If gender-related posts have become rarer here, it’s because I have someone to discuss them with on a regular basis now.

I’ve overcome my anxiety about entering a makeup shop. Haven’t bought anything, just looked. winterwyn advised me to hide facial hair trails under foundation, and although I have no idea if it will work, I might give it a try. I’m kind of afraid to actually ask for it, though. At least I had an excuse to be there, since it also had men’s shaving appliances for sale. Maybe I should try a shaving cream instead of a shaving gel to reduce skin irritation?

Although I’ve had to cut down on shaving because of one acne spot on my left cheek. I was disgusted to see how long the stubble had grown after just two days of not shaving. Yesterday I had to shave very carefully around the spot. Perhaps I’ll have to repeat it tomorrow if it doesn’t heal by then.

I’m also experimenting with hairstyle now. Thanks to winterwyn’s advice, I’m done with the male-looking parting on the left side of my head for good — I’ve always noted that pictures taken from this side looked wrong and the right side has always registered as more girly. I wasn’t not too keen on my appearance with a loose fringe (it looks kind of… butch and provincial), so I’ve tried combing the hair from the middle to the sides. Even with wet, freshly washed hair it was very hard to do, because the hair on the left side just refuses to comb “the wrong way”. Apparently the years of having that parting have taken its toll, and it will take a while for the hair to readjust.