Makeover Magic

While I was sweating away on the elliptical at the gym today, there was a program on that was showing makeovers. There was no sound, and I was too far away to read the closed captioning, but here's the gist of it. They went into the street and picked a woman out of the crowd for a makeover. It appeared that when they did the makeover -- hairdo, makeup, clothes - that they didn't let the woman look in the mirror to see the final look until she went before the camera. Now I know the the "picks" could be pre-planned, and it could all be a fake, but if it is, these women are good actors! At first I was prepared to just blow it off, and take my eyes to another TV, but here's what got to me. There were two women. The "before" picture for each was pretty sad. When they each came out on stage, their family and friends were there and they all applauded and cheered. THEN, the woman was allowed to turn and look at herself in the mirror. One of them literally burst into tears! And she looked GREAT! Both of them did! And I could just tell from their faces how happy and good they felt.

I had just talked to my daughter a short time before about the Fairy Godmother project in Nashville (http://fairygodmotherprojectofmusiccity.com/) that collects dresses and accesssories for underpriviledged high-schoolers so they can go to their proms. It made me think of the fact that any age, we all like to be the best we can be, and look our best. It gives us confidence to face the world, knowing that we look "beautiful"! Right?