That look wasn't hot to begin with. :rolleyes: Who in the world EVER told her that silver clips that attach to the hair produce a natural look? That hair was looking ragged. After Nick got to it, it looked worse because it was just... straight. He kept tossing it forward like he was proud of himself, but it just looked like fake hair. If he would have put some mousse in it or whatever yod do to curl it up, it may have been a cute shoulder-length curly look.

As for Carmindy, NO ONE ever seems to look good after she puts blush on them. :mad: Caucasian people can pull that off, but I truly feel that African-American women look best with no blush or a brownish-bronzy blush, almost close to skin tone. We don't have rosy cheeks and we don't ever turn red like that, so it just makes us look "made up" when we try those looks.

I don't want to discriminate or even make it seem like Caucasian stylists can't do their jobs on everyone, but I have seen an overwhelming amount of makeover-type shows to have a personal preference for these shows to have African-American stylists and make-up artists for the African-American clients.

I would LOVE to go on this show for the $5,000 but the THOUGHT of there being secret footage of me makes me :eek: :o .

Also...does anybody know why they have these folks shopping at Prada, Versace and whatnot? Couldn't they get more bang for their buck if they went to a reasonably priced store with quality clothing (i.e. Ann Taylor)?

So I'm gonna throw away my ENTIRE wardrobe for five outfits?!!?:rolleyes:

I also have seen people go to Ann Taylor and other type stores. Homegirl, that got the Bart Simpson, went to H & M. I think that they point them in the direction of stores, yet they may have a little free will. I think that they have to go to certain stores for the video footage and they may have to do a few "plugs" for these higher-end stores (not that they really need them :rolleyes: ).

I think it's about quality and fit. One thing that I know it bigger people CANNOT wear cheap clothes. Cheap clothes are so unflattering. Therefore, they benefit from quality clothing. Also, sometimes higher end clothing lines fit like gloves on some people. They are usually tageted for smaller people and they usually fit them well.

Aside from that, if I had a free $5,000 I might splurge on a Prada shirt, bag, or pair of pants just because! Hey, when else will you get the opportunity? :p

I love the TLC version, never seen the BBC version.




That's what I'm talking about!:p

cept' they can't touch the hair. ;)

I saw it for the first time ever today while laying on the couch letting my WOMANHOOD perform. :o

I think the man is named John but he wore socks with sandals. :eek: oh and he had a SKIRT in his closet :eek: but there is another ep coming on at 7 with Cynthia. I will definitely have to watch again.

Y'all are turning me into TV junkies. I also watched today's ep of While You Were Out -- kitchen for the mom got remodeled.

Thanks NeoSoulChild for passing this one along. :)

our style gets imitated all the time. MeezDiscreet, Imma need you to check real closely, though. I highly doubt you'd see a "true" Alpha brother anywhere near a makeover show....:rolleyes:

But Tony, you told me you sent in a tape to Queer Eye for the Straight Guy 3 times now. :D :cool:

...somebody call Bush, cause it's about to be some WMD found in Charlotte, N.C. in lyin-azz Carla's house. :cool: :rolleyes:

LMAO!!!!!! I read this while on the phone with my mama. She LHAO too.

Tony, we know you have Pier 1 Imports and Bed, Bath and Beyond Frequent Shoppers cards. :D :p

Larger people shouldn't wear cheap clothes, but sadly, many of us are often stuck with them if we don't live in major metropolitan areas or do the catalog/Internet thing. From a clothes perspective, I'm thankful for being in SoCal.

Much of what I wear is bridge-quality: Talora/Nordstrom Encore Gold Label, Ellen Tracy, Dana Buchman, Talbots Woman (although I get them cheap, LOL). Nicer things fit better on me (I wear roughly a 14 on top and 18 on the bottom).

I can rock cheap stuff, but I always like to mix it with status-style shoes and accessories. Honestly, I think people of color are judged more harshly, so I make an effort to look polished.