Every woman deserves to look and feel her best. We couldn’t think of any mom that’s more deserving of a day of pampering than Marcey Sparenberg. Our monthly Indulge section usually features a before and after transformation of one of Beijing’s hard working moms, but this month we went in a slightly different direction.
Sparenberg is a mom of two who recently moved to Beijing from Canada with her family. After arriving in Beijing she received news that she’s been diagnosed with cancer. With the love and support of her family by her side， Sparenberg made the decision to shave off all her hair before starting chemotherapy.
On a beautiful sunny Sunday in Beijing our team met the Sparenberg family at Tuanjiehu Park to shave off her beautiful blonde locks together as a family. We watched as her husband Bill, son Wim, and daughter Syril each took turns shaving off her long hair. At times there were glimmers of tears in her eyes, but Sparenberg stood strong and not a single drop of tear ever grazed her cheeks.
Following an emotional morning at the park we met Sparenberg at Laurent Falcon Studio in Sanlitun for a total transformational make-over. The French-inspired hair concept salon are experts when it comes to coloring and styling, but what we love the most is their dedication to their clients. We’ve worked with this salon over the years and they’ve always taken the time to create a style and fine-tune a color that fits your skin tone, style, and occupation. This time Laurent took to styling one of Sparenberg’s chic new wigs, sharing their tips and tricks for attaching a full wig without using wig clips.
Moving on to makeup. Sparenberg has perfect bone structure and is already so effort-lessly beautiful that all we wanted to do was to accent her natural beauty. We went with an autumn palette to add a subtle accent to her eyes, and brightened her look with a thin liquid eye liner lined again with black eye shadow to create a slightly smokey look. We finished off her makeup with a combination of various shades of pink lipstick for a vibrant, but not over the top, addition to her look.
With makeup done and ready, Falcon fitted Sparenberg’s newly styled wig firmly on her head. One of 2019’s top hair color trends is the “mushroom blonde”. The silvery blonde locks have been all the rage this year in the US, UK, and have even been seen on the heads of China’s fashionistas.
Dressed in a simple summer dress and fitted with her brand new mushroom blonde wig, Sparenberg looked stunning, and dare we say, Coachella-ready.
We’re honored that this Beijing supermom decided to share her story with us and we wish this her a speedy recovery!
This article appeared in the beijingkids October 2019 Best Friends Fur-ever issue
