I wanted to do this set of pics, because there was another discussion I saw about realistic, unfiltered photos, and how the edited ones can give people unrealistic expectations. None of these pics are filtered other than the defaults our phone cameras do, and only edited to shrink them down and crop for use on the site. For reference, I'm at 27 months of HRT, and have had FFS to fix my nose and eyes (blepharoplasty & minor brow lift) back in June of 2025.
In the first three pics are three photos merged together: The first in each is before makeup, wig, and jewelry, the second is after makeup only, and the last one in each is after getting fully ready to go! The off-the-shoulder dress I was wearing kept riding up my right arm as I took the selfies, so I'm sorry it's in various states of rolled up! Anyways, the last two pics are what I looked like walking around.
For me, I keep a lot of good and bad pics of myself during my transition. I tend to share only the great ones, but tne thing I do almost every time I do a full glow up is take 3 pics before and after in the 3 poses every time, because it makes it really easy to compare over time how I'm progressing. I don't tend to do the "makeup but no wig" pics. And I still don't like how I look without a wig, but at least I can see my hair struggling to try and look cute over time.
I'm wondering if it'd be worthwhile making a video or showcase of the ENTIRE time line with all of these pics. The very first set are not quite lined up with each other, but were taken 2 weeks BEFORE I started HRT, and there are about ... 80 sets of these since I started. I don't know if I've seen anybody else show that sort of progression... is it of much interest?
Thank you for letting me share! And I hope everybody has a wonderful transition!