When did you decide to shave your facial hair..

[Ressie]

and keep it shaved? This is a must for those that want to pass. It's the beginning of serioius CDing IMO.

For me, it was nearly 10 years ago after my wife left. My old high school friends have beards and might wonder why I don't. lol

[typhoidmary]

I haven't kept my facial hair since I was 18. Even if I wasn't a CDer I wouldn't grow it out, it's really patchy and uneven and just looks silly.

[Talisker]

So your implying nearly all those in professional jobs who wear suits are sliding into CD.

I think it's more likely they or their SO likes a clean shave. My SO likes it smooth.

[Allisa]

Only had a beard once a long time ago it never looked right, to patchy. But allways had a mustache, from full bushy to fu-man-chu to even a walrus. Just shaved it off permanently last year, it was 90% grey and made me look old big time, never to come back now. One good thing about the grey, very little shadow when clean shaved so easier to cover.

Lisa

[bridget thronton]

4 years ago

[Tina G]

Always kept it clean.. hasn't ever felt right when it has grown out a little. guess that's a good thing now :)

[Linda E. Woodworth]

I've always shaved except for the couple of times decades ago when I tried to grow a beard and see what it was like.

Turns out I can't as the whiskers never fill in.

Fine by me.

I don't mind shaving and it makes the feminine impression better.

[Julie Denier]

I'm always clean shaven -- can't grow a decent beard to save my life; I just end up looking like a hobo after a few days. I only shave every 3-4 days because I have sensitive skin, but I'll do a more careful job shaving when I'm dressing.

[Beverley Sims]

As soon as I get my electric razor fixed. :)

I use a blade in emergencies, always clean shaven.

[reb.femme]

When it scratches my wife's legs?
Never had a proper moustache. Only when I was about 14/15, I had what we call a bum fluff tash. Clean shaven ever since.

Rebecca

[Melissa_59]

I had a beard back in my younger days, late teens and early 20s. I had to shave my facial hair when I joined the military and was only able to grow it out when I was on 30 days leave or more. I didn't do that too often though because I started picking up grey hair in my beard and it made me look a lot older than I am. I kept it shaved after I got out and was more accepting of my other self, and have kept it clean ever since.

If there was a way to do a treatment that would keep it from growing in, I'd do that in a second. But my natural hair color is red (what's left, and that isn't grey anyway) so laser hair removal is out and I don't have the money (with a daughter in grad school) to do electrolysis.

And no one has invented a magic wand yet. :)

~Mel

[devida]

I was clean shaven until I came to the States in the seventies and grew a zapata mustache. I guess I was truing to be more macho. I certainly looked like every other American man in the seventies. I wooed and married my wife while wearing it and shaved it off while she was on a trip. She didn't recognize me when I met her at the airport but she was absolutely delighted. She said she did not realize I had such a beautiful upper lip. I've never had facial hair since. That was about thirty years ago. I'm still happy with my upper lip, though it now usually has lipstick. BTW I do think men with beards or mustaches and bright lipstick are really sexy so it's not that I think cds should be clean shaven. If you want to be into gender-effery more power to you. Facial hair just doesn't work for me.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Ressie, The last time that I had facial hair was for about 6 months back in the middle 70s'.

[Eryn]

When I was in my twenties I grew a mustache to look more mature. When I was in my 50's I looked in the mirror and decided that I didn't need to look more mature!

Since then I have done electrolysis and laser. The only comment I get it is about how much younger I look! It is great to not worry about beard cover and to be able to wear normal GG makeup.

[Nadine Spirit]

About the same time I decided to take the leap and get a wig and tryout makeup. For about 10 years or so before that time I would dress in various stages of cross dressing, but never fully dressed. One day I talked to my wife about a wig, and she said, well then I think you would need to shave your goatee. Shortly thereafter it was done.

But it scared the crap out of me to do it. I have such a baby face it helped to age me to have my facial hair. I thought it would turn my world upside down to shave it. It didn't. I lived. And I enjoy it.

Occasionally I let it grow out for a week or two here and there but it is so grey now it just makes me look so old!

[Tracii G]

Had a moustache from 18 to age 53 had long mutton chop sideburns for a while a thin beard,full beard,gotee etc.
At 53 I said its all gone never again will I let it grow back.
People were shocked at first but they said I looked 15 years younger without all the facial hair.
Me about age 23 a hard core nasty person at that time full of piss and vinegar.

[Stephanie Voorhees]

Looks like I'm the only one who still does keep their beard. I just like it far too much to shave it off.

[Bria]

I grew a beard for the Kansas centennial in 1961 and had either a beard or mustash until I started courting my current wife in 1975, and then let it all grow until Jan 2014 when I shaved all off when the wife was in Texas visiting her sister. She almost didn't recognize me at the airport.

People tell me I look a lot younger with out the beard. It even surprised me at how I look now. The kids don't remember me with out the beard.

