The show “What Not to Wear” has skyrocketed to popularity due to it’s campy hosts and the idea behind it, which is to make women feel like they’ve been renewed, and to take on “projects” which are women who have stuck to the same tired style or really need help with showing off their best assets in a sophisticated, stylish way. Oh, and the fact that the participants get 5 grand to spend on clothes is just too much to stand. I know I’ve never spent even close to that on clothing!
It’s sort of like watching a fairy tale unfold as you watch these shows, because you see a woman who usually dresses in dowdy or outrageous and unflattering clothes turn into a natural radiant, and seemingly effortless style maven in front of your eyes, all in a half hour. What’s not to love? The latest one I saw took a young mom, Misty, who tended to prefer clothes that were goth/punk that were black, combat boots, and jet black hair with severe makeup on her pale but perfect skin.
In the end, she truly evolved, and she really liked it. She had her hair lifted, and came out with a wonderful warm brown color, which was ironically her original color. She admitted that she had dyed her hair jet black on a whim years ago and just never went back because it would have taken too long and too much money to pull the color out. Plus, the stripping of dark colors comes at the price of drying the hair out a lot, so that’s another reason it’s very hard to go from jet black to lighter color without jeopardizing the health of your hair.
The makeup ideas her makeup artist gave her were great. She paired her light, porcelain peaches and cream complexion and green eyes with a nice natural taupe shadow, a shimmery light tan shadow from top to bottom, and a nice brown shimmery eyeliner on the top and bottom lids to bring out her eyes in a look that could have been worn for either day or night. She looked like a new woman, and she looked absolutely beautiful. She also did away with her bright, blue hued red lipstick and picked up a peachy red that complemented her skin tone wonderfully. Talk about a Cinderella story!
