2. For hair, try cutting (or having a hair dresser cut) your hair in a pixie cut,either slicked back or natural. If you don't have the proper face shape to get a pixie, you can always get a bob and style it the way you want. Asymmetric haircuts are all the rage right now. If you're a guy; grow you hair long, maybe get a side-fringe. It's more difficult for girls with long hair to look neutral, but if you love your Rapunzel locks or can't stand having hair in your face, you can probably make traditional hair styles work. Or, you could just put all you hair under a hat.
3. Eyebrow size and shape is another characteristic that is strongly associated with gender. If you are a male, try plucking or waxing your brows to a thinner, arched, feminine brow. If you are a female, try letting your brows grow out to (or keep them as) their natural shape.
4. If you particularly care for makeup, line your eyes in grey or black eyeliner but nothing too flashy or obvious.Forget the red lipstick and the blush.Stick to foundation,matte powder and maybe concealer to hide the pink in your lips. (go easy on that; you don't want to look like a corpse).
5. As for the shoes;converse, oxfords (high heels for girls) anything will do as long as it's not too flashy or girly.
6. Be independent. Be the kind of girl who can do things for herself. You can try to get things done by yourself such as cleaning your bedroom, doing your homework, maybe cooking or cleaning. This will show you are responsible and independent.
7. Depending on your breast size, you may need to tie them down with some non-stretchy fabric. Wearing an old band bra (no under-wiring or padding) or a sports bra will help, but they are often not tight enough to really bind them down.
8. Avoid wearing soft and powdery colors like they're the plague. Light pink is allowed. But you don't always have to wear bold, dark colors such as navy blue, forest green, brown, and black. Camo is a good pattern to stick with.
9. Compress your breasts. These are a big give away. You should be completely flat A sports bra may work if you are very small, but for anyone over a AA it won't work. You will need some sort of binder. If you are about an A or a very small B you can use underarmor, which is intended for men who are athletes. You should be able to find their compression vests in a sports store. For anyone above that, you'll need a binder. Underworks, Mango and T-Kingdom make these.
10. Hide your legs, unless you don't shave them. Girls have very different legs than guys, and they are usually shaved. Try a pair of really baggy jeans to hide your curves and maybe a loose belt slung low on the hips. Couple this with a really big t-shirt, and you can fit in almost anywhere.
11. Don't worry about others' opinions; what other people think of you is not anything to be extremely concerned about. Many people may assume that constantly worrying over others' opinions on themselves and trying to make everyone like them more is the key to seeming superior, but it is not. Many times, both girls and guys will mistakenly act nonchalant about school and work and seem like they are too bored to truly care about the tasks they need to complete in every day life. Truthfully, you must make sure that if this is a negative trait in your character, try your hardest to eliminate it from your mind frame. Acting this way gives off the image of low intelligence, or detesting school work and work in general. To others, it makes them often feel that you, or others who do this, are stuck-up, snobby, uncaring about academics and work, or all three. You do not want that image.
12. Remember that women are tough. The first thing to remember is that women by nature are very tough creatures. We go through a lot of pain, both mentally and physically, simply because we are women. A lot is expected out of us in life, especially in this day and age. We go through childbirth. And look at it this way - anything that can put up with bleeding for five days a month has to be tough!
13. Take care of yourself...be in shape. When it comes to physical toughness, well, that one can be a bit harder. If you're not already physically tough, work out! Build some muscle! Now don't go body building, but build up your strength so you will be able to take anyone who starts with you.
TIPS:
- Go easy on the makeup.
- Don't hide who you are. If you're a girly girl and want to look androgynous, follow the ongoing trends right now; the whole I stole this from my boyfriend's closet is all over the place.
- Yves Saint-Laurent started the whole "tuxedos for women" trend. They looked androgynous but never like aliens.
- Looking androgynous isn't necessarily the same as crossdressing. You can include some aspects attributed to your sex and still look androgynous. For example, a girl who dresses like a guy but also paints eir nails can look more androgynous than a girl who just dresses like a guy. Often it's a matter of defying expectations.
- Never EVER Forget who you are. It's what makes you special.
- Almost always wear shoes like Converse high tops and so on. Black would be the best color,and Converse are very comfortable too!
- Work out. This doesn't mean that you should go to the gym and lift huge weights everyday, just keep your weight at a healthy level and remember to do your push-ups!
Some changes you can try
General Clothing transformations
Feminization
- Choose more feminine friendly colors (see colors feminine: below): Pinks, light blues, light greens, turquoise, purples, lavender. Colors are soft, light, pastel, clear and rich. Ex. Wear something like the pink polo shirt.
- Wear buttons on the left. Women's clothing have buttons predominantly on the left. http://www.marquise.de/en/themes/linksrechts.shtml. Ex Wear the women's polo or dress shirts
- Try Clothing with more feminine fabrics (see fabrics section below): crisp cottons, fine woolens, linens, silks, satins, lace, and finer weaves. Angora, satin, velvet, and organdie are extremely feminine. Ex. Silk or satin dress shirt.
- Buy female clothing in masculine colors. Wear them so that you have feminine cuts (see various pic examples of men's vs women's clothing of the same kind but with various differences below). Ex. wear women's jeans.
Masculinization
- Choose more masculine friendly colors (see colors masculine: below): dark blues, dark greens, black, dark browns
- Wear buttons on the right. Men's clothing have buttons predominantly on the right. http://www.marquise.de/en/themes/linksrechts.shtml. Ex Wear the men's polo or dress shirts
- Try Clothing with more masculine fabrics (see fabrics section below): heavier fabrics like tweeds, suit fabrics, herringbone, and denim are all masculine. Ex. Suit coat or flannel shirt.
- Buy men's clothing in feminine colors. Wear them so that you have masculine cuts (see various pic examples of men's vs women's clothing of the same kind but with various differences below). Ex. wear men's jeans.
