The Beauty Brains are quick to point out when companies make false claims about their products to mislead consumers. But once in a while it’s nice to point out that cosmetics can have a huge positive impact on people’s lives too.
Case in point: check out these 62 amazing before and after make up pictures. These are real people who’ve been given a make over by a professional make up artist. There’s no Photoshopping here – just truly talented professionals applying hair and skin care products to transform the appearance of these women. While some might disagree about how much better people look there is no doubt the people feel happier. And that is what makes us proud to be cosmetic scientists!
updated 02/06/07
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Definitely a huge difference in the before and after pictures, and maybe it’s just me, but I thought that they all kind of had porn star makeup (and bad hair) in the after photos… not a pretty look.
Meg, I’m with you on this one! The Right Brain thought the pictures looked great, I thought they were kind of trashy. But I guess the point of this post is if that’s how these women WANT to look, then at least science can provide the right cosmetic products. Even for porn stars. LOL.
Some of the women look good, and some of them look like hookers. Or transvestites. I’d say it’s 50/50.
Ah, just so there’s no confusion, the 62 photos is not my work or my style of makeup. Sorry, didn’t want anyone thinking that was my work….
Elke
Hey Elke,
thanks for the clarification. If you wanted to forward some examples, we could include a link to some of you work too.
this is 62 astonishing reasons NOT to wear make-up or tell people how NOT to wear it. they really look scanky, borderline disturbing. some of them look better before than after. I’m sorry, but I like more natural look. not the trashy one. I know beauty is all subjective. but I don’t see any quality in this. could you please post more positive befor and after pics to balance this link?
Thanks for the comments Lien. Others have both agreed and disagreed with your assessment. The point of the post is about how cosmetics can make people feel better about themselves. And if these people were happy enough to let themselves be photographed, they must have been happy enough with the outcome.
I think there was a bit of both. Some people looked prettier before but others looked prettier after. I quite liked some of the make up but I think having such strong eye make up and lip make up together doesn’t work for most people. It was interesting though to see how different people can look with make up and was definately worth looking at for that. Thanks for the link
It just shows what a drastic difference that makeup can have- for the good or for the bad.
(Some of those women though.. I feel bad for their husbands who got to see how hot their wives COULD look with professional makeup.. only to see it washed off that evening. Hee! Okay sorry, that was mean.)
That makeup artist used to sell something called the Alexis Vogel System (I’m sure you’ve seen the infomercials) but I wouldn’t advise purchasing the products anymore because it was sold or taken over or something by a different company whose product quality is horrible. However, I would advise getting her DVD & maybe picking up a few original products from ebay. You can see reviews for them on makeupalley.com. Awesome sight for reviews on all sorts of products, but not at all scientific, just anecdotal.
Oh & coming from a girl who owns the kit: The application can be toned wayyyy down for a less porn star look. (The woman got her start doing makeup in the adult film business (her dad was a photographer for that stuff) so who can really blame her.) Or that “done” look can be fun for bars or Halloween or special events
Those pictures make me sad. So many of those women were beautiful to begin with, only to be told NO that’s not good enough let’s slather your face with products so that noone recognizes you! Most of them look nothing like their before photos.. I really wonder why we are so desperate to look like that.
It was mentioned that all the women definatly felt happier after the makeovers, WHY!! Learn to love who you are, as you are, because sooner or later all the makeup in the world will not make you beautiful, you will be old and wrinkley and falling apart just like the rest of the world.
Why is “beauty” so important? We live in such a shallow superficial world, it makes me sick.
I am prepared to admit I am naiive about alot of things in society, but this is one that baffles me. I’m 18 and have been dealing with really severe body image problems since I was old enough to know what it means, all because someone somewhere has decided we need to be skinny and flawless to be worthy. Everyone needs to stop focusing on their looks, and take a goood hard look at the world around us.. there are more pressing issues than the latest fashion trend.