Personal transformation: The extreme makeover guide
A lot of young girls today look up to celebrity actresses.
These celebrities are the ultimate 'extreme makeover' chameleons, always
undergoing personal transformation. Whether you're for or against them, it's
the height of fashion, these extreme makeovers. Just flick through your TV
guide and you'll see that there are TV shows dedicated to them.
The choice to undergo an extreme makeover is not one made on
a whim. Whatever the driving factors, the first step is always to look inside
yourself and evaluate your self-image and attitude to life. Simply changing
what you look like on the outside may not always be enough to complete your
personal transformation.
A makeover, extreme or otherwise, begins with
self-confidence and thinking about how you can update your image to make you
feel more confident about yourself. We all have good qualities. Focus on those
to start with and work from there. It is also important to think about how you
carry and project yourself and what that says about who you are. Remember that
everyday is different and that we all have bad days. You are bound to think
differently of yourself on a bad day, so keep that in perspective.
You can often make yourself feel better by changing
something small about your appearance. It can be as simple as wearing your
favourite lipstick or that pair of trousers that you know makes your bottom
look fantastic.
The clarity of your skin and eyes, and your smile are what
you make your first impression with. Aside from getting the right amount of
sleep, there are all manner and number of cleansers, toners, moisturisers and
scrubs dedicated to improving your complexion and combating dark circles and
improving the appearance of fine lines.
Transforming the shape of your eyebrows is a trick that most
celebrities use to make their faces appear more refreshed. Liz Hurley was once
quoted as saying that having your eyebrows done was like getting a facelift.
Often there are simple ways like these of giving yourself a makeover that
include nothing more than a bit of tweezing or threading.
A classic makeover trick is to change your make-up. Cosmetic
trends today tend to be toward the more natural look. Foundations and powders
are geared towards individual skin tones and specific requirements. Most of the
better brands look completely natural and offer a multiple of skin and
complexion benefits.
We have all heard the saying 'The eyes are the windows to
the soul'. Well make-up can definitely enhance or change the look of your eyes.
As it can do with your lips. Learning what make-up to use and how to apply it
can be key to changing your look. Booking yourself a few sessions with a good
make-up artist is an investment well worth the money as you will benefit from
the basics you learn there.
If lotions, potions and make-up alone just aren't working
for you, there are lunch-time procedures like botox and Restylane to combat
fine lines and collagen injections to rejuvenate plumpness in your lips, for
example. These procedures have their elements of risk and, like the more serious
surgical procedures, you need to evaluate the pros and cons and your need for
wanting to undergo them.
Non-surgical and surgical procedures are not games. We have
all seen those celebrity mags containing pictures of procedures gone wrong and
know that they are painful as well as not being a pretty sight. In some cases
the damage can be irreversible, which is why doing your research on the
procedure and the practioner is so important.
A much more risk-free way of changing your appearance is to
change your hair. Having it cut coloured or styled differently is a great way
of enhancing your cosmetic appearance without the higher risks of lunch-time
procedures. Most women have learnt that keeping your hair well-groomed and
glossy is the ideal fix to looking styled and highly fashionable. If your hair
looks great, you generally do too.
We all have figure flaws and there are many ways to combat
those. Again, start from the 'inside' out. Diet and exercise are always a good
place to start. Nothing helps you feel quite as good as eating healthily and
staying fit and in shape. Thereafter, think about lingerie. The correct
lingerie does not only make you look better but it can make you feel sexy and
self-confident.
The style of clothing you wear is one of the most drastic
ways to change your appearance without surgery. You can either hide or expose
your body flaws, so it is important to research what best suits your figure
type. Wearing an outfit that exposes your body flaws can make you feel less
confident and uncomfortable and you will inevitably end up portraying those
feelings to people around you. Just as wearing an inappropriate outfit can make
you stand out for the wrong reasons and so expose you to the kind of attention
you would much rather avoid. If you struggle with putting clothes together,
visit a personal shopper who will be able to give you a few valuable tips.
Sometimes all of these simpler things may not be enough to
achieve the makeover you desire and you may want to consider cosmetic surgery
procedures. This is what is often referred to on TV and in various talk shows
as an extreme makeover.
Changing your appearance surgically is not a decision to
enter into lightly. You need to seriously consider the driving factors behind
your disapproval with your image and identify why it is you want an extreme
makeover. Remember that changing who you are on the outside does not change who
you are inside even if it could improve how you see and feel about yourself. It
certainly is no quick-fix to the challenges that life can throw at you.
Extreme makeovers are all the rage and there seems to be a
solution to every cosmetic body problem you could think of. What a tempting
idea to have all your wiggly bits lipo-ed away instead of spending weeks in the
gym and feeling the burn. Not to mention having to watch what you eat and steer
clear of the delicious evils of chocolate and full fat sodas.
Some of these extreme makeover procedures include
microdermabrasion, cosmetic dentistry, rhinoplasty, breast augmentation,
abdominoplasty and liposuction. Each of these procedures carries high risk
factors and it is imperative that you evaluate thoroughly your desire to
undergo them and research the possible risks and complications thoroughly. It
goes without saying that once you have made the decision to opt for an extreme
makeover, you need to ensure that the surgeon you choose has the correct
qualifications and is appropriately certified.
Other surgical procedures like laser eye surgery and laser
hair removal could be said to have more beneficial value than being purely
cosmetic procedures. These too carry a risk, though, and you need to be
thorough in your research of the risks, the practioners and the procedures
itself.
Sometimes what is needed is a change of image. Either so you
can feel more confident with who you are or so that others will take you more
seriously. Whatever your reason for an extreme makeover, remember to like what
you are inside first and then wear it proud.
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