Step #7: Prepping your body and face

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Shave off that unwanted body hair…

…or don’t. Really it’s up to you and your character, but most queens try to be more feminine in body type, which means, shave off all of that male body hair. Chest hair, stomach hair, facial hair, back hair, leg hair, and even down there if you really want to. I do, but then again, if you’re going to do something, might as well go all the way with it.

Halfway through the hair removal process.
Bye bye otter.
If you’re like me, and have some fur to manage, this step might take a while.  You might want to trim your hair down to skin level first. Have a nice warm shower to soften the hairs, and follow that with a nice clean shave using lots of shaving cream. For the smoothest result, go against the grain (this means shave upwards in most cases, not downwards).  To help prevent razor burn and ingrown hairs, rinse the shaved areas afterwards with cold water.  If you’re still prone to ingrown hairs you will probably be more comfortable shaving downwards, and just shaving more often.

You have another option though…WAX!!  Especially for those hard to reach places.

Don’t forget to moisturize once you're done!! Only you know your skin type, so get something that works for you.

Side note: I don't shave my arms. Go right ahead, but I find it really strange looking at my boy body without arm hair. Plus, women have arm hair too!! 


Clean and moisturize your face

Use something free of oils. Oils tend to mess with makeup application, especially if you need to glue down your eyebrows.

A good moisturizer and a good primer cannot be understated. Unless you want your skin to wrinkle, dry out, pimple up, and generally hate you.


This is also when you can start pinning or wrapping back your hair. I personally use a wig cap to hold my hair out of my face. Some queens use nylons, some use bobby pins, others use gel, the choice is really yours to make!

Once your body is hair-free, your skin is prepped, and you are all stocked up from those incredible shopping trips, it's finally time to PUT IT ALL TOGETHER in Step #8 to come :)



Comments

  1. Unknown6 April 2017 at 23:46

    I totally shave my arms now...how things change :)

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