We're down to seven contestants, and the pressure is on Danna, who won the last two challenges. The stylists headed to their Short Cut Challenge, which Tabatha feared would be to groom dogs, but turned out to be to makeover some long-haired men who look like they still bang their heads to Guns N Roses. It was very Beauty and the Geek.
Dr. Boogie was thrilled to finally be working on a male, his specialty, and his competitors knew he and his infamous clippers owned this challenge. Jaclyn introduced famed hairstylist Christophe (he must be good if he only goes by one name), and they were all kind of star-struck. The Charlie's Angel then informed the gang that none of them would be offed during this gig. But when she asked Boogie who he would like to see go, he named Ben and Tyson. Ouch. The final seven picked their models and started to work their magic. Tyson talked himself up to his client, which is why Tabatha calls him FIGJAM (F--- I'm good, just ask me.) She and Boogie were totally horrified to see Ty flat-ironing his dude's hair. Nothing like making a man feel like a woman. When their hour was up, Christophe asked the clients their satisfaction level. The C-man chose Tabatha and Boogie as the top two stylists, then named Tabatha as the winner.
The crew went home to find seven boxes labeled with different eras of time. Tab was able to choose her box first, then assign the rest to the others. She struggled as to which one to pick, but grabbed the 80s punk, which I thought was a natural move on her part. She gave Tyson the Elizabethan box. “She gave me an opportunity to shine and she gave me an opportunity to say bye-bye” he noted. They opened their packages to find accessories and supplies to work with. They all were anxious to get on the Net for some research. They actually brainstormed with each other, which was refreshing to see they weren’t being mean. Oh, wait. Tabatha is in the mix, so nice just went out the window. She informed us of yet another nickname she has for Tyson -- Weasel Boy. Boogie cheered Tab on for her vindictive decision to give FIGJAM/Weasel Boy an era that was sure to send him packing. Donning a black suit and purple tie, a stumped Tyson meditated and prayed for a hairdo vision -- and it actually worked! “Luckily, I start seeing, like, Queen Elizabeth’s hair stylist, like, styling her hair and I’m just sitting in the corner just, like, watching all this happen. I woke up thinking, this will be insane but I’m going to try it,” he shared. I, like, totally didn’t realize they spoke Valley Girl way back then.
A nervous Danna was excited to see her last hair style on the Wall of Fame when they arrived at the salon for their next challenge. Dr. Boogie pointed out to us viewers that the Wall of Fame = Kiss of Death. Enter Rene, who is really pointless if you ask me, except it‘s a little entertaining to try to figure out what he‘s saying through his lisp. He he gave the contestants their rules and brought out the models. They got to work, and Rene made his usual rounds to question the stylists’ actions and give advice. He’s so not Runway’s Tim Gunn people. Still, the competitors “make it work“! They all seemed pretty jazzed about their creations. Tabatha explained that punk wasn’t pretty, hence her girl’s 5-feet high frightening Mohawk. When their time expired, Boogie pointed out that Tyson gets waaay stressed out. “Things hit him like a train wreck…. He bites them nails. He sits there and smokes those cigarettes. And I thought he was Amish,” he said. Boogie classic line No. 212.
It’s runway time, and guess who the guest judge is? The guy usually attached to Jessica Simpson. No, not John Mayer. No, not Joe Simpson. Ken Paves. You know, her personal hairstylists that has appeared in the tabloids with her more times than Jennifer Aniston. For someone who is inevitably floating in the dough, he didn’t look happy. I realize Jess isn’t there to walk you through this, but a smile wouldn’t hurt, Ken. “I thought I was going to faint,” admitted Daisy, who is clearly a fan.
First down the catwalk was Tabatha’s blue and pink sky high spike. How‘d that get through the doorway? Even though Tyson’s model’s hair was grey, it actually was impressive. Daisy’s Victorian lady looked pretty good, too. Tabatha’s work was critiqued, while Tyson’s yielded compliments. Yikes, could her plot have backfired? During collaboration, the judges agreed that the bar had been raised in this challenge. Bravo! (pun intended)
Daisy and Tyson were voted the top two. Do I know how to pick ‘em, or what? Tyson won!!! Tabatha’s ass just got kicked -- by her own foot. At least she didn’t get called out in the bottom two; that was Anthony and Danna. Wow, they cut Danna! The Kiss of Death puckered up again.
And then there were six….
