I had a great talk today with a makeup artist who specializes in helping
cross dressers. He is of the opinion that appearing as a woman requires
a technical understanding of makeup as it applies to a man's skin, as well
as taping to give the face a more feminine form, and a little more makeup than
most woman require because of our skin. He thinks that many cross dressers are not really honest with themselves about wether they really pass is public, and
basically go around with a set of blinders on. I told him that I don't really care
what other people think as long as I dress appropriately, and move with confidence, and nobody want's to beat me up.
He being a cross dresser says he cannot stand the ridicule of others, or being read by insensitive people. Most woman don't wear alot of makeup every day, or dress
very feminine so as not to be bothered. So I guess we should dress in a casual, but feminine way and expect to be read, or in a more dolled up version with all the makeup tricks to really try to pass as a woman, but maybe drawing even more attention to ourselves because we look so feminine. Honesty does not have to take the thrill out of cross dressing.