That’s wonderful, to have that moment when you can look at a selfie and think ‘yes that’s me’ and then at the same time ‘is that me?’ I think that is so important for a woman, it’s part of the expectation of us and so affirming to have that ‘yes’ moment. I think once you have that, confidence develops and before you know it those ‘keepers’ will start to grow. Fabulous, so pleased
I’m still in the closet at work but otherwise (Covid restrictions permitting) go out as my true self. I’m so lucky with my neighbours, when I told them I was hoping for indifference but they were very excited for me and so supportive. Within the last few months I’ve done gardening in the front garden, put the bins out, gone to the shops, even worked on my car and had a wave and a chat with them.
I think the confidence for that has come from literally hundreds of selfies, going ‘oh no’ at the majority but still sticking at it. In doing so I’ve learned an awful lot, less is definitely more with me and now it’s just either a BB cream or moisturiser with a dab of foundation (thanks to laser, no blue shadow), eyebrows, lashes already tinted brown with henna so either nothing or a quick brush with brown mascara, then a lip tint - all in under 15 minutes, it used to take me 45
Good luck and keep snapping.
