Quote from: kathy b on February 16, 2013, 12:38:59 PM
Thanks Devlyn and Bexi. I read the wiki info again, and I'm going to do as much possible. But after I picked up a few cosmetics I found I was blessed with the skill of a child trying to use finger paints. 
For application hints (and to get an idea of the wide range of approaches people use) I'd suggest checking out some of the make-up tutorials on YouTube -- both ones that are specific to T-girls, but do some searches to find ones that show everyday make-up for a more general audience. At least they will give you hints on any of the basic stuff you may not have easy access to guidance on otherwise, and seeing the techniques in action is so much easier to understand than a written description.
I'm lucky in that I started doing make-up in high school, though mainly it was theatrical and often I would wind up doing a lot of the more involved things like aging, special effects and prosthetics, scars and creating facial hair. But whether the aim is to make someone pretty or horrifying, most of the basic application techniques, and steps are the same. If you can get a copy of any of the Bobbi Brown books, those are excellent (and only a few years out of date) when it comes to everyday stuff.
My impression is that, for your age, you actually have quite androgynous features, (in fact, you remind me a little of my grandmother when she was a similar age) so you should be able fairly readily to find ways to accentuate the positives. You may want to consider a wig, but even that may not be entirely necessary -- it just might help make you feel a bit better about yourself, though the downside can be some discomfort and all the rest that women complain about when it comes to wigs. Still, there are those cultures where wigs are more or less expected, at least once a woman is an adult of
any age.
