Risa Arato never liked her hooded eyes -- even her friends said she had a perpetually stony gaze. And she hated the way her sunglasses slipped down her nose. But the clincher was meeting her estranged father for the first time since childhood and being told she hadn't turned out very cute.

So the 19-year-old saleswoman decided to remake her face -- and to do it on "Beauty Colosseum," a prime-time TV show in which people get free makeovers on camera from "beauty experts," including a cosmetic surgeon.

"I used to be afraid to show my face in public -- I was a real indoor person," Arato said. "Now I can look people in the eye."