i just saw an episode of shear genius, and was sorely disappointed with camilla alves as host. jacklyn smith was great. alves is lackluster with her deadpan facial expression and droopy eyes. she adds nothing to the show.

I'm also recovering from the birth of my daughter she was born coincidentally on the same date as Vida, jan 3rd. I totally agree and have been doing the same to my little one Catharine. It is very important to her health.

I actually like the show, but I don't think I can stand listening to Camilla Alves for another second. That was, by far, the most annoying accent I have ever heard. She sounded like she was speaking with a fist-sized ball of cat fur in her mouth. Shear Genius will just have to proceed without me.

I like the show, its unique. However, the host? not so much. Her accent is too strong and her last line "remember, hair is important" is stupid. She or the writers couldn't have thought of a better ending line? Well, I could hire me! lol Somehow they should incorporate the name of the show.... "its not just hair styling, its shear genius"

Furthermore, just because she is a former model doesn't make her an expert on hair, or does it? They need a host who has experience! Additionally, I would like to see different cultures represented, they only do one type of hair. What about ethnic hair?

I am so glad to know I am not the only person who cannot stand listening to this new host. Her English is okay but I seriously cannot understand half the things she says. I have to have the closed caption on to know what she's saying. So annoying.

Ugh, Camilla Alves is not right for this show! What is it with her telling the stylists, "remember, hair is important"? Well duh, I guess so sweetpea. This woman doesn't have a clue about what she is doing. Jonathan is a buffoon and needs to go! Worst season I have seen.

I'm with you guys!!
I can't stand listening to her AT ALL
She absolutely destroys the English language and has no expression whatsoever on her face. pretty but BLAH!! not THAT pretty and certainly not charming at all on camera. If she wasn't hooked up with MM I would have assumed she banged the Producer to get the job what gives??

Thank you, thank you, thank you....ditto, ditto, ditto... What was Bravo thinking?
I cringe every time Camila opens her mouth. And yes, I thought I was the only one who caught how badly she says the word "style", which yes, unfortunately she has to say waaaaayyyy too many times in the hour. She can't pronounce a straight "i" to save her life, so "style" becomes "staa-ow." like a long, drawn out "how". Ueey! I can't take it!
Will not watch it again til next season when there is hopefully a new, more clearly speaking host!

I totally agree with what everyone is saying about Camila. What are her qualifications for this job, that she's pretty? I think her personality is nonexistent.
In regards to Antin--I can't stand him! too tan, and I know he's supposed to be an expert but he sounds like he thinks he's the God of hairstyling, and thanks Kim Vo, I had no idea that men got collagen lip injections.

Wow, I'm absolutely relieved to know I'm the only one who thinks Camila Alvez is a bad pick for host of Shear Genius. I can't understand half of the things she says! The way she pronounces style ("STY-oh") isn't nearly half as bad as when she butchers congratulations (which sounds more like "CONE--gradu-ray-shuns"). The first show I watched, I turned to my wife and asked "Is she hearing impaired?" Nothing against Camila, she's somewhat attractive and I'm sure she has a great personality, but some people were meant to host television shows, and others were simply meant to pose for photos.

And the last thing, what were the producers thinking with the ending line "And remember, hair....is important." I mean, really? That's the best they could come up with? Did everyone on the set throw ideas in a hat and thats what they drew? How about "Your work is good, but is it Shear Genius?" or "In order to make the cut, your work must be Shear Genius."

I love bravo and all the shows
and i love the choice I think Camila Alves is great and she is doing a great job!!
I can not wait for the next season.
I think the shear Genius has a flavor of the project runway and it is working for me
Love it! keep it up !!!!!

agreed!! she does speak like someone who is hearing impaired. very dry and monotone.

I agree that that her accent is very hard to listen to. However, I must defend her a little having taken a psych class where we learned that after a certain point your brain loses the ability to learn how to pronounce certain sounds. So the fact that she did not grow up using some of these sounds is why she cannot pronounce them now. Just like asian speaking people cannot pronounce the r sound...it is not in their language. So she is not doing it on purpose, she has just lost the ability to learn these sounds.

I Have watched couple times Shear Genius.
It's true that she has strong accent, but it's clear enough to understand what she is talking about.
Whoever is talk about it, need to learn how to listen and to understand different accent.
These people need to invest their time learning more about from diferent culture, going out to visite diferent country and getting along with or get friends with diferent accent will be cheaper and will help you guys!
I use to do that, going diferent Country, listening their TV Show, Radio station, making friends, even been to hard to understand them from the begin I can have fun and got familiar with.
Nowday I can understand much better what people are talk about. Also I'm able to identify where that accent came from whether the language that person speak.

Please, move way from your confortable zone wasting your time in front of TV just to show how Camila Alves is speaking. Even making her mistakes putting herself on this situation, she's growing day by day more than you.
So, moving from your confortable zone and allow yourself make something bigger than that. YOU CAN!

Is there no one else available to host Shear Genius?!? Camila does have lovely hair, but I can't stand to listen to her! Please Bravo... find someone that doesn't make us cringe! And remember..... Fans are important!

Elmer Fudd pronounced his "r's" incorrectly too, but unlike Alves, Elmer is ENTERTAINING

Fire Alves please, and save our ears!!!!

Camila Alves has to go. She has no expression. She's hard to understand. Her accent is annoying. I have no problem with accents in general but hers is a real turn off. I can't believe MM agreed to marry her and listen to that voice until death do them part (not that it'll ever last that long). Of course to be fair who could stand to listen to MM day in and day out.

I too cannot for the life of me STAAAAAND to hear her speak. She has no personality and is nice only when she wants to be. I HAAAAAAAAAAATE having to hear her in order to watch the show!!! How much does she even know about hair. BRAVO PLEASE get somebody new.