So I am going to begin with a side note before I get to the rest of my story. After years of cross dressing and the usual Walmart or Target shopping, I finally went to a lingerie, sexy wear store. Although the store was empty, the boutique saleslady was very helpful, but I used that same pretense of "this is for my wife". I picked out a few items that I couldn't wait to get home and try on. The sales lady was also the owner. She held up a corset I had picked out and looked me straight in the eye and said, are you sure you don't want to try this one on, because we don't accept returns on them once you buy them. I think I turned 50 shades of red... She said she had owned the store for years and knew who was buying for who. A few nervous laughs later, I finally said okay, they were for me. She said in the future don't use your own body to measure something.
She said she still thought it would be a good idea to try it on before buying. In hind site I was so happy she did because it was to small. She put that one back and then came back with a few other styles. Some of which were so much sexier and felt like heaven. She sat and talked with me while I tried on different things. Asked me how long I had been dressing. I admitted since I was a young boy. She asked if I did just the clothes or went the whole route. I told her just the clothes, but always wanted to go the whole way but knew nothing of makeup other than playing with my sisters eye shadow. She said if I was interested that if I came back the following evening they would be just as slow. Off season in a tourist town. She would then give me a few lessons but I had to buy from her from now on. Seemed like a great idea to me!
The next night, I showed up with bells on ready to start a new phase. We went in the back where the dressing rooms were. She had already hung out a satin dressing gown and panties for me to wear. So I went in, stripped down and was amazed at the feel of this fabric against my skin. She knew how to sell let me tell you! When I came out, she looked at my crotch with a hard on and said the lesson next time is going to be on tape and tuck.
I sat down on her stool in front of the mirrors and she proceeded to apply makeup. Now I have what can only be called a ruddy complexion but she was AMAZING in her craft. Explaining what and how she was contouring with every stroke. What I should practice on and what I couldn't help. When she was finished, I was stunned. And she told me wait, one more step and went and brought back a long curly blond wig. I wouldn't have recognized the woman staring back at me. Can not say beautiful but it sure wasn't me.
I have gone back several times for lessons. Each time I spend WAY too much money on what was a hobby and now has become a way of life. She has promised to introduce me to a few of her regular clients with the same taste, should I ever want to go out with the girls.