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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Shear Genius Season 3 premiered yesterday and saw one of the twelve stylists get eliminated. Joey Scandizzo, a stylist from Melbourne, Australia had to say goodbye on the very first episode of Shear Genius after he lost out to other stylists during the elimination challenge.

Shear Genius returned to Bravo for its third season and looked fresh and exciting. The changes were apparent from the start, with a new host – Camila Alves, new judges, and of course, new contestants. The fact that the show has gone international and picked up cutting edge stylists from every part of the world make it more fierce and challenging.

In the premier episode of Shear Genius 3, host Camila Alves greeted the 12 stylists who had gathered at Los Angeles and introduced them to new judge Jonathan Antin, and their mentor Orlando Pita. The guest judge was Monica Wise, creator and designer for LSpace Swimwear.

The challenges are just like the previous seasons, with two per episode, a Short Cut and an Elimination challenge. The elimination challenge for the premier episode of season 3 required the stylists to come up with a hairstyle that could go with swimwear.

The stylists had to make sure that their styles covered the top body portion of the models as they were supposed to wear only their bottoms. This challenge was a bit tough since none of these models had enough hair to completely cover themselves and that made the elimination challenge very fierce.

Joey Scandizzo’s style appeared disconnected as compared to that of other stylists and hence he was eliminated. Joey is a popular stylist from Australia who has made a name for himself by directing hair for the Perth Fashion Festival, styling hair for “Precinct and Cream.”

He was recently honoured as one of four finalists at this years’ prestigious Hair Expo Australian Hairdresser of the Year Awards. Joey is currently the artistic director and part owner of Rokk Ebony salon and has won accolades at several cutting competitions including Hair Expo, Wella Trend Visions and Star Search Collections.

With Joey Scandizzo eliminated, there are eleven stylists who will fight for the ultimate prize of $100,000. Stay tuned to all the updates from Shear Genius Season 3 by following Bravo’s website.

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