Hello gurls. I'm Alyssa and live about 1hr north of Toronto, Canada. I've been dressing for about 20 years(35 now), with periods of stopping. I stopped dressing for about 4yrs from 2002 to 2006. I restarted in 06, and have been consistently dressing(in private) about 2 to 5 times a month(a roommate affects opportunities). I have a small selection of clothing, a couple of wigs and some makeup. I have never fully grasped the makeup part of dressing, which is why I have only gone outside once. It was when a TG salon owner in Toronto did my make up 2 weeks ago for a makeover session. After the session, I purchased a new blouse & skirt and loved how I looked in new clothes and wasn't ready to put Alyssa away, so I decided to leave the salon in my newly purchased clothing(my roommate was out of town with his GF). I had to pass a few people on the street to get to my car, which was scary, but as exciting as anything I've ever done. The walk to my car was uneventful, as no one gave me a second look. I was on cloud 9 the whole way home. It got better when I realized that I needed to get gas. Having to get out and pump gas while 2 other people(woman-mid 40's, man-late 20's) were also filling up, just made the afternoon complete. Again, the other people paid little attention to me.
I realized after that weekend, that to be complete as Alyssa, I really need to learn more about makeup. Now that I have some confidence that with the makeup done right, I can go out as Alyssa(starting out with short excursions) I can't wait for my next "outing". I hope some of you have advice that can help make me complete. I have contacted the salon owner about setting up a makeup tutorial, but have not confirmed a date. I've been hesitant because I want to make sure any products she promotes are the best product, not because it's what she sells. So any tips are welcome.
Looking forward to making some new friends now that each day I'm making Alyssa more complete.
Sincerely,
Alyssa 🙂 XOXO
