Appearance

About: This section is dedicated to giving individuals help with different aspects of beauty they may not be familiar with if they were assigned male at birth or were otherwise afraid to engage with makeup because of feelings it may invalidate their masculinity. The beauty myth and industrial beauty standards are highly manufactured. When we look towards models and influencers what we’re often seeing is people who have had a ton of work done. This can be surgery, beauty procedures at spas, access to personal trainers, and professional makeup.

Hair Stylists

1. https://strandsfortrans.org/

Gender Affirming Piercing

1. (Fargo) devtattooparlour.com
2. (Fargo) https://nocoasttattoo.com/

Make-Up

1. Find a local affirming cosmetic person
   • https://enlightenedbeautysalon.com/
   • https://www.kendallbarbiebeauty.com/
2. Search for help online
   • Brianna Fox: https://www.youtube.com/c/BriannaFox
   • Wayne Goss: https://www.youtube.com/c/WayneGoss
   • Stephanie Toms: https://www.youtube.com/c/STEPHANIETOMS
   • Eimear McElheron: https://www.youtube.com/c/EimearMcElheron
   • SMLx0: https://www.youtube.com/user/SMLx0

Those creators were recommended, but everyone is going to have different style, preference, and skin tone. Look for folks doing tutorials that look how you want to look and hear what they have to say. Many folks new to makeup or beauty find themselves buying hundreds of dollars of products they don’t really know what to do with. Local cosmetic and beauty professionals can help isolate more simple and cost-effective ways to glow up. Online folks can help in pointing to brands that can be more suited to darker skin. This is another thing where practice and style are things you develop and getter be at with time.

If you’re looking for local options for cosmetic professionals or hair stylists, please check our community resource tab! If you have recommendations, we’d love to hear them! (Info@harborhealthinitiative.org)