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.
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 Nazamy 35 San Francisco, CA Joey Scandizzo 29 Melbourne, Australia
Episode progress +Elimination Challenges ShortcutWinner 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 client's 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
Judges: Camila Alves, Kim Vo, Jonathan Antin, Linda Wells
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