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Jhezzie
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07-05-2001

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 4:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like Jonathan, and I totally understand his scolding Brandon. I would constantly cringe if my station were next to his. Can you imagine clients, paying what they are paying, listening to him swearing and sleazing all day? Does anyone else think he looks like Puck from Real World San Francisco with black hair? Oh, and does anyone else think his do is some weird homage to Warren Beatty in 'Shampoo?'
This show looks like fun so far, although I have never seen a salon stock product that you can get at Walgreens. I know Revlon is a sponsor, but puhleez. Couldn't they have used Aveda or something more realistic for an upscale salon?

Ladybug007
Member

08-13-2000

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 4:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Isnt J'hairs sister the creator of the Pussycat Dolls?

Anybody that wants to see their hair stylist downing some alcohol before they put the scissors to your hair, please stand up or book an appt. with Brandon? HA!

Jonathan = Metrosexual.

And whats with the girl from the OC, flirting with tattoo-boy, touching his body hair and then being picked up by her boyfriend. Are you kidding me? I wonder what her man thinks now!! LOL

And 1 more thing before I go... Don't forget that AMERICAN EXPRESS can help you control your finances when you open a hair salon.


Bug





Way2prissy
Member

07-21-2002

Friday, June 18, 2004 - 12:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was watching a movie from 1982 called "The Last American Virgin" last night and one of the main characters looked and sounded A LOT like Jonathan. When I looked at the credits his name was listed as Steve Antin. Maybe a brother or he could have gone by a different name. It could have been Jonathan.

Regarding the hairline: one of my friends said it looks like he waxes his hairline to make it "precise." BUT if that was him in the movie I'm quite sure it's a weave. The hairline was definitely receding. Regardles, I think he's very handsome. His arrogance is a bit of a turnoff but you can tell that he really cares about people and what he does for a living.

Ladybug007
Member

08-13-2000

Friday, June 18, 2004 - 12:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
not him

http://www.thelastamericanvirgin.8m.com/

Madelane
Member

08-20-2001

Friday, June 18, 2004 - 1:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wow, that's gotta be a brother.

Oh, and Jhezzie, I agree about Revlon, not exactly Beverly Hills.

Scorpiomoon
Member

06-06-2002

Friday, June 18, 2004 - 1:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes, Steve Antin is Jonathan's older brother. And their sister Robin did create the Pussycat Dolls.

It's interesting to note, Steve Antin wrote for a short-lived TV show called "Young Americans". Guess who starred in it? Kate Bosworth. (We all remember Kate showing up for a cut in the first episode of this show, right?)

If you dig a bit deeper, you'll find a lot cross references.

Gemma120in2002
Member

07-05-2003

Friday, June 25, 2004 - 7:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We're back! WooHoo!

Anyway, now that I've exausted myself by celebrating the board being fixed, I just have to say that I would fire Brandon too. He is just too obnoxious to work there. If I went somewhere to get a haircut that costs over $100, I wouldn't want the hairdresser to show me that the naked woman in his tatoo can shake her a** for me.

As an employer, I wouldn't have a gripe-fest in the back room with my employees in order to decide to fire him though.

Being a business owner with employees is a very lonely and difficult position. Jonathan wants to have the loyalty of friendship, but has the management style of a spoiled child.

I understand the stress he's experiencing. I understand the fear and the anxiety, but I think he needs to evaluate his treatment of people. People need to feel valued, not feel like they are the acolytes at the altar of his hairdressing genius. Oh lackey! Peel me a grape! Make sure it's seedless! What do you mean you're not done picking the fuzz off of my peach? I gave you tweezers! I told you how to take each strand of fuzz off at a time so as not to dammage the skin! Can't you do ANYTHING?!?

OK, I'm exaggerating slightly, but only slightly.

Madelane
Member

08-20-2001

Friday, June 25, 2004 - 7:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was glad to see more of Daniel in the last episode - the only person I know. He sure is laying low. I wish he would get into some drama. I was, though, shocked when he called Brandon's client (and former paramour!) a "ho." I hadn't picked up on her ho-ness so I wonder where Daniel got that from. And then Brandon's reply! This woman probably saw that and died.

