Jagged finished Claire's cut on her washed, wet hair, cleaning up the layers and length before blow-drying. Using a large round brush, Jagged created large, loose curls and polished them off with a light shine spray. To give her curls a more natural look, he skipped the heavy hairspray and product. "Claire's hair naturally holds a curl well on its own, so all I really needed to use was a round brush and a blow-dryer to get this look."

"I had no idea that getting curls was so easy," said Claire. "I thought I would have to spend 30 minutes with a curling iron to get this look, but this is something I can easily do myself before heading to class or work."

Makeup artist Maxine Christians applied light blush, eye shadow and mascara to give Claire a soft and natural look. "I applied blush to the lower part of Claire's cheekbones to give her some natural contouring. A little eye shadow and mascara bring out the features in her eyes," said Christians.

Claire's makeover easily transformed her look from laidback beachy to stylish professional. "My hair looks and feels so much healthier and the highlights actually look like they are supposed to be there now," said Claire. "Before my makeover, I let salt water and a brush define my style, which worked just fine while living at the beach. For school? Not so much. My hair has the professional polish and sophisticated edge I need to get back into the groove of school and to get serious about pursuing a career in journalism."