Makeovers: New Hair and Me, Before and After Photos

When she passes the door of the photo studio, Marion is unrecognizable. But it's her, her smile, her well-defined eyebrows, but something has changed. And not only his hair became darker, nor his square shortened by a few centimeters. The young woman releases a new assurance. " She was looking for a hair style rather than a transformation , says Delphine Courteille, hairdresser, among others, Sofia Coppola and Jennifer Lawrence, founder of Studio 34. By cutting just, and degrading, brought him femininity and sweetness. New cut, new color .

A role of revealer. " Today women know that it is more than ever possible to play with your image, to do what you want, or almost, " confirms Frédéric Mennetrier, colorist and creator of L'Atelier blanc . According to Elsa Godart, philosopher and psychoanalyst (author of I selfie, I am, ed., Albin Michel) "the digital went through that. As in Photoshop or when we produce a selfie, we recompose his image, we play with you to get closer to the ideal of the self. It is a game in which one seduces sometimes, as when one seduces others and that it gives us a new impetus. "

Change your image, therefore, to change your life?

" Very often it corresponds, beyond a possible capillary problem, to a questioning of its appearance ", continues Delphine Courteille. The job of the colorist and the hairdresser will then help to find a coherence. " Find the right setting," adds Frédéric Mennetrier. A simple hue above or below can change everything, a shade can highlight or erase things. Adept at a singularization by natural hues, the colorist questions more than usual the one who, on the armchair of her white living room, asks her for a radical change, a red or a platinum. " We are in a conventional society, not like in the UK where we can see a girl from a good family, pink hair, tea at Harrods with her parents, so when I'm asked for things decided, I'm looking for to know what's behind. "

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Often, a trigger - a breakup, a death or a dismissal - initiates this desire to be no longer the same, to get rid of the image attached to this old life. What, in the teenager, can be translated as an appropriation of his body after years of parental hairdressing, the " change of head " a little too recurrent, in the adult, can also, according to the psychoanalyst, reveal a personality in lack of stability. " I refuse some extravagant requests, if this is not in line with the style of the client, " agrees Delphine Courteille, who works primarily on the morphology, personality and quality of the hair. And to note: " Women are often inspired by the hairstyles of actresses, but for some it is not possible because of the shape of their face or the material of their hair. "

The colorist also sees the influence of beauty bloggers and their manga-inspired color blocks. Latest, the denim hair or a blue jean hair color. Nevertheless, these radical demands do not constitute the majority of the wishes. Many simply want to brighten their hair. " They think to gain in brightness, femininity, while a darker shade can make them radiate. It all depends on the face, the style and the personality, "explains Frédéric Mennetrier. Just look at Marion and her new head to make sure. We feel it flourished.

Camille, 25 years old, front: long and dark blonde

" I am often told that my hair does not fit my personality, that they are too wise. It's not a choice, rather laziness. I would like my new haircut to reflect a little more my jovial side. I would like something less common. It's the year of my 25th birthday, and everything has changed in my life. I was abroad and returned to France, I have my first apartment in Paris, a new job ... It's the year of the mutation, so the hair too. "

Camille, 25 years old, today: square and blond Venetian

What was your first reaction? During the exposure time, I was very afraid of this orange carrot cream. I wondered what I was doing. Finally I am delighted. It was a change, which I quickly got used to as it fits me.

What changed ? Me, for good. This blonde Venetian, almost red but very natural, and this hair cut show Camille who has the audacity, which jumps the pace. The rather surprised reactions of my entourage did not displease me. Show that I love challenge and change, either. Delphine Courteille, the hairdresser, told me: " The long hair is 12 years and a half. " She was right.

Aurélia, 31 years old, front: long and chestnut, with a blond sweep

" I look tired. I neglect my hair, they are long and full of frizz, with scraping remains and some white hair. They do not bother me. My husband is older than me, they make me a little more woman. But I'd like to look better to express this maturity than my white hair. I am in a movement where, having been submerged and being a little forgotten as a woman, because I became a mother of two children, I get back on top. I even re-entered the sport. "

Aurélia, today: mid-long and amber honey

What was your first reaction? I was scared, but I'm happy. It's so natural that it does not cause a devastating change. Everything is in the cut, but also in the brilliant appearance of the color that makes the whole more refined.

What changed ? I was afraid of cutting forever, I asked the hairdressers to cut only the tips. This shine gives me the smooth and neat side I was looking for. I feel like revealed. My husband tells me that it makes me feel younger, I just think it finally makes me a woman of my age. It makes me want to make more effort to be more presentable for those who are in front of me, and especially for me.

Marion, 35, front: mid-length and light brown

" I make colors, more or less clear, since the terminal; I find my natural color dull and try to make it brighter. I have two children and I celebrate my ten years of marriage, the idea of ​​experimenting another color does not displease me. It amuses me even, we will see the result. I have a rather detached relationship to the image, some things in existence make it less important. I do not look much in the mirror, which does not prevent me from losing confidence in a night or a day of work if I do not feel myself and feel badly dressed or badly dressed . Color may be able to boost my self-confidence. "

Marion, today: short square and dark chestnut

What was your first reaction? With my skin clear and darker than usual, I was afraid that this is less of my jovial side. But in reality it is very bright. Above all, I thought my cup was gone, too sober. It was quickly repaired, with a square Sofia Coppola that looks like me. I have always worn the court, it's me, active, moving.

What changed ? I like the sparkling brown side and even spicy, it gives me a character in which I recognize myself well. The color is close to my natural color, but also to my Italian origins, to my rather Latin temperament. Another change, self-confidence: when fifteen people tell you that it suits you, you tend to believe them.

Eirin, 45 years old, front: long and blond

" I am of Norwegian origin and my hair was too dark to look Scandinavian. As an actress, it was sometimes a problem, I resisted for ten years not to go to the blond. I wanted to show that we could be different from the cliché. I have been living in France for twenty years, I have come here to uproot and reveal myself. And then with age - and an American role for which I must have been blonde - I gradually accepted that, blonde or chestnut, I remained myself. I then became blonde. My origins and culture are becoming more important in my life today. But I would like to try something more sophisticated. "

Eirin, today: mid-length and beige

What was your first reaction? I feel like reconciled. It's an October blond, a bit like returning from a long vacation. It is a little darker, very close to my initial color. I feel between the chic I wanted and the rebellious nature that I discover through this cup.

What changed ? I feel more sure of myself, this color and this cup return the image of a woman to the natural insurance, an almost insolent side, that I like very much. This color has reinforced a more authentic trend that is part of me and asserts itself with these nuances.