Shear Genius Season 3 is down to just three stylists now as Jon was eliminated last night. Bravo’s reality show will now see Brig, Matthew and Janine fight for the ultimate prize.

Shear Genius Season 3 Episode 9 was entitled “Bring It on, Bitches”. In this episode all the competitors were required to style their first celebrity client which was none other than the host of the show – Camila Alves!

The judges had surprised everyone by not sending anyone home during Episode 8 of Shear Genius 3. However, Jon was sent off last night and the show lost its entertaining and sincere stylist. Matthew won the Short Cut challenge while Brig won the Elimination Challenge.

For the Elimination Challenge, legendary stylist Oribe joined as guest judge and offered the stylists some insight into creating a brand for themselves. Incidentally, Jon had spent five years working for Oribe where he styled countless runway shows and honed his craft.

Jon has regularly worked with celebrities like Bette Midler, Janet Jackson, LeAnn Rimes, Alan Jackson, Lisa Marie Presley and Poison. He has continuously harnessed his skills as a stylist at a myriad of notable institutions, including Bumble & Bumble in New York, Vidal Sassoon in Los Angeles and Jingles in London.

It was disappointing to see the elimination of Jon. He was always very entertaining and creative. Even during the Elimination Challenge, he took a bit risk by choosing a thin-haired model, and it paid off.

Bravo’s reality show will now see 3 stylists competing for the top prize. Who do you think will win Shear Genius Season 3? Tweet us your thoughts: @TheScissorBoy

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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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Brownes and Co. Miami, Fla is the venue for this week’s episode of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover. The salon reality show of BravoTV which debuted last year has already covered various salons across the United States. Tabatha and her crew will visit Brownes and Co. this week to boost the morale of the salon employees.

Brownes and Co. was started by London trained colorist Nikki Mallon and her partner Gary Feinberg in 1995. It offers services for Salon, Spa, and Yoga and also has an online store that sells various cosmetic products.

A decade ago, Brownes and Co. was the hottest salon on Lincoln Road in South Beach but the oppressive behavior of the salon owners has disturbed the atmosphere of the salon. The staff is low on morale as they are frustrated with the unusual behavior of their experienced salon owners. As a result, all employees treat their customers in a very unfriendly manner which has eventually driven away customers.

Tomorrow’s episode of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover on BravoTV will show how Tabatha Coffey deals with the negative attitude of Nikki Mallon who is an imperious diva supervising her staff via remote camera. She has grown frustrated with her staff in recent years and runs her salon remotely, watching their every move from home on surveillance cameras. On the rare occasions when she is in the salon, her staff is terrified of her wrath. The oppressive atmosphere has killed staff morale and driven away customers.

I believe most salons fail to do good business due to poor attitude of owners and not because of their staff. Brownes and Co. is a perfect example of a salon which has paranoid owners. Even last week’s episode of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover showed how the owner of Plush Salon, Chatsworth was more interested in spending money than in saving her salon. If the owners are going to act in such an irresponsible manner, how can any salon do good business!

It will be definitely worth tuning into BravoTV tomorrow at 10 PM to see how Tabatha convinces Nikki Mallon to change her negative attitude. Nikki is a seasoned professional and changing her will be one of Tabatha’s greatest challenges. If Mallon doesn’t start to respect and encourage her staff, Brownes and Co. may not survive.

Don’t forget to watch tomorrow’s episode of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover at Brownes and Co. Miami, Fla. It will be interesting to see whether Tabatha is able to turn the fortunes for Nikki Mallon.

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