I actually would love Brandon's routine but obviously he doesn't fit in with that salon. He should leave on his own, if only because it's so obvious to him too.



Ladybug007
Member

08-13-2000

Friday, June 25, 2004 - 3:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You didnt see the "ho-ness" she flashed her underwear at him (if she had any on) I thought she was slutty.

Brandon is a tool and Daniel should lay low.

As far as the comment from Gemma about being a business owner with employees is a very lonely and difficult position...this is a hair salon not an office and hair salons are nothing but gossip and drama. In my opinion.


Also, I was happy to see the use of the revlon make-up. Now I dont use it and prob wont but it is an affordable product for most of America. Better than spending what I spend on Chanel, Mac and others...


Ladybug007
Member

08-13-2000

Friday, June 25, 2004 - 3:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jonathan Antin Survives a 'Blow Out'
(Tuesday, June 22 09:03 AM)


By Kate O'Hare
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - If the first two episodes of season one of NBC's reality series "The Restaurant" went easy on chef Rocco DiSpirito (although very few of the subsequent episodes did), the same can't be said of the newest effort from executive producer Ben Silverman, Bravo's "Blow Out."
With two Tuesday-night episodes having aired at press time, hairdresser Jonathan Antin -- whose efforts to open a second salon in Beverly Hills form the centerpiece of the show -- has been accused in the press of being a narcissist, and had everything from his speech patterns to his hairdo to his management style roundly criticized.

With the filming and the opening weeks at the salon now well behind him, Antin has become a bit philosophical about the whole thing.

"There are parts of the show where I can be a little mean and a little rough around the edges," Antin says. "Obviously, I only have 'The Restaurant' and Rocco to compare it to. First of all, you don't see Rocco get as emotional as I do, then come back and redeem himself and apologize like I do.
"Listen, that was me, and obviously I was under a different type of pressure than I am now. I am happy that they do show me apologizing after I do explode at times. Part of me has watched it and thought, 'That's not really the way it was,' then they actually show that, and I think, 'OK, well, it did happen like that.'"

Antin says he takes comfort in emails he's been receiving through his Web site, in which he says viewers empathize with the pressures of risking money and reputation to expand a business.

"I get emotional when I read these things," Antin says. "For me, I think, 'Wow, they really understand, they get it.' It's nice to hear from people. When I'm reading them, I feel like someone's relating to me.

"But some people are watching it for entertainment value. They're seeing the drama going on between me and the stylists, and their reaction is, 'Oh, that's so funny.' They don't realize that when it was going on, I was in tears.

"But when I'm watching 'The Restaurant,' I'm not, 'Oh, my God.' I'm watching it, getting a kick out of it. Unfortunately, it's at their leisure, at my expense, but that's television."

From a business standpoint, Antin says the Beverly Hills salon is "jammin'." He's hired about a dozen new stylists, he says, between both that location and his original salon in West Hollywood, to the point where he's running out of room for them to work.

But he's also finding time to get back to basics. "I'm working hard. I'm not giving up. I'm here in Beverly Hills. I just did five heads. I'm on my way to West Hollywood in a half-hour to do a couple more.

"It's that time I get to separate, remember where I came from, really get into my craft and out of the insanity."

Antin recalls a recent visit by a group of uniformed schoolgirls and their teacher, who dropped in unannounced while in Beverly Hills.

"I went up front," he recalls, "and it was one of the greatest moments of my life. They were like, 'Jonathan. Jonathan.' One of them looked at me and said, 'Oh, I'm so glad you got the white shampoo bowls, I didn't like the black ones.' I swear, I'm such a wimp when it comes to this stuff, I had to hold back the tears. It was the sweetest thing.

"I looked at her and said, 'Can I give you a hug right now?' She gave me a big hug. I gave all of them a hair product. I said, 'I can't do it right now, but sometime in the next month or so, don't get haircuts, I want you to all come back in, and I'm going to cut all of your hair for free.'

"So sweet, I swear on my life."

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Friday, June 25, 2004 - 3:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good article,thanks for posting it. He is a really emotional guy.

