Our Fall Into Beauty Makeover

Hey, everyone! I thought I'd FINALLY get around to sharing the story behind our Fall Into Beauty Makeover! Remember our super successful Spring Into Beauty Makeover with Kendra? We had so much fun and we LOVED having the opportunity to make someone feel SO special. So, once again I teamed up with my Transformation Crew: Angie Kisch of Mary Kay and Kellie Felmey of The Bird's Nest, and we began accepting nominations so that we could have the chance to do it again!

Here we are, ready for action!

We received SO many nominations this time. It was very hard to make a decision. Chevie Ruder, director of The Washington Chamber of Commerce, chose the winner, and she said that it was SO. hard to decide this time. Eventually, Karen Leon was chosen. Her husband sent in her nomination, and she has graciously allowed us to share her story.  The nomination email follows:

Hello,
Id like to nominate my wife,Karen. We have been together since jr high and
are now 22 years old. We have been through it all together. Our senior year of high school she was diagnosed with a rare brain malformation called Chiari. She has been through 2 brain surgeries and 2 spinal cord surgeries.

Shortly after her last surgery she became pregnant with our now 2 and 1/2
year old daughter. With all of her on going health problems she had a very
rough and complicated pregnancy. She suffered from a stroke at 19 weeks
pregnant and it's a Blessing from God that our daughter was born a healthy 6 lbs at 37 weeks. Karen has been slowly recovering and for the last 2 1/2 years been surgery free and now finally starting to feel like her old self again. Throughout all of her troubles she has never asked once for anything from anyone. I think this makeover would give her some of the confidence back that she so desperately needs. Please, help me, help her.

Thank you for your time.

Dustin Leon

Here is Karen when we met her. We immediately loved her, although we felt like she is already pretty pampered, because CLEARLY  she has an amazing husband who cares about her quite a bit. But she sure has been through a LOT and she definitely deserved a day of pampering. It was instantly clear that she doesn't get out a whole lot on her own, because she wasn't quite sure how to act without her kiddo around. :) Karen was bubbly and darling and SO fun to be around. She picked a gorgeous auburn color and graduated bob for her hair, which Kellie happily accommodated. You can see the results below.

Angie Kisch provided lots of makeup ideas and expertise from Mary Kay.

Just LOOK at that gorgeous eye makeup and skin! Ah! The great ruffle top, berry cardigan, beaded necklace, and the rest of Karen's outfit was provided by... us! Castaways. :)

Here is Karen enjoying her new look and her LOVELY fall bouquet, which was provided by All In Bloom. Isn't it gorgeous?

L-R: Angie Kisch of Mary Kay, Karen Leon, Kellie Felmey of The Bird's Nest, and Cindy Keller of Castaways Consignment

L-R: Cindy Keller of Castaways, Karen Leon, Angie Kisch of Mary Kay, and Kellie Felmey of The Bird's Nest

Kellie, Angie, and I feel SO blessed to be able to do these makeovers. It feels amazing to spend one afternoon making someone so deserving feel SO pampered and beautiful. We are delighted that our careers give us the opportunity to pool our talents to help LOVELY women like Kendra and Karen. We can't wait for the next one! 

Have a wonderful weekend.

Cindy