Blush: The Search For the Next Great Makeup Artist is an American reality television series that aired on Lifetime from November 11 to December 16, 2008. It is hosted by actress Vanessa Marcil.[1]
| Blush: The Search for the Next Great Makeup Artist | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Synopsis
editNine 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
editWinner
editNolan 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
editOn 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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