# A whole new you!! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 3, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356 "2007-08-03T23:06:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/41 "2007-08-05T20:16:44Z")
Sure thing, call me “1”. As a guy the makeup isn’t an issue. As a balding guy the hair isn’t really an issue either (not much room to adjust a 1/4" buzz). But a “clothing consultant”, why not? I’m sure that I could be much more stylin’. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/42 "2007-08-05T20:40:35Z")
#5–“Make-over”? Man no use these strange wordies. MAN AFRAID OF STRANGE WORDIES!! OOK-OOK-OOK! ---
**Author:** ![Viridiana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Viridiana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Viridiana)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/43 "2007-08-05T20:42:14Z")
1 🙂 I don’t care what anyone might infer about my self-esteem/self-image, I likes me some free stuff. I would object to my wardrobe being thrown out or my hair being colored/highlighted, though. I like it black. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/44 "2007-08-06T13:06:46Z")
I’d absolutely do it! Take what you want and leave the rest. I know I need new hair, but I don’t have the guts to pay for a hideous mistake. If I could have \*a little \* say-so in what they do to me, I’d do it in a heartbeat. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/45 "2007-08-06T13:41:04Z")
Hi, I’m Maastricht and I love giving people make-overs. Any takers? 🙂 That said, I’d love a make-over. I’m happy with my hair, clothes and make-up (not so much with my weight though) so I wouldn’t give anyone carte blanche. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/46 "2007-08-06T15:12:42Z")
In the last year I’ve lost 25 pounds, gained it back, shaved my head, grown it back, and grown a beard. I don’t particularly identify with a certain ‘look’. Probably 1 or 2; I’m curious what they’d come up with. “You’ll want to wear clothes that draw attention away from your chin and flatter your left elbow. Now, are you _very_ attached to that specific nose?” > [@](#): > > Hi, I’m Maastricht and I love giving people make-overs. Any takers? You should have said something when I was there. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/47 "2007-08-06T15:22:26Z")
Gee, I just don’t think anyone could improve on all this perfection…actually, I’m balking at the haircut. But I need new clothes! What to do, what to do… ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/48 "2007-08-06T15:29:20Z")
1 - Sure, why not? Except I’m a Guy, so I don’t want makeup, smelly stuff, short hair, hair gel/mousse of any kind, no puffy sleeves, no Manpris, no jewelry, and none of that fey male model stuff! ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/49 "2007-08-06T19:30:40Z")
1-absolutely. Heck, I’d almost be willing to do that What Not to Wear show, but I’m afraid they’d throw out my lovely skirts and new polka dot dress. Oh and tell me I need to wear blazers and kitten heels all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/50 "2007-08-06T19:58:49Z")
Number 1 with absolutely no hesitation. Got a good wrinkle cream? I’m there! This foundation will make me look ten years younger? Slather it on! Whoo Hoo! Anything goes. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/51 "2007-08-06T20:03:25Z")
Free makeup, shoes & clothes? What’s there to think about? 😃 VCNJ~ [QUOTE=FairyChatMom] Would you accept a makeover - hair, makeup, clothes, shoes, accessories? Let’s assume there’s no TV show or magazine article that will mock your “before” or any of that. Let’s assume you get a mystery coupon that promises you a makeover at no cost or obligation to you. Your reaction is: 1 - For free? Well, yeah, duh!! 2 - Probably, if I didn’t have anything better to do. 3 - Probably not - I have no interest in such trivialities. 4 - Are you suggesting I need to be made over?!?!? 5 - Other comic and/or snarky response. People who know me know that I don’t really care about fashion or style or makeup or jewelry. And these same people might be surprised to learn that my answer would be 1 or 2. I’ve often wondered what a stylist/fashion consultant would do with me if given free rein. I’d be curious to see how such a person sees the made-over me. I’d like to know how a good hair stylist would take my thin, straight, fine tresses and form them into a flattering look. But I don’t care enough about any of these things to pay for them - looks just aren’t that important to me. How about you - If I could wave my magical FairyChatWand and grant you a makeover, what say ye? [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/52 "2007-08-06T20:38:25Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] How about you - If I could wave my magical FairyChatWand and grant you a makeover, what say ye? [/QUOTE] 1. Especially if it were free. I’d even go with 1b - for a small fee. Anyone who looks at me can tell that I don’t spend that much time on the whole fashion/style thing. Part of it is lack of interest, part is that I’ve never figured out what would work. (You know those clothing/fashion tips that say “you fit into one of four basic shapes”? well, I don’t. I also look awful in A-line skirts, that item that supposedly works for everyone.). I’d like to see if someone could figure out what might work. So far, no one ever has. First, though, I would like to see the makeover consultant’s previous work. The US What Not To Wear people have no idea how to dress anyone who isn’t thin and/or hourglassy (so, then I’d go to a 3. I can look meh-to-bad all on my own.) Then I could buy 10 variations of that and go back to being non-interested, but looking better. ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356/53 "2007-08-06T20:59:39Z")
1. I’m always secretly hoping that someone I know will turn my name in to “What Not To Wear” or something. I have absolutely no confidence in my ability to fend for myself in this arena. If I look good, it’s mostly luck and the influence of those around me that I beg for help. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-whole-new-you/414356.md?page=2)