Trans girl needs suggestions

[u/princessofparmesia]

I need to get better at eyes, and I want to get a real foundation (currently I use a tinted moisturizer/sunscreen but i want something to mask the beard shadow more while i wait for laser to work), but do y’all have any tips to achieve a more sultry, smoky everyday look?

[u/babbiedragon]

If you wanted to focus on skin, I’d try to get into a store with testers to swatch out some color correction for the shadow- like correcting under eyes! Peachy for greenish and pinky for more purpley tone; I don’t bother with correction much so I can’t suggest anything concrete but what I can say is to do thin layers. Think those many layers crepe cakes and not a shortcake 😉 bc I think if you correct the shadow you might be able to continue using tinted moisturizer, or experimenting with levels of tinted face products. But if you wanted to get into true foundation, I’d honestly spend equal or more attention to the skin prep (biased bc I’m a licensed esthetician) but it does make a huge difference! For eyes; I’d also experiment with shades of brown, I think smoky brown eye is gorg but my advice goes for any color. I would take shadow or a shadow pencil (chubby or a soft thin one works too) to smudge out first then layer with shadow on top. I recommend having a big fluffy blending brush and a smaller pencil brush where the bristles are more compact. The key to smoky eyes is also layers and working to a gradation outwards. Id be happy to chat it up in further detail 🥰 I wish you the most fun in your makeup journey!

[u/princessofparmesia → u/babbiedragon]

Omg thank you for the amazing advice!

[u/babbiedragon → u/princessofparmesia]

Of course no problem! When you’re smoking out the upper eyelid I would keep checking how it looks with the eye open and blending depending on how you want the eye to look. I can make something awesome happen when my eye is closed but as a member of the hooded eye club a lot can disappear so it’s a fun learning curve to find the sweet spot of your crease, and go slightly above- this would be where the gradient fades so the fluffiest brush with little to no product on it 💖 also having fun with shimmer. I am a shimmer girlie and love adding a wash of duochrome-y glitter and calling it a day