Makeover ideas for a 16 yr old boy?

Question

In no way am I trying to change who my brother is on the inside but the outside could use a little work. He's 16 (I'm 27) and has been super sheltered his whole life. (Think typical video game nerd). He's never had a girlfriend and I'm not sure he would know what to do if a girl liked him.

He finally agreed to let me take him out one day and buy him a whole new out fit and do whatever I want to his hair, etc.
He doesn't quite trust me so he says I have to wait until June when school is out. :)

Ladies (around his age) what attracts you style wise to a guy these days?

I was thinking... like a skaterish (Hurley, Volcom, Vans type outfit) with a little faux hawk and some color. Maybe some contacts or different glasses?

I need ideas to transform my nerdy little brother into a little hottie!

Answer 1

Start at the top -
1] hair - short enough to look neat, long enough to run fingers through
2] shape his brows if necessary
3] determine face shape, and get frames that flatter him [ google it ]
4] buy tops [ Ts and dress shirts ] in his favorite brights, and colors that look good on him - solids are best to start
5] buy pants/jeans that fit in waist and butt
6] pants should be neutral colors - does he look better in A] gray/navy/black, or B] caramel tan/olive/espresso brown?
7] get shoes and belts that match pants - black for A, espresso for B
8] socks should match shoes
9] a tie should be a print, with the shirt and suit color in it [ or shirt and dress pants ]
10] athletic shoes should be in one neutral and one bright

Answer 2

Get him some dark skinney jeans. But not too small where they look like girls pants. Still keep the baggy look. Get him some of those grampa looking shoes they got from Journeys or zumiez. I would say get the long hiar side flip deal going on but he's a nerd, so he might not be able to keep it working...(my world of warcraft geek brother tried it, didn't work out) so imma say go with the fohawk type deal. I'll attach a picture of the hair at the bottom. and shirts? well it doesn't really matter. I could be anything. But there are two little accecories that guys can have that really make me attracted immidiatly, A.) the black bandana around the neck B.) a white sweatband on their head. lol. Okay thats it. here the picture.

Answer 3

don't throw him right into the haux hawk. It'll be too much for him all at once. I think well dressed guys look much better than skaters. Think along the lines of the buckle. Nice jeans, t shirt, possibly a button down over that, or a nice hoodie. some nice shoes. think hot, classy, but still comfortable enough to do whatever it is that 16 year old boys do.

Answer 4

Ugh. Ingore Geena, she is acting like a b*tch, maybe she didnt read your question throughly?
anyways, i have a few ideas for your brother.

1. Does he have glasses? If so, yes I'd say get him contacts but glasses on a guy are hot too like Johnny Dep
http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/artman2/uploads/1/johnny_depp.jpg

buy him the black rims one. They math with every color and are very sexy =]

2. For his hair, I'd say make his hair spiky like this:
http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/wp-content/2006/09/johnny_depp_01.jpg

maybe some highlights if he wanted?

3. If he has acne, try clean and clear persa gel 10. It works so awsome!!!! Like in a day, the zit or pimple is gone.

4. For the clothes, i like casual stuff like just some t-shirts and shorts are hot on a guy (to me) but if his style is more like skater ro punk, then go get some clothes that look similar to that style.

Answer 5

Im 21 but have alot of family around that age my cousin says (whos 15)..... guys at 16: haircut.... buzzed on sides, top long enough to spike,keep color the same. clothes...jeans that are boot cut, and a rock tshirt or a tee that says something funny on it..... and contacts for sure.

Answer 6

<< Typical 17 year old video game nerd.

My girlfriend likes my sence of humor.

You want my advice?

Get him some typical health products (shampoos, face creams, deodorants ect) and a nice tee-shirt.

Then get him out to meet people.

The only thing that held me back from seeing girls is the fact that I never saw them.

That is really your only issue.

But be advised, having a girlfriend meant less video games for me >.> be sure to warn your brother of that before you send him out there.

Answer 7

well; most boys my age [i'm 16] dont know how to dress.
but the few that do always catch my attention.

i'd recommend:

hair: long spikes [almost curled in a way]
with a clean edge up line.

clothes: anything from tilly's
shirt: random graphic tee [tight-ish fit]
http://www.tillys.com/tillys/images/catalog/medium/132518150.jpg

jeans: dark jeans good fit [not too tight; not too loose]

shoes: vans or a nice pair of dunks.

glasses: a nice pair of black or white rectangular ones.


hope i helped.

Answer 8

hm, my brother is exactly the same, video-game-nerd, lol. hah, i did a make-over for a year ago, and now he looks GREAT, i just love it, hah, i got inspiration from "deviantart" -by saturdayx
http://www.saturdayx.deviantart.com/gallery/
watch his gallery, (he got his own clothing line, named: "heartbreakerclothing") i just love his style, i showed it to my brother and he liked it, so we took some ideas from his clothes. hope i helped (:

b'cus it dosent have to be so special.

Answer 9

I got an idea, how about you stop judging him on his looks and accept who he really is. It seems that you care more about materialism than his personal feelings. He is young, let him find his own style and stop being a pushy older sister.

Answer 10

Eww no not classy! Skaters are like so hot!
go here:
www.pacsun.com
or
www.swell.com
Hair:
Long kindof shaggy but not gross or dirty looking
Shoes:
Dc shoes
Clothes:
Volcom, Dc, Billabong, Zoo york etc.
Other:
Teach him how to skate board! and how to talk to girls and flirt or something..
Contacts!

maybe something like this:
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=550840