Feminization Ideas

[Guest StaceyC]

Looking for some feminization ideas or things i can work on. I am 39 and started laser hair removal on my face. I won't be seeking HRT for several years and I'm only out to my spouse at this point. Are there someother things that I can do to look and express my feminimity without being too "out"?

[Guest MissErika]

How "out" do you want to be?

I'm hardly out at all.

I'm in the military and cannot afford to lose my career.

I still dress as a woman at home and my daughter also know that I am going to become a woman.

I would just worry about dressing up at home, and making sure that your wife is going to be ok with your transition in the end.

HUGS

Erika

[Guest Emily Ray]

Before I went full-time I wore a bracelet that had my name on it. I was single so it didn't cause any problems. Another suggestion I have heard is to wear an anklet. Piercing your ears is a possibility as well as your naval.

Huggs

Emily

[Guest MissErika]

Emily is right I pierced my naval and just having it makes me feel so much more girly.

[Guest Krisina]

I wear womens undergarments, socks, belt sometimes, wide collared shirts, and if you were comfortable with it tight jeans mens or womens.

I'm a little older but like you I've begun the laser treatments on the face. I'm loving it.

[Guest Lizzie McTrucker]

Clean up your eyebrows?

You don't have to go as far as thinning them out or shaping them, but cleaning up any stray hairs above or below would be a little start, as well as trimming them back so they're not really bushy. Easy tip for that is to just take a fine tooth comb and a small pair of scissors, like cuticle trimmers, slide the comb down on your brows as close to the skin as you can, and trim off any hairs that poke out through the comb.

Also if you have something resembling or approaching a unibrow, trim it!

[Guest]

Hi Stacey,

I've been using clear nail polish on my fingernails for a while now - it makes them look good and feel terrific. Of course, toenails can be any color you like as long as you're wearing shoes.

Also, practicing your walk, gestures, and voice do wonders for feeling more feminine - when you have the privacy.

If you're not doing it already, make sure that you never go to the bathroom standing, and, also, try tucking 24/7 - that flat look does wonders for me!

I'll shut up now!

Love, Kat

[Guest Miss_Construe]

Experiment with a few things and don't be afraid to try many options.

I know that the list below contains many things that really shouldn't be gendered, but many of these have helped me keep sane when I was forced to be male.

- Clear nail polish

- Discrete accents

- Music selections

- Movie selections

- Body hair removal

- Body Lotion

- Facial cleansing cloths

- Baths

- Spa trips

- More color exploration in male oriented clothing

- More fashionable clothing choices

- Little longer hair style

- Androgynous style accents

- Find a woman's group to join or to hang with occasionally (GLBTIQQA friendly of course)

- Yoga

- Dance

- Tai Chi

- etc.

Amy

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Stop cutting your hair, start electrolysis or LASER, begin practicing your voice, and learn to tap into the real you which will lead you to what you want to be.

Lizzy

[Guest Besomyka]

Looking for some feminization ideas or things i can work on. I am 39 and started laser hair removal on my face. I won't be seeking HRT for several years and I'm only out to my spouse at this point. Are there someother things that I can do to look and express my feminimity without being too "out"?

33 here. I'd like to say I let my hair grow long, but my Mother suggested that back in 1994. I'm beginning to wonder if she knew something...

Other than hair, I've shaved my legs and arms. I wear a clear polish on my fingers, and I paint my toenails which ever color I find more appropriate at the time. Sometimes it's a bright green. My wife painted them a metallic purple a bit ago, and now I'm using a steady red. But whatever.

With my hair long I normally pull it back into a ponytail, but I tie it higher on my head on occasion if I want to feel, for myself, more feminine.

So far, no one has ever commented on the shaving (some people do that for sports anyway) or the polish. They can't see the later, mostly.

[Guest JessicaLynn]

I didn't see anyone mention shaving your legs. That was always the biggest thing for me before I came fully out. Give that a try, it'll do wonders for you I'm sure!