Tommy Dorfman, who came out as transgender in July, doesn’t underestimate the power of makeup. “Makeup is a powerful way to transform everything from your bone structure to how your viewed in the world to your own aesthetic,” the 29-year-old actress told InStyle in a Tuesday, August 24, interview. “It can be an amazing tool for affirmation and I think a lot of the makeup techniques that trans women developed to hyper feminize their faces have been appropriated by certain cis influencers, celebrities and makeup artists.” From contouring to baking, a handful of beauty techniques have stemmed from the “queer community — drag queens and trans people.” “It’s funny to see cis women beat their faces and not know the process behind it.
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