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Beauty tips from Jezebel

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By , April 15, 2010 10:40 am

A few weeks ago I posted It’s a ‘woman thing’ not a ‘trans thing’, prompted by a post at Jezebel. I realized that a lack of confidence in ‘feminine’ skills not being a feeling of being a trans woman, but a feeling of being a woman. It doesn’t make you trans, it makes you…normal.

There was some great discussion on this site (and lots more at Jezebel) so I wanted to make sure everyone knew that  Jezebel has continued their Beauty 101 series with posts on waxing and shaving, hair, makeup, and more. Me? I’ve been reading tips about eyeliner.

I’d rate eyeliner as the top ‘feminine skill’ I’d like to acquire. I bought some liquid eyeliner earlier this week, because a few comments said it was easier to apply. Well, I definitely think it’s easier to apply. It sure as hell went on my eyelid with less effort. Dunno that it was easier to apply well, though. But maybe practice will make perfect.

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I was a boy, I was a girl

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By , October 1, 2009 9:24 pm

I was a boy, growing up.

At least, people saw me that way: I had a boy’s name, boy’s clothing, wore swimming trunks to the pool or the beach, had a Bar Mitzvah (however grudgingly), changed in the boys’ locker room before gym, wore a suit and tie to important family occasions, participated in Indian Guides (however briefly), had my hair in a buzz cut every summer for years,  played on the boys’ teams after school, lived in the boys’ section of the dorm at college, was never taught how to put on makeup…

Looking through old photo albums, or at the pictures on the walls at my parents’ houses, it’s clear – boy, boy, boy.

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