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My makeover

Back in October my husband and I were shopping at Goodwill for books, music, and specifically a pet carrier. The over planner that I am really wants one carrier per pet in case we ever need to leave the house quickly. All five will not cram into the one carrier we have.
But anyway. We didn't find a carrier but at the check out the sales girl said I should enter their Brand U Makeover contest. Goodwill of Central Texas does a drawing for a makeover every September. The contest is designed to encourage people to shop at Goodwill for back to school and career wear. So I entered and promptly forgot all about it.
Two weeks later I got a call from the Goodwill Events Coordinator telling me I'd won! Two people were drawn from over 13 stores.
On the day of the makeover I, along with the other winner, met at a local salon for hair consultations. After we met with the stylists we were taken to a local Goodwill to spend our respective $100 gift cards. I found several fun/trendy pieces including a boyfriend jacket from H&M.
After shopping, we headed back to the salon for haircuts, color, makeup, and manicures and pedicures. After we were made up and dressed in our new outfits, we each had a photo shoot. The photos are to be used for Goodwill's advertising, but we were both given a copy of five shots. One of my photoswill be used on the Brand U Makeover billboards next fall. The other photos will be displayed in stores or in Goodwill online and print ads.
I felt like a princess for a day, and feel very lucky to be chosen.
I've worn several of my pieces in my most recent outfits, and am using the makeup tips I learned. In addition, I found a new stylist who "gets" me and does miraculous things with my hair. :)
http://letitrainagain.blogspot.....hotos.html
Thanks for indulging me!

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Posted 2 weeks ago

That's awesome!

Posted 2 weeks ago

Wow - you look fabulous :) So neat that you got chosen and you're going to be featured in their ads. Woo hoo!

Posted 2 weeks ago

You look so beautiful! What fun! The haircut and color is fantastic. The shots of you in the vintage dress with curls is amazing and so different from your usual look!

Posted 2 weeks ago

Sarah, you look gorgeous. All of the photos are fabulous. I'm a little partial to the vintage dress pic just because it's so different from the normal. Congratulations! You are a princess through and through.

Posted 2 weeks ago

What an absolutely amazing opportunity! You look gorgeous and your hair came out great! Winning stuff is so much fun :)

Posted 2 weeks ago

You are gorgeous and very lucky! :) What a fun day!

LOVE the vintage look.

Posted 2 weeks ago

You are so lucky!!!!!!!!!!!! Love the results!

Posted 2 weeks ago

You look absolutely beautiful, a natural model for Goodwill!

Posted 2 weeks ago

How fun!!! Your pictures are stunning. And so great that you found a new stylist out of the deal ;-)

Posted 2 weeks ago

Sarah -- congrats on winning the makeover, and WOW! You look amazing. Love your new do and outfits.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Sarah you are a beautiful model! You look amazing!

Posted 2 weeks ago

Looks like it was an amazing experience! You look beautiful, as always.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Sarah, WOW!!!!! That sounds like loads of fun, and the pictures of you are gorgeous. Thanks for telling us about this.

Posted 2 weeks ago

S: No one needed a makeover less than you, but you look fantastic and make a wonderful model.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Sooo much pampering,you are sooo lucky.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Thank you everyone! I had a wonderful day and it happened to fall during a very difficult time. It was humbling to be so pampered, and I'm very thankful to everyone who took part in that special day.
It was fun letting go completely and letting others make decisions for me.
And yes, I absolutely love, love, love my hair. The chunkier highlights and razored edge give me that classic yet youthful and fun look I've been after for quite some time.

Posted 2 weeks ago

How fabulous, Sarah! You deserve it, and I'm so glad you had fun!

Posted 2 weeks ago

Sarah, I have your blogpost in my browser to reply to later, but I wanted to say you looked absolutely STUNNING in all your poses; I could not get over how different and fab you looked in the vintage dress shots. That smile and dimples just kill me everytime. And you are looking HOT!

I am so glad you love your haircut, too; I've been envying for a while and I think I would like to bring a photo of it to my hairdresser to see if it will work for me too. My bad haircut from the last time is growing out now, and I need something better. Can you link to some closeup shots you think show your cut off the best? I am also going to wander through your blog and see if I find something to show her...thanks!

Posted 2 weeks ago

Sarah, you amazing in the photos. Congratulations on winning the contest!

Posted 2 weeks ago

Kristen, this is probably the closest up image I have right now.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JA8_.....3595_n.jpg
I can take some later this week and post them for you if you can wait that long.
I'm down with the flu and my hair is my last priority these days.

Posted 2 weeks ago

What a KILLER day and wonderful experience! You look beautiful! I LOVE the new haircut!!!

Posted 2 weeks ago

Wow what a fabulous treat x

Posted 2 weeks ago

Absolutely amazing!!! You look beautiful and I love the new haircut and color!

Be sure to take a picture of your billboard for us when it comes out!

Posted 2 weeks ago

(Hope that you feel better!)

You are such a knockout in all of your pictures, but I especially love the vintage dress pose because it is so different from what I'm used to seeing on you - especially the way your hair is styled!

Posted 2 weeks ago

Sarah, you look so gorgeous! Maybe I will see your photo on a billboard sometime soon! :D

Posted 2 weeks ago

Sarah, I am able to pull your photos from your blog, thank you! I think this will give her a good idea of what I am after; it's styled differently in each shot so we can really see the versatility.

Feel better!

Posted 2 weeks ago

Wow, what an amazing experience! Lucky you! You look fabulous and I love your new cut.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Beautiful!

Posted 2 weeks ago

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