Charlotte's scratch post

[Stottie Girl]

Yeah, that's pretty cold alright. The coldest I've ever seen locally was -14C but that was a rare few weeks. I've only seen that once.

[Devlyn ✅]

That was the high for the afternoon, too.

[Sephirah]

My first year in the UK we went to the Christmas Market in Leeds. I was bundled up in many layers for the evening outdoors. Then the local girls showed up in their micro skirts and tube tops. Your Northern girls are bred tough. And with an exhibitionist streak. 😁

Yeah this is kind of true.

Up north, the blood is mixed with anti-freeze. I don't remember the last time I didn't wear a T-shirt at Christmas, and my windows are open all year round.

[Petunia]

That last photo is no makep at all. Just toner and moisturiser. The earlier ones have more makeup as was covering beard shadow. Later i wear it much less. Just natural.

Charlotte 😻

I just knew you were going to say that.

At 5 years of age I was really jealous of a girl at school called Lindy because she had skin like yours.

Then there was Trudy, again the skin. I got teased for wanting to hang out with Trudy.

Then there was Anne, a girl I fell in love with but could never muster up the courage to really get to know. She was also the class smart girl and we always kept a close eye on each others exam results.

All those girls had the same thing in common. Beautiful smooth skin.

Charlotte, yours looks exactly the same in that last photo.

It is human to focus on the parts of us we hate and forget about the best bits

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

I just knew you were going to say that.

At 5 years of age I was really jealous of a girl at school called Lindy because she had skin like yours.

Then there was Trudy, again the skin. I got teased for wanting to hang out with Trudy.

Then there was Anne, a girl I fell in love with but could never muster up the courage to really get to know. She was also the class smart girl and we always kept a close eye on each others exam results.

All those girls had the same thing in common. Beautiful smooth skin.

Charlotte, yours looks exactly the same in that last photo.

It is human to focus on the parts of us we hate and forget about the best bits

Loved reading about your experiences of others nice skin at school. I cant even remember noticing such things, but sounds like you're very atuned to skin detail and tone.

Awww well my facial skin on good days I'm very happy with, which is why i often feel little need to use makeup unless I'm looking for that real perfect look. I've worked to get my skin nicer since transition with plenty of moisturiser and on mornings I wash my face with warm water only.

But the flipside is too much warmth or other irritations and my neck goes red and sore. Then suddenly I'll get several spots all over my face that take days to clear and get very inflamed. Like my moods my skin goes in cycles and very much represents how good I'm feeling. If I'm run down, I really look run down.

My upper legs and butt are exactly the opposite to my face. You'd be forgiven for thinking i was infected with a contagious disease if you saw them. I could easily count 50+ red apots and sores right now.

So guess we win and lose some.

[Petunia]

Charlotte, my skin is very reactive like yours. I cover my arms and legs as much as possible as temperature changes give me hives.

I can live with that as it can be concealed with clothes.

The face is another story. I'm going to need treatment for all the red on my face