Brain Puzzle 3 Level 142

Overview

Level 142 is a timed makeover puzzle in a school hallway. The yellow banner says "Help the girl dress up beautifully" with a 3:00 countdown, and a "HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!" banner hangs across the corridor. In the opening, a girl stands next to her glasses-wearing boyfriend in a varsity jacket, but she is a total slob: messy dark curly hair, dizzy spiral glasses, an oversized green hoodie, cut-off denim shorts, hairy legs and sneakers, with green stink lines drifting off her. Other students watch — a red-haired girl leaning on the lockers with her arms crossed, a stylish guy holding a hand mirror, and a blonde girl taking a photo. The subtitle wonders "Will it affect you if I'm next to you like this? (It's okay, baby.)" The goal is to give her a full makeover so she looks beautiful for the anniversary.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 6

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Cut and style her hair. Tap the girl's messy hair. A pile of cut hair drops to the floor, and her hair becomes long, neat, wavy brown hair falling past her shoulders. The stylish guy behind her holding the mirror is the stylist doing this.

1. Remove the dizzy spiral glasses. Tap the spiral glasses on her face. They come off, revealing her clean face and a soft blush; she starts to look fresh.

1. Add the beret and accessories. Tap her head to place a beret / hair accessory, and tap her neck to put on a necklace. Her hair is now half-up and she looks polished from the neck up.

1. Change her outfit. Tap her green hoodie and denim shorts. They are replaced by a white floral dress and a light lavender cardigan.

1. Shave the legs and clean up. Tap the hairy legs; the green stink lines disappear as her legs are shaved and cleaned, and she puts on proper shoes.

1. Finished look. The girl now stands beside her boyfriend, holding his arm, with long wavy hair, beret, necklace, floral dress and lavender cardigan, sparkling with red flowers swirling around her. The red-haired girl and the other students react, and the red "Completed" banner drops with confetti.

Strategy & Reasoning

The level is a step-by-step makeover. The green stink lines are the gauge: they linger until each slobbish trait is fixed. The order is roughly top-to-bottom — hair first, then glasses, then accessories, then clothes, then legs — which mirrors how a real makeover works. The boyfriend does not need to be changed; he is already neatly dressed in his varsity jacket, so all the work is on the girl.

The stylish guy in the background holding a mirror is the visual cue that a haircut/styling is happening; the pile of hair on the floor confirms the cut. The spiral glasses are the most obvious "ugly" item and must come off before the face looks pretty. The beret, necklace and floral dress are the finishing touches that transform her from slob to date-ready.

There is no way to finish by tapping the boyfriend or the onlookers; each of the girl's features (hair, glasses, head, clothes, legs) must be tapped in turn. The level completes automatically once she is in the dress with no stink lines remaining.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Mistake: tapping the boyfriend or the onlookers. They are already fine; the makeover is all about the slob girl.
• Mistake: forgetting to cut the hair. If her hair is still messy or the pile of hair has not appeared on the floor, tap her hair first. The hair cut is the first step.
• Mistake: leaving the green hoodie or the hairy legs. The outfit change and the leg shave are required. If green stink lines still drift off her, she is not fully dressed up yet.