I may have crossed the line(s)...

[sandra-leigh]

In my never-ending quest for cleavage to call my own, I taped up this morning (clear packing tape), and left it there for about 6 hours (to find out how comfortable it was over the long term, and to find out how well it would hold.) (Answers: it was a nuisance long-term but bareable, and only a minor rounding held for more than about 20 minutes.)

I checked a few minutes ago, roughly 5 hours after removing the tape... and it turns out that I have quite noticable lines, mostly at the top and bottom of where the tape was, from left side to right side, including extending across my breasts just about where you would expect underwire lines; there are also a few larger blotches concentrated near the ends of where the tape was. A few scratch marks too -- the tape roller was razor sharp.

It's now just before 11 pm here, and it will be bedtime soon... and I normally sleep with my wife with me topless, seldom wearing more than undershorts. I don't think I have an explanation stocked up for these lines :( (Maybe it's a good night to strategically fall asleep on the couch...)

[I did do a short sample run last night, so I knew I wasn't going to have a reaction just from wearing the tape; the lines look more like scratch mark, sort of like what you would get from a cat scratch.)

Oh, and it's about time for the nightly usually-shared bath...

[Tina Dixon]

Is cleavage really that important?

[Sharon]

Hand the roll of tape to your wife and say something like, "Honey, I pulled a muscle in my chest this morning and taped it up to relieve the strain. It worked well, but would you mind taping my chest for me tonight?"

Disclaimer -- I will not be held responsible for any possible negative reactions to either solicited or non-solicited advice.

[Penny]

Sometimes crossdressing is the ultimate reality show. Oh the things we try and do.

[Billijo49504]

Wouldn't it be better to just tell her. You are definately heavely into CD'ing, so maybe it that time to have that talk....BJ
ps.It sure is nice to have a helpful wife. Mine hooked my bra, I was still damp from the shower. The down side, is having to pay for your shopping and hers. A small price to pay.

[Yes I am]

You should have left the tape on.

[eleyna]

Hand the roll of tape to your wife and say something like, "Honey, I pulled a muscle in my chest this morning and taped it up to relieve the strain. It worked well, but would you mind taping my chest for me tonight?"

Hmmm, dig the hole deeper? :thumbsdn:

[Sharon]

Hmmm, dig the hole deeper? :thumbsdn:

Hey, she wanted a story and I gave her one. I thought telling the truth was out of the question. :p

[sandra-leigh]

Is cleavage really that important?

In a word: Yes!

(Hey, this could be turned into a poll!)

Maybe it would be different if I could get forms that really looked skin-tone enough to pass, but until that time I have to make do with rearranging what little I have.

A bit of exposed cleavage (even if only half an inch) is quite common around here, even in women up to about age 55. As a guy, I love to see moderate cleavage: up to somewhere near 2 inches looks attractive, feminine and confident. Not that I don't enjoy seeing more, but after about 3 inches it becomes eye magnets. Loving seeing it, in turn as a femme I would certainly display it if I had it. What's the phrase? "It will encourage the others." :)

Then too, I'd like to be able to pass the down-blouse test.


I feel quite comfortable in wearing skirts and dresses and a number of styles of tops and blouses -- except when I start feeling self-conscious about five o'clock shadow. (My face is not ugly, and certainly is not the traditional rugged masculine ideal, but in little "tells" such as the intra-eye distance, people seem to relatively easily detect it as "male".) Midi- and longer skirts especially I think I wouldn't mind adopting into my "commonly worn clothes" just because I like them for themselves. Numerous times I have gone out with clothes on the more femme side but not "girly", often while wearing my smaller forms, but without even trying to pass. So I'm a certainly a cross-dresser in several respects.
But there are certainly many available outfits which I would only feel right wearing when I am presenting as femme, wig and make-up as necessary, trying to "pass". I am not one of the men who really feels an urge to be female: more like that I would like to look female, and have enough curiosity about the difference in life as experienced by female vs male that I'm willing to try it and see where it goes, open to the possibility that I will develop new interests or possibly even a distinguishable femme personality. But my inspiration to look female is certainly drawn from the many attractive women I see around me... and cleavage happens to be a feature that I particularily notice and enjoy, and would reproduce if I could.

[Wendy me]

Is cleavage really that important?


omg .. yes it is cleavage on a cd important??? yes yes yes .....lets face this our dressing , our make up and all that we wear creates a illusion of someone we want to be..... cleavage is a another tool we use to get there.....

