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How do I look? (First pics of me ever! :D)


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Guest Izzybell

So last night was the first night I was able to dress up, and do my makeup and hair. (Well, sort of do my hair. lol) I uploaded some pics from my phone and a video chat with one of my best friends last night. I'm not on hormones or anything yet, butI kinda want to know if I'm going in the right direction. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips or advise toward passing, and how I can improve. Besides my eyebrows. lol I know I need to wax those. And I apologize for how dark some of the photos are. We only have one light in the living room. >.< Oh! And my hair is all frizzy and somewhat burnt from the straightener and the humid weather last week, so I know I need to fix that. haha Thanks so much for reading! ^_^

-Isabella

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Guest JoannaSydney

Sweety i think you looked very pretty.I couldnt tell if you were on hormones or not till i read your post.I think you have very soft features to start with.:)

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I would suggest doing something about your eyebrows. That would go a long ways from drawing attention to your brow ridge.

Other than that they look good.

Mia

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You look great. HRT will be huge for you. But yeah, eyebrows make a massive difference,it's crazy! You'll love it.

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Guest Izzybell

Hehe. Yeah, I've been wanting to get my eyebrows done for a while, but I'm too afraid to do it myself, but my friend is suppose to take me to a salon. ^_^

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You have huge eyes, a feminine face shape and a great mouth. Nature has been very kind to you.

Don't thing presenting as your true gender will be a problem for you as long as the grooming-t,e, eyebrows and other facial hair-are done, And on HRT I think you are going to be gorgeous.

Johnny

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Guest Izzybell

Thanks so much, every one! And yeah, my eyebrows are definitely a big priority. This was the first time I saw myself as the real me, and it was one of the first times in my life I felt pretty, even if it was just for a short while. :) And I'll post another pic when I get my eyebrows done. lol

-Isabella

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If its any help, when I last had my brows done, two "manly men" were waiting in line before me to get theirs done. Neither one came out looking "girly" but I did!!

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Guest Izzybell

Well I work as a freelance special effects makeup artists, so I'm thinking I'll get them the way I want, and if anyone asks, I'll just say it's for a character I'm creating. It would also give me an excuse to buy those opaque contacts. XD

-Isabella

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As a makeup artist you already have a heads start-and a great canvas to work with. I've been an amateur artist all my life-sold quite a bit of my artwork including to the state of Texas but still consider myself an amateur because I never considered making a living at it. Anyway I do have an eye and with your skills you are going to be so beautiful! Lucky lady! Please do another pic when the brows are done.

Johnny

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You will look great with a little trim on the brows. I removed mine from the bottom up and nobody seemed to notice until i had them where i liked them.

Tweezing can make a girl cry but also look so much better.

Hugs,

Charlie

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Guest Izzybell

Thank you all!!! :D I'm still kind of worried I only look good in the pics because of the lighting or angle, or that it looks good on camera. :( Especially since my nose is big, especially and chin. (You can't notice it as much front on, but it's pretty apparent from the side profile.) Bleh. I think I'm just being glum tonight. >.< But you all have been really awesome! I really appreciate your help. :)

-Isabella

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Guest angels wings

Keep ur chin up Isabella . We all have something we don't like on our faces . Focus on the gd u do have . What makes a person beautiful is not their face or hair but their heart .

Angel :)

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Guest Izzybell

Yeah, you're right. We can be our harshest critics sometimes, but beauty comes from within ourselves. (Trying my best not to make this sound like a Hallmark card. XD) And I guess I shouldn't be too critical of myself. This was really the first time I was able to do my hair, makeup and clothes. Usually I would only have enough time to do just one of those. Lol But I'm immensely grateful for all the positive replies. ^_^ You're all awesome!!

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Actually I know lots of cis women with strong chins (And you should see the nose that most of one side of my female family inherits from their Native American ancestors. Heads South with age. Even as a guy I'm thankful that one missed me :D)-and as an artist you know that you can either go far to draw attention away or use it to create an exotic look which can be better and more attractive than conventional cute.

We are own own worst critics. I'm called Sir and seen as a guy close to 100% but whenI look in the mirror I wonder if those people are blind or what.

I still say you won't have any problems.

Johnny

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Guest Izzybell

I was looking at pictures of a few of my friends, and they do have chins similar to mine, which made me feel better. :) I guess it's more of how you shape your face. And I have big Italian nose, but my cousins have it worse. hehe. From what I've seen in pictures, they have my grandfather's nose. XD And I'm really looking into doing more exotic looks once I get more makeup. I'm super excited.

But Johnny, you look totally awesome! And like a very cool dude, might I add. :) You have nothing to feel bad about,amigo.

And Christine, my hair is actually really bad. lol When I say "do my hair" I really mean "try to get it to not frizz out after more than five minutes." XD Usually my hair is all frizzy and curly. Bleh. It's really really unruly. haha

-Isabella

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Guest .Christine Elizabeth.

Mine is wierd it curls only at the ends and it makes it really hard to manage. :/ plus I can't really put it up the way I like i.e. in a ponytail.

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Guest Izzybell

Mine is wierd it curls only at the ends and it makes it really hard to manage. :/ plus I can't really put it up the way I like i.e. in a ponytail.

Ugh! Mine is the exact same way! I always try to put it in ponytail too when I do my makeup, but in never holds up. >.< lol

-Isabella

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Guest .Christine Elizabeth.

Lol I know what you mean. I can't wait for the hair in the front to be long enough, though the fact I use a ribbon to tie it back doesn't help. Another thing ponytails are good for is keeping your hair out of the way when you deal with facial hair.

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Guest Izzybell

lol. I used ribbon the first time I tried to tie it back. It was all I could find. XD I'm hoping to get my bangs done so I don't have to keep parting my hair. And yeah, I almost always shave with my hair back, but there will still be the occasional time where I forget to do that and I get shaving cream in my hair. hehe

-Isabella

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Guest .Christine Elizabeth.

Lol :) I dont use shaving cream, just soap, but I always shave after a hot shower, so that helps. Softens the hair and opens the pores.

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