Posts Tagged "Celebrity Stylist"
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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Mar25

No eliminations on Episode 8 of She...

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Shear Genius Season 3 has already been exciting so far. The judges made Bravo’s reality show even more exciting this week by not sending anyone home this time around.

There are four stylists left now, Brig, Matthew, Janine and Jon. All of them were safe after Episode 8 of Shear Genius Season 3.

When these remaining stylists arrived in the salon, they learned that other competitors must select a tool, a style and an inspiration for them to use on their model. This was their task for the Shortcut Challenge, which was judged by celebrity stylist Mark Townsend.

For the Elimination Challenge, the stylists are charged with updating hairstyles from classic Hollywood movies for an editorial-style photo shoot. This challenge was judged by Allure’s Editor in Chief Linda Wells.

After judging everyone’s styles, Matthew was declared as the winner. The Judges said that Matthew was able to successfully modernize a very old-fashioned look, while keeping it just as sexy.

During Episode 8 of Shear Genius 3, Brig and Jon were the bottom two in the Elimination Challenge. Ideally, one of them had to be eliminated from the show. However, both of them managed to hold their places as no eliminations were made.

The judges didn’t send anyone home this time around, but should they have? You be the judge! Give your views about the judges decision here: www.bravotv.com/shear-genius

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Mar19

Brian is out of Shear Genius Season...

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Shear Genius Season 3 said good bye to Brian Buterbaugh this week. He was eliminated after failing to impress the judges with his style for the Elimination Challenge.

The Short Cut Challenge for Episode 7 of Shear Genius 3 was interesting. All the stylists were asked to do a formal hairstyle for 5 high school seniors that are getting ready for their last formals in high school. It seemed easy at first, but it had a hitch – all the models were African American girls. The guest judge was celebrity stylist Kimberly Kimble.

The judges appreciated Brian’s style for the Short Cut Challenge. They said it was a great finish, but guest judge Kimberly Kimble just didn’t think the pin curls were age-appropriate.

The Elimination Challenge required all the stylists to give new looks to the VIP guests of the guest judge, Estelle. The Grammy-winning singer wanted her guests to adopt the looks from the 1960’s and 1970’s for a party which was being hosted to listen to her new album – Freak.

The stylists were given 90 minutes before their looks were judged on the red carpet. The judges laid emphasis on creativity, technical skills, and how well the stylists interpreted the theme of the album into the hair.

Janine won the Elimination Challenge while Brian was sent home for overworking on the look and forgetting the hair. His model looked like Edie Sedgewick and the judges termed Brian’s look as a heroin addict who hasn’t gotten colored in eight months.

Brian has established himself as a stylist to some of the biggest names in television, film, and music including Bjork, Keri Russell, Matthew Fox, Hayden Panettiere and many more. After his elimination from Shear Genius Season 3, he will concentrate on setting up a production company that shoots fashion promotional videos.

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Jan22

How did Diana Schmidtke make it to...

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For the past 10 years, freelance hairstylist Diana Schmidtke has been responsible for making sure some of our favorite Hollywood guys — including Vin Diesel, George Clooney, Taylor Lautner, Jon Hamm and Ashton Kutcher — look their best on their big days.

Diana Schmidtke is highly regarded for her work in the hair industry among celebrity A-list talent. She brings the glamour and mystique of celebrity hairstyling to you in a down-to-earth, step-by-step manual. Her thinking? “If I can do it, so can you!”

So how did Diana Schmidtke make it to the top?

Her secret of success comprises of hard work, patience and persistence. After her High School, Diana attended Pivot Point International Beauty School and, upon graduation, she worked at Chicago’s Trio Hair Salon where she trained under Phillip Palmeri, a former head colorist at Vidal Sassoon.

After her training at Trio, Diana moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in freelance grooming. Since then Diana has styled clients on film sets and photo shoots, and her work has been featured in Esquire, Men’s Journal, Vogue, GQ, New York Times, W Magazine, and InStyle. Her expertise and popularity is a benchmark for new stylists and proves that there is no substitute for hard work.

Diana Schmidtke was featured on the Cutting Edge Hair Show where she shared valuable tips for becoming a Freelance stylist. In another episode, she had also interviewed Kirby Morris from the National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology.

Diana is regularly featured on TV shows where she provides her expert advice on men’s grooming. She has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey show sharing “6 Steps to a Great Shave.” She was also seen on a special Father’s Day episode on the Today Show where she gave two deserving fathers new and much-needed looks.

Diana has also authored a book – SHORTCUTS, offering tips and advice for artists interested in breaking into the business. The book can be purchased by visiting – www.shortcutsthebook.com but you will have to hurry to buy it since the book is on sale for a “limited time only.” Buying “Shortcuts” is your first step to your new, amazing and lucrative career.

Her knowledge and experience in this field is vast and she often travels to various beauty schools as an educator in cosmetology. SHORTCUTS is a very inspirational book and so are the classes she teaches at cosmetology schools which are interactive in nature and provide all the tools to make you an expert and top resource in this exciting arena.

If you wish to invite Diana to your beauty school for a seminar, get in touch with her by visiting her website – www.dianaschmidtke.com

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Jan17

Featured Stylist – Diana Schm...

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Diana Schmidtke is a well known personality in the hair industry. She is the woman who keeps Hollywood’s leading men like George Clooney, Viggo Mortensen, Matt Damon and Taylor Lautner looking their best.

Diana is a freelance stylist who specializes in men’s grooming, style and hair care. She is currently based in Los Angeles and has styled clients on film sets and photo shoots, and her work has been featured in Esquire, Men’s Journal, Vogue, GQ, New York Times, W Magazine, and InStyle.

Diana has been a Men’s Hair Stylist for over 10 years and was featured on ScissorBoy’s online cosmetology show. She provided extremely valuable freelancing tips for stylists. In that episode she stressed on the importance of having a portfolio and how to get clients while working as a freelance stylist. You can check out Diana’s portfolio here

With a client list comprising who’s who of Hollywood stars, Diana Schmidtke is often approached for her insider knowledge and the ultimate question “How did you make it?” She answers the question by saying – “If I can do it, so can you!”

To help professional stylists, she has authored a book – SHORTCUTS – To a successful career as a Hairstylist or Make-up artist in the fashion and entertainment industries. It’s an amazing book for all stylists at all levels providing valuable insights into this amazing and lucrative career. The book is currently on Sale for limited time and can be ordered by visiting – www.shortcutsthebook.com

Diana is often featured on television shows guiding on various aspects of skin care for men. Recently she was featured on the Oprah Winfrey show. She presented “6 Steps to a Great Shave” in which she gave her expert advice on the right way to shave, how to prevent ingrown hairs, proper eyebrow maintenance and more!

Diana has lent her support to various endeavors in the hair & beauty industry. She also offers targeted courses to empower others so that the beauty industry can grow and prosper as it has for so many years.

Diana Schmidtke can be contacted at her website – www.dianaschmidtke.com

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