The Covid-19 pandemic was a stressful time for everybody, and it was a time of change for most people as well.
Some people lost weight while others gained weight, some people grew their hair out long and some people shaved it all off.
A lot of men decided they didn’t need to worry about shaving their beards anymore and let them grow unencumbered.
One man took this to the extreme and for two whole years, he let his hair and beard grow until they were both extremely long and unkempt.
Lance, a husband and father from Boone, North Carolina, didn’t touch a hair on his head for the entire pandemic and ended up looking like a mountain man.
Lance’s wife, Nicole, was still head over heels in love with her husband after 24 years together, but she could barely recognize him anymore.
The 52-year-old man who had always been the casual outdoorsy type, now looked like he hadn’t seen civilization in a very long time.
His gray hair and long white beard had people calling him Santa Clause.
He had even been called his children’s grandfather a few times.
More comfortable in stained jeans and a t-shirt, Nicole had to hide her husband’s best pair of jeans so that he wouldn’t ruin them; they only came out for special occasions.
Most of Lance’s time was spent outdoors playing with his kids and dogs, hiking, or helping his neighbors with anything they needed.
Throughout their marriage, Nicole had seen a few different beard styles on her husband.
Sometimes he had a goatee, sometimes he had a full beard but kept it neatly trimmed, and other times he was clean-shaven.
Nicole had said that she liked a man with a beard, she just wasn’t ready for all the beard that Lance had to offer!
Eventually, Lance started to realize that it was time to let go of the shaggy look, so when Nicole mentioned putting him up for a makeover on the Rachael Ray Show, he jumped at the chance.
Together, they watched a few of the makeovers that had been done and Lance knew he could trust Rachael’s team to make him look amazing.
He put his hands, and his hair, in the hands of resident lifestyle coach Tommy DiDario, and hairstylist Erica Fleischman.
Together they transformed the dad who looked far older than his years, into someone who looked far younger.
It’s amazing what a good haircut, clean shave, and nice clothes can do to make a man look like never before.
When he first walked out onto the stage, Nicole was shocked and amazed at how wonderful her husband looked.
“I feel like I’m cheating!” she said when she could finally speak again.
And Lance looked happy too, he beamed as he received a huge round of applause from the audience, and compliments from Rachael and the team.
Though Nicole loved her husband no matter what, she was happy to finally be able to see his face again, and was probably no longer afraid to get a friction burn just from a simple kiss!
Check out the video below to see Lance’s amazing transformation!
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