Interested in getting into cross dressing/drag

Physically male dress in women's clothing for a whole range of reasons from fetishism to an expression of identity for women trapped in a male body. My reason, to the extent I do it at all, is in the latter range, so my advice is limited if the reasons are more ... uhm... exhibitionist?

I have a few items I bought online, jeans and tops and such. Since I have a bit of a passion for shoes, I have a few pairs. I don't do the make-up bit as I just dress according to mood and make-up has never interested me much.

I have had no problem finding stuff that fits online. I am a bit taller than you, but probably a lot skinnier or smaller built. I haven't exactly been ravaged by testosterone if you know what I mean
Keep in mind that women's clothes are designed for a different body build than ours. I have no ass, so I wear smaller size on my lower half than upper for instance. Some stores also have items with a male cut for that reason. The only one I knew of online no longer exists, but since I don't jave a problem finding stuff that fits, I haven't really looked into this.

I fit into regular sized shoes too. This is often another problem for guys. Again there are stores that have shoes in larger sizes. Just google I suppose. Also, I'd advice against going out in heels if you have no experience wearing them. It can be quite easy to injure yourself. There are plenty of young girls out there that can't pull of walking in heels either for that matter.

Also, a last point, buying a second wardrobe is expensive. And buying a female one even more so! So I spent most of the time window-shopping online. To save yourself some money from buying wrong stuff, look up how women's sizes are defined and measure yourself and find the right ones. At least for shoe sizes, you can just look up wikipedia. Rest just google.

Oh, and also, get help from a female friend if you know any that wouldn't mind you asking. Especially if you want to do the whole make-up thing.

Hope that helped a bit :eusa_danc

 

I'm about 5'10' & 197 lbs, so I'm a little in the same boat a bit as you. veronica is absolutely right! Find a female friend who has some good fashion sense & bring her along clothes shopping with you, she'll be able to help you with sizing & what will & will not look good on you. I know when I first came out to my friend Steph, her first desire was to do a whole makeover.transformation nite for me so she could just totally go insane making me girly! Believe me, a feminine touch is very much necessary when starting out. Also, before you even go out shopping, get your measurements & take the with you to the store so you know you'll be buying things that will fit, especially underwear, because if you have the wrong size garment, you may not be able to return it (especialy underwear), meaning you've wasted a bit of money. Also before going out & hitting the boutiques, spend a little time online looking at some of the styles of clothing out there, see what appeals to you & what might appeal to your bf (since you're including him in as part of your crossdressing) & see what you might want to keep an eye out for. Lastly, if you're going to build a feminine wardrobe up, try thrift stores & bargain stores, where you can spend a decent amount of money & get a fair amount of things! Other than that, have fun!!!

 

I don't know a thing about make up or cross dressing ( sorry! ) but I did want to say thrift stores and goodwill are the best for variety, sizes and trying out new styles and choices in wardrobe without spending a million dollars! And the size ranges are amazing!

 

My whole experience with it has been my girl friends. I mean a couple people said it already, girls are they way to go they have been doing it for a very long time. So maybe if you have a friend that is around your size you could try things out to see how things fit to your specific body. like me for example I have a little hip and a big butt but im only like 5"7 and weigh 140. everything fits different for different people so like kiersten said get your measurments and you can always have thing tailored if you want to pur a little extra money in.. hope i was helpfull

 

Even if you don't consider yourself too feminine looking, I think you should still cross-dress if you really want to. ^-^ And I agree, take a female friend with you who would know what you look good in, and if you want to ease into it a bit maybe start out with wearing things that are still for girls but aren't exactly too feminine, either. Something more unisex, you know? Then again, you might want to just dive in head first--what do I know? lol Good luck!

 

I don't really know much about it so I can't help you there, but just wanted to say that I think its awesome that you are putting yourself out there and allowing yourself to explore whatever feelings you are having. Go for it and don't look back!

I think one of the things to keep in mind is that you don't have to look identically as a girl if you don't want to. Drag or crossdressing has many, many variables in there.

