Title says it all, when I apply makeup it honestly looks like regular me, maybe with a smoother skin and less beard shadow. Lipstick helps to stand out more but idk, am I doing something wrong? On another note I don’t have blush or eyeliner (the one eyeliner I bought yesterday ended up being completely dried out so no luck with that :/ ) I guess i expected my face to look more feminine and less…me, but idk am I having too high expectations? If not, what other stuff I can do to achieve that?

  • Baby Shoggoth [she/her]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I took makeup lessons from a pro makeup artist, if you can do so, i highly recommend. Youtube tutorials can also work, but having someone walk you through it can be so helpful.

    There are certain techniques, Beard shadow can be mitigated with a color corrector under your foundation. with a little bit of contour powder over the foundation & setting powder, you can help adjust the shadows on your face to imply a more feminine shape (little shadow across the cheekbones, and you kinda put your blush over that, tapering near the upper corners of your forehead near the hairline, and some shadows starting just above your jawline under your ear meeting just under the chin to make your face more angular). those alone go a long way to helping feminize your face.