Feel like spent the last 20 odd years earning my PHD in Woman only to land a full-ride career in Boydude.
Like yeah I’m happier but what do I do with all these academic papers
Skill swap, anyone got boy performance knowledge? Willing to trade for girl performance knowledge
- Lay a warm wet towel over your eyebrows for a few minutes before plucking them. This can reduce swelling, redness, and discomfort.
- Use an eyelash curler, THEN use a waterproof pencil liner on the waterline of your upper lid, THEN use mascara, focusing on the tips of your lashes. Ideally an hourglass-shaped mascara brush. It’ll give you the effect of big, thick, natural eyelashes.
- A crinoline is a skirt filler designed to make your skirts look voluminous and bouncy. It can also give you the illusion of wider hips.
- To put on pantyhose without tearing, bunch them up into a bagel shape, stick your toes in first, and then un-scrunch them upwards. If they snag, don’t cut or pull the thred- hold the material away from your skin and cover the perimeter of the hole, or just the base of the loose threat, with a thin dab of super glue. Release when dry, THEN cut thread.
- To keep your bra from showing through a thin shirt, a tank top that matches your skin tone will be more effective than a white tank top.
- Sort of an old one, probably out of fashion but I was taught to put on lipstick first, then dab it with a flat tissue top and bottom to minimize transfer and the over-painted look, and then- optionally- take a little dot of the same lipstick and rub over cheekbones until it’s just a faint tint for a natural-looking blush.
- Another one about pantyhose, but if yours tear often, a garter and thigh-highs can be a practical alternative. You only have to swap out the side that’s torn instead of throwing ‘em all out- and my grandmother uses strips of her old ones to tie plants to stakes in her garden.
- If you buy one of those drawstring net bags for produce, it’s cheaper than a regular lingerie bag and works about the same. Great for washing stocking by machine without getting tangles, too.
- If you don’t wash your nice underclothes by hand, at least wash them cold and hang them to dry. But if the elastic is stretching out, a quick round in the hot air dryer can put them back in shape a bit.
- Conservatively, you shouldn’t cross your legs at the knee if you’re wearing a skirt, because it allows the possibility someone may see up it when adjusting. I was taught to wear skirts that covered the knee while standing, and to cross legs at the ankle if at all.
- If you’ve never worn heels before, check the quality of the heel. If they can’t stand upright on their own, they aren’t stable for walking. Go with wide, low heels first to practice, and walk heel-first. That means that the heel of your shoe touches the ground first, not the toe. Only toe-walk in your heels when climbing stairs, walking over a grate, or handling other surfaces that may snag the tip