Sally Hershberger and Michael Carl were replaced by Kim Vo and Kelly Atterton as judges.
Judges: Jaclyn Smith, Kim Vo, Kelly Atterton, Neeko First Aired: July 2, 2008 Short Cut Challenge: Each stylist was to create a sexy short cut style from the various models within 45 minutes; the winner of the previous episode's elimination challenge (Daniel) selected his client first, and then selected the order of the other clients.
WINNER: Charlie Elimination Challenge: Each stylist was assigned one of The Real Housewives of Orange County stars, and was to create a new look for the model that incorporated coloring changes while still putting their own touches in the style and respecting their client's wishes.
Judges: Jaclyn Smith, Kim Vo, Kelly Atterton, Tabatha Coffey (from Shear Genius (Season 1)) First Aired: July 9, 2008 Short Cut Challenge: Each stylist was to create a technical masterpiece on their clients, whose hair ranged from thirty to over sixty inches.
The accessories included flowers, pearl necklace strands, marble pens and tiaras.
This would allow to see if the hair would hold up for an actual event, or if it would fall short of being Shear Genius.
Judges: Jaclyn Smith, Kim Vo, Kelly Atterton, Roy Teeluck First Aired: July 23, 2008 Short Cut Challenge The stylists first chose a sandal that had a number on it, then the stylists made their way to the beach and realized that the numbers would correspond to the models.
Judges: Jaclyn Smith, Kim Vo, Kelly Atterton First Aired: July 30, 2008 Short Cut Challenge: The stylists had four hours to dye their clients hair a vibrant rainbow color.
The judges said that the Farrah hair was too safe but it was better than the Jaclyn style so Nekisa stayed and Glenn was cut.
Judges: Jaclyn Smith, Kim Vo, Kelly Atterton, Kate Jackson First Aired: August 6, 2008 Short Cut Challenge: The stylists were to create unique, futuristic hairstyles using natural food ingredients found in the kitchen, such as honey, flour, salt, egg whites and peanut butter.
First Aired: August 13, 2008 Short Cut Challenge: The stylists were asked to create back-to-school hairstyles on five-year-old clients.
Winner: Daniel Judge: Dean Banowetz Elimination Challenge: Family members of the stylists were brought in as the clients.
Judges: Jaclyn Smith, Kim Vo, Kelly Atterton, David Babaii First Aired: August 20, 2008 Short Cut Challenge: The stylists used the scissor boxes to determine the order of picking clients.
The seasons go as follows: Judges: Jaclyn Smith, Kim Vo, Linda Wells, Michael Grecco First Aired: August 27, 2008 Short Cut Challenge: None Final Challenge: Each stylist is given three hours to cut and style four models.
They were tasked with creating looks to tell the story of one woman during the ages eighteen, thirty, forty-five, and sixty in her life.
Judges: Jaclyn Smith, Kim Vo, Linda Wells, Sally Hershberger During the commercial breaks of the finale, Daniel was declared Fan Favorite and the audience voted for Nicole to win.