Jump to content
  • Welcome to the TransPulse Forums!

    We offer a safe, inclusive community for transgender and gender non-conforming folks, as well as their loved ones, to find support and information.  Join today!

Why is this forum so quiet?


Guest Lizzie McTrucker

Recommended Posts

Guest Lizzie McTrucker

Well phooey. The 16 hour smudgeproof eyeliner bled a little tonight so I was a little disappointed at that. The top lashes still looked great so I'm thinking tomorrow..er..later...I'll switch the two and put liquid liner on the bottom and try the pencil on top.

I'm apparently my own makeup guinea pig. I will find a combination that works, darnit!

I bet this is how the makers of WD-40 felt while they were testing formulas 1-39....

Link to comment
Guest otter-girl

I bet this is how the makers of WD-40 felt while they were testing formulas 1-39....

Annoying when it dont work as it should. Also annoying that wd40 is less exlensive too!!

Rachel

Link to comment
Guest Sarah1967

I have a question How do you apply the eyeliner to the water line ? I took the eyeliner pencil an I keep missing the water line an it looks like I have a black eye .

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

Just as I supposedly guilt-tripped my dispatcher into wearing mascara, one of my friends has guilt tripped me into wearing eyeliner. I tried it today and I think it turned out really well. Really defines your eyes! I used the one that came in the kit from another thread. This one is pencil and I found it went on easier and was easier to blend than liquid.

I use Revlon's ColorStay liquid eyeliner. That stuff really stays. I put it on by 7am and can still be wearing it at midnight. For lips I use Maybelline SuperStay 24. It's a lipstain. I put that on while getting ready for work and it's good for the whole day.

Link to comment
Guest Lizzie McTrucker

I have a question How do you apply the eyeliner to the water line ? I took the eyeliner pencil an I keep missing the water line an it looks like I have a black eye .

For me, this is a 2-hand job. With my good hand, I hold the eyeliner. With the other hand I use a finger to pull the skin just below my eye down, which will make it easier to apply eyeliner along the water line. Just be careful that you don't poke yourself in the eye.

Then once you get that done, you can experiment with keeping it a thin line or making it a thicker line by lining right at your lower lashes, which would be just below the water line.

Hope that helps!

Link to comment
Guest Sarah1967

I have a question How do you apply the eyeliner to the water line ? I took the eyeliner pencil an I keep missing the water line an it looks like I have a black eye .

For me, this is a 2-hand job. With my good hand, I hold the eyeliner. With the other hand I use a finger to pull the skin just below my eye down, which will make it easier to apply eyeliner along the water line. Just be careful that you don't poke yourself in the eye.

Then once you get that done, you can experiment with keeping it a thin line or making it a thicker line by lining right at your lower lashes, which would be just below the water line.

Hope that helps!

Thanks I will try that ..
Link to comment
Guest meagan

Liner used to be the scariest part. So much just seemed to go wrong all the time lol.

I often will line my eyes after i prime the lids, starting with liquid and then redoing the line with my pencil. then doing my shadows, the shadows will soften the line and ups the staying time by a huge margin. I also like the pencil after to tight line my top lash as i can not quite get the liquid as tight as i would prefer. If i want a stronger line, then i will do my shadow first and then just use pencil and go over that again with black shadow to sort of set it.

My trick for the water line or lower lash line is all one handed, using the palm to tighten the skin just enough to angle the water line out a touch and then with same hand holding the pencil, make the line.

I also do not usually line my eyes where there are no lashes growing. To me it helps create a more open and clean look or else i feel like i am doing the racoon look. Also if i do a wing with my liner, i always angle up. It just looks fresher and more youthfull. Straight out or even angled down makes my eyes look older and tired.

the liners i like best.

Gosh -- Khol pencil - black it is butter soft and goes on smooth but does not smudge out easily. this is my everday use pencil.

Lancome -- le Crayon -- black and brown -- very buttery, smooth and easy to apply, lasts long and is easier to smudge and soften. Good for some softeness or to power up a great smokey eye.