The beard is all white now so it doesn't require beard cover, just a foundation and regular GG makeup. Even after two days with out shaving you can't see the stubble, but you sure can feel it, so I have to shave every day or don't even think of getting close to the wife!!

Hugs Bria

[StephanyT]

For me about 8 years, was about then I hated having any facial hair and now keep it shaved all the time. Just be nice if I could keep it off longer...:)

[DonnaT]

2005, I think, when deciding to attend a local TG function.

[Rachel292]

Originally grew a beard when i was 16 or 17 - so I could go into a pub to get a drink (alcohol) - never got challenged because no one expected someone underage to have a beard - shaved it off when about 18 or19. (drinking age in UK = 18)
Grew one again (full set) about 5 years ago, this time dark mustache the rest being light grey/white (age catching up with me).
My son moved out just before christmas and I started dressing seriously again (after a gap - I tried dressing occasionally during the 5 years with the beard but it looked daft). So the beard had to go soon into the new year. It's NOT coming back.

[Samantha Clark]

Too sparse on the cheeks. Never could grow any decent facial hair (except eyebrows which, if untamed, tend to become caterpillars!).

[Ressie]

Two drivers license photos from the 70s. I would have made a hot CD back then!

[AlexisWest]

I've had a mustache for most of my adult life. The occasional winter beard and lately the mustache/goatee VanDike thing. It seems someone always says 'why did you shave it off' question comes up. It's all gone now and only my mom and my wife really know why I shave.

[Erica William]

never really kept facial hair and didn't come in until i was in my early 30's. now I need someone to shave my back.

[Farrah]

I'm preparing to shave mine in the coming months. Sooner than later!...Its really patchy anyway!

[Princess Grandpa]

My grown daughter had never seen me without a beard. A couple months after we realized I needed to dress in women's clothes my wife wanted to play with make up. Losing the beard was one of the hardest thing I ever did.

Hug
Rita

[erickka]

I started keeping my face clean shaven about 20 years ago... I was in my early 30's and it was already turning grey!

[Marcelle]

I have had everything from a moustache, goatee, beard right up to a fuzzy mountain man beard during my years in the military (for various reasons). I went clean shaven about two years back and have never looked back.

Hugs

Isha

[jackie_p]

I never could grow a respectable beard but I had a moustache from 17 to about 42. Just shaved it off in the shower one day and almost gave my family heart failure. Wife and kids had never seen me without it. That was 14 years ago.

[noeleena]

Hi.

Seems things have changed i had a friend who with family went to The States in the 60's 70's ,
and was told you cant wear a beard .....oh .... why not, never did find out why. any way i think he shaved it off just to please who ever, though i think he kicked up about it knowing him , he would,

...noeleena...

[natcrys]

I had a moustache until I was 18.. just because it started growing. And since I was living at home with my parents, there wasn't anything I could do with respect to crossdressing.

As soon as I moved out when I went to university.. off it went! :)

[Cheryl T]

10 years ago when I decided I couldn't hide in the closet anymore and had to come out to my wife.
Wasn't only the facial hair, but all the hair below the nose. No looking back either, I much prefer things this way.

[Terraforming]

It's pretty big struggle for me to keep my facial hair in line. It's very thick and coarse, and shaving next day stubble always leaves really bad 5 o'clock shadow, even with a sharp new blade. This means I have to spend more time covering that up just to go out and enjoy myself. It's too much of a pain a lot of days, and I just try to ignore it. Once I get money for laser, it all goes.

[sometimes_miss]

It was when the girls told me I looked like an old sea captain, when the gray hairs mixed in with the brown in an uneven manner, so I let it grow in a full beard. And I truly looked much older with the beard, so it had to go. Up side, is, I had a beard much of my life, so the skin was protected; much of my facial skin looks much younger than most.

[wanda66]

My hair is shoulder length, I keep it a pony tail at work , I put the facial hair back on to keep the man look.

[michelle64]

i have very little leg hair..takes a month to return..facial hair is limited as well..take me 2 months to grow a mustache or beard..no need for any of the laser hair removal junk because I dont have an issue with it..after 1 day she looks like mrs bigfoot..its all kinda weird (but funny)

[ericafremont]

I've had a beard for almost 35 years. I shaved it off for may first makeover 18 months ago. Now doing laser and electrolysis.

[Eselka]

I''ve almost no facial hair, so I couldn't grow a beard even if I wanted to. At a time I was desperate about it, but now well I won't complain :)

[Hell on Heels]

Yeah... I have had some facial hair, the 12 years prior to my latest outburst of CDing.
I'm sure the beard kept me in check. But the salt and pepper got a little too salty and it had to go.
I've seen e it many guys shave their beards, and every one of them looked younger:
I hope it worked for me as well !
Much Love,
Kristyn

[dominique]

Always been clean shaved. But now and again I let it grow out but only for a week or so then it comes off. My wife doesn't like it when I don't shave. But since I've started wearing make up every time I dress Im always clean shaved for that. My wife made a comment a few weeks ago when I was going through the growing out period, she mentioned why I don't shave as often as I did. Made me think does she know.

