Absolutely Fabulous Kohl Makeover

I recently entered a competition in the Bay magazine. Kohl Make up were offering a makeover and photo session to the winning entrant. To enter you needed to submit a head and shoulders picture of yourself. It just so happens I had several really nasty head and shoulders pics of myself at hand, one in particular that highlighted my rather lame, "no style" long hair look. Feeling very brave I emailed my picture to Kohl and crossed my fingers.

A couple of days later I received an email from Lindi Bester of Kohl telling me I had won and offering two dates for me to come along to Kohl head quarters in Cape Town CBD for my makeover.

Always the gentleman my gorgeous hubby made sure I arrived in plenty of time for my big night and assumed his position at the back of the studio. Lindi and her team, Mendril, SJ and Derek, made us very welcome, and wasted no time in starting the transformation. I was placed on a chair with my back to the mirror, so only had Hubby's reaction to go by. Lindi  did my makeup, using various shades of powder, blushers, shadows, highlighters etc she gradually blended the makeup to a flawless finish. I found it interesting that the only pencil used was on my lips. She also did an awesome job shaping my wild eyebrows and adding a little length to my lashes with some discreet eyelashes.

When she was done working her magic "big thumbs up from Hubby" I was handed over to the capable hands of Mendril, a hair stylist  supreme. In no time at all he had transformed my tired looking mop into something outstanding, not that I could see this at the time, but I could see by the reaction from Hubby that he had made a marked improvement.

I was escorted "no peeking" to the bathroom to change into my dress. I had brought several outfits, but opted for a little black dress and my very fancy long evening coat. "Why not go the whole hog - I thought"SJ and Derek had set out my photo shoot area, which resembled something out of Vogue, a few final touches and at last I got to see the result.

Well blow me done with a feather, I really couldn't believe me eyes. I had been transformed from plain Jane Internet Geek Mom into glamor girl deluxe! SJ was sooooo very patient with me, it really is harder then it looks to smile and still try to look natural without closing your eyes or pulling a nasty face, He took what felt like hundred's of pic's, always encouraging me to relax and enjoy.

Lindi added my lovely coat to the mix and Medril worked some magic with some bobby pins to give me an  Ab Fab look. To round off the shoot, SJ invited the patient Hubby to join me for a couple of pics of the two of us. I can truly say it was an awesome experience, a confidence booster of note. If you ever get the chance to have a make over, my advise - Do it! There is something so moral boosting about being pampered and photographed, by a professional team like Kohl.

Well all this was last night and on returning home the make up had to come off, but today the feeling hasn't warn off, "neither has my fantastic new hair style" Now I know how celebrities always manage to  look so good when their snapped in the media, there's a Lindi and team lurking in the background.

Thank you Kohl for a wonderful experience x

The end result