Shear Genius (season 3)
Shear Genius 3 is the third season of Bravo's Shear Genius. This season is hosted by Camila Alves, who took over hosting duties from Jaclyn Smith.
| Shear Genius | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 Shear Genius 3 winner Brig Van Osten | |
| No. of tasks | 19 |
| No. of contestants | 12 |
| Winner | Brig Van Osten |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original release | February 3 – April 7, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Giacomo Forbes | 43 | Austin, TX |
| Matthew Morris | 38 | Denver, CO |
| April Barton | 42 | New York, NY |
| Adee Phelan | 36 | London, England |
| Jon Steinick | 38 | Nashville, TN |
| Faatemah Ampey | 36 | Minneapolis, MN |
| Brig Van Osten | 33 | Simi Valley, CA |
| Brian Buterbaugh | 37 | New York, NY |
| Amy Michleb | 25 | Toronto, Canada |
| Janine Jarman | 28 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Arzo | 35 | San Francisco, CA |
| Joey Scandizzo | 29 | Melbourne, Australia |
Episode progress
| Shortcut Winner |
Amy | Matthew | Matthew | Brian | Janine | Janine | Janine | Jon | Matthew | None | |
| Stylists | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brig | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | WINNER | Shear Genius |
| Janine | WIN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | LOW | CUT | Cut: Finale Runner-Up |
| Matthew | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | CUT | Cut: Finale 2nd-Runner Up |
| Jon | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | CUT | Cut: Bring It On, Bitches | |
| Brian | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | CUT | Cut: Hotter Than a Gay Bar on Fire | |||
| April | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | LOW | CUT | Cut: It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Annoying | ||||
| Amy | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | CUT | Cut: For The First Time I'm Scared To Death | |||||
| Adee | LOW | IN | LOW | CUT | Cut: I'm Borderline Pissed Off About That Hair | ||||||
| Faatemah | IN | IN | CUT | Cut: The Spiral of My Emotion | |||||||
| Arzo | IN | CUT | Cut: I'm Totally Stealing Your Model | ||||||||
| Giacomo | IN | QUIT | Quit: I'm Totally Stealing Your Model | ||||||||
| Joey | CUT | Cut: A Risque Runway | |||||||||
- (WINNER) The stylist won the series and was crowned Shear Genius.
- (WIN) The stylist won that episode's Elimination Challenge.
- (HIGH) The stylist was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win.
- (LOW) The stylist was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (LOW) The stylist was in the bottom two for the Elimination Challenge.
- (CUT) The stylist lost this week's Elimination Challenge and was out of the competition.
- (IN) The stylist neither won nor lost that week's Elimination Challenge.
Episodes
Episode 1: A Risque Runway
First Aired: February 3, 2010
Short Cut Challenge: Give clients with punk rock hairstyles a new and sophisticated look
- Best 3: Amy, Arzo, Giacomo
- Worst 3: Brian, Faatemah, Janine
- WINNER: Amy
Elimination Challenge: Design a hairstyle that covers a models bare breasts for a swimsuit runway show
- WINNER: Janine
- CUT: Joey
Judges: Camila Alves, Kim Vo, Jonathan Antin, Monica Wise
Episode 2: I'm Totally Stealing Your Model
First Aired: February 10, 2010
Short Cut Challenge: To bring a clients stained "dead" hair back to life via color.
- Best 3: Janine, Jon, Matthew
- Worst 3: Adee, April, Brian
- WINNER: Matthew
Elimination Challenge: The contestants had to make a hairstyle inspired by an entrée.
- Stylists & Entrées:
- Adee- Steak Tartare
- Amy-Dakota Burger
- April-Heirloom Tomato Salad
- Arzo-Tuna Tataki
- Brian-Chocolate Mousse
- Brig-Tiramisu
- Faatemah-Orange Flan Trio
- Janine-Beet Salad
- Jon-Seared Scallops
- Matthew-Yellowtail Hamachi
- WINNER: Jon
- CUT: Arzo
- Withdrew: Giacomo
Judges: Camila Alves, Kim Vo, Jonathan Antin
Episode 3: The Spiral of My Emotion
First Aired: February 17, 2010
Short Cut Challenge: Design a hairstyle for men using extensions.
