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>> oh, my god, yes. and with zannah -- >> zana, zannah. >> that's my upstate new york accent. that's what that is. it was so much fun. because, you know, we just picked these two ladies that were just so excited to be ambush makeovers. >> the first lady is jewel wilson, 66 years old from tempe, arizona. jewel is a retired teacher for the visually impaired. she is here on a girls' trip. it's her daughter megan's first time to new york. she sticks to jeans and t-shirts. let's take a listen to her story. >> jewel, what do you most want out of this makeover? >> i would like skin products to help with the wrinkles and the old age. >> and your daughter is here, as well. what do you want for mom? >> i just her to feel beautiful and amazing and get a little fancy. >> and best friends. >> best friend of 50 years. i just want her to be happy. >> oh, i love this. we're going to have so much fun. are you ready? >> yes, i'm ready!

okay, we see megan and best friend gail. >> don't look. >> keep it on. blind folds on. i'll let you know when to take it off, okay? here is jewel wilson before. all right, jewel, let's see the new you! >> all right, guys, are you blindfolds? take off your blindfolds, kids. >> jewel -- >> who is it? >> it's time. >> turn around. are you ready? spin around. here's your mirror. >> oh, my god! >> what do you think? >> you look -- >> awesome! >> why don't you look right here at camera 12. look what's happening. louis, talk hair. >> okay. first of all, the power of hair color. takes less than 30 minutes. it's a single process.

it's her own natural light hair. a bit blonder, which is fantastic. she can keep this up herself at home. we gave her this great haircut, which is appropriate for the fine hair texture. >> good job. kids, what do you guys think? >> beautiful. >> it's amazing! >> what are you wearing? >> the power of the dress, as well. this tranls formed you. obviously a beautiful royal blue. the shape is good on any figure. and the belt hits at the right place. >> who is that dress? >> this is -- la la la. >> check it out. place. >> who is that dress? >> this is -- la la la. >> check it out. >> i'm so sorry. >> i'm just drawn to it. >> new bisciotti. >> ann taylor. >> round of applause!

the next person is ellen menenda. let's see her story. she is also a retired teacher. she has been retired and is playing tennis and golf. so she's mostly in athletic clothes. she is a mom of four and has eight grandkids. i love this. let's listen to her. >> what do you most want out of the makeover today? >> i've watched this for years and so excited to be selected. i'm going to be beautiful tonight with my son and his husband. and my friends. and i would like to be beautiful for the show. >> well, you already are. but we're going to make it a little bit more. and best friend? >> i would just like to see her glamorous. she's healthy, athletic, but a little glam. >> all right. so we're going to go for glam. big-time glam. great. >> oh, my gosh. okay. she's also, by the way, a retired teacher. she's from englewood, florida, 63. she's here with her best friend, gail and her son, wade. are you guys excited? >> very! >> keep your blindfolds on.

>> oh! ellen! ellen! you look amazing! >> okay, guys. take off your blindfolds. >> oh, my god! >> what do you guys think? >> i love it. >> turn around! >> soak it in. soak it in. >> oh, my goodness! >> we might need some kleenex. >> gail, do you need a kleenex? >> you need one too. okay, dana needs one too. what do you think? >> i don't know who that is! >> let's look at the before and after. tell us what you did here, louis. the hair looks fab. >> first of all, you're not a jock any more. you've got that great body, but let me tell you. you have a whole different look. you're very glamorous. we did the hair. she looks like an actress. you really do. >> a movie star! >> a movie star.

>> great haircut, and, of course, just made the haircut a little deeper. and, yeah. >> i love the idea of this vest dress. it's casual, it still works with your lifestyle. you're very athletic, you've got an amazing body, we needed to show that off. i love the addition of jewelses. you can take this piece and wear it with pants and a t-shirt. >> guys, we have to ask, are you going out on the town tonight? >> we are! beautiful. >> beautiful! >> and you look beautiful! >> oh, come on. >> round of applause! >> thank you, guys! >> amazing. >> good job, kids. >> you look so fab! give yourself a makeover with some must-have beauty products. >> bobbi's buzz right after this! good job, guys! plants may have their limits. imagination...doesn't with the right nourishment... ...patience...

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especially when you're on the go. >> and all of the time. what do you have first? >> one of the first things i want to talk about is one of the hottest and healthiest new things. this is from pantene called air spray. it's the first aerosol hairspray without alcohol. usually an alcohol-free hairspray had to be the pump. they have technology that has now come out and this is the first version that this has the aerosol spray, but it's healthier for your hair. no alcohol. >> and they make it so -- >> doesn't make it sticky. you can brush this out. so this is a really great find. >> okay. >> another really cool find that will make life easier, especially come spring when you use waterproof mascara's, et cetera. too faced is mascara. this is an oil in a wand that you we've the cleansing oil through your lashes and it will break up and dissolve the mascara. it's mascara to take off your mascara mascara. >> makeup recover! >> yes.

and next we have a really smart idea from vera mona. the female that came up with this was so smart. this is a switch color switch. so when you are switching between colored eye shadows, just wipe the brush -- >> bifdy the way, i never switch, do you? >> i just mush it up. >> you should. >> then you'll look like bobbi. >> then when you switch to a new color, you wipe it on the sponge and your brush is clean. and last but not least this is cool from smudge fix. there's a mirror so you can see -- clean it with the concealer. but look underneath. inside, there are these little wet aloe vera wipes that are so genius hidden in there. everything online. >> coming up -- bt, we love you. five habits of highly persuasive people to get what you want.

