Went out to thrift shops to look for more tops and jeans, and found a pair of stretchy jeans that fit me nicely, as well as some pink sport shorts I can wear around the house.

The leaf leggings are my spouse’s, shes a bit of a pothead when it comes to clothes lol

I don’t have a mirror at home to get a full view of myself, so this is the first time I’m seeing the full view all at once of myself in full girlmode. My mirrors at home are all too small or fixed to walls lmao

The jeans:

I’ve tried on all the clothes from the thrift stores and they almost all fit, now once they get washed I’ll have more things to wear! I’m still on the lookout for a bra my size (I’m not shopping at big box stores where possible, and I don’t get thrift store undergarments) holy shit I knew it was bad for cis women who are well-endowed, but just finding my band size WITHOUT the F cups is proving quite difficult… I may have to order online. I should have bought from leolines but they’re so expensive and I already spent over $50 on them this month…

<unintentional marketing for an Etsy store>

Good store though, I asked them to put a small paper with “happy birthday Courtney” on it since it should arrive around then, and they were quick to respond, and quickly figured out my preferred name isn’t what the order is under. 10/10.

Someone was trying to get past me while I was browsing and said “excuse me ma’am” and I have never wanted to cry more in my whole life. I didn’t say anything since I’m very very early in voice training, just tried to do a high-pitched “mhmm” and stepped aside. I had to sit in the fitting room for a few minutes to collect myself.

I had to change into sweats and a t-shirt to get back into the house, but I’m still riding my high from earlier!

Next time I go out I think I want to wear a skirt but the tights I bought to cover my legs got a rip in them thanks to a park bench I sat on last week :(

I’m too self conscious to not wear something covering my legs though, especially since I’m still trying to figure out consistent hair control. I’d like to try waxing but since I want to do a FULL waxing, I need a Trans-friendly place to do it, or someone who knows what theyre doing at home.

Maybe soon I’ll get brave enough to wear a sundress!

  • kivihiili@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    we also experienced something similar to that. the redness does seem like a given no matter what we do, but for the other stuff we have found it does help to take a hot shower beforehand, and to make sure the hair isn’t too long (our epilator has a shaving attachment). the first time we epilated, we didn’t do this and it went uhh… not great.

    also, some areas are also just more sensitive than others! our stomach area seems to be especially so.

    we ordered our epilator direct from manufacturer for 110usd at the time, now it is 135usd though. it has worked satisfactorily, and looks to be designed and fabricated reasonably well. the basic principle of operation should be the same for yours though, then again maybe the material of the tweezers does have an effect? not sure.

    best wishes though!!! you got this <3