Thank you. I haven't had any hair removal yet and since I took this picture I have plucked my eyebrows so they are much thinner and have a slight arch.

just wondering if im getting close enough to start my RLE, ive been on hrt for 8 months, this is me no makeup and my shoulders and arms are still gargantuan, i need tips on makeup i think

Quote from: kiaraja on December 03, 2013, 05:29:07 PM
just wondering if im getting close enough to start my RLE, ive been on hrt for 8 months, this is me no makeup and my shoulders and arms are still gargantuan, i need tips on makeup i think

Absolutely, you're looking really good hon!

Kiaraja- a lot can be done by training your shoulders in a more back position like most cis females hold them. Stand back straight, push your shoulders forward, then all the way up, then rotate then all the way back. This should make a hollow in your back in between your shoulder blades and give you the posture of a goddess.

Also, second pic = HOTTIE ALERT!

Quote from: kiaraja on December 03, 2013, 05:29:07 PM
just wondering if im getting close enough to start my RLE, ive been on hrt for 8 months, this is me no makeup and my shoulders and arms are still gargantuan, i need tips on makeup i think

My friend came in while I was looking at your picture and said "Woah, she's hot. Who is she?" So I'd guess you pass.

Quote from: Jennygirl on December 03, 2013, 06:31:47 PM
Kiaraja- a lot can be done by training your shoulders in a more back position like most cis females hold them. Stand back straight, push your shoulders forward, then all the way up, then rotate then all the way back. This should make a hollow in your back in between your shoulder blades and give you the posture of a goddess.

I'm actually quite comfortable standing like that, and with my hips rotated back.

Quote from: kiaraja on December 03, 2013, 05:29:07 PM
just wondering if im getting close enough to start my RLE, ive been on hrt for 8 months, this is me no makeup and my shoulders and arms are still gargantuan, i need tips on makeup i think

You're beautiful. I'm fairly certain you already make some girls jealous.

Quote from: Jennygirl on December 03, 2013, 06:31:47 PM
Kiaraja- a lot can be done by training your shoulders in a more back position like most cis females hold them. Stand back straight, push your shoulders forward, then all the way up, then rotate then all the way back. This should make a hollow in your back in between your shoulder blades and give you the posture of a goddess.

Also, second pic = HOTTIE ALERT!

thanks for the tip, ive tried that technique but it just seems to unnatural atm, practice i guess,

and thnx for all the positive words everyone, i finally feel like im coming out on the pretty side of a long ugly puberty at 28 years old

Quote from: Henrietta48 on December 01, 2013, 02:32:33 PM
probably a never but here we go.  

Not never, just not yet. Takes time and practice. I don't see anything particularly impossible to overcome though.

Quote from: kiaraja on December 03, 2013, 08:56:19 PM
thanks for the tip, ive tried that technique but it just seems to unnatural atm, practice i guess,

and thnx for all the positive words everyone, i finally feel like im coming out on the pretty side of a long ugly puberty at 28 years old

Oh jeez, you should be proud. You look amazing. I'm sure you get "miss'd" all day long.

Quote from: JennyH on December 02, 2013, 08:37:46 PM
so this is me at about three months hrt. let me know what you think.

Great cheek bones! Your hair looks great, as do your eyes, they're beautiful. Your eyebrows could do with some taming though!
Hard to tell from the pic but your nose seems rather masculine as does your chin. HRT and weight changes might change some of that so don't despair but you may need to learn a make-up trick or two to help it seem a bit slimmer. Three months is early though, see how things progress, I'm sure you'll do great! 

Quote from: Jennygirl on December 03, 2013, 06:31:47 PM
Kiaraja- a lot can be done by training your shoulders in a more back position like most cis females hold them. Stand back straight, push your shoulders forward, then all the way up, then rotate then all the way back. This should make a hollow in your back in between your shoulder blades and give you the posture of a goddess.

Also, second pic = HOTTIE ALERT!

I agree with Jenny on both counts!!

Quote from: kiaraja on December 03, 2013, 05:29:07 PM
just wondering if im getting close enough to start my RLE, ive been on hrt for 8 months, this is me no makeup and my shoulders and arms are still gargantuan, i need tips on makeup i think

You look quite feminine.  However, you are conflating the two issues.  Physically passing is just one aspect of the RLE.

You are quite correct to think about other aspects of being a woman.  Good luck to you. 

P.S. - Your arms don't look "gargantuan," but even if they did, that would not be a "tell."  Look at some pictures of female athletes, like swimmers!  Big arms and shoulders.  Still feminine.

Quote from: Jennygirl on December 03, 2013, 06:31:47 PM
Kiaraja- a lot can be done by training your shoulders in a more back position like most cis females hold them. Stand back straight, push your shoulders forward, then all the way up, then rotate then all the way back. This should make a hollow in your back in between your shoulder blades and give you the posture of a goddess.

Wow, this is immensely helpful, I've always just pulled them in. With tips like this it's no wonder you always look like one in your pictures. ^^

Quote from: kiaraja on December 03, 2013, 05:29:07 PM
just wondering if im getting close enough to start my RLE, ive been on hrt for 8 months, this is me no makeup and my shoulders and arms are still gargantuan, i need tips on makeup i think

Your arms and shoulders are gargantuan? No, really? Well, You should see mine - Yours are very slim and slender in comparison! And I am totally jealous of Your bewbs . And You look totally gorgeous even without any makeup!

Thank you LittleV! Awww you just made my day!

So I put on "full" make up for the first time today, and took a few pictures with a crummy cheapo wig badly tossed onto my on my head to hide my thin man hair() Keep in mind I have the make up applying skills and knowledge of a pre teen girl (i.e. I don't know what I'm doing!) lol

I'm very early in transition, pre-hrt. I've done two sessions of face laser hair removal, plucked my eyebrows.











Of course, an obligatory "angled" picture, lol:


Ah!
Oh this is terrifying. This is the first time anyone beside me has seen me trying to be in me mode (i.e., not in boy mode lol).

@Thylacin

Your facial features are fantastic, especially your chin. That last photo is just gorgeous and completely natural.

You are going to knock em dead girl!   

For Pre-HRT...Thylacin you look amazing!

Quote from: Thylacin on December 05, 2013, 03:15:01 PM
So I put on "full" make up for the first time today, and took a few pictures with a crummy cheapo wig badly tossed onto my on my head to hide my thin man hair() Keep in mind I have the make up applying skills and knowledge of a pre teen girl (i.e. I don't know what I'm doing!) lol

I'm very early in transition, pre-hrt. I've done two sessions of face laser hair removal, plucked my eyebrows.











Of course, an obligatory "angled" picture, lol:


Ah!
Oh this is terrifying. This is the first time anyone beside me has seen me trying to be in me mode (i.e., not in boy mode lol).

wow im jealous of your cheeks, there so cute, you have such a naturally accepting female face, and that is without hormones!!!? after a year on hrt i wouldn't doubt if you ever get clocked, just grow your hair out, the wig is your only tell imo