>>> OUR PLAZA WAS PACKED WITH COUNTRY MUSIC FANS FOR THE
DIERKS BENTLEY CONCERT BUT WE
MANAGED TO STEAL A COUPLE OF
LOVELY LADIES FOR OUR AMBUSH
MAKEOVER.
MAKEOVER. >> LORI RUSSELL FROM BOISE,
IDAHO, AND TERESA WANTED BRAND
NEW LOOKS.
NEW LOOKS. >> BEFORE WE GET TO THE BIG
REVEAL, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT
LORI’S STORY.
LORI’S STORY. >> HI, MY NAME IS LORI RUSSELL
AND I’M FROM BOISE, IDAHO.
WE ARE CELEBRATING MY 20th
ANNIVERSARY WITH MY HUSBAND.
MY SON’S 18th BIRTHDAY AND
GRADUATION AND MY DAUGHTER’S
SWEET 16th.
SWEET 16th. MY KIDS ARE GETTING OLDER AND
I’M STARTING A NEW CAREER IN
REAL ESTATE AND I NEED A NEW
LOOK TO GO WITH IT.
I HAVE CURLY HAIR AND IT’S
FRIZZY.
FRIZZY. I LOVE WATCHING AMBUSH MAKEOVER
AND I ALWAYS CRY WITH THE
PEOPLE’S BIG TRANSFORMATION.
THIS IS MY BUCKET LIST.
I’VE BEEN DREAMING OF THIS
FOREVER.
FOREVER. I FEEL LIKE I’M DREAMING BECAUSE
I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT I’M HERE.
>> AND WE ARE SO HAPPY THAT LORI
IS HERE.
IS HERE. SHE’S HERE WITH HER HUSBAND,
MARK, AND HER CHILDREN, NOAH AND
ANASTASIA.
ANASTASIA. ARE YOU READY?
YOU’RE GOING TO GET A BIG
TRANSFORMATION.
TRANSFORMATION. LET’S TAKE ONE LAST LOOK AT LORI
BEFORE AND LET’S BRING OUT THE
NEW LORI.
NEW LORI. WOW!
WOW! >> WOW!
>> WOW! >> OKAY, WAIT.
OENG, GO AHEAD
OKAY, GO AHEAD, TAKE THEM OFF.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> I THINK MY WIFE IS HOT.
>> LORI, ARE YOU READY TO SEE
THE LOOK?
THE LOOK? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> OKAY, TURN AROUND.
THE FRIZZ IS GONE!
>> YOUR HAIR LOOKS GORGEOUS.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
TURN AROUND AND TELL US WHAT YOU
DID.
DID. >> WELL, HER HAIR OBVIOUSLY IS
CURLY OWE MARIANNE CAMPA WANTED
TO USE THE CURL INSTEAD OF MAKE
IT ENTIRELY STRAIGHT.
HER HIGHLIGHTS WERE TOO
CONTRASTY SO I WARMED UP THE
WHOLE THING INCLUDING OUR
HIGHLIGHTS AND SHE LOOKS FAN
FANTASTIC
FANTASTIC FANTASTIC.
FANTASTIC. >> LORI, YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
>> STARTING A NEW CAREER, THIS
IS SOMETHING SHE CAN BE FUN AND
FLIRTY WITH.
FLIRTY WITH. THIS IS FROM ANN TAYLOR AND THE
SHOES ARE LILY PULITZER.
>> YOU GUYS ARE CELEBRATING AN
ANNIVERSARY.
ANNIVERSARY. CAN WE GO OUT TONIGHT OR WHAT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> KIDS, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF
MOM?
MOM? >> BETTER THAN MY PROM DATE, I
CAN SAY THAT.
>> I HOPE YOUR PROM DATE ISN’T
WATCHING.
WATCHING. >> COME GIVE YOUR KIDS A HUG.
>>> LET’S GO TO OUR SECOND
AMBUSH OF THE MORNING AND HEAR
WHAT TERESA HAD TO SAY.
>> MY NAME IS TERESA JACKSON AND
I’M FROM GEORGIA.
I’M HERE IN NEW YORK TO VISIT MY
FAMILY AND TO PLAY WITH MY GREAT
NIECE, AVA, WHO JUST TURNED 2 ON
MONDAY.
MONDAY. SHE IS SO SWEET.
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN
MARRIED 41 YEARS AND HE’S THE
LOVE OF MY LIFE.
NORMALLY I WEAR CUTOFFS AND
T-SHIRTS BECAUSE I WORK OUT IN
THE YARD A LOT, PULL MY HAIR
BACK IN A PONYTAIL.
THIS IS MY FOURTH TIME AT THE
"TODAY" SHOW AND I’M SO EXCITED
THAT I GOT PICKED FOR THE AMBUSH
MAKEOVER.
MAKEOVER. >> THERESA IS HERE WITH HER
COUSIN, JOSH.
COUSIN, JOSH. LET’S TAKE ONE LAST LOOK AT
TERESA BEFORE.
TERESA BEFORE. AND NOW TERESA, COME ON OUT.
>> OH, HERE SHE COMES.
>> WHOA!
>> WHOA! WOW.
WOW. >> TERESA, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!
>> ALL RIGHT, JOSH, DO YOU WANT
TO TAKE A LOOK?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK.
>> WOW!
>> WOW! I MEAN SHE’S ALWAYS BEEN
BEAUTIFUL, BUT THAT’S -- WOW.
>> THERESA, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE
A LOOK?
A LOOK? >> YES.
>> YES. >> YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
>> OH!
>> OH! >> I THINK YOU LIKE IT.
>> OH, ME.
>> YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
>> TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> THERESA IS FROM GEORGIA BUT
SHE WANTED TO HAVE A VERY
SOPHISTICATED NEW YORK LOOK SO
WHAT I DID IS HER HAIR WAS SO
BLONDE THAT IT LOOKED A LITTLE
FRIZZY SO I MADE IT A BIT DEEPER
AND KEPT IT RIGHT AROUND THE
FACE.
FACE. MARIANNE CAMPO TOOK SEVERAL
INCHES OFF WHICH WORKS BETTER
WITH HER FINE TEXTURE.
TERESA, YOU’RE SO GLAMOROUS.
>> YOU ARE GLAMOROUS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THEY’RE GOING OUT FOR A NEW
YORK NIGHT TO A BROADWAY SHOW SO
SHE WANTED A BROADWAY SHOW
OUTFIT.
OUTFIT. IT’S PERFECT FOR "ROCK OF AGES."
IT’S A JUMPSUIT WHICH COMES WITH
A TASSEL BELT WHICH YOU SEE ON
ACCESSORIES NOW AND THEN A
LITTLE BLAZER.
LITTLE BLAZER. >> AND I FEEL LIKE YOU COULD
WEAR THAT BLAZER WITH JEANS,
RIGHT, IN THE FALL?
YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL, TERESA?
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
>> ARE YOU CRYING?
WE NEED KLEENEXES.
>> DON’T RUIN THE MAKEUP,