Quote from: noleen111 on April 09, 2013, 09:46:33 AM
Passing is more than looking like a lady, it how you present yourself, if you believe you are a woman you will convince people you are...
I agree that makeup is just a tool in making someone prettier and that doesn't equal pass, but I don't really understand how believing you are a woman will convince people. I don't really want to have to convince people, but maybe I'm just not seeing the connection or something. I think along with voice, that if you look and talk like a woman, people will think you're a woman. I think looks are more important than voice but if you naturally look feminine then you probably don't have a deep voice.
This has been my experience.(I'm not saying you shouldn't have to practice voice; it's one of the top things on my list.)
But if you don't look the part, this has nothing to do with makeup, you will not pass. I don't really get the whole confidence thing in helping you pass. I mean often times I can walk around and shop or whatever and people are going to assume that I'm either a man or a woman. Now if I act really masculine and talk like a guy, yeah they will start to think trans, but this has more to do with mannerisms that are probably deeply ingrained. I don't know maybe I'm missing something and I'm really not trying to be insulting or anything, I really want to understand cause I'm interested in anything that helps.
