Follicular Fabulosity!

We had absolutely NO plans to write about this show and we weren't even sure we were going to watch it. I mean, how much can you write about hairdressers?

Good lord, were we wrong.

We first started hearing the buzz about it through our little "Bravo grapevine" and to be honest, we originally attributed that to attempts to puff up the show after the disappointing showing of Top Design. When we went to the TD finale party, Bravo rep after Bravo rep asked us "Are you blogging about Shear Genius?" It wasn't until Andy Cohen came up to us and said "You guys are going to LOVE it! Just wait till you see it, guys." that we decided to give it a shot.

So last night, we begrudgingly sat down to watch the first episode and honeys, we are HOOKED. Instead of doing a strict recap, let's run down the reasons why we love it so.

1. A FABULOUS Hostess. Jaclyn. Seriously, what needs to be said? Girl STILL looks incredible. And after suffering through Heidi, The Early Years, and Todd, The Children's Show Host, how goddamn refreshing to see someone who's got 40 years of experience reading lines and acting on camera. Not one wrong note. She was smooth and cool and sexy and knew what to say. You go, Kelly Garrett!


2. Rene Fris' Tight Little Ass. Seriously, Bravo. If you gave his ass its own spinoff, there'd be no complaining from this quarter. Which leads us to...


3. Flamboyant Gay Men Pretending to be Straight. Oh Dr. Boogie. You were drooling over Rene. Own it. And if you can't own it, then thank you for all the jokes we're going to make at your expense all season.


3. Gay Frodo. Ohmigod, how adorable is Theodore? We thought his little treasure chest of Nexus products was
hysterical and his "Come on, let's go play." when he picked out his model was exactly, EXACTLY the kind of attitude we love to see on reality show competitions.


4. Scary Hair Witch. Tabatha, we wouldn't want to meet you under the light of a full moon, but so long as you practice your witchcraft behind the safety of our television screen, we will continue to love you. You are sour and serious, but damn if that hair creation wasn't breathtaking.


5. Cutting the Biggest Asshole First. MAJOR kudos on this one. We couldn't have taken Paul-Jean for more than a couple episodes at most (and how delicious that Rene clearly hated him), but we were actually shocked that they let him go so early in the game instead of keeping him around to be the villain. Which leads us to ...


6. Drama Queen Hairdressers. Of course, there are plenty of villains to take his place. Hairdressers aren't known for being low-key or ego-free so this crowd is sure to provide some fabulously over-the top bitchery. And the ones that aren't bitches are total on-camera messes. Evangelin bursting into tears over how much she loves hair? COMEDY GOLD. And Lacey? Bitch, you need to GO.


7. FABULOUS Sets. From the salon, to the runway to the living space, this show was pure eye-candy. Maybe a bit too Real World-ish, but after ten weeks of looking at those awful PDC pods on Top Design and three years of watching pissed-off models clomp down the Black Runway of Doom, it's refreshing to have such a fun, candy-colored backdrop for the bitchery.

Plus, we love the judges so far and we don't love the models which is fantastic, because the only thing more fun than making fun of bitchy hairdressers is making fun of lousy models. Sold!

So yes, darlings. Bravo sucked us in once again. We won't be doing daily blogging about the show, but you can count on us to rip these bitches at least once a week. Fun!


EDITED TO ADD:


Shear Genius is available on iTunes. The first episode is currently a free download. Click here to download the episode.