Shear Genius Recap – 1.1 – “Carrot Top in Drag”

Deliberations! Jaclyn sends the stylists out of the room so the judges can confer. They love Tabatha's cut and think she nailed it, but point out that the client wasn't 100% satisfied. They also liked Evangelin's cut, which I still can't understand. They must be big Cameron Diaz fans.

They thought Theodore's model looked better before the makeover and that Mr. Hairy Pits was unprofessional in his appearance. Sally seems especially offended by his tank top, exclaiming, “They're not working on cars!” Yeah, I doubt Theodore has ever worked on a car in his life.

While Roy still likes Ben's cut, they all agree it was more Sarah Jessica Horseface Parker than Sienna Miller. They call Jim's client Miss Pink. Roy says he'd love to have a camera to capture her reaction when she looks in the mirror in the morning. Michael cattily says it would break the camera. Ouch. Poor girl. I wonder if the show will fix her head. Also, Michael Carl is so obviously trying to be the Michael Kors of this show. Those are mighty big shoes to fill, sweetie. Does anyone know if Carl is gay? I'm too lazy to do the research. (Hey, I just moved this week. Give me a break!) [ Editor 's note to self: Deduct $10 off of Josh's pay for being lazy. Use the money to go to Starbucks. Woo hoo! —Michael Jensen]

They agree that Daisy's client is more Marcia Cross than Xtina. Sally says she's seen Daisy do modern work, but she admits that this looks like bad prom hair. Sally also comments on Daisy's lack of time management skills. They praise Anthony's Carmen Electra style.

Elimination! The stylists return for the verdict. Jaclyn calls out Tabatha, Anthony, and Evangelin as the top three. Interesting. Anthony is the only one of the top three that didn't know what his celebrity style would be ahead of time. Jaclyn tells them that the winner of this challenge will be featured in a Nexxus ad for Allure Magazine.

So who wins? Anthony. Very cool. He did a great job and he seems like a nice guy.

Now it's time for the bottom two. Jaclyn calls out Jim and Daisy. No surprises there. It's almost a toss-up as to who will go home. I'm kind of leaning towards Daisy since her client hates the color and style, she didn't cut it at all, plus she looks nothing like the celebrity she was going for, and was horrible at managing her time, and she probably has coffee breath, too. Then again, you could say almost all of the same things about Jim, and his client has pink hair.

Jaclyn tells Jim that this was his final cut. I guess they figured Daisy has more potential? At any rate, Jim exits gracefully. With him gone, we're down to two openly gay contestants. Plus whatever Dr. Boogie is. He's a sparkly riddle wrapped in a fabulous mystery inside a three-snap enigma.

Next week! More drama! Of course. Sally demonstrates her signature shag cut, then the stylists have to give short cuts to women with very long hair using only nontraditional tools… such as hedge clippers, toenail clippers, and Swiss Army knives. Yikes! See you then!