Makeup/makeup artist

[Lex286]

I so am not good at makeup and I hate looking in the mirror and saying ugh! Anyone know someone in Seattle who is trans friendly who I could hire to help me?

Thanks

[flowers]

In my experience, MAC cosmeticians are very trans friendly and informative. The caveat though is that you are expected to spend $50+ on products.

With makeup artists, most have been really excited to help. I think I was usually a welcome challenge different from their average clientele. I live in California, so my experiences might not be totally extrapolatable though.

[JulieWeeks]

I second what flowers posted about MAC, their counters are very trans friendly.

Have you considered contacting a spa or salon in your area that offers makeup applications and lessons?  I've gone this route and it's an eye opening experience when you are finally introduced to colours and techniques specific to you and you see the results right then as they go through the lesson.

[Jess42]

OK, when I was younger I hired a person to show me how to do really good makeup. I was in a band and since I was the only trans and really the only one brave enough we pooled our money together and I hired a woman to show me how to do makeup. She taught me day and evening and all kinds of stuff. I had to go back and show the rest of the band members how to apply the night, with a little craziness and overdone makeup.

No Youtube back then but definitely check out all the tutorials on youtube. A lot of them is what the lady taught me in the eighties. And practice makes perfect and now days, less is more and the more natural the better it looks trans or cis. Eye shadow, mascara and foundation is good, but too much blush and so on is way too much. I love the smoky eye look, more neutral but still reddish tinted lipstick and definitely match the foundation with your natural skin tone.

[Lex286]

Thanks soo much for the tips, looks like practice might be a big key.

[Jess42]

Thanks soo much for the tips, looks like practice might be a big key.

That is the key most definitely is practice makes perfect. Even to this day at times I go overboard for certain things or events. But as for normal going out and prowling for guys, I just look "normal" or as normal as I can get. It is definitely worth hiring someone to show you. You have day and night and like me sometimes caked on thick.