Nice! It really suits your skin tone too.

Last time I checked, yes :3

Well if we’re all sharing :3

The pills are progesterone.

Congratulations! A couple of tips:

Makeup is as difficult as you want to make it. Tutorials on YouTube are a good way to get an idea for what you can do, but the only way to really figure it out is to practice. I’d suggest learning one thing at a time, and if you like how it looks it’s not wrong! For me the most effective things are mascara, eyebrows, eyeliner, and foundation, roughly in that order. It took me a ridiculously long time and a lot of different products before I got anywhere with eyeliner, btw.

As for clothes, yes, wear what makes you happy! Be aware if you’re buying online that stuff that looks good on the model may not suit you. And your shape will change a lot on HRT, so don’t give up hope!

Good luck <3

I also suck at platformers, and Celeste really taught me the value of persistence. The sense of accomplishment when I finally reached the summit was amazing.

No spoilers, but there are plenty more great moments coming up :)

Eugh. Having to stop shaving for a few days prior to electrolysis. At this point I look like a girl wearing an extremely crappy fake moustache. Most of the rest of my face is clear now, but the upper lip is just endless. 😔

As you’ve discovered if your resonance is good you can speak at a low pitch and still sound like a woman :)

Worst case you’ll need to train for a bit if you want your male voice back in the future. But I think it’s a good thing! Presumably you’re going to want to go femme full-time at some point, and you don’t want to accidentally make a clocky noise if you’re startled or not concentrating.

That’s a lovely dress and you look fantastic in it! Thank you for sharing – I think it’s so important for people to see just how much joy transitioning brings.

Sounds like a girl to me! 👍🏼

It’s not just me then, that’s a relief! Must be an AuDHD thing 😅

That’s great! Good for you <3

But I can tell you what would have run through my brain:

Wow, sounds like I pass! But wait, that’s what she wants me to think! Which means she must have clocked me ages ago, and knew all this time! Oh, how hideously embarrassing! And she didn’t let me know she’d clocked me, either. Wow, it must be really obvious. And clearly she’s pretending that she didn’t know to protect my feelings. Oh, why can’t I be that considerate? I’m just a piece of human garbage.

But wait. If she was pretending not to have realized so well that I didn’t know she knew, then she must realize that I’m trying to present as a woman and is accommodating that. Does it really matter, then, whether she’s guessed my assigned gender or not, so long as she treats me as a woman? OF COURSE IT DOES! Because she must be secretly disgusted with me.

Oh no! That means everyone I’ve ever met is doing exactly the same thing: treating me as a woman while secretly knowing the truth! Ahhh!

No, no, calm down. Remember, not everyone is that nice. OK, so it’s possible that some people have clocked you and are being nice, but Occam’s razor would have it that they just think you’re a woman.

Phew, glad that’s sorted. WAIT! I need to reply. I’ve just been staring into space like a lunatic. Say something! No, wait, that was a compliment, wasn’t it? Smile first. Okay, ready? Face muscles engaged… not too much… look at her eyes…

“Uh, thanks.”

You ruined it! Nice job, asshole.

That is a happy smile 😊

To be perfectly honest, I wouldn’t worry about it. Just go with how you feel at the moment.

Before I started HRT, I was on the fence about SRS: I figured I might want it one day, but I was cool as-is. A couple of months in, that all changed and I was pretty sure I wanted it. Now I’m booked for the op later this year!

Why did my feelings change? I have no idea. But my guess is that I was more bothered by my overall appearance and ongoing masculinization that bottom dysphoria didn’t really register. Once I’d got that out of the way, the next biggest worry made itself known. So it could just be a result of shifting perspective / priorities.

I saw a similar comment elsewhere, and I (mostly) agree. It just… wouldn’t be me. And I’m pretty sure I’m a better person than my hypothetical cis self, just from the added perspective, if nothing else.

But still… if only…

(At least this version of me did move to Japan :3 )

They’re so nice I looked at them twice!

What a great medium for expression <3

Yay, HRT!

Hello!

Thanks for sharing, and congratulations on figuring it out! (I guess that sounds a bit like you passed a test to join a secret society?)

Welcome to the girls’ team!

Awarding bonus points for cat.

Happy Bihrtday!

what do I do about an incredible amount and thickness of body hair?

I assume you’re talking about removing it? And by discreet you mean you’d rather deal with it by yourself for now?

First step would of course be shaving or waxing, the latter being more effective. Or hair removal cream for something in-between.

You can also buy IPL hair removal devices for use at home, although laser would be a more efficient option.

Or just get on HRT and it will slow down and (potentially) thin out a bit :3