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The Subjective Tropes variation of Beautiful All Along. You take your standard Hollywood Homely ugly-duckling, have her lose her glasses, take her hair out of that bun, and throw her in some fashionable clothes. Immediately the love interest begins goggling at the new-found beauty. But... the audience just doesn't buy it. In any case, the reaction is the same: Why did they change her? I LIKED HER BETTER BEFORE! Very likely to cause a Family-Unfriendly Aesop concerning standards of beauty. See also: Just the Way You Are, for a similar reaction in-story. Can be a result of Unkempt Beauty.

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  • The Subjective Tropes variation of Beautiful All Along. You take your standard Hollywood Homely ugly-duckling, have her lose her glasses, take her hair out of that bun, and throw her in some fashionable clothes. Immediately the love interest begins goggling at the new-found beauty. But... the audience just doesn't buy it. In any case, the reaction is the same: Why did they change her? I LIKED HER BETTER BEFORE! Very likely to cause a Family-Unfriendly Aesop concerning standards of beauty. See also: Just the Way You Are, for a similar reaction in-story. Can be a result of Unkempt Beauty.
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  • The Subjective Tropes variation of Beautiful All Along. You take your standard Hollywood Homely ugly-duckling, have her lose her glasses, take her hair out of that bun, and throw her in some fashionable clothes. Immediately the love interest begins goggling at the new-found beauty. But... the audience just doesn't buy it. Maybe it's because the audience thinks Nerds Are Sexy. Maybe it's because the character has unintentionally traded in her Hot Librarian and Meganekko cred for a blander type of attractiveness. Maybe the girl was a happy quirky non-conformist who, by selling out to society's vision of beauty, proves herself to be a less-interesting Rule-Abiding Rebel. Simply put, she was never all that ugly to begin with. In any case, the reaction is the same: Why did they change her? I LIKED HER BETTER BEFORE! Very likely to cause a Family-Unfriendly Aesop concerning standards of beauty. See also: Just the Way You Are, for a similar reaction in-story. Can be a result of Unkempt Beauty. Examples of Unnecessary Makeover include:
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