Confidence is something which we gain through experience over time and with this our own self belief develops.

From my own experiences I’d like to give you four small and simple steps to helping you to build your own self confidence.

Be Brave

Whether its day or night walk with a good posture and hold your head with pride. Those who walk with an uncomfortable stance will project an unconfident and vulnerable image to others. Those who stride with confidence are less likely to be questioned.

Learn to Laugh

Learn to laugh. A good friend of mine who recently spoke about confidence building at one of our Hot Candys events spoke about the power of humour.

Whilst out one day out dressed and being approached by a group of young people who jeered ‘your a man in a dress arn’t you?’ she replied well I certainly hope so, and laughed back at them! At her crisp honesty and wit the group didn’t know how to react and soon afterwards left her alone. So girls, learn to laugh as the power of humour is not only a good means of communication but also an invaluable tool.

Feel Good Secrets

Wear what makes you feel good! Sounds quite self explanatory I know but seriously its the little things. Potty as it sounds I have two things that help me, my ‘special’ perfume (ok ok its Chanel Chance) and my blue lacy knickers! Every time I wore my blue knickers good things happened…I got job interviews…won money on the lottery…lost weight etc so when I was having a rubbish week I used to wear them to cheer me up and boost my confidence! The perfume is one I wear to important meetings, exhibitions and special nights out like the theatre or orchestra, so again when I was feeling like I needed a little confidence boost I’d wear it. Immediately the smell would make me feel like I was in a position of calm and control and with that I felt more confident. So it could be anything, a piece of music, a favourite drink or place to eat but do it. It’s all the little things that help.

Be Safe

This point I’d like to emphasise the most girls.

Its simple and straightforward but stay safe. This doesn’t mean that you have to stay in but if your going out then plan journeys beforehand. Research new areas and cities and be aware of trans friendly venues and areas. Make sure you always have a taxi number of a local firm packed with your lippy; and don’t forget to play safe too!

At Hot Candys we do encourage our girls (and boys) to add any trans friendly venues, business’s and places to go to our website so if you have any recommendations then please feel free to add them wherever they are in the country!

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As the new year is upon us and the stark light of the wintertime sun shines, choose a selection of warm earthy colours for eyes and a natural warm colour for lips.

Shimmer waves eye collection is perfect for this as it has a good selection of colour and also adds a little sparkle at the same time.

Remember the bright winter skies will make skin appear paler so adding another layer of matt powder to the skin is advised and keep daytime looks subtle.

Alternatively using a foundation that can be layered and dries with a matt effect such as our cream-to powder foundation enriched with baobab oil.

It provides a good colour for an instantly healthy-looking, flawless complexion and the perfect way to avoid shiny uneven coverage.

And add a spritz of sultry musk perfume for that real touch of glam! An iconic and classic scent ‘White Musk’ eau de parfum an essential for every girls dresser.

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So then girlies as the snow settles and the chill brings a little rouge to our cheeks we ask ourselves what can a girl do to keep warm and stay looking glamorous in these conditions?

Well, accessorise of course!

Scarves – be them soft pashmina style, long warm and woollen, or pretty patterned satin scarves are the perfect way to enhance and compliment an outfit.

The first two methods illustrated below work best with either a pashmina style scarf or a long chunky knit scarf.

So here we have a look for every day of the week!

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Why not find a matching pair of gloves and or earrings to match your scarf adding a well co-ordinated touch with minimal effort to your look!

Also remember Pashmina style scarves also look fabulous in the warmer weather worn flat and draped round the arms with a pretty dress!

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The popularity of our previous Hot Candys events has led to a surge in enquiries about our White Wedding evening planned for December.

To make it the best crossdressing event possible we’ve taken the bold decision to delay the event until March 2010 and make it a Springtime Wedding of Brides and Belles – This will then give us a chance to step the whole event up a notch or three!

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The evening started with a performance by the darling Pequilia Bigtopp (appearing as as Magenta) backed by our band, The Satanic Mechanics.

In our popular “Stepping out” section we had Donna talking to us about wigs – all the dos and dont’s when buying, styling, wearing and altering them.

Donna has many years experience in wig styling and works closely with Hot Candys so if you do have any questions about this contact us.

