It may not be caused by the subject of the post. And obviously not by the hostess. Just sayin’.

On the lady’s physical transformation, she didn’t look as horrible, in harsh lighting and with no makeup, as some of the guys here thought she did. But what’s wrong with the transient joy of suddenly looking better to oneself? As someone commented, I’ll bet her husband appreciated it too. Unless she becomes a spendaholic shopper, I say, no harm, no foul.

And I recently underwent a transformation myself. I didn’t pay anyone to do it. First, I made the decision that trying to emulate this lady’s cute short hair style with my aggressively straight hair was pointless. I still have lots of hair; I grew it below shoulder length and it’s now better looking and easy maintenance. Second, I found out how to lose weight and keep it off without effort (other than my usual exercise routine). With thirty pounds gone, I am as happy with the change as the lady in the video is with hers.

Perhaps the solution here is this: When Neo posts dance videos or about cosmetics or makeovers, it would be wiser not to comment unless you’ve got something to say which isn’t demeaning to the subject of the post or to the hostess. We can all reunite on posts of more interest to all.

I find it sad for anyone to limit the self-appraisal “fabulous” to their looks, when the reality is she IS fabulous because with or without the makeover she IS imago dei, in the image of God, & therefore tov meod…VERY GOOD. And how dare we muscle up the hubris to declare that her 2 God-given (natural) hair colours are “no good?” “Grey hair is a crown of glory.”

“All flesh is grass & its beauty like the flowers of the field. The grass withers & the flower fades…” What does she do in 5 – 10 years’ time when that fade continues? How does she maintain “fabulous?” Or is she once again “unfabulous?”

Human “fabulousness” is vanity (as in fleeting & temporary & meaningless) if we can only find it in the fleeting human achievements & accomplishments & outer trappings like looks or wealth or status…

This is why I despise “social media/reality TV voyeurism,” it forces us to judge/evaluate/weigh in on that which matters not a tinker’s dam. And too often it reveals our worst…evidence abounds in this thread.

She is beautiful and fabulous (as are you btw) not because of her looks or her self-evaluation, but because she is loved & beautiful & fabulous to the One whose image she shares…and whose desires for her fullness of joy are unequalled.

Thank you Boss for your indulgence. If I was out of line…I apologize.

Ok…pass the offering…I’m done 😉

“I find it amazing that this woman’s pleasure in looking and feeling so much better created such a storm.”

Yeah … the phenomenon has been a known-known phenomenon, for some years now. 😉

It started with Before & After pictures, for like weight-loss programs, etc. It then migrated to Makeovers.

People ‘challenged’ these paired-photos; “Do they really lose weight that fast, and look that good? Or is this some kind of trick? PhotoShop-magic?”

And the various Oracles of Delphi replied, “Oh no, there’s nothing to it … here, watch this”, and they’d take some defenseless employee, have them strip to their Haines in a drafty room with bad light, for the Before.

Then they put on fresh pot o’ Java, turn the heat up, get some calisthenics going, put on a Blooper Tape by someone likeable, walk on the treadmill, tell a bunch of un-PC jokes … then bring in some proper lighting, a fan going through some bracing air conditioning, and … TA-DA!, presto chango.

It’s mostly about encouraging folks to make an attitude-adjustment … which really most of us do several times a day, anyway, we’re just not real conscious of it … and we don’t have a practiced ‘drill’ by which to make it happen, on-demand. (Several different drills, actually.)

But you can bet that professionals and people who need to use cameras & PR effectively, on a schedule (hey there, DJT!), darn well get this down pat. (Um, AOC, for sure.)

If our subject-gal here can come away realizing that she can do this for herself, she’ll still be the bell of the party when she’s actually old!

What? In a recent Olympics? Something. There was this teenage girl runner who ‘danced’ just before her race, in the pouring rain. Whoa..

Wrong

I think that perhaps Susanamantha was focusing on this remark of yours and taking it literally: “I found myself agreeing with everything that Art Deco said…”

Your rudeness and snark is manifest in this entire thread. Many commenters here who don’t usually take offense at all have taken offense.

I am the person who is the judge of what I consider troll-like behavior, and I am the person who makes the decisions on this.