<p>Tonight’s show was really interesting and to me, kind of depressing!!!</p>
<p>They made-over a 54 year old Texas woman who seemed to be trying to compete with her 40ish aged daughter (competing for the same guys). She was definitely stuck in the 80’s - readily admitting that many of her clothes were 20-25+ years old. </p>
<p>She hated the hair Nick did (I thought it looked cute) - she kept saying over and over “guys are not going to like it” (shorter). In fact, they had someone else come in and try and style it better for her. She was so disappointed in her hair that once she went home she went to her stylist and got extentions and dyed back to her bleached blonde. So disappointing!</p>
<p>Did anyone else feel like this woman must have been a product of a bad-ending marriage - maybe abusive? Her demeanor was so down, so defeating. Sad to me. </p>
<p>I think Stacey and Clinton felt awful too - through the whole show! </p>
<p>At the end when they showed her with her old hair “back” I thought she looked just the same as she did in the begiinning. Was a waste of that credit card!!!</p>
<p>I just watched the second airing and feel depressed as well. I agree that her new “do” looks great on her. It’s hip and current. That being said, I have just finished growing out a hatchet job from a year ago when I went to a new stylist who completely disregarded what I asked for and gave me something that I detested. I too didn’t feel like myself when I looked in the mirror. So I can understand her feelings.</p>
<p>Was she only 54? I thought she was over 60. That may have been because I can’t fathom how she’d have a 40-something daughter if she was only 54.</p>
<p>I thought it was very sad also. She just wanted to please men, men, men, and I don’t think that even at the end she got the point that it’s about looking modern. I wasn’t crazy about the hair Nick did for her, but it was darn better than the bleached blond long hair she had before – and after.</p>
<p>I also thought that Carmindy put too much make up on her.</p>
<p>All in all, while I was very pleased that they selected an “older” woman as a candidate, I don’t think this person was the right one. She was too fearful and had too much of a desire to hold on to her old self. Not their best episode.</p>
<p>A number of years ago on BBC’s What Not To Wear they also redid a women, although younger (40ish) was stuck in a time warp and fear of aging. She cried…and not from joy. Afterwards on the followup they showed the women in her new pants and boots mucking out the stalls. She had a GREAT body…but she did look ridiculous initially. No matter, I’m sure both women went back to the original clothing and hair styles.</p>
<p>I saw this week’s episode, too, and thought it was very sad. I wondered if this was someone who had always had a boyfriend/husband and that was how she had always defined herself and her self worth. It struck me that the first thing she said (with tears in her eyes) after she saw her haircut was that she didn’t think men would like it. Then she changed her “reveal” to make sure there weren’t going to be any men there – because she didn’t think her haircut would be appealing to men.</p>
<p>It also made me sad that after she accepted the offer from Stacy/Clinton, she told the camera that her daughter and others thought she need an update, and she was embarassed, but if this many people thought she needed it, then she needed it. She didn’t seem to have the self-confidence to say “Screw what they think, I like me the way I am;” OR the self-confidence to say “I just got this cutting edge haircut, and if men don’t like it, it’s their loss.”</p>
<p>Did you notice at the reveal her outfit was fairly lowcut and one of her gestures was kind of thrusting out her breasts, something she did a couple of other times previously. I liked her new short cut and thought it looked flattering and up to date. She seemed to be caught up in following the “rules” even if they made her unhappy. I think that she has probably never been in an equal partnership or lived alone. I agree with the comments about the daughter, she too needed a makeover.</p>
<p>It was almost as if the new look was too polished for her - in her mind. She could not see herself as a pretty mature woman - she can only see herself as someone trying to still be 30 - even if she doesn’t. Kind of like trying to put a country woman in big city clothes. </p>
<p>Best line of the night - in the 360 mirror when Clinton was saying no matter what, you can’t compete against 25 year olds cause they always win - and Stacey, with great timing said, “B…!” (if you watched, you know the word!) I’m not promoting swearing, but that was a well timed word in a well timed moment!</p>
<p>So many people are stuck in the time that they felt most beautiful. For this lady, it was when she was 25-30 and a sexy blonde. I see others who are still doing that ‘feathered’ bang that was popular when I was in h.s…lo, this many years ago. You’ve got to keep current…not trendy…just modern. </p>
<p>Anybody remember the nice southern lady from a couple of years ago who had blonde hair that moved in a solid, Aqua-Net mass? She was all worried that her husband wouldn’t like her hair shorter and he was thrilled that he could finally run his fingers through it?</p>
<p>I find it interesting that many women who are getting makeovers on this show are so concerned about their hair being cut too short. I had no problems when my stylist chopped off about two feet of my hair - I instantly looked 10 years younger when I got rid of my old hairdo. Of course, now I have to work hard to grow back my biker braid to go with my (future) Harley Davidson :D. OTOH, I can always settle for a Vespa with a current hairstyle! I just need a long silk scarf to complete the look. :)</p>
<p>I didn’t see the show but got curious to look at Jessie’s before and after photos. I saw the “after” photo first and at first thought it was a great haircut in a current style and no doubt a massive improvement over the “before.” However, when I went back and saw the “before” photo I thought it was an unnecessary shame that Clinton felt it necessary to chop off SO much hair, particularly in a woman who has the shape of the face and the kind of hair that would have done complete justice to a longer but still age appropriate and updated style. All he had to do was trim somewhat, do some longer layers with less volume, maybe some long angled bangs. I think this haircut, while certainly more current, actually made her look heavier in the face.</p>
<p>Also - I read that she’s only 52. The D is 34 (so she had her at 18).</p>
There was a new “Nick” - I didn’t care for him too much.</p>