I don't wear make up much at all.. If I'm going out to some kind of event, sure I'll do a little work around the eyes and add some lipstick.. But day to day? I'll rarely if ever wear it.. And to those who say it 'required'? My comment is this, in the last month or so the only people that have called me he, sir or anything else vaguely male are family members - most of whom immediately correct themselves..
As I've mentioned previously, I'm Dior trained when it comes to make up. So a lack of skill is not an issue for me.. I just don't like the feeling of having my whole face covered, many women in my age group (in my location) don't bother on a day to day basis.. I also work in a kitchen, where the heat and humidity tends to make it slide clean off anyway - despite the use of fixers, etc..
I could go on and on about how saying we all need to conform to stereotypes is wrong, but I'd be wasting my time around here..
Quote from: angelfaced on October 24, 2011, 05:21:00 PM
i need to throw my opinion in here. a lot of women dont need makeup,especailly those who are very young, thats very much true. however, for ts women, MOST DO. so for a ts woman that doesnt pass who still doesnt wear makeup which might help her pass either gives the idea that she doesnt care about her appearance or doesnt care about passing. for that person maybe thats okay, but i disagree. I think it really hurts the ts women who are trying to pass and assimilate into society as a girl. by not doing what you can to pass, its almost like acting like you want to flaunt your ts status, which most of us do not at all. even when i was a boy i was wearing makeupcuz it made me feel better about my appearance. do i need makeup now ? nah i dont think so all the time, but i wear it cuz it makes me more confident as a girl and it makes me feel more attractive, which in turn helps me pass. who wouldnt want that 
and i rarely see girls my age ( twenty five to thirty ) without some sort of makeup on their face, and my job is to blend in, so i do what other girls my age are doing, which in turn is wearing makeup most of the time.
oh just to add to this a little bit more. gg's dont have alot of the issues that ts women do wiyth thier face. by the time we get to twenty-five, wever been shaving our faces for 6-7 and for some for 10 years already. that causes alot of damage to the face that women dont have to deal with. to think that you can go around without covering that damage up is almost laughable, cuz for some its one of the tings tat makes you instantly clockable. genetic girls have smooth, soft faces. even the ones that have hair dont have the rough skin that comes from shaving. just saying , that stuff needs to be covered
Wow.. that's just so wrong I don't know where to start.. If wearing make up makes you feel good, by all means do it - but don't tell me I need to.. And don't tell me I'm trying to flaunt anything or hurt any body.. I'm just getting on with my life..
I have a nice soft face, (after a proper shave) so much so that the GG's in my family have expressed some jealousy about my skin.. I've never had rough skin, mostly because I recognised from a young age how bad for the skin shaving was and took steps the help and improve it..
My final comment is that broad generalisations and enforcement of gender stereotypes is wrong..
