June 25, 2008
Shear Genius, the competitive reality show that is like Project Runway with hair instead of clothes, is back tonight with its second season. Host Jaclyn Smith and mentor Rene Fris have returned for all of the hair-cutting fun, along with two new weekly judges and a bevy of rotating guest judges. The twelve finalists will compete to see who has the chops necessary to take the title of "Shear Genius" and win $100,000, an apprenticeship with Nexxus Salon Hair Care and a chance to style hair for an Allure magazine feature.
Tonight, the new crop of stylists will be tasked with cutting the hair of live clients while blindfolded and then must offer up interpretations of famous hairdos . . . with a twist.
June 24, 2008
As Bravo reality show Shear Genius gears up for second season, the styling competition signs a deal with Nexxus Salon Hair Care to be show’s ‘fully integrated sponsor.’ Bravo made this announcement a few days before the kick-off of Shear Genius’ highly anticipated second season.
“The fully integrated partnership includes exclusive in-show brand integration, on-air sponsorship and customized vignettes,” the press release said. “The Nexxus brand will be fully integrated into the show with a branded set, complete with the ‘Shear Genius Nexxus Salon.’ There will be a Nexxus branded challenge in the show and the stylists will solely use Nexxus products during the series. They are also the prizing partner for the series, with the winner receiving $100,000 furnished by Nexxus Salon Hair Care and an apprenticeship with the company.
June 10, 2008
Reality TV fans brace yourselves for another season of the Bravo series Shear Genius, which follows 12 contenders in the scissor fight to the finish to come up with the best fashionable hair ever. Last summer, Bravo announced that Shear Genius will be returning for another year and in January, auditions were held to get the cream of the crop amongst the hundreds of aspiring hair-dressers across the country.
More recently, Bravo announced the final 12 who are set to battle it out in the reality show that will challenge contenders to brush up their cutting skills. The network has gathered 12 of the most talented, spunkiest hair-dressers in a fight to the finish.
January 16, 2008
Last summer, Bravo announced the renewals of the hit series Top Design and Shear Genius, which means that both shows will be returning for their sophomore runs this year. Late last week, the network kicked off the nationwide casting calls for Top Design, while auditions for Shear Genius is set to begin on Sunday, January 20.
The first casting call for Top Design took place at the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. According to atlantahomesmagblog.com, aspiring contestants began showing up at the center as early as 11am, although the day's event did not start until 1pm. By the end of the day, almost 100 designers were interviewed for the chance to be on the show.
December 6, 2007
During last night's episode of Project Runway, Bravo announced that their new reality series, Make Me a Supermodel, will premiere on Thursday, January 10 at 10pm. Make Me a Supermodel is a reality competition series (it does not, despite the title, involve extensive plastic surgery) that pits both male and female wannabe supermodels against each other in a competition to see who has the most supermodel potential. The winner receives $100,000 and a modeling contract. Although it may sound like a blatant rip-off of America's Next Top Model (it still kind of is), the big difference is that the competition is co-ed and will have viewers vote on the outcome, as opposed to the eliminations being decided by a panel of judges. In addition, Bravo also announced that they've green lit second seasons of both Top Design and Shear Genius.
June 1, 2007
After nine episodes of Shear Genius, the hairstyling reality program finally crowned Anthony Morrison as the winner of the competition. "I'm so happy to be Shear Genius... I can't even put it into words. It means so much," the 40-year-old England-native said after his victory was announced.
Shear Genius premiered on April 11, 2007 and took the viewers behind the scenes to chronicle the hairstyling events leading to a fashion show or a big event. For nearly two months, 12 contestants were put through challenges and weekly eliminations until a winner was determined. Hosted by Jaclyn Smith, the show also included judges like Sally Hershberger, Michael Carl with Rene Fris as the mentor.