The girls in the secretarial pool chipped in to get Mildred a makeover.
She was a hot mess when she arrived for her spa day.
A little wobbly on her feet, like she’d taken a nip of something from the boss’s secret drawer to get herself through the workday.
Disheveled and unkempt don’t even begin to describe her look.
Unlike the other perfectly manicured members of the secretarial pool, Mildred was anything but polished. Chipped, peeling, dusty and downright dirty — she was sporting every Glamour “don’t” of the last decade.
But if you looked at her closely, you could see she had curves in all the right places and natural beauty waiting to be unleashed. Like a dowdy librarian in glasses, a bun and a cardigan. Get rid of those glasses, shake out that hair and undo a few buttons and va-va-va-voom!
But Mildred, the secretary, would need a little more work. You know, the “Extreme Makeover” kind. The kind of makeover that takes seven months. (It didn’t have to take quite so long, but like shy girls everywhere, Mildred didn’t speak up for herself when others cut in line ahead of her. She patiently waited her turn, waiting for someone to notice her and to sweep her off her feet.)
Finally, it happened.
The makeover team descended on Mildred and gave her the works:
- A facial (also known as a deep cleaning to clear away the dirt, dust and cobwebs from decades of neglect)
- Some microdermabrasion (also known as removing loose veneer with wet rags, an iron and a chisel)
- Concealer (also known as wood sealer to cover and hide her imperfections)
- Surgery (also known as adding braces to her legs to make them sturdy once again)
- Makeup (several coats of Miss Mustard’s Seed Milk Paint in Ironstone and Shutter Gray)
- More pancake style makeup (paint applied with bonding agent when large amounts of the first coat of Ironstone chipped completely off)
- Airbrushing (Also known as sanding and lightly distressing)
- Waxing (because every modern woman needs to)
- Jewelry (new hardware to complete Mildred’s new look)
Even Mildred couldn’t believe the transformation when she looked in the mirror.
All the gals in the secretarial pool agreed that Mildred was officially a knockout.
A few were so intimidated by her transformation that they hitched up their skirts just a little bit higher and undid an extra button on their blouses.
But a beauty like Millie — née Mildred — doesn’t have to resort to such tactics.
She just puts on her best dress, heels and jewels and smiles at the compliments and pretends not to notice all the heads she’s turning.
It won’t be long before someone sweeps Millie off her feet, romances her and takes her home, where they will live happily ever after.
(If you’ve fallen for Millie, I hear she likes to hang out at Melville Trading Company.)
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Suz
Great story to go along with Mildred…. smiled the whole way thru. She’s charming, and understated and no need to “undo the one extra button”…she’s a classy gal!
Thanks for sharing today!
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Shirley@Housepitality Designs
And she looks wonderful in the booth!!!…She has been turning many heads her way!!
Erin
Such a Devil Wears Prada kinda makeover! Lovely, funny and nice work compliment to the Fairy Godmother. Gotta add, I don’t read Glamour anymore…I’m more the MORE age now, but I ALWAYS hated those Glamoru Don’ts. Felt so sorry for the people in them. I mean you know they thought they were stylin’ going to work in the too tight whatever, just to see there pic a few months later in a magazine, and not in a good way. Just sad. But luckily Millie will never be there again.
Jane @ Cottage at the Crossroads
I’m almost jealous of Millie’s makeover! You really brought out her hidden beauty, and I love the cleverness of this post!
Lori @Vintage Charm Restored
What a beautiful spa treatment Miss Mildred got!! She must go to the best Spa in town!! Beautiful!!!
Suzy @ Worthing Court
I fell in love with Mildred the first instant that I laid eyes on her. She would have come home with me that day if only I had a place for her! Having seen her first hand, I can sure attest to what an extreme makeover beauty she is.