Teacher gets ‘ambushed’ with stunning makeover

>> we are back on this try day friday with another installment of today's "plaza ambush makeovers," where we pluck two lucky women from the crowd and give them a new look.

>> stylist to the stars, louis licari! la, la, la, la, la. and us weekly contributor and author jill martin. how were the pickings today, kids?

>> i found two ladies with great looks that did not know -- they did know what to look for. so we helped them find it.

>> mary is 49 years old from durham, maine, an office supplies person with her husband, jim . they're celebrating his 50th birthday. her morning routine, a wash and a blow. listen to her story.

>> happy 50th even though you're a celtics fan. but the gift is actually for your wife today. tell me why she deserves this.

>> she's a wonderful wife. we'll celebrate 30 years this july. she arranged a surprise weekend for me for my 50th in new york city and we've had a wonderful time. she is very deserving of any good things that come her way.

>> ready for a glam new look? i'm getting rid of that hat.

>> i really am. thank you.

>> mary is ready. and jim is ready. jim 's go his blind fold on. keep it on until we give you the jeep light. here is mary before. all right, mary . let's see the new you! wow! oh, wow. gorgeous.

>> yeah.

>> are you ready, jim ? take off your blindfold, honey.

>> wow. you look great, mary .

>> are you ready to see yourself?

>> i am.

>> deep breath, turn around. deep breath. here you go.

>> oh, my god. wow.

>> awesome. beautiful .

>> spin right around and look right at that camera.

>> gorgeous hair style . tell us about the hair.

>> how great is that? jim , what better birthday present could you have? a whole new wife. of course her hair color , light, warm, so flattering with her complexion.

>> yeah.

>> dana today gave her these soft layers and this wispy, sexy bangs, which are so great to look at. i mean, you look so beautiful .

>> and that dress, jill. it's gorgeous. i love that.

>> adriana. what i love is the neckline. a little embellishment so it's a little dressy to wear for cocktail as opposed to your little black dress .

>> beautiful .

>> round of applause! join your husband.

>> right over there.

>> our second lady is sherry marshall from texas. she's an elementary music teacher . she's been married for 25 years with two kids. her beauty routine consists of washing scrunching her hair. her story.

>> they're so close when i asked you to describe your relationship what did you say?

>> sisters from another mother.

>> from another mother.

>> why do you want the this for your bestie?

>> sherry is an elementary schoolteacher, music teacher , and she gives and gives to those kids tirelessly. i mean, without thought. and all the kids love her. and she's also a great mom. she lives two doors down from me. she just deserves to be pampered.

>> your students are going to be shocked. are you ready to go?

>> i guess so.

>> no turning back now. here with her friends, heinka, sandy, and liz. one last look at the before. let's bring out sherry marshall.

>> oooooo!

>> oh, my goodness. all right, ladies. take 'em off.

>> sherry !

>> oh, how you carry on. sherry , turn around and see what they're talking about, honey.

>> oh, my gosh.

>> you look beautiful .

>> look how beautiful you look.

>> oh, my gosh.

>> okay. sherry .

>> look here as well, sherry .

>> sherry is stunning. she simply scrunched her hair and put on mousse. too much product. dana taught her to eliminate the product, keep the makeup soft. and then what i did, her highlights were way too strong. they almost looked like gray streaks instead of blonld streaks. so i went completely in a different direction.

>> yeah.

>> brunette.

>>> beautiful .

>> gorgeous, gorgeous.

>> girlfriends.

>> sorry. so beautiful . inside and out. so much more gorgeous now. you glow. you glow.

>> and friends like this, so nice.

>> beautiful friend.

>> tell us about that gorgeous black dress.

>> right. i love this because she was two sizes off. she told me she was one size and we went two sizes down, which i love. this is jones new york, another twist on the little black dress available at macy's.

>> just darling.

>> thank you both, ladies.

>> big round of applause.

>> thank you, jim , you guys.

>> wednesday, february 1st , we're doing a special heartfelt ambush makeover to support the fight against heart disease . come down to the plaza drezed in red with your special heart story.