My advice for AMAB trans people starting out:

Don& #39;t be afraid to wild with your makeup & experiment.

If you wanna be an extra AF glitter mess, I think that& #39;s beautiful & fuck anyone who tells you to tone it down.

1) makeup is meant to be FUN & creative. It& #39;s your expression of being alive

2) You are having to learn makeup skills cis girls have been practicing since pre-teens-imagine if someone slammed a 12 year old girl& #39;s 1st attempt at makeup

3) repulsion to "OTT" makeup is queerphobia

Also by going "extra" you& #39;ll end up learning really interesting & unique styles that most cis people can& #39;t do or aren& #39;t brave enough to try

I despise this idea that makeup is just to cover up mistakes and should be used gingerly