Maybelline -- Waterproof Liquid eyeliner -- black goes on smooth and easy and has good staying power

bareMinerals -- Big and Bright eyeliner -- brown a lighter brown shade that glides on silky smooth and is great for nude/natural looks. down side is, it does like to smudge real easy and last 4-5 hours, but still a good liner.

Smashbox -- Eyeshadow -- Blackout I use it mostly to set my liquid/pencil liners, but i sometimes just line with the shadow itself for a really really soft deep line. Not good for water line or tight lining the top lashes

Link to comment
  • 1 year later...
Guest sophia.gentry58

I am a mere novice when it comes to all things comestics, though I do so love to make myself pretty and feminine. I suppose if I had natural feminine facial features I would use less makeup, but just applying my cosmetics makes me feel so feminine, it allows me to feel connected to womanhood!

Sophia

Link to comment
Guest Sarah Faith

I am a mere novice when it comes to all things comestics, though I do so love to make myself pretty and feminine. I suppose if I had natural feminine facial features I would use less makeup, but just applying my cosmetics makes me feel so feminine, it allows me to feel connected to womanhood!

Sophia

I hate to say it, but I find applying my make up as somewhat tedious and tiring, I've gotten to where I can get the look Im going for pretty well but I really only wear make up when Im going out for something other than going to subway!

But I've found that primarily I prefer MAC Cosmetics, Sephora, and Bare Minerals, I've tried some of the more walmart style brands but my skin doesn't really like them and I tend to get better results with products I mentioned. I really don't do alot of eyeshadow right now, I mainly go with my eyeliner which I only apply to the upper lid with wings, my foundation, blush, and a dark shade of red lipstick. I get complements on my makeup all the time my friends Aunt (who I had met once before but she didnt recognize me at all) told me she loved what I was doing with my makeup. :)

Sarah

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

I have gotten into an every morning routine that i like. My wife has picked up some of my product esp. the powder i use to make my red alcoholic nose calm down. It is big enough as it is without leading the way like Rudolf the Reindeer. I think i'm getting pretty good and now the mascara goes on quickly without horrible messes(knock on wood). Eyeliner seems beyond me and even when i got a makeover she didn't add it. So? Tips here are great and makeup and the time to apply it are in the schedule now. But i must say i love to do it at traffic lights too. I'm sure it bugs the men behind me.

Hugs,

Charlie

Link to comment
Guest Kaylee234

I think eyeliner is my least favorite part of doing my makeup. I have yet to find one I really like, and often I think it's too much drama both the application and the look.

I've taken to either tightlining from the underside of my lashes with a pencil or using an angled eyeliner brush to put a thin line of dark eyeshadow there. It's a subtler look than a bold line and that's kinda what I'm going for.

I should practice it a lot more to get better at it.

~ Kay

Link to comment

Does anyone know of any good books with detailed step by step instructions with pictures and glossary that I could buy? The videos I have found are nice, but they go to fast and the sound is out of sync so I can't tell what is going on, also they film from too far away from the face, so I don't get a clear idea exactly where they are applying the makeup.

Link to comment
Guest Kaylee234

Does anyone know of any good books with detailed step by step instructions with pictures and glossary that I could buy? The videos I have found are nice, but they go to fast and the sound is out of sync so I can't tell what is going on, also they film from too far away from the face, so I don't get a clear idea exactly where they are applying the makeup.

Deep Stealth Productions has a 2-DVD set on makeup theory and application. It was my first real resource and taught me quite a bit as a beginner.

Looks like they bundled it with their voice program and it's even on sale! A lot cheaper than I paid last year. Here's the link: http://www.genderlife.com/products-page/ultimate-packages/transsexual-survival-kit-voice-makeup-4-dvd-1-cd/

There is also Transformations By Gina Presents: Makeup 101-The Basics, available on Amazon. I haven't seen this one since it's a little too much for me to buy right now.

