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Crossdressing Makeup and Style Tips for Asian Skin: Asian skin tends to be smooth and poreless with yellow undertones. Use Almond foundation or a shade that most closely matches your skin tone Yellow Base foundation can be added to your foundation shade to more closely match your skin tone to give a more natural look. Colors such as blues, reds and purples look beautiful on Asian skin. Avoid strong pinks and oranges - they make you look hard. Light brown will make the skin look muddy. Foundation: Click here for a basic tgCosmetics step by step guide to applying a flawless foundation. Shadow colors should be cool grays, and sheer pale shades. Plums with brown, red or mauve undertones work beautifully for lips. Sheer pinks are right if skin tone is pale. Earth tones corals work well and, of course, a rich, bright red is right when glamour is the top priority. Emphasize cheeks by placing color very high, right on top of the cheek pillows. A dusty plum or mauve on the cheeks will brighten an almond or yellow undertone complexion. Trimming your eye brows with scissors rather than plucking is better. Eyebrows should be defined and filled in with atgCosmetics brow pencil and/or powder. Using brow fixer will help keep brow pencil color in place. Lashes, which tend to be short or straight, should be curled with an eyelash curler. Go exotic with the hair. Cut it in an interesting and provocative way. Try coloring it. This softens the look and the hair. Forget the processing, it gives too much volume. Asian eyes need definition. Line the upper and the lower lids with tgCosmetics liner/smudger pencil. Line with one end and smudge with the other. This will open up and draws attention to eyes. tgCosmetics Lipshades that look great with Asian coloring: Porsche Red, Rapture, Rouge, Diva, Madness, Vamp, Quartz, Misty Mauve, Silk, Infinity, Devotion, Mulberry, Blaze. |
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Trimming your eye brows with scissors rather than plucking is better. Comb them downward and trim brom below. Then brush up and set with tgCosmetic Brow sealer. |
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Use color like you use makeup, to complement hair and skin tone and to bring out your eyes. Don’t be afraid of wearing shades that contrast with your natural coloring. "Jewelry isn’t meant to make you look rich. It’s meant to adorn you. And that’s not the same thing." - Cocoa Channel. |
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Asian frames are usually small boned. Delicate and artful jewelry accents well. Semi precious stones like topaz, peridot, tourmaline and citrine are great colored semi-precious gems to add to this style. Check out our tgCosmetics jewelry section. Something sparkling (always use jewelry cleaner on your jewelry just before you go out) can add a sizzle to your look. Pins are a wonderful ornament that can be worn at the shoulder, collar, hat or waist. Even on a cloth handbag.
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Few General Tips for Cross dressing:
• Applying makeup: Take your time with
makeup, don’t rush it. Practice before you go out. Consider finding
a transgender makeover artist who can walk you through the application
steps and tips.
• Beard: Shave closely with a cream
or gel. Follow our tgCosmetics tips for applying foundation. Be sure to
use a beard cover foundation if you have a visible beard.
• Breasts: Invest in a quality breast
forms. Don’t fake this shape with padding or stockings. Check out
our link partner, The Breast Forms Store on our links page for a friendly
resource.
• Hair: Get rid of unfeminine hair.
Shave under arms. Use a depilatory cream on your arms (legs) if they are
hairy. It will last longer than shaving. You can find depilatory creams
in the drugstore. Trim nose and ear hair. Shave any stray hairs on neck.
Consider electrolysis or laser hair removal if you are concerned about
excessive hair or heavy beard areas.
• Skin care: Take good care of your
skin to keep it soft. Makeup always looks better on softer, smoother skin,
Exfoliate skin with tgCosmetics AHA products or exfoliation cleansers.
Use a facial cleanser (not soap), toner and moisturizer daily, it does
make a difference in improving skin texture. Clay masques are great for
firming and plumping skin.
• Hips: If you have a thick waist, invest
in padded panties to give yourself a more attractive, feminine shape.
Wear a girdle to slim the waistline.
• Nails: Take time to manicure your
nails. If you don’t know much about nail care, have a manicure done
from a professional and ask questions. Also check out our tgCosmetics
nail tips section.
• Brows: Brows are very important to
your look. Keep them groomed by plucking stray hairs. If you cannot get
away with shaping them into an arch, try tgCosmetics brow cover and concealing
foundation to cover them and draw in your preferred brow with pencil and/or
pressed powder.
• Moving and holding yourself in a
feminine way is important in passing. Observe how women move, gesture,
walk, and talk as a reference. Then practice with a mirror or friend.
• Restrooms: When you are out and dressed,
if you have to go to the restroom, use the ladies room, not the men's.
Plan ahead, avoid drinking to much and seek un-crowded rest rooms.
