BSG Poetry Contest Winner!

Back in June, after episode 1, we announced a poetry contest in honor of the poetical Oshun here on Blogging Shear Genius. And we finally have chosen a winner!

Congrats, Colin! Please send us your contact info because there's a prize waiting for you!

The oshun was deep,
and that's how I was in
to the episode that
placed him in the bin

Sally was tough
really, what're you gonna do?
inspired by that black blob
of cartoon hair do'

But still, it runs dry
both inspiration and oshun
Gone from his work...
maybe Daniel stole that 'potion'

The judges all balked
the model felt pressed
as she attended that walk
to pass Oshun's test

But pass, he did not
and was sent promptly home
to play with and style
his sole garden gnome.

For who now, after all
would let that salt water treat
their head or their hair,
once he was beat...

"Not I," said his gnome,
and everyone other
"Not I," said we all
and the salty one's mother

So now, the Oshun waves sad
and salty with tears
Having lost the gratest opportunity
of all of his years

The Oshun was deep...
but now it runs shallow
exiled from hair gods,
and their halls, all hallow.

BSG Interview with Oshun

First off but not soon forgotten, Oshun took the time to answer some questions for BSG.

BSG: You discovered your passion for hair at age 10. How long have you been actually cutting hair? Has your passion increased or waned since your experience on Shear Genius?

Oshun: 21 years i've been cutting, my passion has not changed being on the show, but i will show the world my hair cutting skills thats what going to happen

BSG: What did you think of the "celebrities" in the elimination challenge? Would you have preferred to work with a different cartoon character if you had the choice?

Oshun: I love Mrs. Jaclyn she is the best, But Kim Vo he is a wash i will drown him in hair, really I'm oshun will not let the low tide of the show stop my oshun front! the cartoon character was not the issue it was the models hair condition and the time was the real problem.

Click here to read the rest of our interview with Oshun!

Poetry Contest

Because Oshun was so fond of rhyme, I was inspired to write a little something for him. And if you are so inclined, we invite you to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and compose a rhyme in honor of the poetical stylist. Send your poetry to BSG and we'll post 'em here! We'll choose the best and the winner will get a Blogging Shear Genius t-shirt!

The rules: ahh...no profanity! That's about it! You can submit any sort of poem you'd like: limerick; freeform; haiku; sonnet. Have fun!

Ode to an Oshun

The man, a fan
of rhyming words
with his own name.
Emmy nominated
for hair (but not Hair).
Showed us what he can do
with scissors.
Can he cut
or will he
be cut?

Blindfold disaster
comes in last place.
Not deterred,
he tries again
with Lucy
who calls him a blockhead.

So long Oshun
man with the motion and
the potion
etc.
That final cut was indeed
your last.

--theminx

Oshun Talks

Oshun has a lot to say about being the first to go home!

BSG Love for Oshun

You were asked to create an interpretation of the hairstyle of a classic cartoon character. You put together an up-do that was Lucy-esque, but not enough for the judges. You are deep, and we wish we could have had the opportunity to see farther into those depths.

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Meet Oshun

OSHUN – age 31
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Resides in Los Angeles, CA

Oshun first discovered his passion for hair at age 10 when his grandmother put a pair of clippers in his hands. From then on he knew exactly what he wanted to do, and went on to graduate top of his class at cosmetology school. Oshun then moved to Hollywood where he worked at BET as a celebrity hair stylist. His journey through Hollywood continued garnered him an Emmy nomination for his work on the soap opera “Passions” and an NBC period piece on Bollywood. He has worked on a number of productions including, NBC's “Passions,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Cold Case,” “CSI: Miami” and the feature film “Oceans 13.” He currently works as a personal hairstylist to the stars.

Image and bio courtesy of Bravo.