I also have copies of Paula Begoun's The Beauty Bible and Don't Go To The Cosmetics Counter Without Me. Both are great references and I'd recommend them. No pictures, though. :(

~ Kay

Link to comment

Thanks for the help KayLee, but what I really need is books, preferably with step by step closeup pictures, videos go to fast for me. I appreciate the thought though.

Link to comment
Guest Sarah Faith

I think eyeliner is my least favorite part of doing my makeup. I have yet to find one I really like, and often I think it's too much drama both the application and the look.

I've taken to either tightlining from the underside of my lashes with a pencil or using an angled eyeliner brush to put a thin line of dark eyeshadow there. It's a subtler look than a bold line and that's kinda what I'm going for.

I should practice it a lot more to get better at it.

~ Kay

It takes some practice but eyeliner really isn't that difficult it's just a matter of figuring out your eye shape and going with a liner style that is right for you. I'm not a fan of pencils as it turns out I don't like how under-defined they tend to be, I've found that I like eyeliner creme it is far more versatile in my opinion. You can apply it straight and smudge it for a smoky look, or you can get some on your brush and mix it with water for a more defined liquid liner type look. I use a angled brush and a precision liner brush to get my liner where I want it. I actually find the liner on the lids is easy, for me it's getting the wings that I go with to be even on both sides that's challenging. I prefer the bolder look as I only use a highlighting colored shadow on the inner corner of my eye.

If liner is done right it can make the biggest difference in your look! :)

Sarah

Link to comment
Guest Lizzie McTrucker

Oh I bought some new mascara the other day while waiting for my spiro refill. CoverGirl Clump Crusher (by Lashblast)..it's new! 200% more volume, 0 clumps. we shall see. Now I just need motivation to wear makeup to try it out...maybe when I get over this cold.

When it comes to mascara, I only get one shade: the blackest one they have. and non-waterproof. (waterproof flakes off on me)

Link to comment

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Who's Online   5 Members, 0 Anonymous, 88 Guests (See full list)

    • Stefi
    • Pip
    • Carolyn Marie
    • VickySGV
    • Evelyn J
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      80.7k
    • Total Posts
      768.4k
  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      12,024
    • Most Online
      8,356

    JamesyGreen
    Newest Member
    JamesyGreen
    Joined
  • Today's Birthdays

    1. Alscully
      Alscully
      (35 years old)
    2. floruisse
      floruisse
      (40 years old)
    3. Jasmine25
      Jasmine25
      (22 years old)
    4. Trev0rK
      Trev0rK
      (26 years old)
  • Posts

