Blush: The Search For the Next Great Makeup Artist
Encyclopedia
Blush: The Search For the Next Great Makeup Artist is an American
reality television
show on Lifetime Television
. The show is hosted by actress Vanessa Marcil
, best known for her Emmy award-winning role on General Hospital
.
, $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 continues to air Tuesdays at 10:00 PM.
. Medical examiners are still attempting to isolate the cause of death. He was twenty-three years old.
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reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show on Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
. The show is hosted by actress Vanessa Marcil
Vanessa Marcil
Vanessa Marcil is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Brenda Barrett Corinthos on General Hospital, Gina Kincaid on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sam Marquez on Las Vegas....
, best known for her Emmy award-winning role on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
.
Synopsis
Nine aspiring makeup artists try to outdo one another for a one-year contract as a professional with Max FactorMax Factor
Max Factor & Company is a cosmetics company, founded during 1909 by Maksymilian Faktorowicz , Max Factor, a Polish-Jewish cosmetician. Max Factor & Company was a related, two-family, multi-generational international cosmetics company before its sale in 1973 for $500 million dollars...
, $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 continues to air Tuesdays at 10:00 PM.
Mentors and judges
- Charlie Green - professional makeup artist
- Hal Rubenstein - fashion director of In StyleIn StyleInStyle is a monthly women’s fashion magazine published in the United States by Time Inc. Along with advertising, the magazine offers articles about beauty, fashion, home, entertaining, charitable endeavors and celebrity lifestyles. Launched in 1993 , InStyle currently has a circulation of 1.7...
magazine - Joanna Schlip - professional makeup artist
Eliminated
- Maxi (eliminated Episode 6)
- Todd Homme (eliminated Episode 6)
- Farah Carter (eliminated Episode 5)
- Maura "Mo" Lewitts (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
On December 13, 2008, contestant Todd Homme was found dead in his home in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Medical examiners are still attempting to isolate the cause of death. He was twenty-three years old.
Elimination Chart
| Artists | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 immunityImmunity (reality television)Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
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 immunityImmunity (reality television)Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
and was in the bottom 2 at elimination.
External links
- Official website at Mylifetime.comLifetime TelevisionLifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...