ANDERSON, Ind. —
Stephanie Day’s appearance was so stuck in the 1980s that she was pleading for her look to be updated.
In fact, her exact words were, “I need to be pulled out of the ’80s and into the 21st century. Help me.”
Her plea was heard and granted.
On Wednesday, she’ll reveal her new look at a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lookworthy Face & Body Retreat, 1615 E. 53rd St.
Her makeover, involving facials, light therapy and exfoliating skin, took nearly two months and would have been valued at $2,200.
Instead, it was free.
She submitted her cry for help at the annual Ladies Night Out, a fall event sponsored by Lookworthy. For two years, the spa has awarded a free, complete makeover to a woman who fills out an entry with the best reason for a transformation.
In her entry, Day, 45, wrote, “It’s been 25 years since I’ve worn makeup on a daily basis, only on special occasions, once or twice a year. Application has surely advanced since then.”
Day, who was an occasional Lookworthy customer, had a number of other reasons for a makeover.
Married for nine years, she and her husband, Norm, are the parents of two, Nickolas, 4, and Cathryn, 3.
“I’m old enough to be a grandmother,” Day said from her Anderson home. At the time, she was a building a fort with the kids.
“My son is in preschool this year and all the moms are really young. I didn’t want to be called grandma instead of mom,” she said.
“I hadn’t been taking care of my skin too much. I really didn’t think much of it.”
The makeover is being performed through nine sessions.
“One thing this experience has given me is to not forget about yourself even though when you’re a mom you have a tendency to take care of everybody but yourself,” Day said.
She has pledged to spend a day a week where there’s time for herself.
“I think I am finally feeling who I am and who the real me is,” she said. “If I’m happy then everybody else around me can be happy.”
This past week, the length of her hair — normally down to her mid-back — was trimmed to collar-length and straightened by a stylist at Jagged Edge Salon.
As she walked out of the styling room, she beamed, “I am a new person. My husband and kids won’t know me.”
The final touch-up will be shortly before the reveal Wednesday.
Day’s treatments were performed by aesthetician Monica Kates. Her permanent cosmetics were performed by Alana Weaver and her hair done at the Jagged Edge Salon.
“I think it totally changed how she feels about herself. She wanted her husband and children to see that she wanted to be more vibrant. She’s working out now and is being more active,” said Lyla Graddy, owner of Lookworthy.
“I think she wanted to feel less frumpy and more up-to-date with her look. She knew if her skin looked good that was going to make her feel better because we are so much about how we look, it’s our own self-esteem.”
Contact Scott L. Miley, 648-4230, scott.miley@heraldbulletin.com
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Monica Kates of Lookworthy does Stephanie Day’s makeup for her free makeover. John P. Cleary / The Herald Bulletin
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