POSTS TAGGED: tabatha coffey

Hello again friends! You know, every time I go to my local salon these days I always ask the stylist whose chair I land in if they watch reality TV, and in particular if they are fans of Shear Genius. If they clutch their chest, gasp and start in on how fucked up last night’s [...]

Welcome back, friends! I’m so glad you’ve rejoined me, because I want to tell you about an Incident that happened to me this week. I was driving home from work, minding my own business, and lip-synching flawlessly to SWV’s “Right Here/Human Nature” as I zipped along through traffic. Eventually I noticed a car keeping pace [...]

Hello friends. Let’s talk for a minute about that friend you have (and yes, of course behind her back… duh, it’s called manners)… you know the one I mean, she is tall, thin, good-looking, has a great job, awesome wardrobe, cool car, sweet house, plenty of cash, a smokin’-hot body and is usually surrounded by [...]

Hello hair hoppers! My name is J-Mo, I am a Top Chef fan, and once upon a time I did a Google search on the words “Lisa”, “Fernandes” and “bitch”. One of the results that was kicked back to me was housed inside a recap on this very site (TVGasm.com) written by the fabulous LoLo [...]

Sandra Bernhard has given up on comedy and anorexia and has opened a salon in a Chicago suburb (I don’t think it’s Lanford), called Earth Moon Sun. What’s with these stylists? They have no style, they’re not on my list!!! In actuality the owner of the salon featured in the season finale of Tabatha’s Salon [...]

Robert and Jody own Tantrum Salon in Covina, CA. They have been partners for about 5 years, but it’s not all gravy. The business is in trouble, Robert can offer nothing but excuses for the shortcomings of the salon and Jody has become adept at avoiding the problems, more than she avoids Robert. Tantrum has [...]

In Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood stands Chicago Male, a men’s only salon owned by Scott. Scott also owns the most substantial chin implant seen on screen since Mickey Rourke in Sin City. Chin-tastic! Lakeview is home to a large gay community and as Scott is quick to point out, “there are 55,000 men out there!” Looking [...]

Tabatha has been called to Refuge Salon in Silver Lake, California for episode seven of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover. This troubled salon is owned by Miriam, and Amish outcast and current hipster. Miriam is a brilliant combination for a small business owner. She has the rich education of an Amish girl and the sharp business sense [...]

Nikki Mallon owns Brownes & Co. in Miami, Florida. At one time the salon was wildly successful… now Nikki is just wildly insane and driving her business into the ground. Dispite being a Nikki is a pessimistic, rude, insensitive ogre, she’s beckoned Tabatha back to Florida for episode six of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover. Just the [...]

Tabatha is back in the Golden state on the 5th episode of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover to face Plush Salon, or as they call themselves Glamma Glamma Plush. Which wouldn’t be totally obnoxious is someone in the salon was as intelligent and professional as Bruiser Woods, never mind Elle. Omigod you guys, this is the best [...]

Episode 3 of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover brings our angel of discipline to Bang Salon in Fort Lauderdale, Florida – because Bang is run by a douchebag. I take that back. Not “a” douchebag, THE douchebag. Darren opened Bang Salon almost six years ago — so if the salon were a child, that child would now [...]

Eclectic Salon in Los Angeles was a high-end, forward-thinking, top-earning, multicultural salon when it opened. Currently it’s high-end circus… which is why owner Jacqui has called in reality television’s toughest ringmaster. In episode 3 of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, Ms. Coffey is in LA to pull Jacqui and Eclectic Salon from the brink of collapse. Eleven [...]

Episode two of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover brings Tabatha Coffey to Miami, Florida to meet with Pablo, owner of Allure Salon. Pablo is barely able to drink and but is on the brink of bankruptcy as owner of the Coconut Grove salon. Pablo took a job at the front desk of Allure out of high school, [...]

After 23 years in business, Eddie is facing hard times at Orbit Salon. Recession? No. Advent of root touch-up? No. A filthy hair trap staffed by self absorbed workers? Bingo. Someone will be castrated. Luckily one woman is on hand to fight the powers of laziness and apathy with only a perfect platinum coif and [...]

Boy, it has been a long and strange eight weeks, hasn’t it? Never in life did I think I would have the opportunity to see so many walking doormat salon owners, poorly skilled colorists, badly-hygiened cutters and downright stupid support staff. We’ve seen just about every kind of managenent style, too… starting with the Micro- [...]

There’s at least one in every workplace. We’ve all been stuck at a desk or in a cube near her at some point. She’s the gal who wears the ill-fitting too-tight tops and low-rise capris (with thong undies) and doesn’t seem to understand that at a certain point spaghetti straps stop looking sexy and start [...]

Sometimes I sit in my cubicle at work and stare off into space having one of my many Lottery Fantasies… one of which involves having my own adult film production company (mercifully for you, O Beloved Gasmii, I will not go into detail about it other than to say it would feature hefty men like [...]

When I was still a practicing Catholic (I say “practicing” because I never got really good at it… you know, the whole “I-go-to-church-on-Sundays-so-that-gives-me-carté-blanche-to-be-a-raging-dickwad-towards-the-rest-of-humanity-the-other-six-days-of-the-week” thing) my little sister and I co-owned a concession stand at the Bingo games on Sunday Night at Our Lady Of Perpetual Help… …except we always called it “Our Lady Of Perpetual [...]

A good friend of mine who is a music composer (and his boyfriend, who is an animator) have been at the New York Television Festival this week… I got a text message from him on Saturday that said “Girl, I am fifteen feet away from Tabatha Coffey… THE one!” I immediately texted him back threatening [...]

After only two episodes of this show, I have fallen deeper in love with Tabatha Coffey than I already was before! What is it about searing criticism delivered with a foreign accent that makes it so much more palatable? I don’t know, but I, for one, find it incredibly fascinating… and I think the next [...]

Have you ever met someone who so completely and utterly and pointlessly pushes every single irritation, aggravation and frustration button that you have ever been wired with, mostly all at the same time, and they are amazingly able to accomplish this just by opening their mouth?… …this is him… You’re all in for a real [...]

Welcome everyone! This is J-Mo, and I am the wacky fatboy nutjob who has been guiding the ‘gasm through the bitch-infested waters of Shear Genius Season 2 these past two months, which has been extremely rewarding (and sleep-depriving). I was actually a fan of Shear Genius from the beginning, and my absolute favorite stylestant on [...]