#but mummm it's just ma faaace

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2023/2022

Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating! 🎄 I've managed to create the world's worst spot the difference by cracking out my sequin suit again. May the holiday season be kind to you, and may 2024 bring everything you hope for ❤️

#but mummm it's just ma faaace #christmas 2023 #love how the three Ss stayed the same: the suit the sound desk and the smile 😁

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The duality of Merry

Went to a wedding yesterday and did a cheeky lil outfit change when it got cooler and the heels got sore, felt very gender

#but mummm it's just ma faaace #I got so many compliments on both outfits which was such a boost #also I properly met the wife of one of the guys I work with and she told me he speaks very highly of me which made my whole month 🥺 #nonbinary #wedding guest

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Went skating, didn't fall, had fun, felt cute ❄️

#but mummm it's just ma faaace #ice skating

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Another Halloween done, another farewell to my Mothman. Had so much more fun with it this year as I came to York for the Ghost Merchants' ghost hunt, didn't manage to find one but I did meet lots of lovely Mothman enthusiasts and had a super validating moment with two of the merchants. I would never normally have had the confidence to chat to them but they approached me a few times first to talk about my costume so eventually I asked their character names, and when I introduced myself one of them asked my pronouns - I've never been asked that by a new person before, normally I only tell my pronouns to friends with a whole "Well I prefer they/them but I'm fine with anything because I understand that since I present quite fem most people default to she/her" ramble so it was exciting to be able to just say "they/them" and even better that one of them responded "same!"

#but mummm it's just ma faaace #mothman #halloween #york ghost merchants #york ghost hunt

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A moment of appreciation for this cryptid photo my mum got of me in the show tonight because the guy teching turned the hazer on by mistake and didn't realise before stepping away for a sec

#this is my true form: just a cowboy hat and a pair of cowboy boots and a hint of bass guitar #but mummm it's just ma faaace #in two minds about using my selfie tag there because in this case it's 'mummm it's not ma faaace' I guess #cryptid

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Feelin' funky ✌️ (neutral or masc compliments appreciated, been misgendered all day)

#but mummm it's just ma faaace #nonbinary #they/them #gender stuff #I have three open sided T-shirts like this but I've been anxious about wearing them in public so this is my first time #we went into town for shopping/coffee and then ended up at a lil street party with the neighbours so yay for going in at the deep end

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This is going to be a bit of a rambly vanity post but please bear with me because I am super excited about this!

So I posted this back in 2017, after I'd not long finished my first (and last) year of an engineering degree that I hated and before I started the theatre and languages degree I was switching to. At the start of that year, before I started having second thoughts and long before I chose to overhaul everything, I decided that I wanted Chuck's "beautiful red-pink floral" dress from Dummy to be my graduation dress. This is it, by the way, now I know how to add photos on tumblr 😅

It's quite a rare find, but that year I got one... at least two sizes too small. Fast forward through 4 more years of uni hell and a year of the best job I could have hoped for and we get to today. A few months ago, I managed to get my hands on a better size but it was still a touch small which led to a broken zip. A couple of weeks ago, I tried it again and it was just the right fit. Yesterday, I got it back from the repair shop with a new zip. Today, well...

(Not visible in these photos - the daisy necklace I got as a graduation gift from my colleagues and the bee hair slide my parents gave me for my birthday, for subtle extra references)

Chuck has been such an inspiration for me these past 7 years, not just her style but how she's constantly kind and compassionate in the face of conflict and hurt and how she's not afraid to be her authentic self. I've been working on building that in myself and made a lot of progress in the past year, so wearing this today is so much more than the culmination of my degree and I'm immensely proud of myself 💖

#personal #you know what that is? growth #pushing daisies #chuck charles #but mummm it's just ma faaace #graduation

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Baby's first waistcoat

#but mummm it's just ma faaace #non binary #i feel so confident in this oh my god

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No way! You're not sewing buttons in my eyes!

Happy Halloween pt. 1

#but mummm it's just ma faaace #halloween costumes #happy halloween #coraline

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Baby's first waistcoat

#but mummm it's just ma faaace #non binary #i feel so confident in this oh my god

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Ignore my messy wardrobe in the background but I finally managed to get myself some less feminine-looking summer outfits and seeing them on has made my brain go !!!!! in the best way

#gender go brrrrr #i still love my dresses but some days they just don't feel right whereas this does #I have a slightly longer pair of shorts too and all my usual print blouses #nonbinary #but mummm it's just ma faaace

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Got a new dress today and I am vibing so hard

#i feel like a modern day miss fisher #sorry to everyone i have already shown this to I'm just very excited #this was a charity shop purchase but it's still got its original tags so it was a proper bargain #but mummm it's just ma faaace #dress #evening gown #pear shaped #miss fisher

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My friend said my dress has Anna vibes and I wasn't sure but I looked up her outfits and now I'm losing it, she's one of my favourite princesses and I love Kristen Bell so like aaaaa

#but mummm it's just ma faaace #princess anna #queen anna #frozen 2

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Romantic relationships: 0

Castles seen: 1

Discounted McToasts: 2

Lollipops with McDonald's order: 1

Roses from supermarket assistants: 1

Think I'm doing okay so far! (Hope yous have all had a lovely day whatever you've been up to 💖)

#but mummm it's just ma faaace #valentines day

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We're having a barbecue in our garden for tea and I'm video calling some friends afterwards so I thought I'd get dressed up, and my brother and I are very good at being up for taking photos/videos of each other's shenanigans so he was able to put his photography studies to good use 📸 and I made a gif of the burst shot he took to get those top 3 💖

#but mummm it's just ma faaace #the season for my overabundance of 50s style dresses is finally here #feat. fluffy whom i love to bits and who i promise does enjoy cuddles she just looks grumpy when she squints #vintage fashion #lindy bop #okay to reblog

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Got my mum to neaten up my hair a bit this morning, plus a blouse I got for 59p and some freckles that I really wish were real

#i do have real freckles they're just not very visible and 70% of them are on my right hand instead of my face so i make do with snap filters #whichever being made me really nerfed me by not putting my freckles in a reasonable place and i will die mad about it #but mummm it's just ma faaace