Concentrate on what you wish to emphasize. In my case, that was the eyes. Her first move was to put some Primer on my face. This sets up the skin to receive actual makeup, while also moisturizing the skin, to keep it supple and fab. As I am a life-long mud-pack enthusiast and quit smoking back when Ronald Reagan was first elected President (not my fault, by the way), my skin is pretty good, so she used subtle colors to highlight cheekbones and a base foundation to even out any color imperfections. She finished this off with a wee dusting of powder, and a swoop of gentle blush.
Transgender Woman: Don’t be afraid of color. Play with it and have fun!
Transgender Woman On to the eyes
Ms. C gently smoothed on some Anti-Aging Primer Potion, so that eyeshadow used would stay put,and the lids would be further hydrated. The area just under the well-manicured eyebrows (there should be TWO) was brushed with a lighter color, to make the eyes POP and look more bright. A sweep of a medium-chocolate shadow went into the crease above my eyes, and just a little light color went on the lid itself.
Transgender Woman Onto the lash line
Dark brown pencil eyeliner went onto the lash line, which is right smack above the eyelashes — a very thin, precise line, going out to a small “wing” at the eye’s outer edge. It was GREAT! Ms. Cherrie then mixed up some swell black mascara, and expertly brushed it onto my upper lashes, which looked fantastic. The eye area was finished off with a small smudge of brown shadow at the outer corner, just under the eyelashes, which subtly emphasized my nice blue color.
She outlined them with a lip pencil in the same shade as the lipstick to be used — and it didn’t look clownish, like when a person lines them and then fills in the actual lips with a lighter color. Never do this! The lipstick wears off sooner than the liner, and — Here’s Bozo! Lipliner on, she filled in the lipitude with a great color called Sheer Rapture. It’s a medium browny-pinky-mauve, and I bought it ’cause it is PERFECT.
Face all done, and colors perfect
For most of Transgender Woman, it is best to pick one area and emphasize it. If you want to showcase your eyes, then it’s best not to play up the lips too much, as it pulls focus all over the place. Also, if one’s mouth is small and one isn’t real happy about that, a too-bright color will make people’s eyes zero in on the shouty lips, and said small mouth will look even smaller. if you want to emphasize both lips and eyes, please use complimentary colors, i.e., stick with a similar color palette.
Whatever Transgender Woman decide to do, makeup wise, always remember to keep your personal face clean and moisturized! Enjoy what is left of winter, if that is even possible, and treat yourself nicely.