The evening then followed with The duet and floorshow featuring Joe Ballard as Frankenfurter accompanied by Pequilia, and much audience participation.

Before the Timewarp began we had our Best Dressed Catwalk competition, which the glamorous and cheeky Nicole deservedly won – being rewarded a large round of applause and some pink fizzy!

Behind the Scenes

A few shots of our fearsome house band rehearsing with Pequilia for the big night.

I would just like to say a big thank you to all of the lovely girls who turned up and the also to the new faces who appear to join us too!

We hope to see you all again at our White Wedding Event on the 9th December!

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Lots of Love from Ruth and The Hot candys Team XX

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Thanks for the massive response to our planned Wedding event – we’ve had so many enquiries we’re going to move the date so we can make it bigger and better!

Its all things bridal beautiful and innocent girls (yes innocent!), so whether you’d to like to come as the bride, the groom, the mother in law or simply just yourself, join us for an evening of White winter weddings.

With live entertainment, professional photographers, wedding buffet best man speech and of course a whole heap of fun!

If your coming to us from out of town then just drop us a line and we’ll give you a hand finding somewhere to stay

We’re still confirming all the details so sign-up for our newsletter and we’ll keep you posted about our events, products and special offers.

Dress Hire

We will have bridal gowns for hire for the evening, but please note these will have to be reserved in advance to ensure the correct fitting

To book your bridal gown contact us and supply your bust (chest) waist and hip measurements

These will be £10.00 per dress to hire and all of this money goes directly to Cancer Research Charity, who will be lending these gowns to us for the evening.

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The time and place

• The date: March 2010
• The venue: TBC
• Ticket Price: TBC
  

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If you were there we hope you had a great time too, and took full advantage of the wealth of crossdressing products and services that were on offer.

It was so lovely to see some familiar faces – some of whom we recognised from our appearance at sparkle in July – and great to hear that many of you have been following our progress through the website to see whats on and where we’ll be off to next!

The Miss Rose of the year competition

After a sumptuous evening meal  The Miss Rose of the year competition took place -  which myself and Christy, my trusty colleague, were honoured to be asked by Martine to sit on the Judges panel – I even got to read out the winners!

I can only hazard a guess though at how many outfits some of the girls brought as I kept bumping into the same faces over the course of the evening  who must have changed several times!! Yes girls you know who you are!!!

It was also a pleasure to meet Grayson Perry who was much fun, too in her many different outfits ranging from her sweet ‘Alice’ style look with matching dolly through to her quirky pvc number at the end of the evening!

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The antici…. pation is over!

Rocky Horror night, 11th November

After the success of September’s Beauty Boudoir we’ve wasted no time in organising a fearsomely kinky, gender bending Rocky Horror inspired evening of entertainment for all our girls!

This event is part of Norwich’s Rocky Horror week – culminating in a full show screening at Cinema City on the 13th November which will be followed by an after show party!

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The time and place

• The date: 11th November 2009
• The venue: The Octagon Studio at the Norwich Puppet Theatre
• Doors open: 7.00pm (giving you a chance to park, get dressed up and catch your breath!)
• Event start: 8.00pm
• Event ends: 11.00pm

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There is a full bar at the theatre and parking available which although pretty small can park up to 10 cars … but there is an NCP car park just round the corner if needed!

The theatre is not open for any other performances that night so the space will be exclusive to Hot Candys.

There will be a changing area available at the theatre so anyone who would feel more comfortable getting changed upon arrival is most welcome to.

Admission and Booking

Ticket price: £7.50

Tickets are available in advance, tickets can be purchased by the following methods:

Contact the Puppet Theatre bookings and box office directly

Tel: 01603 629921 (open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm)

There is a surcharge of 50p per booking on card payments or £1.00 for posted tickets. All tickets are non refundable unless the evening is cancelled by Hot Candys or The Puppet Theatre. These can otherwise be collected on the evening.

When calling the puppet Theatre to book please let them know it is for the Hot Candys ‘Beauty Boudoir’ event on the 30th of September.

or Click here to email us at Hot Candys to book your tickets

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Thanks girls!

If you didn’t manage to get a ticket for the Beauty Boudoir make sure you book early for our amazing Rocky Horror evening in November!

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