Transformation

Step aside, Mrs. Robinson—52-year-old Michelle Pfeiffer has become the temptress of choice for roles requiring a romance with a younger man. No doubt, it is the Cheri star's amazing bone structure and classic style that allow her to transcend age—and trends. "She's open to different things, but she knows what works for her," says her longtime makeup artist, Ronnie Specter. "She is an artist—she paints and draws, so she likes colors and textures—and she can do her own makeup very well." Her look of the moment is soft and minimal—dewy lips, flushed cheeks, peachy eyes—and her curls are just as low-key. In the words of her hairstylist, Alan Dangerio: "Plain and simple, she's breathtaking."

While bagging groceries in El Toro, California, Michelle had a career revelation: "I couldn't stand stenography school, I couldn't stand junior college, this woman was bitching about her cantaloupes, and I said to myself, 'Acting.'"