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. it is a thirsty thursday. jenna bush hager in for kathie lee gifford. if you ever how some people get what they want, you have come to the right place. >> hoda knows how to get what she wants. there is no reason it can't be you. we brought in some experts to teach us the top five habits of highly persuasive people. >> "forbes" recently examined this topic. go. >> a clinical psychologist. hi, guys. >> hi. >> before we get to the different points, what overall, did you learn about people who are highly persuasive? >> well, they're confident. and they're confident about what they believe. and they want to bring other people over to their side. >> all right. so they've got some -- some people have that certain thing. we're going through five different habits. the first is you say you've got to know who you're talking to. what does that mean? >> absolutely. this is going to be really important when you're outside

meeting or industry event. it's also important for your team. you want to know your audience. get to know people's talents and motivations. it's going to make it that much easier for you to per situate them to what you think. >> and you say you can do some of this research before but you can also read people. >> absolutely. you can read body language. it's also a sign of respect in certain cultures. >> right, people from different cultures, backgrounds. >> yeah. we like this one a lot. we like this one. because we're not at all like this. >> don't be pushy. >> pushy! >> i get it. when someone is pushy with me, i actually push back even if i want the thing they are trying to sell me or give to me. >> exactly. and then it's a mess. this is a delicate balance. you want to be bold but not aggressive. you want to be subtle but not a door mat. this is one where an in-person interaction is your best bet. don't e-mail, don't call. walk across the office and talk to somebody and make sure you

>> and i also like that you say, ben, be genuine. if you're authentic, that's what's most important. >> of course. and most people with spot a phony a mile away. and you really want to be interacting with people that are genuine. and that's the way most exchanges happen. so that's a good way to be assertive, but not aggressive with people that are genuine. >> that may be my favorite point. you can follow these tips, but quite frankly, if you're not being who you are, if you're trying to remember things, people can sniff it out. body language is very important -- if we were standing like this right now with you, you would know we are not open to you, right? >> so if we go like this -- >> we're open. not that open. >> different segment. different segment. >> what's a good body language to you? >> this is all great advice, like, for a meeting, where you want to be confident when you're talking but also focused when listening so you're making eye contact. your body language is open. >> and your legs are closed. >> and you're smiling.

>> okay. >> thing you naturally do with people you like. your family, friends. the same rules apply. when you're open, happy, smiling, all interactions go much more smoothly. >> and don't wry to remember the rights right body language. we have seen politicians who try to use the right hands to communicate. and it doesn't work. >> no. >> this is good. you have to acknowledge that there is another point of view. this is really important. >> i hear what you're saying. >> yeah, absolutely. you're not always going to be right. and that's okay, because nobody is. but if you can demonstrate that you can take that insight from somebody else on your team, use it to form your own viewpoint, it's only going to build their trust further for the next conversation. >> how do you it, ben? do you say, i understand what you're saying with x, y and z, however -- and then go on with your thing? >> exactly. it is an exchange. and if you are present and you are listening to the other person and understanding their point of view, you're going to be able to give them what they want and they're going to want to give you what you want. >> all right. >> i think that's really important with parenting too. >> okay.

concise. don't go on too long? >> don't babel on like we're doing. short and sweet? >> you're going to be the most persuasive about things you're passionate about. so this is your time to shine. show that you can speak in detail and prove that something is interesting in one sentence. >> we're going to try to quickly -- >> we don't have time. we were going to try to sell you. >> let me try quickly. >> 30 seconds. >> i've got water, you've got wine. >> raise your hand if you're thirsty! okay, good. you like wine. >> who wants to be hydrated? you know what -- it's 10:00 in the morning! in the long run, you know what makes you feel good? >> can i do both? >> in the long run! >> like, can i just -- >> concise. >> you won't see much persuading to get everyone around the dinner table tonight. >> because laura prepon shows us one of her favorite healthy meals.