    • EasyE
      Republicans have long committed grave errors by emphasizing their social agenda and moral issues instead of just focusing on the economy, lowering taxes, keeping the public safe, building a strong national defense, promoting business, touting reasonable immigration policies, etc.   The country would thrive economically under Trump's tax and business policies. That's a fact. Another four years of Biden will run this country into the ground financially (including all of our 401Ks and IRAs). But the GOP continues to play right into the Dems' hands by leading with their moral crusades instead of staying the course and trusting their fiscal policies to win the day... 
    • Carolyn Marie
      https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/hundreds-athletes-urge-ncaa-not-ban-trans-athletes-womens-sports-rcna149033     Carolyn Marie
    • KymmieL
      Well first day is over and now getting ready for bed soon. Work was OK.   Don't know why but I am feeling down. I am heading to bed. Good Night.   Kymmie
    • Adrianna Danielle
      Boyfriend and I our time at my place.Both admit our sex life is good,got intimate for the 2nd time and he is good at it
    • Abigail Genevieve
      Thanks.  I will look those up in the document, hopefully tomorrow.   I always look at the source on stuff like this, not what someone, particularly those adversarial, have to say. 
    • MaeBe
      LGBTQ rights Project 2025 takes extreme positions against LGBTQ rights, seeking to eliminate federal protections for queer people and pursue research into conversion therapies in order to encourage gender and sexuality conformity. The policy book also lays out plans to criminalize being transgender and prohibit federal programs from supporting queer people through various policies. The project partnered with anti-LGBTQ groups the Family Policy Alliance, the Center for Family and Human Rights, and the Family Research Council. Project 2025 calls for the next secretary of Health and Human Services to “immediately put an end to the department’s foray into woke transgender activism,” which includes removing terms related to gender and sexual identity from “every federal rule, agency regulation, contract, grant, regulation, and piece of legislation that exists.” The Trump administration proposed a similar idea in 2018 that would have resulted in trans people losing protections under anti-discrimination laws. [Project 2025, Mandate for Leadership, 2023; The New Republic, 2/8/24] Similarly, the policy book calls for HHS to stop all research related to gender identity unless the purpose is conformity to one's sex assigned at birth. The New Republic explains: “That is, research on gender-nonconforming children and teenagers should be funded by the government, but only for the purpose of studying what will make them conform, such as denying them gender-affirming care and instead trying to change their identities through ‘counseling,’ which is a form of conversion therapy.” [The New Republic, 2/8/24] The policy book’s foreword by Kevin Roberts describes “the omnipresent propagation of transgender ideology and sexualization of children” as “pornography” that “should be outlawed,” adding, “The people who produce and distribute it should be imprisoned.” Roberts also says that “educators and public librarians who purvey it should be classed as registered sex offenders. And telecommunications and technology firms that facilitate its spread should be shuttered.” [Project 2025, Mandate for Leadership, 2023] Roberts’ foreword states that “allowing parents or physicians to ‘reassign’ the sex of a minor is child abuse and must end.” Echoing ongoing right-wing attacks on trans athletes, Roberts also claims, “Bureaucrats at the Department of Justice force school districts to undermine girls’ sports and parents’ rights to satisfy transgender extremists.” [Project 2025, Mandate for Leadership, 2023; TIME magazine, 5/16/22] Dame Magazine reports that Project 2025 plans to use the Department of Justice to crack down on states that “do not charge LGBTQ people and their allies with crimes under the pretense that they are breaking federal and state laws against exposing minors to pornography.” [Dame Magazine, 8/14/23] Project 2025 also calls for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to repeat “its 2016 decision that CMS could not issue a National Coverage Determination (NCD) regarding ‘gender reassignment surgery’ for Medicare beneficiaries.” The policy book’s HHS chapter continues: “In doing so, CMS should acknowledge the growing body of evidence that such interventions are dangerous and acknowledge that there is insufficient scientific evidence to support such coverage in state plans.” [Project 2025, Mandate for Leadership, 2023] Going further, Project 2025 also demands that the next GOP administration “reverse policies that allow transgender individuals to serve in the military.” The policy book’s chapter on the Defense Department claims: “Gender dysphoria is incompatible with the demands of military service, and the use of public monies for transgender surgeries … for servicemembers should be ended.” [Project 2025, Mandate for Leadership, 2023]   …summaries of what’s within the rest of the document re: LGBTQ+ concerns. A person can believe their gender is fixed but incongruent with their physiology, but the authors and Trump (by his own words) just see the incongruity of an “expressed gender” that conflicts with what was/is in a person’s pants.
    • Mmindy
      Good catch… I took care of it.
    • Sally Stone
