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I'm Siobhan Curran/Kisa Naumova, and this is my weblog. I tend to write about stuff like crossdressing, Macs, code, cats, wine and Second Life, but in general it's just an ongoing conversation about all sorts of stuff. If you'd like to know a little bit more about what this all is, I recommend starting on this page which has a little bit of info on who I am, and what I'm trying to do — or you could dive into my five years worth of archives if you like.

Otherwise, feel free to close this box and explore...

This Could All Go Horribly Wrong

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This Could All Go *Horribly* Wrong

Ooh err! My thoughts are with you...

rebel rebel

Depends which one you use first!!!

Add a shampoo bottle to the equation and you could be in BIG trouble if you're not careful :wacko:

steph_angel

Heh — thanks :wink:

I am, at heart, a thoroughly lazy transvestite. If there's a chance that some product or another is going to make the laborious process of defuzzing a little bit easier, then I'll give it a go. Shaving your legs can be a right pain sometimes (and I don't mean physical pain), so when I see products on shelves or in adverts that promise to do away with hair with minimum fuss, I'll jump on them.

I noticed, the other day, that Joanna had been raving about the new Veet gel stuff (with the rubber-bladed razor that looks like something Gilette would make). My bathroom ~~shelf~~ windowledge is crammed with Veet things (spray, strips, that sort of thing) and I figured I'd give it a try.

I mean, I've seen the advert — an effortless 3-minute task that your boyfriend can have fun with too...

I didn't get the same results as Jo though :unsure: Maybe I did it wrong, maybe I didn't use enough of it, but I ended up with pretty much the same amount of hair as before, but with red pimples everywhere.

So, um, I don't think I'll try that again. Instead, I switched to my spray-on mousse stuff, which worked a treat :smile:

(I tried using that on my armpits once, incidently, in Atlanta. For a few seconds all was fine, then there was a period of intense running around the hotel room screaming in pain as the mousse stung my pits. Note to self — mousse is just for legs)

Anyway, the thing I'm going to try today is the self-tanning spray. I should probably have tried this months ago, as if it all goes wrong I'll be wearing thick tights on Saturday to cover up streaks.

We will have to see...

"I mean, I've seen the advert � an effortless 3-minute task that your boyfriend can have fun with too..."

Honey, (unless there is something you need to tell me) what you did wrong is not apply to right amount of boyfriend to the task.

Katie

Eek.... did you leave it on long enough? I had to leave it for about 5 minutes. Mind you, I did also get given one of these for free the other day... made nice work of my legs and pits.

Joanna

Starting to Pack

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Starting to Pack

I dread to think what role that reel of gaffer tape plays in your make-up regime...

Kris Jenkins

Let's avoid the use of the word "tucking" shall we Kris? :wink: Actually, I think that's parcel-tape though. Probably would be no use whatsoever in tucking or cleavage...

Anyway...

Just in case there are any nontransvestites that read this still, here's a little outline of all the things I need to take with me tomorrow, so you can start to get an idea about just how bloody complicated being a trannie is :biggrin:

Make-up

Pretty much all of the stuff in that picture above. :tick:

Boy-Stuff

Well, I mean toiletries and things...

Razor & blades
Shaving cream
Deodorant
Self-tan stuff
Hairspray
Shampoo
Conditioner
Hair Mousse
Curling tongs
Moisturiser
Wipes to take off tit-glue
Facial wipes and foamy stuff
Hair brush
Hair dryer

Clothes

Ah, the big, big dilemma :unsure:

floaty skirt
tiny skirt (two of them)
assorted t-shirts
black shirt
long black skirt
khaki skirt from River Island
top from River Island to match
2 bras
pants and stuff like that
black jeans
stripey jeans

And things I need to buy tomorrow from the Trafford Centre...

Stockings
More make-up
more clothes
Some kind of handbag
(I'm thinking one of the cute little back-pack ones)

I've still got no idea what I'm going to wear — both for the little get-together tomorrow night (although I'll probably just do dress-down — black shirt and jeans), and for Saturday night.

