Commenter Al Lam responded to my post on last week's Beauty and the Geek:

Don't feel too bad for Nicole. If she went to CalTech with its 1:20 girl to guy ratio, she had at least 10 guys following her around all the time. It is so funny to watch- like a mother duck with ducklings. Also, she cleaned up really, really well. 

I was mostly sad that Nicole was dealing with such a useless partner in Sam, although he seems moderately better now that the love of his life has left the house. She seems like she could probably hold her own in a conversation and isn't as socially awkward as some of the guys, but she hasn't been in an ideal situation on the show thus far.

Anyway, Al was also right when he mentioned that she cleaned up well. The makeover episode is always one of the best in terms of surprises. I could tell that John was one haircut away from being pretty adorable, but who would have thought that hipster glasses and some help with his hair would make Josh look so much better?

Most of the guys cleaned up quite well -- I was surprised how well Jesse worked his bleached hair, and Luke looked so much better with the tamed mane. I hate to agree with Jen, since she doesn't seem all that nice, but she was kind of right when she said William's makeover wasn't that great. He looked pretty much the same, just redheaded. But he seemed happy with it, and if it increased his confidence, well, that's what matters.

What did you think of the changes?