Can you help me find my look?

[Janet Merai]

I am transitioning from male to female and currently I am a beginner at the whole thing.

Luckily, I am a professional artist so I have that as a benefit, however, my face and body as a canvas is another story XD

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone could perhaps critique, give me tips, advice or pointers on what I could do better to look as feminine and female as possible?

I am very confident with myself, no self-esteem issues or anything, I just want to be as passable as possible :3

Here are some of my photos for reference :3

[Taka]

the last pic is really cute. nice smile, and not too much of your forehead showing.

[Janet Merai]

The last one was actually with a wig.

Is my hairline far too high that I need a wig?

[Beverly]

The last one was actually with a wig.

Is my hairline far too high that I need a wig?

Lots of women have high hairlines, even hollywood actresses. My opinion is that your own hair is better than any wig. Get a good salon stylist to help you wear your hair to suit your face.

http://www.listal.com/list/female-celebrities-high-foreheads

[Janet Merai]

Thank you for the information so far :3

Is there anything else noticeable that I should be aware of?

[Taka]

your hairline isn't really too high, but your expression in the pics without wig isn't too feminine, so the hairline would probably help people put you in the male box. a wig or different hairstyle would help a whole lot if you're going to present as a woman right now. there won't be any need to hide the hairline when your overall look becomes slightly more feminine. you look like you'll be able to get there beautifully without doing drastic changes to any part of your face.

(try repeating that last pic without the wig?)

[Janet Merai]

I am actually trying to achieve the results of that last picture :3

While at a transgender game night, I let some of the trans people experiment on me until they achieved what that picture shows

I might actually consult a professional hairstylist and makeup artist for help.

[Natalie]

Only YOU can decide what YOUR look is.

[Janet Merai]

I totally agree with you on that, however, it doesn't hurt to have outside advice and help to refine or help improve on it :3

I'm not actually asking anyone to do my look for me or help me to find it but rather help me understand what I can do and what works with me to make it better or improve on it :3

Sorry if it came across the wrong way.

[Beverly]

I totally agree with you on that, however, it doesn't hurt to have outside advice and help to refine or help improve on it :3

Are you aware of "body shapes"? Pear, Apple, Hourglass and so on? Different clothing suits different body shapes. For instance I have a friend the same size as me. She is quite busty and large hipped, something of a pear. I am more symmetrical with a narrow waist so I am an hourglass. Even though we are the same size her clothes look dreadful on me and mine look ridiculous on her.

Having an hourglass, I suit a "tailored fit" whereas she suits "empire line" because of her boobage. Maybe this is an area you could google? Alternatively, once you know your shape go to a good clothes store with trained assistants and tell them you need some advice and try on the various styles.

One final point. I looked at women my age with my hair and skin colour and my approximate build and saw what sort of clothes they wore for work / leisure / parties / etc. That helped too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_body_shape#Female_shapes

[shannonblue]

The last photo looks great actually, the color you picked it looks good with the fair skin complexion!! as you transition your features will soft and you can play with different looks, for now the wig works nicely!!

[Taka]

the feelings i get from the pictures are, trying to look sexy - trying to look cute - open and inviting
when trying to achieve the results of the last pic, maybe try to remember the feeling you had rather than the exact look?

(i'm only throwing in questions and suggestions here. every person is responsible for their own look, i won't try to shape anyone to my liking, apart from myself...)

[BeefxCake]

you have nice lips, perhaps don't be afraid to stick some color on em

as for hair, i think some bangs or a  side bang would look good too. it would help break up your forehead a bit.

(yeah i might be a dood but i've had to be dolled up for 18 years of life )