My honest opinion:
Agree with Jayne: The third one (grey) and the last one (nothing) looks best!

Not a fan of the first one, unfortunately...!

Honestly - that LAST one, with nothing at all looks THE BEST to me!!!
It stands out in a good way, nothing wrong with your arms! Makes justice to the dress imo...!!! Looks classy and kinda hot, . The cardigans and jackets in general kinda ruin the outfit imo... Like hiding the best part!

I agree, #3and the last one.

You look great in the dress

You look amazing in just the dress but the first pic looks amazing too.
Kinda jealous your going to Broadway, hope you have an amazing night x

Sophie

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Quote from: maybesoph on July 09, 2018, 03:09:55 AM
You look amazing in just the dress but the first pic looks amazing too.
Kinda jealous your going to Broadway, hope you have an amazing night x

Sophie

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I've literally never been anywhere but disneyworld as a kid, it will be a huge change of pace for me.

Speaking of changes of pace...


Sooooooooooooooooo....

Yeah.

I did the single most impulsive thing I've ever done my life today. I got my nose pierced. I'm freaking out a bit I went through with it, but I'm really excited as well. I never would have dreamed of doing this even a few weeks ago before pride, but something really changed in me. Like, seriously, when I said it was a life altering experience I totally meant it.

Also I saw my trans friend earlier while looking for a kimono type cover up at Belk for the dress (they had some but were WAY too expensive, managed to find a really nice long cardigan that is white with faded floral design at TJ maxx though that had a consensus approval!). He (just going with he now) had male clothes on, last few times I saw him was wearing stuff that wasn't fem but definitely women's clothes. I hope it marks a turning point!

You got your nose pierced! Cool, but you know the rules...photos or it didn't happen!! [emoji16]

Hugs,
Jayne

Quote from: Roll on July 09, 2018, 09:20:43 PM
I never would have dreamed of doing this even a few weeks ago before pride, but something really changed in me. Like, seriously, when I said it was a life altering experience I totally meant it.

So cool  and happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow Ellie! Yeah, need pics. What else are you going to get pierced? 

Who nose what you will get up to next!!!! Like a flower springing from a bud Ellie is blooming XXXXXXXXXX

Weird angle and 5 o clock shadow but there we go

So, bit of a ... I dunno. Not really a negative update/vent, but, more just life being life.

I can't remember how much I've said here, so I'll do a quick synopsis. Unfortunately, my step-mother's cancer issue was not fully gone, they went and did more tests, didn't come back great, went and did more tests to see what they can confirm and that's where we stand. Huge question mark, but liver related so is either nothing random lesions) or really, really bad with not of possibilities in between... With my sister also going off to college soon, she has been acting out. Not like someone about to turn 18 tomorrow, but like a 12 year old. Which is hurting her mom, who is obviously stressed and terrified, and also everyone else, myself very much included. I've recently come to a few realizations of my own that... are not particularly great, though it was important I recognized these things for safety's sake. (I'm pretty sure this was behind the nose piercing impulse as my own outlet.)

So basically, I acknowledged to myself that given the way I intend to my live my life in the foreseeable future, I am definitely a high risk candidate for HIV infection. As such, I have scheduled an appointment to get a prescription to start PReP so it is in my system by the time I am in Atlanta. I don't intend to go crazy or do anything blatantly unsafe, but the reality is what it is for the trans community. Particularly in Atlanta for those of us attracted to guys, as apparently the rates are a bit higher in the south and the south means Atlanta. This has caused me to really consider a lot of things, as I have lived such a sheltered life and was not someone who ever even remotely considered something like HIV before. I dunno, it's hitting me in a weird way. Not sad or depressing, just weird.

Hi Ellie, so sorry your step mother is going through such a scary time with her health. I am hoping the test results come back with good news.

Nose piercing looks good. For some reason I was imagining you had a hoop ring throughbthebftontbifbypur nose, like they dog on bulls. I have no idea why I thought that. I like what you did better than what I imagined.

Good idea to take safety precautions with your own health with Prep. My pharmacists actually suggested it to me when I refilled my last prescription. I am married and in a very low risk group with my lifestyle, so I am not going to bother with Prep. Don't really know much about it other than my pharmacist telling me it's supposed to work very well.

Your sister "acting out" has probably got a lot to do with her moving away and her mother potentially being very ill. I really do hope the test results return good news, for all of your family.

Hang in there and take good care of yourself.

Big hugs and best wishes to you.

Jayne

Oh god, septum piercing would be a bit too large of a jump.

Oh yeah, and can't even do nostril ring just yet! Just like earrings, gotta do starter stud. Guy said after a few weeks of healing if I wanted to change it early I could come in and he'd do it free, since not really safe for me to do on my own until the end of the healing period. Which after my experience with earrings, I am going to give  quite a bit of extra time. Ears definitely needed an extra month left alone to be fully ready to go.

A guy semi-flirted with me a bit but he thought I was a gay guy. But meh, I'll take it.

So yeah then I just did my nails. MUCH bolder this time.



Going out nice casual for my sisters 18th birthday today! Then BROADWAY ON SATURDAY!

Snap looks the same as mine (if the colour on screen is right) Hot Rod red!!!

It was OPI, called A dance in Red Square. It... surprised me when I found out the name. Little more soviet era Russia than I was expecting.

Mine is Boots no7 stay perfect(not with my job)Devils Delight with a clear top coat.

Piercing looks great, didn't notice any ficking shadow...
Cool nails + very feminine hands you've got there,

Eef, not a fan of nose piercings, but if it makes you happy...  Your nails look great.  I had the same feeling about prep.  I'm getting on it this month too.  Yup, better to be safe.

Bari Jo

Quote from: Bari Jo on July 11, 2018, 03:11:26 PM
Eef, not a fan of nose piercings, but if it makes you happy...  Your nails look great.  I had the same feeling about prep.  I'm getting on it this month too.  Yup, better to be safe.

Bari Jo

I was not either, it was a weird surprise shift for me

So still awaiting pictures to be sent, but I went out again as me last night. To a fancy dinner for my sister's 18th birthday! Nice casual, wearing the cold shoulder black top I've had since I first bought clothes and some white pants and sandals.

No real issue at all, just felt... normal.

And this morning I ran to CVS to grab last minute stuff for trip, again unshaven and just in random t-shirt and got ma'am'd. Voice and beard shadow when noticed don't keep the impression up, but something has crossed a serious threshold on that all important first look where I'm being read as female.

So I leave for NYC tomorrow morning!! As I mentioned previously, this is my first real trip... ever. I mean, I went to Disney World as a kid or to like family reunions, but nothing like this.

Unfortunately, my friend in NY... well, he's trying to set himself up for a way out of meeting up. He started with an excuse about his schedule, but then admitted he may just too depressed and not in a good place. Which frankly is exactly why I want to make sure he goes somewhere with me, maybe I'm being arrogant but I believe it will help. I have known him for 15+ years and have probably spent more time playing games with him online than I have spent with any one other person, as the games were the central part of both of our lives. I hope that maybe, just maybe, I can help ground him a bit and show him that happiness is possible. I mean, he was excited not even just a few days ago planning to get me to play some vr horror games to try and scare me (which yeah, good luck for him with that, I don't scare easy ), and this is totally a facet of that depression I believe and when it comes down to it he does want to get together. I worry about him a lot. I know people have to "fix" themselves in the end, but even the smallest support can make such a huge difference, I at least want to try to provide a bit of that.