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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

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How to Cope With Urges to Cross Dress


Most cross dressers can't control the urge to cross dress. They feel they need to dress up as the opposite sex. Often trying to control the urges only makes them worse. However there are some ways to fight the urge to cross dress.



Instructions

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      Realize that the urge to cross dress only gets worse if suppressed. The scientific view is that urges to cross dress are caused by boys' suppression of feminine traits in the early years. Many scientists believe that this suppression leads to an explosion of sorts, causing the feminine side to overpower the masculine side of a cross dresser. But coping with the urge to cross dress doesn't have to mean suppressing it altogether.

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      Understand that cross dressing isn't always appropriate. While the lifestyle is nothing to be ashamed of, chances are your daughter doesn't want her father coming to her wedding dressed as her mother. Think about where you're going and decide if it's appropriate to cross dress.
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      Wear women's underwear underneath your men's clothes. This way, you can appease your urge to cross dress without being in full drag.
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      Accessorize with a fancy wallet or nice cuff links. Cross dressing is usually about wanting to wear pretty things, so wear pretty manly items instead of a dress. A new pair of shoes usually makes any cross dresser happy.
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      Talk to a counselor about your urges if you can't control them on your own. You can also ask friends who cross dress how they deal with their urges.

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How to Hide Masculine Features With Makeup



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Hide Masculine Features With Makeup
For men who like to cross-dress or who are pre-op transsexuals, learning how to use makeup to hide masculine features is one of the essential keys to "passing" as a woman. The wonders of makeup today offer an array of options to help hide the aspects of a man's face that make him look most masculine. What follows are some helpful steps to take to conceal masculine features and enhance feminine ones.

Instructions

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      Maybelline Pure Concealer, Light #610Invest in a heavy-duty foundation and beard cover. The beard and mustache areas are hard to cover with makeup, but there are several great "concealer" products out there designed to provide maximum coverage.
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      Acquire a very good powder that matches your concealer/foundation. To attain the best results, you want your face to look as natural as possible. Hiding masculine features is key, but you also want to blend the makeup so that it doesn't look like you are hiding anything. Having a top-end concealer and a matching powder is the first best tool in your makeup arsenal.
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      CoverGirl LashBlastFusion Mascara Very Black 860, 0.44 fl Oz, 1 Tube
      Use eye makeup to obtain maximum femininity, but try to use it sparingly. The eyes are arguably the most beautiful part of the face, so you should enhance them with a nice shade that accentuates your own eye color. Opt for some top-end mascara that does not clump and try to avoid overkill. If the eyes look too heavily made up, they look fake and downright garish.
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      Pluck your eyebrows or, better yet, have them waxed. Very few women can get away with thick eyebrows. To achieve maximum femininity, you want to shape and groom them by tweezing or waxing.
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      Select the perfect lipstick and lipliner. This varies depending on skin tone, hair and eye color. If you are a brunette, you might try something in the plum line. If you are blond, you should consider pinker tones. The main point is to keep the lips subtle while still drawing attention to their beauty.

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How to Make Homemade Gaffs


How to Make Homemade GaffsthumbnailCross dressers wear gaffs underneath form-fitting clothing.
Gaffs are undergarments worn by some members of the transgender community and cross-dressing performers. Gaffs are intended to comfortably hold male genitalia out of sight, allowing men and transgendered persons to wear tight pants, dresses, skirts and swimsuits with no visible bulge. Commercial gaffs can be quite expensive, but you can make your own with a pair of old pantyhose.

Difficulty:
 
Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

  • PantyhoseHanes Silk Reflections Women's Silky Sheer Control Top Reinforced Toe Hosiery 3-Pack, Little Color, AB
  • Clear nail polish or anti-fray glueSally Hansen Hard As Nails Clear .45 oz. (Blister)
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      Cut one leg off the pantyhose and twist it to make a thin rope.
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      Hold the pantyhose rope around your waist and tie one free end in a simple knot around the other free end to make an adjustable knot. You have now made the waistband.
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      Cut off 10 inches of the other pantyhose leg, from the top of the thigh down, to make a tube. Treat the cut ends with clear nail polish or anti-fraying glue to prevent runs.
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      Slip the tube around the waistband so the tube rests in the center, where the crotch will be. The gaff is now ready to wear.

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Tucking tips for crossdressers using gaff



Nearly Me Technologies Transform Gaff Panty - Small Nude
When dressing as a woman, a man has to be careful not to reveal himself as a man. This is especially difficult if you want to wear tight clothing. This is where a gaff comes in. It helps to flatten the male genitalia creating a smoothing effect in that area. Follow these steps to wear a gaff.

