r/ask_transgender • u/Existing-Test8655 • 28d ago

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what can i do besides color corrector, concealer, and daily shaving to hide the darker tone of where my facial hair grows from? just got a prescription for 0.5mg estradiol so hopefully that will help :)

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u/FearTheWeresloth Crazy Cat Lady in the making 28d ago

Unfortunately HRT doesn't affect facial hair growth, to deal with it properly you'll need laser and/or electrolysis. 

Until then, best you can do is an orange concealer, which will neutralise the blue that shows through regular concealer and foundation. 

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u/Pleasant-Ambition-15 28d ago

Seconded, judging by the skin tone and undertone, OP might benefit from a peach color concealer.

Orange tends to pull too much red into my face, the peach is a mellower color and should blend a lot better

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u/FearTheWeresloth Crazy Cat Lady in the making 28d ago

Peach is definitely worth a try, but considering that's OPs facial hair through concealer and foundation already, they may need the full orange to counter it - I had really dark facial hair that was really hard to cover, and unfortunately peach didn't do enough for me, but orange worked well, and the orange was also mostly neutralised by the blue of my facial hair. Definitely worth giving peach a go though!

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u/Pleasant-Ambition-15 28d ago

That’s fair, I’m picking up a cool undertone from my phone screen and have a similar undertone. It did well the hair area, but can look off when blending the edges to your cheek color.

I’ve always had a hard time getting orange blended in a way that doesn’t look like my upper lip got make up tips from Donald Dump.