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Secrets from a Stylist - Worth Watching?

Sat Sep 4, 2010 9:07 PM EDT
entertainment, design, henderson, hgtv, emily, secrets-from-a-stylist
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I just finished watching the preview episode of Secrets from a Stylist, starring Emily Henderson, this year's Design Star winner. The show centers around the "transformation" process, but the layout of the show seemed sloppy and confusing. Is it worth bringing in furniture, removing furniture, bringing in furniture, removing furniture, then bringing in more furniture? Seemed far too bipolar for my taste, but I do have to say each time Emily brought in good style taste and choices for the most part.

As for the entertaining value of the show, it revolves almost entirely around Emily Henderson, who dresses country, yet talks/acts like an annoying so-cal valley girl (I grew up in So-Cal, so I can make the comparison). I found her to be far too talkitive for my tastes, and it would have been great to include others in the mix, but that's a personal opinion. There wasn't a lot of "fun" in the show, either from coworker interaction or other, so lets see if that gets added to the show in the future.

So beyond the confusing layout of the show, which we hope they will work out before the season starts, I think Emily Henderson brings some good style tips overall. Certainly she has her own style she brings to the designs, but most I wouldn't mind having in my own home, even if they are a little bland at times. It would also be nice to see her paired with a capable and personable handyman who might be able to bring some aspects from the construction side, it might help even out the show.

So in the end, is Secrets from a Stylist worth watching? I'd say its worth keeping an eye on, and see how the show progresses, but beyond that it will be up to personal taste. I personally find her to be a little annoying to my taste, but if the show focuses less on her, perhaps adds a capable "sidekick", and works out its layout, it may just find a place onto my DVR.

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So, what do you think, is this show worth watching?

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Reply#1 - Sat Sep 4, 2010 9:07 PM EDT
cookin mama

no thank you by the end of design star i was so over her. i was not overly impressed with the choices either this season.

    Reply#2 - Sun Sep 5, 2010 12:46 AM EDT
    SS-CA

    Yeah, I mean she did some "decent" stuff, although she already had a pretty OK starting point, but unless they do a LOT to fix the show, I don't think I'll be watching it. I don't know why, but her personality just bugs me.

    I thought the worst Design Star season was the only one my wife and I had actually watched the complete season of together: season 3. Don't get me wrong, I liked Matt, and Jennifer was OK, but they were terrible at design, like completely amateur at best. I don't know who picked the contestants but there should be some sort of bare-minimum qualifications; this is supposed to be the "best of the best".

    I thought the best seasons were 1 and 2, although I'm not really sure how Kim Myles won season 2; if you watched that season, I don't think she ever did anything impressive, and how she wasn't eliminated earlier was beyond me. Although I'll admit, her show was OK in my opinion, I thought she actually grew a lot since design star. I'm not sure if her show's already been canceled though?

    I think whoever is helping these people with their shows after "winning" Design Star needs to get a new job, because the only show that made any sense was Color Splash. The "themes" really need to be revamped.

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    #2.1 - Sun Sep 5, 2010 12:54 PM EDT
    cookin mama

    did you watch the season with the cry baby. OMG what a joke he was. jennifer was that the paint freak her show never did get off the ground. i think I will stick with the cooking shows, some of them i learn new tricks. HI does not do me any good now that I am a renter again. I actually painted a room a color from one of Davids show's. Loved it. I just like him as a person.

      #2.2 - Sun Sep 5, 2010 1:43 PM EDT
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      lindsay-2361472

      Yes its very worth watching, I loved it so much! I love her style and her personality. She is so cute and the show is fast paced so I dont get bored at all, and I LOVE the idea of styling your home similar to how you dress and your overall personality.

        Reply#4 - Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:57 PM EDT
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        cookin mama

        2 nay's 1 yay

          Reply#5 - Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:02 PM EDT
          Elaine-1503791

          So in the end, is Secrets from a Stylist worth watching? I'd say its worth keeping an eye on, and see how the show progresses, but beyond that it will be up to personal taste. I personally find her to be a little annoying to my taste,

          That about sums it up for me. I wasn't overly impressed by any of the designers in this series, but I look forward to the next Design Star show. It's fun to watch.

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          Reply#6 - Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:52 PM EDT
          Kathy-3907803

          So disappointed. I liked her on Design Star but she is soooo annoying on her own show. Why does she talk like that and why do they let her? It is super annoying x1,000,000,000. She is constantly talking and trying to educate the entire time. I tried to watch a full episode and turned it on mute only because I wanted to see how she styled the room at the end and couldn't even finish that. I had all of her episodes on DVR and ended up erasing ALL of them. Not a good show and too bad they are stuck with her for a year.

            Reply#7 - Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:29 AM EDT
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