- Best 2: Janine, Matthew
- Worst 2: Amy, Faatemah
- WINNER: Matthew
Elimination Challenge: The contestants had to make a hairstyle for a romance novel cover. They worked in teams of two with one stylist forced to work solo.
- Teams:
- Adee & Faatemah
- Amy & Brian
- April & Jon
- Brig
- Janine & Matthew
- WINNER: Matthew
- CUT: Faatemah
Judges: Camila Alves, Kim Vo, Jonathan Antin, Ken Paves
Episode 4: I'm Borderline Pissed Off About That Hair
First Aired: February 24, 2010
Short Cut Challenge: Design a hairstyle featuring a variety of flowers.
- Best 2: April, Brian
- Worst 2: Adee, Jon
- WINNER: Brian
Elimination Challenge: Style the hair of 8 bridesmaids for an Indian wedding.
- WINNER: Brian
- CUT: Adee
Judges: Camila Alves, Kim Vo, Jonathan Antin, Tabatha Coffey
Episode 5: For The First Time I'm Scared To Death
First Aired: March 3, 2010
Short Cut Challenge: Use dry hair cutting technique on curly hair.
- Best 2: Janine, Matthew
- Worst 2: April, Brig
- WINNER: Janine
Elimination Challenge: Design 1940's hairstyles using pin curls and finger waves.
- WINNER: Brig
- CUT: Amy
Judges: Camila Alves, Kim Vo, Jonathan Antin, Robert Vetica
Episode 6: It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Annoying
First Aired: March 10, 2010
Short Cut Challenge: Interpret geometric shapes into angular hairstyles on Asian clients.
- Best: Janine
- Worst 2: Matthew, April
- WINNER: Janine
Elimination Challenge: Create two different headshot looks on working actresses.
- WINNER: Matthew
- CUT: April
Judges: Camila Alves, Kim Vo, Jonathan Antin, Kevin Mancuso
Episode 7: Hotter Than a Gay Bar on Fire
First Aired: March 17, 2010
Short Cut Challenge: Style African American hair from high school style to a sophisticated look.
- Best 2: Brian, Janine
- Worst: Brig
- WINNER: Janine
Elimination Challenge: Style hair for a runway hosted by Estelle.
- WINNER: Janine
- CUT: Brian
Judges: Camila Alves, Kim Vo, Jonathan Antin, Estelle
Episode 8: The Higher the Hair, the Closer to God
First Aired: March 24, 2010
Short Cut Challenge: Competitors choose tools, styles and inspiration for each other.
- Best: Jon
- Worst: Brig
- WINNER: Jon
Elimination Challenge: Make a classic, modern, Hollywood look.
- WINNER: Matthew
- CUT: None[a]
Judges: Camila Alves, Kim Vo, Jonathan Antin, Linda Wells
^[a] Brig and Jon were bottom two, and each dictated the reasons why each should stay. It was then revealed that no one would be eliminated.
Episode 9: Bring It On, Bitches
First Aired: March 31, 2010
Short Cut Challenge: Style their first celebrity client.
- WINNER: Matthew
Elimination Challenge: Develop two different looks for two different models.
- WINNER: Brig
- CUT: Jon
Judges: Camila Alves, Kim Vo, Jonathan Antin, Oribe
Episode 10: Who Will Prove to Be Shear Genius?
First Aired: April 7, 2010
Final Challenge: Each of the final three contestants must style six models for a fashion show.
- Shear Genius Winner: Brig
- Runners-Up: Janine Jarman (First Runner-Up); Matthew (Second Runner-Up)
Judges: Camila Alves, Kim Vo, Jonathan Antin, Linda Wells