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Dramatic (But Wearable) Hairstyle Transformation

Hang on to summer with a few well-placed highlights the way TotalBeauty.com reader Julie did -- it took her hairstyle from serious to sexy

by Audrey Fine

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Most women have the prerogative of being able to change their hairstyles and hair color whenever they feel like it. For actresses (especially ones that are newer to the game), however, it's not that easy. Not only do they have agents (who signed them looking a certain way) to answer to, but there's also the matter of those costly headshots to consider, not to mention that it could be very risky to gamble it all away on a whim.

That was TotalBeauty.com reader Julie's problem. She's a 27-year-old actress and is beginning to get a foothold in the business but wanted to do something to put some oomph into her long, dark hairstyle -- without making too drastic of a change. Was it possible?

"My biggest hair bummer is the weight of this mop," she said on a recent Saturday morning at the Argyle Salon & Spa in West Hollywood, Calif. "Having so much of it just looks soooo drab."

Not for long. Julie was about to meet hair colorist extraordinaire, Alfredo Lewis. He's worked wonders on celebrities like Sandra Bullock and Holly Hunter. And on this day, a series of transformations for his newest client would soon be underway. See what Lewis and the rest of the Total Beauty makeover squad did to revamp Julie's hairstyle and makeup look (because no makeover is complete with out new makeup) without making her unrecognizable. You might just be able to steal her transformation secrets and make them your own.

Photographs: Andrew Stiles

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