Blush: The Search for the Next Great Makeup Artist
Blush: The Search for the Next Great Makeup Artist | |
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Genre | Reality |
Created by | Lori Aronsohn Stacy Cox Catherine Scheinman |
Presented by | Vanessa Marcil |
Theme music composer | Jeff Lippencott Mark T. Williams |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Chris Dorne Laura Fuest Scott Kramer Rob Lee Jo Sharon Brian Terkelsen |
Producers | Jean Arthur Angela Chiu Katie Krim Davis Mikaels Shaun Polakow Margit Ritz |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Lifetime |
Release | November 11 December 16, 2008 | –
Blush: The Search For the Next Great Makeup Artist was an American reality television show on Lifetime. The show was hosted by actress Vanessa Marcil, best known for her Emmy Award-winning role as Brenda Barrett on General Hospital.[1]
Synopsis[edit]
Nine aspiring makeup artists tried to outdo one another for a one-year contract as a professional with Max Factor, $100,000 in cash, and a chance to show off their skills in a major glossy magazine cover shoot. The series premiered on November 11, 2008 and continued to air Tuesdays at 10:00 PM.[2]
Mentors and judges[edit]
- Charlie Green - professional makeup artist
- Hal Rubenstein - fashion director of InStyle magazine
- Joanna Schlip - professional makeup artist
- Dannii Minogue - Australian international singer - guest judge
Contestants[edit]
Winner[edit]
Nolan Makaawaawa
Eliminated[edit]
- Maxi (eliminated Episode 6)
- Todd Homme (eliminated Episode 6)
- Farah Carter (eliminated Episode 5)
- Maura "Mo" Lewit (eliminated Episode 4)
- Myke Michaels (eliminated Episode 3)
- Sharzad Kiadeh (eliminated Episode 3)
- Rainell Chivonne (eliminated Episode 2)
- Jessica Millington (eliminated Episode 1)
Homme's death[edit]
On December 13, 2008, contestant Todd Homme was found dead in his home in New York City. Toxicology reports came back negative and cause of death was undetermined.[3][4] He was twenty-three years old.[5]
Elimination Chart[edit]
Artists | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
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Nolan | BTM 3 | IN | IN | WIN | BTM 2* | WIN | ||||||||
Maxi | IN | BTM 3 | BTM 3 | IN | WIN | 2ND | ||||||||
Todd | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||
Farah | BTM 2 | WIN | IN | BTM 2 | OUT | |||||||||
Mo | IN | IN | BTM2 | OUT | ||||||||||
Myke | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
Sharzad | IN | BTM 2 | OUT* | |||||||||||
Rainell | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
Jessica | OUT |
- Green indicates the artist won the competition.
- Pink indicates the artist was the runner-up.
- Blue indicates the artist won the Max challenge and received immunity from elimination.
- Purple indicates the artist won the elimination challenge and was safe at elimination.
- White indicates the artist was safe at elimination.
- Yellow indicates the artist was in the bottom three, but declared safe at elimination.
- Orange indicates the artist was in the bottom two, but declared safe at elimination.
- Red indicates the artist was eliminated.
- Sharzad was eliminated at an impromptu elimination challenge in place of the Max challenge.
- Nolan won the Max challenge in week 5, but did not receive immunity and was in the bottom 2 at elimination.
References[edit]
- ^ "Blush: The Search for the Next Great Makeup Artist | myLifetime.com". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ "Blush: The Search for America's Greatest Makeup Artist - TV.com". Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ Rocchio, Christopher (December 17, 2008). "'Blush' finalist Todd Homme found dead in his sleep, cause unknown". Reality TV World. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Stoddard, Cori (23 December 2008). "Bittersweet Finale to 'Blush'". Make-Up Artist Magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Todd Homme Dies at 23 December 15, 2008