[SallyBowles]

If you are going to tape you should try a surgical/first aid tape that is made for easy release. 3M Micropore is one brand and is in most drug stores. Using a tape not made for human skin could lead to an allergic reaction.

[GG Vanya]

My first though on reading this was: why not use vet wrap? It's like an ace bandage wrap but with a sticky side. Removes very easily.

[Tina Dixon]

Well I guess I still have things to learn I see, so I'mm off to the hardwaer store for a roll of duct tape and try and get some cleavage going, damn it's going to hurt when I take it off, all that hair:heehee:

[Wenda]

Well I guess I still have things to learn I see, so I'mm off to the hardwaer store for a roll of duct tape and try and get some cleavage going, damn it's going to hurt when I take it off, all that hair:heehee:

No,no, no! I hope you are joking! Duct tape, if left on too long, will take off more than the hair. I can remove the top layer of skin and leave permanent scars.:( :(
I got pretty good at taping, but I have found that nuBra is very effective, safe and EASY. If you insist on taping, use medical tape. even then you want to shave first, because removing it will be a bit painful, that is unless you are actually looking to remove chest ahir at the same time.

[Tina Dixon]

No,no, no! I hope you are joking!
Yep just joking:heehee: My chest is way to hairy for cleavage tape.

[Krystal Lee]

Important! Just the holy grail of CDing. At least to me.

I have done most tapings and think medical tape is best but duct tape will work if it it all I have handy.

The easiest is the new bra type stuff and I would recomend that for moderite(sp?) cleavage. I have found that they don't hold really well for long if I am really pulling tight for effect.

But to answer your question YES IT'S IMPORTANT!!!!

Hugs Krystal.

[sandra-leigh]

Well I guess I still have things to learn I see, so I'mm off to the hardwaer store for a roll of duct tape and try and get some cleavage going, damn it's going to hurt when I take it off, all that hair:heehee:

I don't have enough chest hair for that to be a concern. But regular grey duct tape commonly produces a reaction on the skin, quite badly for some and a temporary rash for others. I found in the past that the white Duck (Brand) Tape worked better for me -- no reaction and seemed to stay on. I haven't tried a cleavage stress test with it lately though.

[sandra-leigh]

I checked a few minutes ago, roughly 5 hours after removing the tape... and it turns out that I have quite noticable lines, mostly at the top and bottom of where the tape was

At the 23 hour point, the under-breast red marks have faded noticably since last night, but they are still visible, and would likely be noticed as a continuation of the much larger blotch that was created at one end of the tape. So I'm not out of the woods yet. When the cross-chest lines disappear, the rest could be "I scrapped my side"...

[PaulaJeanette]

Tess,

I hope you ARE NOT using duct tape. That may not be a good choice. The adhesive is duct tape may cause a reaction eventually. I have read that duct tape is used as a way to get rid of warts and have noticed over time that duct tape will discolor painted surfaces.

I sometimes wear my breast forms with adhesives but found that I need to be careful; I get an allergic reaction...itchy red spots. So I can understand scratches and marks on your chest would be hard to explain. My point is, if you're not out to your wife, just be careful.

Hugs,

PaulaJeanette

[Lindsay Marie]

If you want it that bad try an ace bandage instead, at least that way you can come up with better excuses. If you're going to tape get some athletic tape or skin tape, something that won't cause reaction. It's a better chice than clear mailing tape.

[Kristiania]

Hand her the tape and say "i dont know what all the waxing fuss is about"
or "You wanna see me escape out of a whole roll of tape?"
or put a bit back on and say "i want to know if im allergic to this brand bcos at work i was wormed (wrapped in tape) and somethings made me come out in a sweaty horrid rash"

[angelfire]

I doubt it would work, but theres always bondage tape. Only adhesive to itself, and re-usable, so it wouldn't stick to skin. If you use enough it might just work.

[sandra-leigh]

At the 23 hour point, the under-breast red marks have faded noticably since last night

46 hours since removal of the tape: on one side, the under-breast marks have faded enough to potentially be "just the way the skin happens to fold"; on the other side they are still slightly more noticable and in the wrong place for that. And the scrape on the side is still obvious, though healing.

The majority of the underside marks correspond to the edges of where the tape where -- i.e., that the tape essentially wore into me in the 6-ish hours I had it on, rather than this all being a reaction to the adhesives. But the larger scrape on the side must be a place that the tape lifted some skin at a tension stress point.

This is a case of "Don't try this at home, folks!", but since I was foolish enough to try it, I feel impelled to status reports to reinforce just how much of a bad idea it turned out to be :(