I once went for a makeover at a local college which runs a beauticians course. It was very cheap. I went straight from the makeover to pick one of the offspring up. I had several strange looks at the school gates and the words "Vegas Hooker" were mentioned
Many years ago I had a makeover and lessons at the Elizabeth Arden shop............it looked lovely, but the trouble was I could never do it the same myself (despite all the extremely expensive products they sold me)
I have had a professional photography session where they did my hair and make-up which was fantastic and I felt amazing.
I have also had makeover and make-up lessons at Chanel, Bobbi Brown, Benefit and MAC. All very informative, I came away with notes how to re-create the looks and ended up spending a fortune on every product they used on me (gullible I know!!)
Every time I have been very pleased with the results. I think it's a lovely present.