      I'm tired of the two-party system.  It has degraded to a system where there are only two diametrically opposed views, neither of which supports me.  I have conservative views regarding big government and government spending but I have very liberal views when it comes to protecting the rights of individuals.  And just elections of the past, I am stuck with two choices, neither of which I support. With only two parties, each with agendas that are off the left and right scales, I am not adequately represented.    Finally, I'm okay with party affiliated politicians running for office using their party views, but once elected to office, they are obligated to support the entire electorate not just the electorate members that voted for them.  Plain and simple, our government system is broken and dysfunctional.  I'll step down from my soapbox now.     
    • Sally Stone
      Thanks Mae.  She was an amazing friend and I grew to love her like a sister.
    • Sally Stone
      I did Ashley.  Non-rev travel was one of the major factors for taking the job.  At the time, US Airways had the best non-rev policy in the industry.  It cost $10 to fly coach and $25 to fly first class.  We flew first class whenever there were seats available.  
    • Abigail Genevieve
      You should have a moderator fix what you meant to write as "birth certificate".  Ooops.   I've gone over that verse and am wholly and completely dissatisfied with the SBC exegesis of it, so much so that it was one of the things that helped me break out of a mindset of guit.  Sometime I may strut by stuff as a Hebraist and show what it really means.
    • Abigail Genevieve
      I found this   — 450 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise Goal #1: Protecting Life, Conscience, and Bodily Integrity. The Secretary should pursue a robust agenda to protect the fundamental right to life, protect con- science rights, and uphold bodily integrity rooted in biological realities, not ideology. From the moment of conception, every human being possesses inherent dignity and worth, and our humanity does not depend on our age, stage of development, race, or abilities. The Secretary must ensure that all HHS programs and activities are rooted in a deep respect for innocent human life from day one until natural death: Abortion and euthanasia are not health care. A robust respect for the sacred rights of conscience, both at HHS and among gov- ernments and institutions funded by it, increases choices for patients and program beneficiaries and furthers pluralism and tolerance. The Secretary must protect Americans’ civil rights by ensuring that HHS programs and activities follow the letter and spirit of religious freedom and conscience-protection laws. Radical actors inside and outside government are promoting harmful identity politics that replaces biological sex with subjective notions of “gender identity” and bases a person’s worth on his or her race, sex, or other identities. This destructive dogma, under the guise of “equity,” threatens American’s fundamental liberties as well as the health and well-being of children and adults alike. The next Secretary must ensure that HHS programs protect children’s minds and bodies and that HHS programs respect parents’ basic right to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children.   https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-14.pdf   First, that is not much, if that is all that is of concern.  Secondly, I have seen all sorts of anti-Trump slander, including the Steele dossier and the lawfare he is now undergoing, to be cynical of any criticism against him, and indirectly this document.    He deserves some of what he is getting, but not all.  Thirdly, I bolded one statement of concern.   I don't think gender identity is subjective.  "Radical actors" is name calling, and there is a lot of that going around.  Maybe I am not seeing everything of concern or reading this right, but i would discuss with the author of this document concerning this.
    • Willow
      Good evening   well I finally finished reading my textbook.  Yeah.  But I still have a lot more to go for the class.     My endocrinologist always asks me about lactation.  And yes I have had some very small amounts of leakage but not on any regular basis.  I figure I blocked the discharge Duce when I pierced my nipples with scare tissue.  But who knows.  I also get asked about mammograms.  I e had my first or baseline and this fall I will need to schedule my second.   As someone in the midst of studying the Old Testament, I can say that I haven’t found any mention of pending damnation for being transgender or intersex.  The closest it comes is a verse that says men should not wear women’s clothing.  Now I don’t know each and everyone’s particulars, but I know I meet the medical definition of female gender, and even in Ohio, a State that until recently refused to allow birth certificates to be changed, I meet the criteria.  Therefore I can only conclude I am not a man wearing women’s clothing.  But there is a somewhat different scholarly explanation of that law that it should not be taken as literally as the haters want.  Mostly men should not pretend to be women to ex ape from their enemies. Or tried to hide from God.     willow
    • Abigail Genevieve
      Well, the left wing has been doing that.    I read a few things while trying to find out what the problem is and liked what I read.  But I am a conservative.    Is there something specific in there that is of concern?  Does it promise somewhere to erase trans folk? That would be problematic.
    • Ivy
      It's a plan to basically completely take over the government by the right wing.
  • Upcoming Events

Contact TransPulse

TransPulse can be contacted in the following ways:

Email: Click Here.

To report an error on this page.

Legal

Your use of this site is subject to the following rules and policies, whether you have read them or not.

Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
DMCA Policy
Community Rules

Hosting

Upstream hosting for TransPulse provided by QnEZ.

Sponsorship

Special consideration for TransPulse is kindly provided by The Breast Form Store.
×
×
  • Create New...