4 Real-Women Beauty Makeovers

Four women who recently experienced major life changes want updated looks: transformations to go with their transitions.

Before: Aliah Davis-McHenry, 30

Launching a Business
Since recently starting her own beauty and fashion public-relations firm, Aliah, a Ewing, New Jersey, mom of two, is “on the run from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.,” she says. Read: Aliah never has time for herself, which explains why she was stuck in a beauty rut. She feared her unpolished style didn’t represent the sophisticated, modern attitude of her fledgling company. “People say I look the same as I did years ago. But while it’s nice to appear youthful, I don’t want to seem dated,” says Aliah, who craves an of-the-moment update that won’t require a lot of maintenance.