@shahh
Thanks for the suggestion ^_^ when i was in college i looked for some help this way and was disappointed to find that everything was really showy and gaudy like "look at me! Im a man dressed as a woman!" Not saying all drag queens are like that, that has just been my experience. That is exactly what i would like to avoid. However, i remain open-minded if any awesome looking drag-queen has some time and wants to teach me
@ FetishPet
I would like to clarify some things for you.
1) idk where you got the assumption that all cis women would know how to do this, but it wasn't from me. If you take another look at my OP im pretty sure you can see i was all inclusive in my ask for help
2) i need/want to pass, because that is what i want

not saying i expect it to happen tomorrow, but that is my goal.
Lastly, i have no interest in binge and purge... i especially don't want a huge collection of over the top theater-quality costumes and rhinestones (i particularly hate rhinestones btw) im not planning to get rid of all my masculine clothes. If/when i can dress and look like a passible woman all the time, that will be great, but not really a strong push for me.
Really, all i want is to look /normal/ as a woman, the opposite of eye-catching

and that, is mostly just to avoid confrontation. If i could just look cute and be accepted as a man in cute skirts n stuff, i would be happy with that haha.