The makeover debate surrounding “Britain's Got Talent†competitor Susan Boyle has successfully shed light on our culture's constant need to improve ourselves. Must a talented woman in the spotlight wear makeup, have perfectly-tweezed eyebrows and look like a model?
Whether it's through bizarre beauty rituals, pricey plastic surgery or tech-savvy virtual makeovers, we've collected a series of unusual beauty makeovers that Susan Boyle will happily be spared fromâ€"at least for now.
Implications - Perhaps the most intriguing of these bizarre makeovers is the celebrity portraits made out of garbage, which is pretty self-explanatory, but still quite a sight to see. The Simpsons makeover application is sure to please those who want to see themselves in Springfield with yellow skin and an overbite.
19 Bizarre Beauty Makeovers

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Extreme Digital Makeovers
The Photoshop Diet

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Dirty Makeovers
Will Courteney Cox's Dirty Photoshoots Revitalize Her Fame?

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Computer-Generated Beauty
Software Algorithm Renders the Ideal You
16
Drug Induced Makeovers
Celeb Zombies Made from Methamphetamines
15
Fat Reinvention
Bald Fat Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder
14
De-Uglifying Celebrities
Digital Beauty Evolutions of Stars
13
Pelvic Beauty & Fitness Boot Camp
The Phit Spa
12
Mommy Makeovers
The Rise of Post Pregnancy Surgery
11
Celebs Made of Garbage
A-List Mosaic Makeover Portraits Are Pretty Trashy
10
Real-Time Personal Makeovers
RestyleMe.com
9
Ellen Degeneres Gets A Makeover
Victoria Beckham's Posh Touch
8
Real Gold Beauty Threading
24K Gold Facelift
7
Cyber Makeovers
Make Yourself Hot With The Click of A Mouse
6
Freaky Global Beauty Rituals
From Bird-Poo Facials to Placenta Shakes
5
Artsy Avatar Makeovers
‘Second Life' Project Makes Virtual Aliases Into Masterpieces
4
Become A Simpson
Virtual Makeovers For Ultimate Fans
3
Multi-Decade Makeovers
Puma ‘I am 60' Campaign Is A Fashion Blast From the Past
2
Facelifts for the Dead
Vanity Overkill Reaches Mortuaries
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Facelifts in 6.9 Seconds
Volkswagen GTI Wrinkles Ad
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