Daring dash of color
Soon to retire, teacher wants to avoid life in sweats and T-shirts
Who: Pam Bourland, 56, lives in Downtown Memphis, first-grade teacher at Barret’s Chapel Elementary School, married for 22 years with two grown children.
Issues: Just moved from Rosemark to a condo and is preparing to retire next year. She has lost 75 pounds, and wanted a good, casual look that would keep her from retiring to sweats and T-shirts.
Hair fix: Pametra Dugger, manager/stylist at The Salon @ Macy’s at Avenue Carriage Crossing in Collierville, noted that Bourland’s hair color was too warm and brassy for her Cool Red skin tone.
To correct Bourland’s “$7-a-box hair color to tide me over between salon coloring,” Dugger used Wella’s Intense Medium Blonde for overall color. Dugger created a softer ombre with darker blond along the lower edges of Bourland’s hair.
Robin Durham, cosmetologist, tinted Bourland’s brows to complement her hair. Durham softened Bourland’s thick blunt cut by creating layers, and giving Bourland long bangs to draw attention to her eyes.
To limit damage, Dugger showed Bourland how to style her hair, which has natural bounce, using Dryfast setting lotion and magnetic rollers, placing Bourland under the hair dryer for her hair to dry and set.
Durham flat-ironed Bourland’s bangs and the last layer of hair to create length.
Beauty fix: Ariel Sereika, makeup artist at the YSL counter in Macy’s at Avenue Carriage Crossing, prepped Bourland’s face with Temps Majeur cleanser, moisturizer, eye cream (to reduce puffiness and dark circles) and serum.
To cover redness and sun damage, Sereika applied Teint Parfait Complexion Enhancer.
Le Tent Toche E’clat beige rose foundation was used, followed by #5 Toche E’clat Radiant Touch under the eye, at the crow’s feet area, and along the mouth to diminish lines.
Anti-Cernes Multi Action Concealer was used over the lid area to cover redness and prep the lid for shadow; it was also applied over the lips to prep the lips for lipstick.
Soft Blonde Brow Pencil was used to fill in the thinning areas of the brow, using the brush on the pencil to soften the line.
Powder was used to set the makeup, and create a good matte finish. Sereika then “kneaded” Bourland’s skin with a cosmetic sponge to soak up any excess oils.
Baby Doll light blue eye liner was applied along the upper lid, then smudged. Soft coral was used on the lid, chocolate on the outer lid, gold was placed in the center and then used to blend all the shadows.
Baby Doll cranberry eye liner was applied along the upper lid to pop the eye to match the dress. Chocolate eye shadow was rubbed over the top of the lower lashes, allowing it to fall along the lower lash line, creating a soft eye liner.
Sereika mixed warm coral and cool pink contour blush to create a good color for the cool red skin tone, which sometimes cannot handle a very cool pink blush.
Baby Doll brown mascara was used on the upper lashes only. Red Pink lipstick was topped with Blanc to create a softer color, and to keep a matte finish. Bronzer was the finishing touch.
Fashion fix: I determined that Bourland was a cool red skin tone with ruddiness and a strong yellow overtone noticed in her brown tan.
Bourland ran from color, choosing black because it is “safe.” At Macy’s at Avenue Carriage Crossing, I chose a red Korean Paisley sun dress ($99.50) by Macy’s label, INC, to be topped with a denim jacket Bourland already had.
The empire waist flattered Bourland’s figure and the raglan cut, though sleeveless, provided needed coverage up under the arms.
Scorecard: Bourland held back tears as the makeover came to fruition and Macy’s told her she could keep the dress and Fashion Academy gave her the Cool Red Colour Palette. “I’ve never been so pampered. I can pass this off the bucket list! And, I never wear color, so I’m not used to it, but the dress is beautiful! And, I’ll wear it till it wears out,” Bourland said. She also noted that she had learned more about how to do makeup, hair, and shop than she had ever known.
Insider info: From Dugger: Taking the time to use setting lotion and rollers will save your hair from severe damage. Mousse can be used instead of setting lotion. Also, you can roll your hair, then go about other tasks while the hair dries; a hair dryer is not required. The set will stay for a couple of days, so there is no need to wash it daily. Want to be considered to be considered for a makeover? We are looking for an African-American woman who is using chemical treatments and wants to go natural. Send an e-mail with a photo of yourself to Carolyn Bendall at cbendall@fashionacademy.biz or write to 7204 Ryan Hill Drive, Millington, TN 38053. Include name, age, clothing size, the area of town where you live and phone numbers. Tell her about your lifestyle and why you need a makeover. Candidates must live in this area, have available time on weekdays, and have transportation. Those chosen will receive a new hairdo and professional makeup application. Call Bendall at 901-872-8980.