V ersatility was key as Shaena Furlong was treated to a makeover from Goegan Spa, Suki’s Salon, Plum Clothing and Ronsons

Shoes. As a 24-year-old English literature student in the midst of a job hunt, she needed an updated image that would transition from summer to fall as well as from school to work. The Richmond businesses definitely delivered — Furlong was given a natural makeup look, layered sun-kissed hair and a stylishly refined ensemble for both on campus and in the office.

The day long makeover process began at Goegan Spa (135-6231 London Rd.), where

Furlong got to indulge in her first ever facial. Spa owner Candice Goegan customized a European treatment to benefit the client’s skin type.

“Shaena has a combination skin so we focused

both on purifying in the T-zone and hydrating all other areas of the face including the neck, décolleté and around the eyes,” said Goegan.

With her skin clean and revitalized, Furlong was then tended to by makeup artist Megan Rahn. Working mostly with natural shades from the mineral cosmetics line Niko, Rahn’s goal was to enhance Furlong’s blue eyes and delicate features. More definition was given by filling in her brows with an eyebrow pencil, lightly lining her eyes with a dark brown and applying a few coats of mascara. Rahn finished off the casual daytime look by using a peach blush and nude lip colour.

The next part of the transformation was also the most dramatic: her hair. At Suki’s (130-8311 Westminster Hwy.), colour designer Esther Kim used the balayage technique to create radiant, subtle highlights on Furlong’s naturally dark blond hair. A freehand style of highlighting without use of foils, the French balayage method allows for a more organic colouring process.

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Semi-sheer blouse from Plum Clothing’s “Once a Cheetah, Always a Cheetah” fall collection. Perfect for layering. Wear loosely tucked in at the waist and untucked at the back for a trendy look.

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Shaena with Goegan Spa makeup artist Megan Rahn.

Chanel-inspired handbag in metallic pewter from Plum Clothing.

Stylist James Valiant (R) and colour technician Esther Kim (L) from Suki’s transformed Shaena’s tresses.

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Adding more highlights at the front creates a softer look, Kim said.

Stylist James Valiant elevated Furlong’s hair further by creating blunt bangs and layers to increase volume.

“She had a lack of shape coming in,” said Valiant. “My main goal is to give her a lot of volume in an architectural way.”

By constructing longer layers at the back and shorter ones in the front, the hairstyle will be low maintenance, said Valiant. He added that manageability is of utmost importance when selecting a style. As finishing touches, he set Furlong’s hair by wrapping sections around a brush and blow drying through. The result was a trendy, lustrous hairstyle with major volume.

Hair and makeup refreshed for classes and job interviews, all Furlong needed to complete her makeover was a new outfit. Enter Plum and their

newly opened Richmond location at Ironwood Plaza (125-11720 Steveston Hwy.). Manager Deborah Law set Furlong up with a versatile look that can be easily changed for work after classes. The core pieces consisted of a taupe notch collar jacket from Plum’s own Tobias line, a blue floral tie-neck blouse by Plum worn over a grey laced Kensie camisole, and a pewter handbag by vegan line co-lab. Worn together with Mavi jeans in their Molly fit and Ecco’s “Kiev Lace” Oxford bootie from Ronsons, Furlong would be set to study in style. To switch to a professional work look, the jeans were swapped with the matching taupe pencil skirt, and the ankle boots with Geox’s “Stephany” buckled flat in grey (also from Ronsons), resulting in a polished look.

Celia Leung is editor of Coco & Rico, a Vancouver-based magazine focusing on local fashion, beauty and arts. She is a recent graduate of Langara’s journalism certificate program.

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BEFORE AFTER

Shaena’s versatile look for school...

easily changes to a polished ensemble for work.