Today mom & I spent all day tweezing my face, hours upon hours of pain after a failed waxing attempt. Looking forward to not having that beard shadow (still more hair to be tweezed). Purchased a Epilator a few minutes ago, and should arrive Friday... I cannot image the pain being worse than what I endured today LOL, although I am sure it won't be pleasant.....

Tomorrow my support group meets. Going to be the first time going out in public, nervous. It has only been 3 weeks sense I came out, but it has been the best & craziest three weeks of my life so far. With all of the positiveness I have had so far is making it quite easy on my life so far, feels like everyday I am taking another step in my transition that it has almost become the norm for me.

I am preparing for it to slow down, getting myself mentally prepared for the slow and long road ahead.  Feels good to have a nice start to it all.

Nervous, excited, scared, big ball of emotions right now.

Best of luck as you go out. I know it can be nerve wracking. At least you have a supportive mother. Having another girl to help guide you is invaluable as you start your journey.

Just out of curiosity, which epilator did you get? And are you planning on permanent hair removal? Pulling them can work for quite a while, but may make things harder to remove down the road if you try for laser or electrolysis.

I plucked for 19 years. It s**ks.
Do laser then needle work.
Otherwise you'll have to wait 3 months for it to grow back in, before an appt.

Quote from: AbbyJ on January 17, 2011, 11:38:26 PM
Best of luck as you go out. I know it can be nerve wracking. At least you have a supportive mother. Having another girl to help guide you is invaluable as you start your journey.

Just out of curiosity, which epilator did you get? And are you planning on permanent hair removal? Pulling them can work for quite a while, but may make things harder to remove down the road if you try for laser or electrolysis.

Planning on hair removal down the road when I can afford it, right now I am quite happy with the results of tweezing. I purchased the Braun SE3170 Silk-épil SoftPerfection, has a lot of good reviews and I think a few people on here use it...

I know it's a nervous thing, but it does get easier. Though I've not officially come out yet, I know the right time is soon to come.
But going out with ur support group will help and make it a little easier. Good luck!!

Phew, it's over!

Nerves..... They kept me on edge for a while, but by the time I was walking to my door I did not want to go inside because I just did not want it to end yet. Sure I just went to my support group, but it's a start -.- Still going over today in my head, it was a milestone of many over the last few weeks. Hard to describe how I feel, but being seen by others and the world not ending was internally comforting.

Happily flustered and at a loss of words tonight

Congrats Zoe,

Yes it's a hard step but it gets easier every time. Heather Rose makes a good point as well, the secret is to look like other woman, not someone on the red carpet. You'll get there in no time.

Hugs
Cindy