Long Hair or Short Hair?

Finally get to work on my blog after close to two weeks or more of hiatus. The new year has been a busy period for me as there are so many things to catch up after the government's announcement of Phase 3 opening. The need to cope with the new normality coupled with new year objectives just drained up so much of my time. The last time I dressed up, it was around the end of last year; while I see other CDs still managed to find time to dress up in the new year, I hardly got time to swing by my secret lair. Hope that I can squeeze some time out to CD within the next few weeks. Sorry for the ranting. Time to get on with the topic of discussion today, long hair or short hair?

Not sure if other CDs also faced similar problems like me when they crossdress, that is choosing the suitable hair length for their wigs. For me, this has been my longest conundrum as I feel that the shape of my face is quite weird and it has no feminine traits, hence I looked funny with certain style of wigs. When I see other CDs, the shape of their faces allows them to don on wigs of different style easily and they all looked so pretty. Using Isabelle and Gin as examples, the shape of their faces are somewhere like an oval or maybe a heart or diamond, which I feel is perfect for any wig length and style. For me, the shape of my face is like square but also look like rounded as I got two puffy cheeks. Typically, I feel it is hard for me to look like a passable CD with my type of face, this is the other reason why I prefer to remain as a closet CD.

Anyway, back to the topic, according to Quora, "Which type of wig is the most passable for crossdresser?", the advice for a square type face is to look for wigs that elongate the face with wispy bangs or off-center parts. I have to agree on this part as I feel that the off-center parts do help to bring out some feminine feel of the face. 

However, I am still stuck with the question of getting the appropriate length. This is where I stumble upon En Femme Learning Centre, "How to choose the right wig for your face as a crossdresser or trans woman". The website never really say about the length of the wig suitable for my square face but based on the recommended wigs, it seems that the wigs are all around shoulder length and nothing much longer than that. Based on this piece of information I gathered, I got my first wig from WISH. It was slightly longer than shoulder length and have volume. However, I feel that it is not really my style as it has slight curl to it and I just feel that I will stick out like a sore thumb and look obviously like a crossdresser if I ever wear this wig out. 

For my next wig, I got it from TaoBao. This time round, I ordered something that is straighter and just around shoulder length. However, the colour I ordered is not really what I wanted as the 浅棕色 (light brown) is really too light for my liking. In terms of length and volume, I feel that I quite like it actually. So I was stuck with this wig for quite a while before my next TB order. 

The next time I ordered wigs, I got it from the same store on TaoBao, I ordered the same wig but in black this time. I also ordered a longer wig that is 深棕色 (dark brown) just to try out if longer wigs suit me. Initially, when I tried on the longer wig, maybe because I am not used to seeing myself in such long hair, I feel that I looked weird. In spite of that, after a few tries, I quite like the longer wig actually. I posted my photos onto Facebook and a close CD friend of mine commented that I looked better with longer wig. Well, I guess it is rather subjective. To each their own I guess. You be the judge (if you know where to find my photos). Cheers. 😊