Do you want to look your best when presenting yourself as a woman?
The good news is that looking attractive is less about innate beauty and more about how you present yourself.
In fact, several studies have shown that physical attractiveness is mainly influenced by “self-care” – meaning how you groom yourself, style your hair, and dress.
This means that grooming and self care are a big part of your feminine image!
In this blog post filled with trans / crossdressing advice, I share five simple grooming practices that should be part of your regular beauty routine.
1. Hand Care
Your hands say a LOT about you!
Since your hands may be larger than the average woman’s, it’s especially important to take good care of them. The last thing you want is for your hands to draw unwanted attention.
Beauty prescription:
- Every 1-2 weeks: Give yourself a manicure – or better yet, get a manicure at a nail salon. Clip or file your nails and push back the cuticles with a cuticle pusher.
- Daily: Clean underneath your fingernails with nail brush and apply hand cream several times per day.
2. Hair Removal
You already know that beard stubble and chest hair can undermine your feminine image. But it’s essential to consider other often neglected areas too.
Do you have unwanted hair in any of these particular spots?
- Nose and ears
- Knuckles and toes
- Eyebrows
- Back
- Bikini area
- Arms
- Legs
Beauty prescription:
- Once per week: Shave, trim, wax, and/or pluck the above-mentioned areas as needed.
3. Exfoliation
Exfoliation is the process of scrubbing off dead skin cells. Dead skin cells can dull your complexion and lead to ingrown hairs.
Exfoliation will give you smoother, younger looking skin, which can greatly enhance your appearance as a crossdresser or transgender woman.
Beauty prescription:
- Once or twice per week: Exfoliate your face and body using a washcloth, loofah, or exfoliating scrub. (When exfoliating your face, be sure to use facial products only.)
4. Foot Care
It’s easy to forget your feet, especially during the winter, when they are covered up with shoes and socks. But that’s no excuse to ignore them.
Could you imagine a beauty icon like Marilyn Monroe or Angelina Jolie with cracked heels and ragged toenails? No way – and neither should you.
Beauty prescription:
Twice per month: Treat yourself to a pedicure at home or in a salon. Trim your toenails and (optionally) apply polish. Remove calluses with a pumice stone.
5. Face Mask
Applying a face mask once per week should be part of every girl’s routine. Besides targeting specific skincare concerns, relaxing with a mask is a great way to pamper yourself.
There are face masks designed to address every concern from acne to wrinkles. In addition to cream and clay masks, sheet masks are a popular and convenient option.
Beauty prescription:
- Once per week: Apply a face mask suited to your skin.
What are YOUR must-do beauty rituals?
Being pretty and polished is a great confidence booster. These habits can also make you look better in guy mode, so it’s a win-win.
What are YOUR must-do beauty or grooming rituals? Please share in the comments below!
Love,
Lucille
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Hi girls – I pretty much adhere to all these tips. Especially nail care. I just love pedicures! Nothing makes me feel more feminine than going to my local salon en femme and getting a pedicure. I’m always treated as just one of the gals! Here I am two days ago getting a pedicure and the mall yesterday showing off my nails! What do you think for this 74 year old gal? Hugs, Suzy
Suzy I like it when you give us something a little different and I really like your dress.
Hugs and smiles,
Jenny D
Thanks Jenny! Pedicures are my fav! Hugs, Suzy
Great tips! Thank You.
I am mostly ok on these, except that I am egregiously delinquent with nails. There never seems time to stop and do a thorough job, so they are well, not pretty. I’m still hopeful that I will get in the habit of good nail grooming some day. I’m lucky to have decent skin, so I take it for granted. My eyes could be a bit less baggy, but not bad for an old gal. I do have an old gal tip: those liver spots can be diminished with a dilute citric acid treatment every few days. It’s available cheaply in bulk in natural food stores. There are other treatments, but this is simplest for me.
I also do all of the stuff you discussed.I especially keep my legs smoothly hairless .I use a epilator and it takes quite a while for it to start growing and when it does grow back their is less of it.
Well, a few other things I would suggest is to get plenty of rest to check the bags under the eyes and not be afraid to wear a little makeup to the office to spruce up your face a bit, but before you put on your makeup in the AM, moisturize your face with a good quality cream moisturizer. Since I’ve been doing that I feel sooooooo much better about my looks and I feel fresher as well. Don’t get real fancy, but do use quality products. Lastly, be proud of who you are from inside and not worry so much. Worry is a killer so stop it. Smile and enjoy your days! xoxoxo
Well I would love to get a manicure and Pedicure, had not a good experience when I went the first time and kind made me nervuos of going to salons. I started laser hair removal a couple of weeks ago, to help remove all my body hair . I am going to start using face masks once a week , as suggested, and exfoliate and moisturize.
A big yes to all those tips…….thanks……..
I do all of that stuff
You’re beautiful, love that smile and the glasses are perfection. Happy holidays, Samantha…
Well Thank You!
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Jessica you look very pretty and very passable Great Job .
Thank you! 15 years of Hormones help that.
you are very beautiful and where do you live at also you date another transgender women
I am married from Wisconsin
A Princess deep inside!
I do none of the above. As I grow older, I seem to be growing progressively taller and I’m no longer able to touch my toes even if my life depended on it ;-( Maybe my arms are shrinking.)
Sadly, even the longest lasting dye lipstick by Maybelline stays on for less than an hour, so people have to accept what they see. I’m almost 80 so in all seriousness, I’m happy to be who I am.
Here’s a photo taken earlier in the year with no makeup, just lippy less than 30 minutes old.