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September 12, 2007

Makeover

a makeover (noun) - changing your personal appearance usually through cosmetics, makeovers can range from something as simple as a new haircut to the extreme of cosmetic surgery, the meaning has been extended to remodeling rooms, lifestyle changes, and company reorganisations also (See Wikipedia)

get a makeover
improve your looks with a makeover
a cosmetic makeover
a hair makeover
a bedroom makeover
a bathroom makeover
a kitchen makeover
a company makeover
a lifestyle makeover
a makeover reality TV series
make-over-o-matic
a spiffy makeover
a big-time makeover
due for a makeover
a makeover rather than total overhaul
a fabulous makeover
midlife makeover
a makeover of a lifetime
extreme makeover
instant makeover
ready for a makeover
an impending makeover
virtual makeover
interactive makeover
makeover gallery
the true cost of a makeover


Example sentences:

* Today we show how Fiona could dramatically improve her looks with a simple makeover.

* If you're simply tired of your reflection in the mirror, then you're about ready for an image overhaul, a simple makeover just won't do.

* The makeover of a lifetime from Boots. (Advertisement)

* You will be whisked off to a photographer's studio for a photo session where a top hairdresser, make-up artist and fashion stylist will be waiting to give you a fabulous makeover.

* Virgin Atlantic announced plans for a makeover of its economy cabins that seems more cosmetic than practical.

* The hotel, built in 1910, emerged from its nine-month $42 million makeover, all polish and glitz, and finally with a smiling staff.

* Get thee to the makeup counter of a good department store and get a good makeover, now, pronto!

* The redesign is risky and has many franchisees up in arms over the high costs of a makeover.

* Company officials believe the makeover is needed.

* Radical overhaul or simple cosmetic makeover?

* "A Major Cable Network is producing a new series that includes a MAJOR (upwards of $25,000) lifestyle makeover including: overhaul car, hair/makeup, clothing, and a few other substantial prizes Is your family unhip/uncool? Maybe they need to sharpen up they look/lifestyle? Is the family car in need of an overhaul?"

* "The company hired him in the 60's to give them an IBM like design makeover/overhaul."

* This bathroom, situated in a 1920's Californian bungalow, is due for a makeover. It's in bad shape, with the bath and pedestal basin having been resprayed several times already and the fittings looking decidedly tatty.

* Before calling a contractor, consider whether a much simpler cosmetic makeover for your apartment would be enough to get the look you need for resale, or better yet, for you to enjoy until it's time to sell.

* "If you're ready for a bathroom makeover, whether it's a remodel or a cosmetic upgrade, we're here to help." (advertisement)

* The presidential candidate needs a makeover.

* "The dowager label, a fashion refuge for country matrons, retired colonels, stolid business executives and tourists on the heritage beat, has had a spiffy makeover."

* If you want to look like upper management material, you need a big-time makeover.

* A child of Seventies architecture, the Strand was given a Nineties makeover and its tiled floors are now amenable to small feet.

* The impending iMac makeover will represent the first major industrial design overhaul to hit its flagship all-in-one consumer desktop line in a long time.



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