Oooh, so your new comments box picks up my surname from Flickr, does it? How very formal of you. :tongue:

Kris Jenkins

Ha! Well, I aim to please :smile:

The tape doesn't bother me, but is that a stanley knife next to it?

Anyway, Vanessa and I will be arriving Manchester (Glossop actually) tomorrow afternoon, so if you fancy a chinwag, and a coffee or something on Friday, let me know.

Rachel Williams

Changing the subject entirely,

BBC 1 18 June — Doctor Who: The Parting Of The Ways — 6,185,840

viewers (41.77% share) (top rated show on British TV that day)

You see, old Doctor Who blogs never die, they just regenerate.

Selina Morse

Do I really need to point out the glaring omission from your list?????

A pair of Shoes

Another pair of shoes

Yet another pair of shoes.

those other cute shoes just incase.

Boots.

More shoes

etc.

Have fun, I am extremely jealous of all in the UK right now

Cathii

Cathii Scott

You definitely using the wrong stuff. Use NAIR for men. Especially formulated for genetic male skin types. Ten mins then scrape off the bulk of the goo along with hair. followed by a bit of a rub with a wash cloth. Everything nice and smoooth .. until the dreaded stubble reappears.

http://www.lovehoney.co.uk/product.cfm?id=1337

I bit the bullet long ago and had my legs waxed. I use the re growth retarders... works a treat and gradually the hair is becoming much finer. I use a combo of home waxing and an epilator to deal with any re growth. And before you go thinking the waxing is painful... I lay claim to being the UK's biggest wimp... and maybe even the EU's biggest as well. Done properly its not so bad.

Kylie

is that a stanley knife next to it?

Nope Rachel — that's the front to my car stereo — don't ask me why it's lying around on the floor. I haven't needed to use it since the clutch went bork

Cathii, I have to buy some shoes tomorrow — hopefully I can find some bronzey strappy heels to match the outfits I'm wearing, and I want to get a pair of Cute Trainers™ so I can dance without falling on my arse this time :smile:

Kylie, I'll give that stuff a try sometime — I think I saw it in Sainsburys next to the "Nads" last night.

I'm been waxed, and no, it didn't hurt at all. I just haven't gotten round to doing it for ages. Last time I did it was just before I went over to Atlanta two years ago. It worked a treat, but I'm really crap at organising things like that :wink:

old Doctor Who blogs never die, they just regenerate.

Selina, that means I'm into my fifth regeneration, so I've got seven to go? :unsure:

OK, Am I missing something?

Self-tanning stuff, right? You put it on and it gives you a tan, yes? But do you have to sit out in the sun with it on?

The reason I ask, is because I slapped it on this afternoon, wandered round the house in my pants for a bit, then stuck my jeans on and went to Uni for a meeting.

And looking at my legs now, the only bits that are brown are the bits on my feet that were exposed to the sun through my sandals.

I can't see anything on the bottle that mentions sunbathing — but are you supposed to slap it on the lie outside for a bit? Because if you are, then frankly, I'm not going to bother :tongue:

9.58pm

Um, I appear to be orange :unsure:

What, weather-girl orange? Judith Chalmers orange? Not, dear God and all the saints preserve us David Dickinson orange? :blink:

rebel rebel

Er, well, see the colour of that bottle in the picture at the top of today? That should have been a giveaway, perhaps.

Self-tan, Shmelf-tan,

I use tinted moisturiser — so much quicker and easier so long as you don't mind browning the insides of your sleeves. It's in my need-an-excuse-to-own-it makeup kit together with clear mascara and that man-makeup Improver stuff from Boots.

Have a great time at the weekend you lucky girl.

Susan 2

"What, weather-girl orange? Judith Chalmers orange? Not, dear God and all the saints preserve us David Dickinson orange?"

Or...... (cue dramatic music.. sorta Dum Dum Dah!) Kilroy Orange????? :unsure:

Joanna

Mwah ha har :ninja: ...