Here's my first sharing post. I found in other threads, trans women were looking for resources about transition, passing, and being feminine. Here are a few thoughts and resources that have helped me in my transition. I was noho and living full-time in my chosen gender for around 2 years before I started estrogen, and even then, estrogen takes a long time to feminize your body, so I learned a lot and explored a lot of resources. Here are some that I found were helpful for me:


BREASTFORMS
I used to wear breastforms. It's something that I wish I hadn't gotten so into, as I think that the focus on having perfect boobs in our culture (American culture generally and trans women's culture as well) is kind of fucked up. That said, when I did wear them, I really needed to, and I will NEVER question someone's need or decision to wear breastforms to feel comfortable in their own skin.

I REALLY liked my PALS Breastforms. I had the B-Cup size teardrop shape. I got them on ebay for like $50, and you can still get them there. The good thing about them, is that they are squishy, warm with your body, can be worn in a regular bra, and are not silicone filled. They're durable, puncture proof, can be trimmed to fit your body/needs, and washed with soapy water and powdered with baby powder or corn starch. The downside is that they recommend that you don't use adhesives with them, but I found a good full coverage bra with an underwire held them in place just fine. For things like swimming, I'd wear that with a sports bra over it to keep them from floating out of place.

HAIR REMOVAL
Laser Hair Removal is a cheaper and only mildly painful way to reduce/remove facial hair. I had really thick, fast-growing facial hair, and still have a bit of a scruff that I have to shave every day or two. I have had 10 LHR sessions, and after the first few noticed a significant difference in the amount of hair I had, and more importantly how fast it grows. Now, it is much thinner, finer, and slower growing than it used to be, and I can shave in the morning and go out without foundation if I want to, and you can't tell I ever had a beard, and with foundation, it makes me even more comfortable and confident. I plan on getting electrolysis for the rest because I still have to shave pretty much every day, but as a means to make hiding your facial hair easier, and significantly reducing it, I highly recommend LHR. Unfortunately, it only works well for people with pale skin and dark hair.

I have also done some electrolysis myself using a OneTouch home electrolysis machine. OneTouch is the only manufacturer that makes legit home electrolysis devices. You can buy them on Amazon.com and on Ebay. It's kind of tough, REALLY tedious, hurts, and takes FOREVER, but the machine is like 35 dollars and then you can slowly pick away at your face, if DIY is something you're into.


BODY LANGUAGE
Eyebrows and facial expressions are some of the most significant things to work on if passing as a woman is your goal. Watch women's faces, and listen to how they speak.

Body language is perhaps one of the MOST influential pieces of how people read your gender. Watch people who you assume are women and see how they hold their bodies, how they stand, how they walk, how they tilt their head, the amount of eye contact they make, how they sit, etc. etc. Every behavior and movement we make is gendered in our culture, so working on body language and cues can be more helpful to make you pass than any sort of physical changes.


VOICE
A feminine sounding voice is more about resonance than it is about pitch. It also can make or break how well you pass. Don't talk in a falsetto voice if a feminine voice is your goal, because that is not how a cis woman's voice sounds. I HIGHLY recommend Finding Your Female Voice by Andrea James. It helped me a lot.
It's also helpful, if you can afford it, to get voice training and stuff, but that's wicked expensive and many folks, me included, can't afford it. Just remember, it is about resonance, not pitch. Don't speak from your chest or deep in your throat, speak more from the top half of your throat. I found that when I trained my voice if I put my hand at the top of my chest where my neck meets my body, my voice sounded right when I could speak and feel no vibrations there. Also a handheld tape recorder that you can speak into and play back is REALLY important. My voice sounds WAY different to me than it does in a recording, and to other people. I found cold-calling stores and businesses with random questions and seeing if I got ma'amed was a good way to gauge my progress, as well.

I am sure that there is more that I could include in here, and I'll definitely keep posting and updating and stuff. But I wanted to share some transition-related info and thoughts to get the ball rolling. I am also going to make a post about fucking and sex resources to get things going, but wanted to start here.

Also, check out Deep Stealth Productions, Hairfacts. and TS Roadmap for trans woman specific resources and information about transition.