Why women get makeovers

With a stylish haircut, clear skin and flawless makeup, she gets her confidence back. How gorgeous is this updated look? This makeup looks so young, fresh and bright it instantly transforms this lady to show her true beautiful self.

Wow, it's hard to believe this is the same person, isn't it? With all the redness gone her skin can glow and now she can really shine. Here's a truly amazing transformation. And you can see a world of difference in this lady's confidence level. Just look at that pretty smile. Some looks might've taken much more to be completed. This one is a perfect example.

No more glasses, a brand new mane, and what a difference! This is another jaw-dropping makeover. Again, hard to believe this is the same person. Whatever procedures were done here are proving to be truly life-changing. I still can't believe this is the same person.

I keep taking a second look. It's amazing to see the difference in the before and after pictures. This is what happens when your look becomes so drab that your outer beauty gets lost. Now, this lady is both stunning inside and out. Even though she's tall, her skirt was an awkward length, and her baggy, shapeless sweater wasn't flattering.

She looks dowdy, older, and bigger than she really is. How Angela achieved her disappearing act: "I don't go out a lot. I want to look presentable, but I need to be able to wash and go. So I decided I would donate my long hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, which makes free wigs for women who've lost their hair to cancer.

But I'm actually a size 12! Angela channels bombshell glamour in a clingy evening gown. The Beauty How-To: The O expert step-by-step guide to getting Angela's look Next: An architect upgrades from grungy basics to a sophisticated, office-ready look. Why she couldn't classify her look: "Was I artsy? I just pulled back my hair and put on whatever was clean. I'd always liked neutral tones and layering with textures.

I just don't take time for myself. This is the time for me—professionally and personally. Just think of makeovers in movies. They always infuriate me. Also, her Beverly Hills outfits are gross and forgettable. But the mini skirt and over the knee boots she sports at the beginning? Movie wardrobe classic. The only film makeover I can vaguely get behind is the one in My Fair Lady, when Audrey Hepburn is transformed from a cockney flower seller to a society queen bee, but that is more to do with bad casting than any improvement in Eliza Doolittle.

The point is, the reason I hate makeovers is that they are predicated on the idea that personality and individuality are nothing next to conventional ideas of attractiveness, and anyone with a modicum of a soul knows that this is bullcrap. Makeover stylists insist they are merely helping a caterpillar emerge from their cocoon of badly fitted leggings and become a butterfly. Ahh, tomayto, tomahto.