Makeup artist and photographer Elizabeth (Beth) Taylor works full-time with transgender women, male-to-female crossdressers, and genderfluid people at her private studio in LGBTQ-friendly Takoma Park, MD, minutes from downtown Washington, DC. She puts clients at ease and helps them feel beautiful and confident. She works with both first-timers and those with years of experience.
Beth started her male-to-female transformation business in 2013 shortly after leaving active duty in the US Navy after several people asked her to transform them. She offers makeup artistry, makeup lessons, total MtF makeovers, professional photography, use of a full wardrobe during the session, accompanied outings, feminine deportment, and more. She offers discretion and privacy and works with each client one-on-one.
Elizabeth Taylor earned her Associate’s of Applied Science degree in Photography and Media from Northern Virginia Community College following her eleven years as a US Naval Officer. Her other degrees include a Master’s in Science in Human Systems Integration from Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry and Mathematics from Gordon College in Massachusetts. She studied makeup artistry with Robert Jones Beauty Academy.
While in the Navy, she taught Nuclear Power Propulsion theory to nearly 500 Sailors followed by work in the Human Resources and Equal Opportunity fields. She was stationed in Charleston, South Carolina; Monterey, California; Norfolk, Virginia; Cocoa Beach, Florida; and Washington, DC.
One of the most pivotal events of Beth’s adult life was the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in September 2011. Beth came out as bisexual/pansexual in May 2012 and found a whole new world awaiting her as she started meeting people in the crossdresser and transgender women communities. From these friendships and connections, her transformation business was born. She even met her future wife, Giselle Donnelly, while doing her makeup for a tgirlnation event in 2013!
On her free time, Beth loves riding and racing her bicycles. Beth races her gravel bike at Mid-Atlantic events under the team name, “Makeovers with Elizabeth Taylor.” For training, she rides gravel roads in Michaux Forest in Pennsylvania and on the country roads of Northern Virginia. She rides cross-country mountain bike trails and takes regular MTB lessons to improve her skills.
When she’s not riding or working, Beth enjoys a quiet night at home with her wife, Giselle Donnelly. They married in 2017, and Giselle transitioned to living full-time as a woman in 2018. Beth and Giselle love watching British and European dramas and detective shows and listening to Wishbone Ash music together.
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