Way2prissy
Member

07-21-2002

Friday, June 25, 2004 - 5:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think he's a teddy bear. You can tell he genuinely cares about his employees and his clients. His bad-ass attitude is just a cover.

I'm shocked that no one noticed the actress Heidi Mueller from Passions that Brandon handled was one of the daughters from "Who Wants to Marry My Dad?" Maybe I do watch too much TV!!

Scorpiomoon
Member

06-06-2002

Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 12:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
After watching the last episode and after reading that zap2it.com piece (thanks for posting it, Ladybug007), I have extremely mixed feelings about Johnathan.

He really does care about building a reputable business. Aside from the arrogance and the moments that are sleazy and just stupid, it seems like, at the end of the day, he is all about business. I respect him for that.

But then there's other stuff. You all have seen it. At times he comes across as being creepy.

And can someone please explain something to me? In North America, there are almost as many hair salons as there are restaurants. Why is his assistant sticking around after being chastised by Johnathan? Why doesn't she tell him to go fly and kite and get a gig somewhere else? She's in LA! I'm sure she could find her way to another hip salon.

Also, granted, I'm not a beauty expert by any stretch, but, with the exception of the haircut Jason gave the waitress, I have yet to see one really decent hair cut. I'm not convinced Johnathan is some great genius. I think he just knows how to schmooze.

And the product placement on this show is out of control. It's one thing to slip it in here and there, but to devote PART OF THE STORYLINE to Johnathan's glasses being lost and having to go to Lenscrafters was pathetic.

Here's my problem with Revlon: This is a salon where people pay $150-$400 for a cut. I'm guessing they pay, like, $100 or so for the make-up. If I was going to pay $100, I'd want the best cosmetics. You can go to a department store and get a Revlon makeover for free.

It would have made more sense to have Stila, Bobby Brown or MAC as sponsors.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 12:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think they get the make-up free, one of the perks for going there.

As a make-up artist, it was never the make-up but the brushes that made the difference. Also the application. Sure some shadows go on a little easier than others but with my good brushes(100.00+ a pop) I can work with any make-up.
FYI: many cosmetics companies buy their stuff from one big make-up house and then package it differently.
Loreal=Lancome, different prices/packaging


Ladybug007
Member

08-13-2000

Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Scorpio the asst. is sticking around cause SHES ON TV!

I hope they dont tarnish Jasons rep from this show, he did a great cut and seems to be a great guy so far.

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pamy you're a makeup artist? Cool!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 2:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I had no choice, I am fugly without make-up!

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 3:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well,I had no idea L'Oreal and Lancome were the same.

Penpoint
Member

03-27-2001

Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 3:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
So far I don't think I've seen any customers pay in that salon. Are they billed? Do they tip? Maybe that money stuff is too crass to show. However, my practical mind is saying, She just walked out without paying!

Penpoint
Member

03-27-2001

Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 3:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Scorpiomoon mentioned above that except for the waitress she hadn't seen one good hair cut on the show. I pretty much agree. Actually, the only one with a good looking hairstyle is Jen--of course, her hair is purplish pink.

Scorpiomoon
Member

06-06-2002

Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 9:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yeah! No one ever pays! I don't think I've even seen a cash register. Maybe everyone (who does pay) pays solely by credit card?

Scorpiomoon
Member

06-06-2002

Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 7:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just had the MOST BRILLIANT idea EVER!

Since this show is so often compared to "The Restaurant", here's what should happen:

Because Rocco is having so many problems in NYC, he should move to LA and open a restaurant there. Him and Johnathan would meet, become fast friends and move into a really big mansion together. Then, a dozen women could be chosen to also move into the mansion and compete for either Rocco or Johnathan's affections.

Think about it: We'd get to see Rocco open another place, Johnathan continue running his, the dynamic between these two guys AND it would be a dating show!

It would be the most perfect reality show ever!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 8:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Scorpio..LOL, I think you better call the Joe Schmo people!!!

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Monday, June 28, 2004 - 4:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ROFLMAO Scorpio! What a riot!! Thanks for the laugh!

Penpoint
Member

03-27-2001

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 10:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Check out this story from USA Today about Blow Out:

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