Greater Sudbury Northern Life
Lisa Osawamick's husband, Paul, took the day off so he could
take care of baby Lillian while mom had her beauty makeover at
A Touch of Class.
Osawamick, 32, who has four children, is one of the three
winners in Northern Life's annual beauty makeover contest. Like
the other mothers, Jordana Levac and Jennifer Laplante-Raymond,
she has little time to spend on her hair and makeup.
Frank Marasco and his team of stylists went on a mission to
give these ladies easy-to-care-for hairstyles that are
flattering and stylish.
June Rumball, a senior director with Mary Kay Cosmetics, was
recruited to demonstrate routines for pretty and polished
makeup in minutes. She also showed the moms how to look
glamourous for special occasions this holiday season.
Osawamick is attending university and hopes to graduate this
spring with a bachelor of social work degree.
Marasco cut her thick mid-length hair into a short chunky wedge
with an asymmetric feeling. Her black hair was brightened with
a reddish colour to bring out her warm skin tones.
Rumball showed Osawamick how to apply jewel-tone colours to
look dymanic during the day and how to layer on more colour for
a dazzling evening look. Her cheeks were brushed with a pretty
pink colour and appleberry lipstick was added to her lips.
Jordana Levac, 27, has five children under age seven, three
boys and twin girls. The youngest, Gabriel, is one. Her
husband, Kevin, entered her name in Northern Life's contest.
"Jordana gave up working to home-school and devote all her time
to the kids," he said.
She wanted to keep her hair long enough so she could just toss
it up on busy mornings. She pointed to a photo of a model with
a super straight, sophisticated Marasco cut with chic bangs. "I
like this," she said.
Her hair, which is naturally light brown, was coloured a few
shades lighter and partial highlights were added.
Rumball gave Levac some quick beauty tricks but decided to give
her a little glamour using shades from the starlet collection
such as crystalline, spun silk and sienna eye colour. Sunny
spice cheek colour and plum lipstick and liner completed the
look.
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Jennifer Laplante-Raymond, 33, is a natural beauty. Her son
Matthew wa born in August.
Her light brown hair has red highlights and has lots of body
and natural wave. She has healthy skin and her idea of makeup
is mascara and lip gloss. But she also wants to look like the
young professional woman she is, especially when she goes back
to work at the citizens,'' service centre in Hanmer next year.
Marasco cut off about two inches of hair to give her soft
shaping in layers around the face. This style makes the best of
the natural body in her hair or can be straightened with a flat
iron.
Laplante-Raymond was impressed with the face in the mirror
after Rumball showed her how to apply precious pink shadow on
the base of her eyelids from the lashes to the brow bone, then
apply raisin in the crease and outer corners of the eyes.
(Lemongrass shadow can be added in the inner corners of the
eyes to add a little extra glamour.) Shy blush was applied to
her cheekbones with pink melon on the lips.
The moms were happy with the makeovers and said they feel
confident they can go from fresh-faced to fabulous in minutes.
They look like themselves, only better. (And their babies
probably didn't even notice.)
