but not necessarily about your gender.
Know what you want to do before
you decide how you want to look.
Get friends to help you. If you don’t
have friends, make some. Watch online
tutorials. Remember eyebrows are sisters,
not twins. Go to makeup counters in
department stores and try their products.
Keep the receipts—they often convince
you to buy more than you need
or will ever use. Know that your skin tone
matters—not just for finding the right
shade of foundation but also for finding
the right tone for your act.
Do NOT do blackface . . . unless . . .
No, just don’t do it. Remember
makeup doesn’t make your drag work,
clothes don’t make your drag work—
your attitude and intentions are what
make it work. Aesthetic isn’t everything
but don’t look a mess... unless it’s on purpose.
Do everything with purpose.
Be in control, even if you plan to
make it look like chaos. Read the room.
Be shady but not bitchy. Don’t punch
or kick downward at groups in society
with less power or privilege than you.
Tuck it away, if you want to. Stuff
your trousers with a sock, if you want to.
Wear a chest plate to give you pecs