A ranking of the best, worst and weirdest movie makeover scenes ever

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Here’s what we know. We know that movie makeovers are real. We know there’s usually an “aha!" moment where the star comes into her own or embraces a newfound aesthetic that conveys to everyone watching that she’s really in love now, so get into it, thank you. And we know that most of the time, the shtick is tired.

But it’s also more complicated than that. This past weekend saw the release of Me Before You, a romance about a young woman who falls in love with a paralyzed millionaire and who tweaks her look in the process. It’s nothing major, but it happens. Which got us thinking: how many romance movies really perpetuate the notion that a woman has to look different once she’s in love?

Spoiler alert: too many. But where makeovers have defined the likes of Grease and She’s All That, make-unders have been just as common, specifically after the throws of passion. (If you know what I mean.) So, here’s how makeup and hair have played just as important a role to character/relationship development as actual writing. Good luck to all of us.

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Grease (1977) Less makeup? More makeup? More. We know what happens here. In a last-ditch attempt to save their relationship, Sandy and Danny swap aesthetics because that’s the only way to maintain true love. But where Danny only takes off a letterman sweater, Sandy changes her entire vibe. She scraps her bangs and lip gloss, and shows up in a black leotard with permed hair and nearly enough makeup to pass for an extra in Saturday Night Fever. Then they fly away in a car, making this ending the most confusing of all endings, ever. (Even Inception.) Proving, I guess, that if it’s a real relationship, you better be willing to drop a shit-ton at Sephora.