in regards to the makeover topic, i think that i have to agree with valerie that makeovers and alterations to oneself can be a booster for a short time. and i find that it is no surprise that people pay money to make themselves beautiful by society's standards. beauty is surely not a bad thing, but when you only consider one exclusive ideal beauty, you are missing out on alot. side note: isn't that what art is...a love of beauty. certainly there are many different forms of beauty in the art world, as there should be in appearance. where we go wrong is only comforming to one type of look. it seems to me like that would be like excluding yourself to merely classic art, while forgetting about abstract, baroque and many others.