Makeover Magic

Sometimes all it takes is a new hairstyle and a little makeup to find true love. At least in romantic comedies. From dowdy to sparkling, everyone has all seen this method applied in innumerable films, such as Clueless, Princess Diaries, and Miss Congeniality. The biggest fault with this method is that attractive actors are made to appear unattractive before they metamorphose from caterpillar to butterfly. Anyone who has ever cohabited is well aware that bed head and morning breath are unavoidable. Couples that are willing to accept their partner's actual nature have a better chance of remaining together, flaws and all.

It's difficult to think of a romantic comedy that doesn't include some sort of glow-up, usually as a way for some painfully adorable lady to achieve glamorous status in order to impress a man. One example is the 1999 film She's All That, in which a relatively small change of clothes and glasses changes Laney (Rachael Leigh Cook) from nerdy girl to prom queen material, allowing her to finally capture the eye of hot boy Zack (Freddie Prinze Jr.)