Makeover nation: the United States of reinvention

Abstract

35:57 PMt h e n e w yo r k satirical magazine Vanity Fair (unrelated to its latterday lounge-lizard/coffee-table/hairdressing salon namesake) ran from 1859 to 1863.Page 215 of the October 27, 1860, edition earned the periodical enduring fame, because the first known use of the word "makeover" appeared there, in a notice headed "Adornment." It referred to a fictional figure: "Miss Angelica Makeover.The men like her and the women wonder why." Angelica's gift was the ability to transform her "coarse" hair "into waves of beauty" through "miracles of art and patience." Her "eyes were by no means handsome, but she . . .learned how to use them, " utilizing "art and culture" to pass "for a fine woman" ("Adornment" 1860). 1 The word "makeover" reappeared in women's magazines of the 1920s and 1960s.In 1936, Mademoiselle magazine offered what has been described as the first formal makeover of an "average" reader, who had asked for tips on how to "make the most" of a self that she deemed "homely as a hedgehog" [We live in] a State where there is no fever of speculation, no inflamed desire for sudden wealth, where the poor are all simple-minded and contented, and the rich are all honest and generous, where society is in a condition of primitive purity and politics is the occupation of only the capable and the patriotic.-mark Twain and Charles dudley Warner (1874) ready for a free, fun, no-hassle virtual makeover?The makeover-o-matic virtual makeover game lets you try on virtual hairstyles, makeup and accessories with your own photo or a model photo.find your best online virtual makeover look and style using the latest beauty products, without the risk!Select from hundreds of hairstyles, cosmetic colors and accessories in the privacy of your own home.blend, highlight, mix and match to create your new online look.What are you waiting for?Go ahead and get beautiful!-http://beauty.ivillage.

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