Julie - Out and About

  Most recent outing I have been crossdressing for . . . . . . . . . . MANY years. I have been an actor for almost as long. What do these two things have in common? MAKE-UP As a junior in high school I had decided that theater was to be my career. So I started to study and practice stage make-up. One of the tests of someone's skills is cross gender faces. Men become women and vice versa. However, this was for stage, which means exagerated application so it reads from the back of the hall.  Converting this into Street Make-up took quite some time and practice.  One of my earliest attempts to go out in public This photo isn't from my first attempts at street make-up, but it is the earliest photo I have. Initially I had no one to help/guide my efforts, and I had a LOT of questions. How to match a base to your skin tone, to use beard concealer or not, how detailed should I do my eye make-up when I'm wearing glasses?  It was trial and error for a number of years. Plus, wi...

  I started a new job back in April - working at a law firm as "Support Staff". Pretty much keeping the office running while everyone else does legal stuff.  And in male drab mode, of course. This firm likes to party, so when word went out 2 weeks ago about the Halloween Day Costume Contest, I was intrigued. My previous employer(s) never paid much attention to Halloween. So I spoke with HR to find out what, if any, guidelines there were for the costumes. Family Friendly was all I got, but I did learn that first prize was a $100 Amazon Gift Card. I jokingly (yeah, right) said if I wanted to win I should come in drag. Her response was, "If you can work the day like that, I'm OK with it." So now the challenge began. I didn't want to just put on a dress, but I also didn't want to go "Full Julie". A day or so later I was chating with our receptionist and I learned she'd been a flight attendant back in the 80's and 90's. BINGO - that was ...