Clothes or face?

[Brittany CD]

Do you as a crossdresser have a greater inclination to dress in female clothes or in have the face with a wig? What was it when you began?

I've always preferred the clothes over the female face more. I've always loved wearing women's clothes (and I don't look bad in a dress as a guy). The female part for me came when I was a teenager and found out you could make your face look feminine and wear a wig to complete the illusion, which I decided to do

[Marcy]

When I started, it was just my face/nails. Over time it has shifted and now the clothes are more important, but both is best, when I have time.

[kimdl93]

I try to present the entire package. I feel incomplete without wig, make up and ear rings, just as I'd feel odd if I was wearing make up and wig, but male clothing.

[stephNE]

If I were to choose between face and clothes, it is usually clothes. There are many days I dress and stay in the house, some times with a wig, and many times without make up. The makeup (full makeup) is generally only when I am going out.

[Nikki A.]

At home I don't need the wig or make up, just the clothes. If I am going out then I prefer the whole package although I've just blended some of the clothes with a little or no make up.

[mersades]

It's the clothes and wig first. If I can look good, that's a bonus.

[Angela Campbell]

For me it is usually the compllete package, If I put on the clothes it just isn't right without the wig and makeup.

[bridget thronton]

Clothes always win out

[Kate Simmons]

I always go with the entire look. No half measures here. As Yoda said to Luke "Do or do not!";) Anyway, the face gets framed with the hair and enhanced with cosmetics, thereby securing the illusion. The face really is about 90% of the sale though.:)

[ArleneRaquel]

I go all the and have done so since the 1960's, I first started in 1956 with femmy clothes and lipstick, as time went by I expanded my horizons, and my waist. :heehee:

[LadyPilot]

The clothes make me although the hair and make-up also make me, truthfully, if I go out with my wife I will let her decide about the hair and make-up. Usually if it is just me out and about it can be either way. Nontheless, absolutely no judjement from me against anybody.

The first time fully dressed was a senior in high school and a GG friend asked me to be her wing"woman" when she went to a dance at her boyfriends school, of course we had to do a few outings before the day of the dance. We had a blast. My secret was I never let on that I enjoyed the clothes long before this.

[Rachel Morley]

"clothes maketh the (wo)man" :) ... I would say if I'm wearing more than just one or two items then I need to wear a wig and full makeup to feel "right". The worst look for me personally (just my own personal choice for me you understand ...no offense meant to others) is that I not look like "a female body" with clothes etc but then have a male head on top of it (i.e. no makeup or wig).

[docrobbysherry]

It's all or nothing for me. If I dress, it's ALL THE WAY! Or, I skip it and go on line and chat about it!

Fortunately, it only takes about 10 seconds to put my "face" on!

[ambigendrous]

It's just the clothes for me. What little hair I have on my head is kept real short, and I have a beard and moustache, which my wife likes, so even if I wanted to do makeup it would look funny! But I've got no desire to even try makeup - although I do keep my toenails covered in a nice red polish all the time, and my fingernails are usually covered in a clear coat. At times I'm content just wearing hose, sometimes it's bra, panties, and hose, sometimes I add a nice pair of heels, sometimes I add a skirt, or a skirt and blouse - it totally depends on my mood, whether we've got anything planned for the day, whether the kids and grandkids are coming over, etc.

[Julie Denier]

I need the whole nine yards - 'guy in a dress' look doesn't appeal to me.

[Karren H]

It started with the clothes and its only been a decade or so that I've been working on my makeup and hair techniques.... and modifying my body to be more feminine....... now it's all or nothing.... any single thing just doesn't work for me....

[Ceri Anne]

The cloths were what got me crossdressing, but I have to admit, the makup and primping has become one of the best parts. I'd have to go for the whole package.......that and I don't dress near as ****ty anymore (well not as often, its still fun occasionally)

[Lady Catherine]

If I had to choose, I would say clothes. I am often quite comfortible at home in a skirt and a t-shirt.

[Cheryl T]

It was clothes at first (I was 8 or so) and then it evolved to expressing my femininity as a complete woman.
I don't always wear my wig and makeup at home, but I'm always complete when I go out.

[LaraPeterson]

I began with lingerie and all the other stuff followed. At home, I still love to lounge around in lingerie whether or not I do makeup and hair. If I'm going to be in the company of others, I always do hair and makeup (even though it takes me about an hour) because I want to be "seen" as a woman, not a guy in a dress.

[Beverley Sims]

Clothes wig and shaved all the time and a little makeup to go out.

