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Apr8

Brig wins Shear Genius Season 3

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Brig Van Osten won Shear Genius Season 3 on Wednesday night. The orange-haired celebrity stylist from Simi Valley, Calif. edged past Janine Jarman and Matthew Morris who finished second and third respectively.

Shear Genius Season 3 Episode 10 was aired on April 7th, 2010 on Bravo. The title of this episode was “Who Will Prove to Be Shear Genius?” In this episode of Shear Genius, the final three competitors had to style six models for a fashion show.

Brig was the dark horse amongst the three competitors on Bravo’s reality show. Janine was favorite amongst the audience while Matthew was Judge Jonathan Antin’s golden boy. Matthew also had support from Camila Alves and was expected to win Shear Genius Season 3.

Shear Genius 3 has been dominated by Matthew and Janine as they have consistently kept winning the challenges. However, since the last few weeks Janine has been sliding and Brig has been catching up. Even in the final episode, Matthew won the Shortcut Challenge while Brig won the Elimination Challenge.

The final episode of Shear Genius Season 3 featured fashion designer Henry Duarte. He teamed up with the final three stylists for their biggest challenge. This episode saw a collection of models that featured laminated hair in a striking array of colors.

Linda Wells, Editor in Chief of Allure magazine was on the panel to judge Shear Genius. Her insight on runway hair helped Brig Van Osten to win Shear Genius 3, specially after Jonathan Antin had criticized it. Brig’s futuristic looks earned her the big cash prize at the end.

Shear Genius Season 3 was truly exciting and memorable. Many congratulations to Brig for winning the ultimate $100,000 prize and proving to be the best amongst the 12 competing stylists.

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Mar11

April Barton is out of Shear Genius...

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Shear Genius Season 3 saw the elimination of April Barton in Episode 6 yesterday. The competitors were required to create two different headshot looks on working actresses that showcased their client’s personality and versatility.

The guest judge on Episode 6 was Kevin Mancuso, Nexxus Creative Director. He along with Jonathan Antin and Kim Vo were closely judging the Shear Genius contestants on their cutting skills during the Short Cut Challenge. This challenge required interpreting geometric shapes into angular hairstyles and Janine emerged as the winner.

The Elimination Challenge required the stylists to create a look for an actress for her headshot. It was important to capture the emotion and role that the actress was going for. To make this task more challenging, judges sprung an additional challenge on the Shear Genius 3 contestants.

Once every team had finished with their models looks, they were supposed to change the actresses looks completely in 30 minutes for a second headshot. This was tricky but the winner would get a chance to be photographed for a Nexxus editorial for Allure Magazine. In the end, Brig won the elimination challenge and April was eliminated.

April is based in New York where she manages her salon – Suite 303, started in 1995. Her salon is committed to artistic expression and has earned the nickname “Edward Scissorhands.”

Last week Shear Genius 3 lost its youngest competitor when Amy Michleb was eliminated. After April’s elimination yesterday, Bravo’s reality show has only 6 contestants left who will make the show more interesting and challenging in the coming weeks.

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Jan31

Shear Genius Season 3 Premiers this...

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What happens when you put 12 top stylists in a salon and turn up the heat with a $100,000 prize for the stylist that proves they are the best of the bunch? The result is Shear Genius. If you love all things hair then you need to tune in to Bravo’s Shear Genius Season 3 which has a whole new look promising more excitement. This is must see TV show for anyone craving their weekly salon fix now that Season 2 of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover is over.

Shear Genius premiers Wednesday, February 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo TV. Season 3 will feature Camila Alves in the role of host. The enterprising Brazilian beauty will take over the role formerly held by Jaclyn Smith of “Charlie’s Angels” fame. Camila will be accompanied by celebrity judges Jonathan Antin and Kim Vo. Orlando Pita also makes special appearances adding his voice of expertise as mentor to the contestants.

The special thing about Shear Genius season 3 is that it has gone international for the first time ever. After combing the world in search of top stylists, Bravo has assembled 12 remarkably talented individuals who will raise the level of competition as never seen before. The winner will receive $100,000 in prize money furnished by Nexxus Salon Hair Care, an apprenticeship with Nexxus and the chance to style hair for an Allure magazine photo shoot.

In each episode, the stylists compete in a short cut challenge – testing technical hairstyling skills, and in the elimination challenge they test creativity and advanced skills. From styling a risqué runway show where the hair must artfully cover areas the outfit does not, to a romance novel shoot, the competition gets fierce as the stylists strive to prove their work is “Shear Genius.”

The 12 cutting edge stylists you will see battling it out for the ultimate prize of Shear Genius season 3 are:

1.    Adee – 36, Hometown: London, England
2.    Amy – 25, Hometown: Toronto, Canada
3.    April – 42, Hometown: New York, NY.
4.    Arzo –35, Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.
5.    Brian – 37, Hometown: New York, N.Y.
6.    Brig – 33, Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif.
7.    Faatemah – 36, Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.
8.    Giacomo – 43, Hometown: Austin, Texas
9.    Janine – 28, Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
10.    Joey – 29, Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
11.    Jon – 38, Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
12.    Matthew – 38, Hometown: Denver, Colo.

Get the low down on this season’s stylists here

Click here to see ScissorBoy in conversation with Faatemah Ampey

The world of styling is much bigger than just a salon – and Bravo’s Shear Genius shows you what happens behind the scenes when 12 top stylists from around the world get together under one roof to prove they are the best! This season the challenges are more glamorous, the hair more knotty, and the competition more fierce, as the contestants attempt to demonstrate that their style is a cut above the rest. Throughout the series, the stylists’ skills are put to the test as they find themselves working behind the scenes at an iconic Hollywood hotel, styling a celebrity at a glamorous home in the Hollywood Hills, and even in a rural barn.

Make sure you’re watching Bravo TV on Wednesday, February 3 at 10 p.m to watch Shear Genius season 3. Stay in touch with all the updates from the show by visiting: http://www.bravotv.com/shear-genius

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