Speaking of transvestites

[featherynscale]

It occurred to me this morning as I was driving to work putting on makeup (I don't normally wear makeup, but when I do, I apply it while driving. Sorry.) that my perception of my own gender has now officially wandered far enough that it is somehow kinky for me to wear makeup. Not sure where that's going, or what it means, but hey. It makes me feel like I'm somehow better looking, so I think that's okay.

Fucking weird.

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[closer-to-fine.livejournal.com]

I have to laugh over the fascination with watching one apply makeup. zerself used to sit on the bed with me and watch in slack-jawed wonder as I put stuff on my face. She was especially interested in liquid eyeliner and the eyelash curler.

Why is it so amazing? Just an interest in watching someone else's version of an oft-repeated ritual? Perhaps there is something sexual to the experience for the observer? I know some men find watching the application of lipstick to be erotic.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I don't think the act itself is all that interesting, but then I spent a lot of time in my formative years putting stage makeup on myself and other people, and that tends to be a pretty rough and utilitarian exercise.