[ChelseaErtel]

The whole nine yards for me. It's all or nothing. I always put on some makeup even if I'm staying at home. Who know's who will come to the door and I might want to go out.

[BRANDYJ]

It's both,the whole look and feel. one without the other does little to nothing for me.

[Yolanda_Voils]

I.go all female or all male, no half way.

It takes me about three hours to dress inc shaving & makeup.

[NicoleScott]

I prefer to make up and dress completely- well, more than completely, over the top. To answer the question, I look at my photos, and it looks like the vast majority (over 90%) are mug shots. So I guess it's makeup and wig for me as most important. Without them, I'm a guy in a dress.

[Dann12]

I started dabbling in cding so long ago that it's hard to remember what all the attraction to it was. In other words, I don't think at 5 I was looking at how far it would eventually go. I just knew I loved the feeling of "girl clothes". Cding never really felt complete until it had gotten as far as wig, makeup and lots of clothes to choose from beyond just fetishy lingerie and stuff. It kind of blossomed.

[Rachel05]

For me it has always been the clothes, I have never had a great wig, would love one, would love to dabble with makeup as well but have never been brave enough

[Stephanie47]

When I first started I was terrified of buying a wig. I finally bought my first one pretending it was for Halloween. Back then I had hair on my head, blond wavy hair. Now, male pattern baldness. I look a lot nicer with my age appropriate grey wig. I would feel naked without a wig. I can do without the makeup, including nails, since many women do not always always wear makeup. Even if I am only wearing a bra, panty and slip, the curly wig feels nice upon my bare shoulders.

[Kaz]

It was clothes when I started, as a teenager. On and off, thinking it was a growing up experimental thing. Bought a few things purged.. the usual cycle. The one day I shaved my legs. That became the new norm. Started staying away for work (on my own in the evening) and bought a cheap wig to try. Then I realised this was never away and it was serious. Went on the web and discovered a new world that I never knew existed... forms! Bought my first pair and a good wig (from an on-line wig company). Make-up was next as I started taking photos of 'Kaz'...now she had a name! Then I discovered this site!

I am at my most blissful when I can create the complete transformation, but most of the time it is just clothes... and forms at home.

[cathie pantyhose]

It all started for me with a love of pantyhose. That gravitated in to wearing pantyhose with heels and skirts while driving home or in the house when alone. That gravitated in to dresses, bras, panties etc. Recently bought two wigs and now playing with makeup. In the past I never took pics with my face but was out of control with the provocative pics (I believe they are still on flickers somewhere). These days, I dress up and dont mind face pics although I still dont believe I am passable.

[NyssaF]

I try to present the entire package. I feel incomplete without wig, make up and ear rings, just as I'd feel odd if I was wearing make up and wig, but male clothing.

I used to feel that way, too. But then last week I wore a bra and falsies under my Broncos sweatshirt, and then did up my face and wore a wig. It was surprisingly okay - I felt perfectly at ease with it.

[sometimes_miss]

As no one else sees me dressed, the only thing that matters is what I can see. And because I have virtually no mirrors, that leaves the clothes and hair. I absolutely, positively, love the feeling of having long beautiful, silky hair. Thank you, Ebay! Cheap, silky wigs from the far east. This one, after being sprayed with 'leave in' conditioner for wigs, feels real, doesn't tangle much, and fits my huge head: http://www.ebay.com/itm/WF-A46-Hot-Sell-New-Fashion-Long-Brown-mix-Womens-Ladys-Hair-Wig-Wigs-/390507810179?pt=US_CSA_MWA_Wigs_Extensions&hash=item5aec144d83
Several vendors have it, just match the picture and you'll find them for about $16 shipping included. The vendors also have other wigs made of the same synthetic fibers, but right now I'm stuck in brunette mode so it's my favorite. Been wearing it daily since September, rinses easily, recondition, feels like new. Sheds a little too, about as much as real hair falls out, so I figure it's kind of realistic that way too. The fibers damage, tangle, fall out, like real hair, so I replace it every six months or so. Like paying for a haircut like a real girl would have to do. Mmmmmm. Pretty hair. Love it.

[mikiSJ]

I consider myself to be very hetero. The first thing I see when I approach a woman is her face. If it is pleasing the rest is simply 'window dressing'!

So, when I dress, I am concerned about how my face will look. I can't make it look the way I want so I am having a makeover at Carla's next month.

[Barbara Dugan]

face and no clothes is better for me