Instructions

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      Cleancut PS335 T-Shape Personal ShaverShave your pubic area before taping and putting on your gaff. You don't want to get your pubic hair caught in the tape or under the gaff because it will pull and hurt.
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      Tuck your testicles up in to the cavity of your abdomen. This cavity is directly behind your testicles and is where they were located when you were young. Be gentle. If this is painful you're doing it incorrectly.
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      Tape your testicles so they don't fall out of the cavity. Do not place the tape on your pubic hair if you failed to shave because the tape will be painful to remove.
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      Lie down and pull the gaff up to your thighs. The wider part is the front of the gaff while the thinner portion is the back.
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      Pull your penis between your legs so that it is tucked up in the back. Pull up your gaff and you should have a nice, smooth front to wear tight fitting clothes.


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How to apply a flawless foundation(2)


Everyone asks me how to do their makeup better, and I’m certainly no expert, but I’ll tell you what I’ve learned over a few years of doing it. And it all starts with foundation (or coverup, same thing).

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I’m going to fly in the face of modern dermatology here, but you’re going to want a good thick cream foundation. Everyone these days uses powders or liquids or whipped foundation because they are lighter and let your natural skin color show . . . and they don’t clog your pores. But they also don’t cover up stubble. And I’m not talking about “I didn’t bother to shave this morning” stubble, most modern foundations won’t ever cover “I just shaved 5 min ago” stubble. Unless you are lucky enough to have really fine hair, in which case ignore everything I say.
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Don’t fret too much if you need cream coverup, you probably don’t wear it often enough or long enough to worry about clogging your pores – remember most gg’s wear the stuff 12 hours a day every day! The only trick is finding the stuff (and in the right color). Look for makeup in a compact, not in a bottle or jar. And make sure it says “cream”. Neutrogena makes a pretty decent one if you need a place to start looking. Or you can try Ultima II which is available off of Amazon, but it’s a bit light on coverage for a cream.
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Colors have semi-standardized names, so you can guess a little bit, but your best bet is to go into a store and compare the color sticker on the package to the skin on your wrist (palm side). You’ll probably want something just a tiny bit darker than your skin if you’re in between shades, otherwise get the closest match. If you’re guessing from the names, here’s a basic guide. “Ivory” is the lightest shade and has little color in it. “Natural”, “Amber”, or “Nude” are light skintones with some color in them (not color as in tan, but color as in more yellow than grey). “Buff” and “Beige” are usually medium tones but with a bit less yellow (leaning towards grey). “Golden” and “Honey” are medium tones with color. “Tan”, “Almond”, and “Cocoa” are exactly what they sound like. And of course there are combinations of the colors like “Natural Ivory”. And then sometimes the colors just make no sense. If you’re just looking at the colors on your computer screen though, err on the light side – most people guess a little too dark, and because your screen is backlit colors will look brighter than they are in real life. 
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Before you apply your new makeup, take a shower. Seriously. And wash your face, but don’t over-do it – you want to get any dead/dry skin off, but you don’t want to dry your face out and create new dead skin either. Stay in the shower for awhile with pleasantly warm water . . . makes a great time to shave your legs too. Now, if you want great makeup, apply a quick and thin coat of foundation while your face is still damp (not dripping, just damp). The moisture will keep the makeup spread out thin. Go cool off and dry yourself off, letting the foundation set up. Obviously don’t touch your face for a few min or stick it in a towel!
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When you’ve got your foundation in hand and are ready to apply it (this goes for the base coat if you put one on, or your “topcoat”), use a sponge or cotton pad – lots of coverup will come with a sponge anyway, which is great. Cotton pads may leave fuzz if you have course hair. “Brush” in the direction of hair growth as a general rule, unless you find a little hair that you missed when shaving in which case go over it in the opposite direction first and then in the direction of growth. Spread the foundation out thin at first, you don’t want cakes of it, and you can always go back over and add more if you really need. Keep it off your eyebrows and hair, because that just looks funny. Feel free to go over your eyelids and lips though, as that will help keep your eyeshadow and lipstick in place when you apply them overtop the foundation. And don’t forget the little places, like the undersides of your eyes, and underneath your nose. Take the foundation all the way down your neck, but spread it out *really* thin towards the base of your neck – you want it to cover any stubble down your neck, but the color needs to fade out to your natural skin gradually. Don’t rub it in, just gentle strokes in one direction.
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That’s it, all there is to it ;) Ok, that plus a LOT of practice. But you’ll get the hang of it. And don’t worry, it may not look like much, but you’re well on your way to being one hot crossdresser