Common Mistakes That Prevent Cross-Dressers From Achieving Their Full Potential

We may encounter several amateur mistakes in our crusade to look more feminine.

These may prevent us from achieving our true potential as cross-dressers.

They limit our chances of passing and have a negative effect on our self-esteem.

The good thing is that they are simple enough to be solved by most of us as long as we know what to do.

Here, I’ll talk about the most common mistakes that make us feel stuck.

First, you must not guide yourself by unrealistic standards.

What you have to do is learn a few special techniques that can boost your experience.

If that’s your case, I recommend reading this article since it shall serve as a guide for avoiding such mistakes.

1. Believing in unrealistic standards

This is a beginner’s mistake, for sure. But to be fair, even experienced cross-dressers suffer due to this one.

It is a big blow to our self-esteem and prevents us from feeling satisfied with our looks.

Long exposure to these unrealistic standards can even cause depression and make us give up on cross-dressing.

Pursuing this will not lead us anywhere and will make it impossible for us to achieve our true potential.

To avoid that, you must understand that women exist in many different sizes and shapes.

There’s no such thing as “Not feminine enough.” Instead of looking at what the media tries to sell you as feminine, go out and look at real examples on the street.

Use as goals women that realistically resemble your body type.

Your shape can go through some changes via shapewear and all, but there are limits.

If you aim at unrealistic standards, the results will be less believable.

2. Being confused with identitarianism

Once we start to cross-dress, we are overwhelmed by a mixture of feelings.

We start to question gender boundaries and our own identities.

The problem is that it sometimes confuses us to a certain degree.

As we tend to fear what we don’t understand, this situation may bring your journey to an early end.

Some of us may fear “becoming trans” through cross-dressing. There’s no such thing.

You are who you are, and there’s nothing wrong with it.

Cross-dressing may help you find out more about your gender identity.

And if you discover yourself to be trans, you have always been trans.

Look at cross-dressing as an exploration activity rather than as something that will change your gender.

All it does is help you understand who you are and always have been.

3. Not practicing enough

Practicing leads to perfection. Those of us who see it as a hobby may feel like we already know enough and that there’s no point in practicing.

And this is a terrible mistake. There’s always something we can do better.

There’s always something new to learn as well.

If you stop practicing, you’ll soon see that your skills are becoming outdated and that your makeup is no longer as effective as you thought.

You’ll also miss the new techniques cross-dressers are developing to make things easier and more convincing.

You must stay in touch with the hobby if you want to reach your full potential.

The more you practice, the more effective your techniques will be.

With time, it increases your passability and improves your overall experience.

But if you don’t, you’ll be preventing yourself from enjoying the full cross-dressing experience.

A good way to ensure you won’t lack practice is to dress up at least twice every month.

4. Buying the wrong size of clothes

This is also common among cross-dressers. Some of us might be used to men’s sizes when shopping for outfits, which is a beginner’s mistake.

But some of the most experienced among us may buy stuff in the wrong size if they are not careful enough.

We must count the different types of shapewear we use when checking size charts.

A corset will take a couple of inches from your waist, while paddings will add some to your hips and butt.

But breast forms in your chest make the most significant difference.

Because of that, if you take measurements out of your naked body, you’ll be ordering the wrong size of clothes.

Wearing something that doesn’t fit is a problem, of course. Your clothes will look either too loose or bloated in certain areas.

It is enough to ruin your outfit and prevent you from passing in most cases.

You’ll only reach your full cross-dressing potential if your clothes fit you.

So keep that in mind the next time you take your measurements.

Include your cup size, compensate for shapewear, and check the female size charts, not the masculine ones.

5. Not shaving

Shaving is underestimated. Body hair is normal in women and all, but it’s much more common in men.

Depending on how thick it is, it may give you away. Granted, you can hide it with stockings and other elaborate methods.

But in the end, if you do that, you won’t be able to cross-dress in warmer weather with comfort.

It will make your experience limited, such as your potential.

If you shave, on the other hand, your legs will look naturally slender and feminine.

It allows you to experiment with a range of new revealing outfits and sheer hose.

With the addition of creams, they will look extra feminine.

If your concern is to justify shaving them, keep in mind that a shaven leg is as easy to hide as an unshaven one.

Besides that, your body hair will grow back in a couple of weeks; it’s nothing permanent.

Many minor mistakes hold us back. If you want to be a passable cross-dresser, shining at your full potential, you must pay attention to these tips.

With time, you’ll master each technique and become a professional if the term fits.

But for now, it is important to avoid these mistakes if you want to get the most out of your cross-dressing experience.

How often have you committed such mistakes? Leave a comment and tell us more about them!

Quiz:

Which one of these mistakes do you think cross-dressers commit more often?

A. Falling for unrealistic standards


B. Lack of practice


C. Underestimating shaving

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