Hannah, before and after her Mission Makeover ambush. Photo: Kristin Burns
Gorgeous from the get-go with a cool, casual style, our team wanted to give the Cleveland native more of an edge. Translation: go from comfortable casual to wearable glam slam.
Makeup artist and hair stylist Roberta Inez started the transformation by smoothing on a tinted moisturizer to even Hannah's complexion. Offering sheer coverage with a touch of color, tinted moisturizers are perfect for day because they almost always include an SPF.
Next, Inez gave Hannah a soft, smoky eye that can be worn during the day without looking too overdone. She started with an eye shadow primer, which helps to even the skin tone on the lids so the shadow looks richer. It also helps the color adhere to the lids longer (read: your shadow won't do a disappearing act come noon).
On the lids, Inez applied a soft gold eye shadow to the inner corners (she also swept it along the brow bone) and a rich green to the outer corners, smudging the color to appear softer. Both the upper and lower lash lines were rimmed with a rich brown shadow. To create a liquid effect, Inez lightly dipper her liner brush into water, dragged it across the brown shadow and applied. After curling the lashes, a few coats of black mascara finished the eyes.
Hannah gets a soft, smoky eye and a layered haircut. Photo: Kristin Burns
Lips and cheeks should be subtle when wearing a smoky eye -- be it soft like Hannah's or daringly bold. Inez dusted a shimmering bronzer across Hannah's cheekbones to warm her complexion, and then slicked her lips with a sheer, barely-there lip gloss.
Hannah after her Mission Makeover transformation. Photo: Kristin Burns
Inez took Hannah's hair from flat to fabulous by adding layers. By cutting a few strategic layers, she created natural volume around the crown. After blowdrying the hair straight and flat ironing a few on the under pieces, Inez set three sections of the hair-both sides and the back-in large Velcro rollers.
She sprayed them with hairspray and left them in for 10 minutes. When she removed the rollers, Hannah's hair was full of soft, moveable volume. To finish the look, she used a medium-barrel curling iron to curl Hannah's long, sweeping bangs and flip the ends.
To fit her new look, stylist Jordan Feldman picked the perfect little black dress and paired it with an ankle boot. The belted waist emphasized her petite frame, while the scooped neckline revealed just enough. Feldman accessorized with three necklaces of varying length and nothing more. When accessorizing, stick with the minimum.
If you opt for big earrings, skip the necklace and add only a few stacked bangles (if at all). With lots of neck jewelry, keep earrings small and understated.
Hannah's final look: a little bit edgy and a little bit glam.