Just as an example, here is a group that does some charity work around my area in a unique way:

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*giggle* That's really cute, but ifyou really wanted to look feminine in a gay bar or something you would have to put makeup on your face too (sorry if it's there and I didn't notice it) You have tomake your face look smooth and do it properly so you can't really see the chin too well...xD

 

Kind of hard to explain with words, you have to...ugh <_< I don't remember the colors but I remember how...you have to make your face look smooth. As for your chin, you can put some concealer and smooth it out like the rest of your face, because you're unlucky and have one of the chins with an icky line down the middle ):

 

Tbh, kinda wish my bf were as supportive, he doesn't really have the greatest opinion of drag queens... But good luck! One thing I found when I at least first thought of trying it, a friend suggested to me I should get a drag mother, to teach me the ropes.

 

Those pictures are awesome sauce.

Jon Snow, a few things:

1. You have BEAUTIFUL EYES AND SKIN. *drool*

2. You might want to experiment with lip liner and eye liner. I think both would give you more definition. And I think the lip gloss you have on there is a little pale for your complexion (it casues your lips to kind of blend in with your face). You might want to go with something that has a little more color.

3. In your eyeshadow, there are three major areas you need to hit - the part of the eyelid which is directly over your eyeball (which should have the darkest shadow), the crease (which should have a medium shade) and the arch beneath the eyebrow (lightest shade). Ideally, these three shades should graduate evenly from darkest to

4. Needs mascara.

5. Be careful about getting eyeshadow beneath the eye.

6. Instead of wearing eye shadows that match your eye color (green with green, blue with blue, etc...) you should wear eye shadows that are the opposite of your eye color on the color wheel. For your eyes, I'd probably try out some bronze or gold-looking eyeshadows, tans, and browns. It will cause the blue-green in your eyes to pop.

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(When I was trying to make myself more feminine, I got really good at wearing makeup and got complemented on it all time. Helped that I was a painter first. )

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Dude, for your first try, I don't think you did bad at all. I'm into femmes and I would have batted eyes at you if I saw you in the club. And what the hell is wrong with bedroom eyes, might I ask? :icon_wink

I can tell you're wearing concealer, and I think it looks good. I'm not entirely sure what "drag eyes" are, but if it's over-the-top colorful eye makeup, then yeah, that's pretty draggy. If you read any Cosmo or girly magazines, you'll see that makeup is trending these last few years towards "natural" looks, but I think that they might end up being a little too natural on you - that is, I don't think they're going to make you look feminine enough. You need night makeup, not day makeup, to pull off drag. Otherwise you're just going to look like a very pretty boy.

What color did you use? It's kind of hard to tell. For your eye color I would suggest looking for a dark brown eye liner, and just using it on the top lid (I personally think eye liner on both top and bottom looks like overkill, but if you can work it, go for it).

Black, pink, and silver? Weird color combo...did it come in one shell? I'm just curious, I've never seen that mix together before.

I think this actually would have looked better without the black in the crease. As you blink your eyes, whatever color is on the crease gets distributed, and if it's black getting dusted over light colors like silver and pink, you're gonna get smudgy...

Yeah, this might be part of it, it's probably more obvious in person. My only suggestion here is to probably give your lashes a few coats, especially if they're light-colored or sparse. Barring that, you could always give falsies a whirl for fun too.

Cheap way ($2): Slices of cucumber on your eyes.
Expensive way ($15+): Can't go wrong with Olay products, they are really good quality in my opinion and actually work. Olay Definity is what I use for my eyes (and yes, that is the girliest thing you will hear me say this month):


[$15.99 retail]

Sounds like a plan to me. Honestly, I don't understand why more guys don't try wearing concealer/foundation, eye liner, and lip gloss. Those three products look good on almost everyone, regardless of gender.



I rest my case.

Granted, I don't wear any makeup like eye shadow and all that girly stuff anymore, but as far as the "age-saving/beauty routine" products like Olay puts out, straight up both men and women should use those. The lotions and moisturizers really do help protect your skin and keep it looking fantastic. Plus a lot of them have sunblock in them.

Oh, one thing I forgot - do NOT sleep in your makeup, even if you get home drunk at four in the morning and don't feel like taking two minutes to get it off. It's bad for your skin and gets your pillow dirty. *bleck*

Hope that helps.

 

I thought you looked pretty good for a first try.

I'm no expert on this anyway, but got a bit inspired to be honest

 

well if you want some tips there is an amazing drag how to video that i can try and find again for you