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so hard to believe, it was nearly two decades ago in 1998 when laura prepon burst on to the hollywood scene in her breakout tv role as donna on all eight seasons of "that '70s show" now they know her as alex on "orange is the new black." >> we love that. even as a successful actress, laura spent more than a decade at war with her body until she met nutritionist elizabeth troy. >> they seemed up and share their diet and lifestyles in this brand new book called "the stash plan!" >> we love this. did you have body image issues or were you just always kind of battling with weight and things? >> honestly, i feel like it's kind of a necessary evil. i do what i love. i would not change it for the world. but one of the things is, there is this pressure to look a certain way. and i had all of these body ale wants from a really young age

and any time i ate something, it would have a complete reverse reaction on me. but nobody could figure out what was wrong with me. and i went on a 12-year-long journey trying to figure out what is wrong with me. because nobody could figure it out. >> you also say you've had to prepare. actresses have to prepare for a film you find out two days before you have to be naked like in "orange is the new black. >>". >> oh, yeah. i booked "orange is the new black" with 14 hours notice. >> which is great. >> thank you. >> and the the first scene, actually that we had to do together was a shower scene where i was naked. >> oh! >> this is a pg -- >> we will show the other one. were you self conscious? >> when i knew my first scene is the shower scene, i literally looked -- i don't think i ate for maybe 48 hours. and i was so stressed out. i was like, oh, my god. because, you know, the show was so incredible. and i just wanted to do a really good job. i wanted to, you know, really represent myself in a great way. and i was like, oh, my god.

>> you have a lot of talent that comes from your mom. but you're going to show us how to make this coconut chicken -- >> almond. >> okay. so one of the things is because i learned everything from my mother and she is a gourmet chef, she was always like everything from scratch. but the i think is, i work really long hours. the whole point is to have two quick easy cooking sessions. it's super easy. >> coconut milk. >> so you're basically going to put coconut flakes in there with some hot. in a blender, hot water. pulse it a couple times if you want to it turn it on -- >> lucky for us, it's already -- >> whoa! >> there we go. >> all right. we did it. >> okay. >> and look how balanced that is. >> i know. and put it in here. this is super easy. put in some cheese cloths and squeeze it out, right?

when i make my own almond milk. >> hoda, you should make that. >> you can use this to make pina coladas. >> thank you for that, laura. >> so with this coconut milk what you're going to do is take the chicken in the coconut milk. you can marinate it for an hour -- >> we're doing the best we can! >> it's all good. >> the whole point is we can do something like that. >> yes! >> so then you can do this for -- soak it for an hour, overnight. >> this is some almond flour. so this is what we're going to do now. >> can you get almond flour at your local grocery store? >> absolutely. so many people have sensitivity to gluten nowadays because of everything that's happening with our food. we're going to put everything in there, spices, salt, pepper, couplin, cayenne, garlic powder. >> and that becomes the coating. >> so you have your marinated chicken and so what we're going

>> one of the things you say is keep cooking. which i think is good, you can make this food and store it, and stash it. >> right. the whole point is, the book is supposed to make your life easier. so twice a week cooking sessions, make your food, put it in the fridge. and every morning, i make all my meals. >> can i say something, this is fantastic! >> isn't it great? >> all organic, hormone-free chicken. >> you say people starve themselves but this is a real meal. >> absolutely. a local lifestyle plan. and if you're eating the right kinds of food, your body should nutrients and burn it. >> what is that? >> cayenne. today.com/food. >> coming up, troy sivan.

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the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. australian singer/songwriter and actor, troye sivan has been performing in front of audiences for the past 12 years, which iserateis iserateis iserate pretty remarkable since he's only 20 years old. >> his youtube channel has more than 4 million subscribers and also has been viewed more than 230 million times. >> his debut album is getting raves, called "blue moon." >> i'm excited to be here. >> to be honest, when i started youtube, 2007 and youtube was a new website so i felt i was throwing this video into space, anything no one would see it, and obviously -- >> troye, we have your dad here. >> yeah. >> he's right there! >> hi, honey. >> he has been watching you. what's it like having the support of your parents?

i think it's like -- probably like the most critical thing that i have in my life. it's just like -- like obviously all of this is absolutely insane and at the same time, i knew if it would falter tomorrow, i could go home and my parents would be there. >> what are you going to sing for us, troye? >> i'm going to sing my song "wild." >> can't wait! >> all right, troye. wild wild hey trying hard not to fall on the way home you were trying to wear me down down kissing up on fences and up on walls on the way home i guess it's all working out now cause there's still too long to the weekend too long till i drown in your hands too long since i've been a

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too long till i drown in your hands too long since i've been a fool oh yeah, yeah yeah leave this blue neighborhood never knew loving could hurt this good oh and it drives me wild cause when you look like that i've never, ever wanted to be so bad oh it drives me wild drives me wild wild wild you're driving me wild wild wild you're driving me wild wild wild you're driving me wild wild wild you make my heart shake bend

you're driving me wild driving me wild leave this blue neighborhood never knew loving could hurt this good oh and it drives me wild cause when you look like that i've never, ever wanted to be so bad oh it drives me wild you're driving me wild wild wild you're driving me wild wild wild you're driving me wild wild wild you're driving me wild wild wild you drive me wild >> yeah! >> woo! >> oh, so good, troye! >> thanks. >> troye! >> so good. >> troye! >> what's on the back of your jacket? >> oh, yeah. >> what is that? >> it's a dinosaur.

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