My Second Makeover

On Tuesday, I wrote about my first makeover. I was flabbergasted by the results. The makeover completely changed the way I looked. 

I was caught up in the moment and enjoyed my makeover. However, I thought it was over the top. It was fine for attending the First Event banquet that evening, but it was too much for sashaying around the hotel the following morning. So after the event, I used many of the techniques that Jim Bridges used during my makeover, but toned it down considerably.

Eleven years later, I was ready for my second makeover. This would be completely different than my first makeover which occurred in the safety net of a trans convention. My second makeover would take place in a local mall out among the civilians. Not only that, it was my first solo outing en femme!

I dressed appropriately to fit in with the other women shopping at the mall. I wore a long black tunic sweater, “heather-gray” leggings and pant boots, as seen here:

My goal was to go to Sephora or M·A·C for makeup advice. After entering the mall, I encountered Sephora before M·A·C, so I went into Sephora. Immediately, a sales associate asked me if I needed assistance and I asked her if she could provide makeup advice. She was happy to do so and sat me at a makeup table for consultation. I talked her out of performing a complete makeover. Instead, I asked her just to improve what I had done.

I was concerned with my eyebrows, but she said I had done a good job with them and that they did not need any work. But she did suggest some other improvements. She said I needed to draw my eyeliner out further towards the outside of each eye to give them more of an almond shape. She also said I needed lip-gloss and a little more mascara and blush. She implemented the suggestions and I was so happy with the results that I asked her to take my photo. Here it is:

During my makeup consultation at Sephora, I mentioned that I had beard cover under my foundation and that I was wearing beard cover because I was a crossdresser. The sales associate probably knew that already. She sensed my uneasiness and tried to settle me down by saying “You only have one life to live and you should live it like you want. If someone has a problem, then it is their problem, not yours.”

I have been living those words ever since!

Wearing Boston Proper

Șerban Copoț femulating Taylor Swift on Romanian television’s Te cunosc de undeva!