with your make-up. Get advice from a make-up specialist (off hours, you will have to out - no big deal - they like the $$$ they get from selling stuff to you)

Learn to apply concealer so as to accent your feminine features (you have pretty eyes for example) and minimize your more masculine features. Don't try to find your own shade - go to a MAX representative - (usually one in the big stores) and they don't even question why, they just work to find the shade you need - its weird, because with the right shade you won't even look like you have concealer on.

Learn daytime make-up tricks (very subtle - and can really make your eyes "pop" and be expressive. Also learn full makeup - especially cheek blushing which is really tricky - again - professional help is good - though you can experiment at home

And finally - work on a woman's smile - and learn the proper way to apply lipstick! We just starting always overdo it. And you need to find a good subtle shade for your compexion.

Another finally? The right jewelry - the right earrings - pierced ears already? need to do that.

Enough? I don't think its good to comment on any problem areas, see what HRT and skillful woman's application of makeup can do. That's all there is, outside extremely expensive FFS. I would rather spend my $$$ on SRS - any fine tuning on the face can come later.

Understand that the facial characteristics of men and women overlap considerably. I think you fit easily in that overlap.

Hope this helps!

Lizzy