: Best face forward :

I have a pretty full day today, a day of firsts for a lot of people. I'm having lunch with two of my ex-coworkers, one of whom will be seeing me for the first time in girl-mode. Then I have an appointment with my endocrinologist, who has also never seen me in girl mode (because I've always made appointments during the workday). Then I'm going to see my attorney, who likewise has never seen me as Michelle.

So naturally, I took a bit of extra care with my makeup this morning. Most days when I don't plan on seeing anyone I know, I don't even wear foundation, or just a light dusting of powder. Today, I used my tinted moisturizer, liquid foundation and powder to even out my skin tone. And although I only have a few hairs left after laser treatment, I still have a bit of shade under my lip where the bulk of my facial hair used to be, so I feel better covering that up. Most people would never notice it though - in fact, a lot of genetic girls have the same problem, so I don't pay it much mind.

I also decided to wear my new glasses, because I think they make my face look more feminine. I think it also helps me to pass for people who knew me in my previous incarnation, because I never wore glasses as a guy. And I'm also wearing my hair up in a clip, which in the past I lacked the confidence to do because long hair is generally a feminine indicator. But fortunately, I've gotten to the point where, if I'm wearing makeup and properly fitting clothes, I like the way I look with my hair up, and it's a whole lot less hassle keeping neat, what with the wind blowing and everything. Also, it helps to keep it out of my mouth while I'm eating.

I'm off now - have a nice weekend everybody!