[bimini1]

1999, when I first stepped out of the 4 walls en femme. It was a biggie for me. Mustache and sometime goatee. I thought as male I looked soooo much better with it and funny without it. I let it grow back. 2003 I went out again and shaved it. Since then it has been on and off. At about 2008 I shaved it and it has been more off than on since then. I vacilate and sooner or later will let it grow again as my wife prefers it. I actually prefer it when in male mode too I guess if honest.
And of course I still dress in the house with it. Funny thing is it never made that much of a difference in how I felt being dressed with it when I was younger. I guess we progress up the CD ladder and things change.

[PaulaQ]

24 years ago, when I quit drinking. For some reason, in my mind, it was sort of a pledge "I won't drink while I don't have a beard!" This made no sense whatsoever, and today, I realize the reason I did it was gender dysphoria. I quit CDing when I quit drinking, and those feelings had to go somewhere. So my facial hair went. In 24 years, I missed shaving maybe half a dozen times - all of which coincided with serious illness.

[GenieGirl]

I always kept facial hair up until 3 years ago. I kinda liked the way it looked as a guy but knew there would come a day when I was able to be the girl that I wanted to that I'd probably lose the facial hair. I thought I'd miss it but I don't. Same goes for my leg and chest hair. Bye bye baby. Hopefully I can start some permanent removal this fall. Looking into starting laser hair removal soon!

[mechamoose]

If I didn't maintain it, I'd have fur up to my eyeballs. I keep it trimmed to my jawline. I have had a beard for the last 30 years.

I'm sure I'd present better being clean shaven, I just can't make myself do it.

- MM

[StarrOfDelite]

never really kept facial hair and didn't come in until i was in my early 30's. now I need someone to shave my back.

lol! Don't all of us? Someone should tell Gillette and Schick that they need to develop a double-jointed razor which will reach between the shoulder blades.

[Beverley Sims]

Like others here I had an inability to grow it.

Always shaved when necessary.

[Vintage4sarah]

Spring 1997!

I had a full mustache for many years until it all came off. I finally made the decision to be more than someone with a clothing fetish. From that year to today I have created Sarah; worked on my feminine image and tried as best I could considering my world around me to become the women that I always wanted to be.

[Desirae]

I shave it off and on. I've had a mustache of some sort since I was around 14 or 15 with only a couple exceptions where I shaved it off. I have really fine gauge hair. Sure, the facial hair is thicker in diameter than my head hair, but its pretty much mostly gray. There's afew bald patches, too, that just won't grow hair. I think I look a lot older with it. As I've gotten older I've lost quite a bit of my leg hair. It's all fine gauge hair, too. I don't have a lot of chest hair, just some mostly on my belly. I shave my legs since the hair there is sparse anyway. And the upper part of my chest I shave, too. I'm getting close to shaving it all off. I wore a goatee for that past few years, but got rid of that, too, since it was mostly gray anyway. I shave the mustache off from time to time and let it grow back for a while and then shave it again. Working on getting rid of that, too, completely. It's thinned out over the years and is gray and doesn't look that good anyway. I just want to do it in stages so I don't shock anyone. Sometimes I shave it off just to the point of where there are just very, very short whiskers. I'll have it all gone in the relatively near future. I love the feel of my legs now that they're smooth. I wish my skin was smoother, though. I think I have some type of "complex" where I think I don't look as "manly" without some type of facial hair and I worry what people will think. That's the biggest thing I need to work on.

[AshleyT]

iv been shaving since i was 13. i grew a beard a few but i dont keep for long as its a pain to maintain it

[heatherdress]

15 years old.

[jjmetro]

Ive just recently started CDing on a regular basis, have the house to myself. I still have a full beard, but am seriously contemplating clean shaving. Haven't ever done makeup, but my hair is well past my shoulders, wouldn't need a wig.

[Butterfly Bill]

Last time I shaved was in 1973. Ain't done it since.

[AnneC]

I had a moustache in the early 70s for while. A really great handlebar. But it got in the way to crossdressing and had to go. Hence I've been clean shaven since then.

[susancheerleader]

I have ALWAYS shaved. I never have had a mustache or a beard of any kind. I hate the look on myself (I never have. Even before I started dressing.) I never let facial hair grow.

[MssHyde]

a few times a year... every time I can dress

[Pat]

OMG! The Drill Sergeant turned me into a tranny! :confused2: (40 years ago!)

[Lainie]

Never had a beard, too scruffy. Have had the handlebar for over 40 years now.
Yes, I agree that a lady with a handlebar is very incongruous.