We’ve seen what the power of makeup can do for a teenager with a blemished face or a busy mom with bags under her eyes. We’ve witnessed how someone with long, scraggly hair can look like a different person with their hair cut to their shoulders. We are all aware that a haircut, application of makeup, and even a session of hair-coloring can do wonders for a person—if all is executed correctly.
But the chances of us receiving a full-blown makeover from a professional certainly isn’t as common as us getting a quick hair trim at our local low-end salon or barber. Even if we had the finances to opt for a legit makeover, it takes a great deal of courage to actually follow through with it.
When a woman by the name of Mary decided to walk into Makeover Guy’s Studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she only expected to walk out with a simple trim and perhaps a few makeup suggestions. She was used to using the same box of hair dye for over the past two decades, but now she was ready for a change. Her reasoning? “I want to stop looking so frumpy and old,” she says.
However, she had no idea Makeover Guy’s makeover genius, Christopher Hopkins AKA Makeover Guy, would play such a massive role in her transition from tired grandma to glamorous goddess!
Christopher certainly isn’t new to the beauty industry. He began his successful career in 1990 when he opened Hopkins Salon at the KSTP studios in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Since then, Christopher has opened other salons, including Makeover Guy’s Studio in 2017. From hair color and hair cuts to professional make-up and wax, Makeover Guy has had numerous happy clients.
Upon seeing Mary’s dark gray, shoulder-length hair and makeup-free face, Christopher already had a plan for how he’d execute her makeover. “What a pretty amber eye! This will be good,” he says as he begins to contemplate his plans for his client, and boy, did he do an incredible job!
As Mary sees her platinum pixie, she can’t help but think how easy it will be for her to maintain: “Growing out my gray hair now is going to be awesome. It’s going to be so easy. I can’t wait. I am so excited.”
Apart from her personal love for her new makeover, Mary is thrilled to show her husband of 27 years her massive transformation. After all, this entire makeover was primarily designed to be an anniversary gift for her husband.
“He’s wanting me to get my hair cut short forever. I mean, he loves me in short hair, and I just keep getting too lazy, ‘No, short hair’s so much work, and no, you gotta use product and all this stuff,’ and I didn’t think I could do this,” admits Mary. But after the work was already done, she says how “flabbergasted” she was!
You won’t recognize the woman after her makeover! Be sure to watch the entire video below to see her full transformation. Isn’t it incredible?!
