The Business Breakup

It's done, it's over, the Glam Fairy and Gatsby partnership is no more.

With makeup artist Alexa Prisco's Glam Factory workspace completed, she's moving out of the Gatsby salon, effective immediately. In fact, the episode opens with Prisco coming to the salon to tell owner Gayle Giacomo off.

Which, I'll say, is a completely professional thing to do.

I'm actually a bit ahead of myself with how the episode opens.

Prisco unveils her new space to her Glam Fairy "army," explaining what they'll do there. At one point, she sums up her management "style"—and I use style and management incredibly loosely since it's basically all about Prisco—in one statement.

"They're like Glambots," she says. "Like programmed, really glamourous robots that go around and do makeup and try not to make me angry and make the world pretty."

For makeup artist Olivia Sharpe, the opening scenes set the tone for the split. She's frustrated with how Prisco's treating her, and interviewed for the head makeup artist position at the Gatsby.

Of course, Giacomo offers Sharpe the position the next day. It's a combination of potential as an artist and hoping to avoid another situation like Prisco's. By promoting in-house, Giacomo can mold Sharpe to the Gatsby style and attitude.

Part of the promotion is ensuring Sharpe brings in the same wedding business to the salon. At the end of the episode, at least one bride books her wedding party at the salon after a consult with Sharpe.

It's also the day Prisco is in the salon to quit, but with no knowledge of Sharpe's promotion.

Prisco's tirade is pretty humorous, I have to admit. She really is so wrapped up in her own reality that it distorts her perception.

As Giacomo puts it, "I think you're a little psychotic."

Once again, Giacomo's playing salon-mom and keeping her cool during the outburst. Instead of tearing Prisco apart—which would have been completely warranted—Giacomo handles the situation calmly and stays contained.

In other words, she acts how an adult who knows how to run a business would.

Prisco, are you taking notes?

Apparently not, since Prisco blows up more when Sharpe won't follow her on the Glam band wagon. She then proceeds to call Sharpe a snake when she says she's been offered the head makeup artist position.

If Prisco had any experience working in an actual office, she'd know Sharpe's not obligated to tell anyone if she's looking for jobs elsewhere. Granted, submitting a resignation letter would be more acceptable on Sharpe's part, but she's still not obligated to tell Prisco she's looking.

Giacomo's management skills show during the next scene, when she gathers the cast to apologize for Prisco's outburst. She tells them to apologize to their clients for the scene and that anyone who wants to go to the Glam Fairy can go—as long as it's that moment rather than later.

Giacomo also tells Sharpe she's going to do everything in her power to make Sharpe a successful makeup artist.

Later, Giacomo describes the scene to her daughter and salon manager, Christy Pereira, with help from temporary salon manager Anthony Lombardi. And Lombardi is spot-on when impersonating Prisco's me-first mantra.

But, as Pereira says, "Well, at least the drama's over."

For that part of the episode anyway.

With Sharpe's friend Briella Calafiore getting along with Tracy DiMarco, Sharpe's arch-enemy, it's a recipe for more drama, particularly with DiMarco and Calafiore staying on the Glam boat. And with Calafiore inviting DiMarco to her birthday party, which is on a real boat.

That particular storyline hasn't been resolved yet, though we see hints of DiMarco and Calafiore and Sharpe yelling at each other in the next episode teaser.

The third part of the episode is a bit disappointing, though not on the typical drama factor. Frankie Buglione decides to propose to girlfriend Gigi Liscio, and puts together an elaborate evening—dinner in Manhattan, a carriage ride in Central Park and the intent to propose in front of Bethesda Fountain.

But it's raining, Buglione's sick, and, when they reach the fountain, Liscio doesn't want to get out of the carriage.

So it's not the right time, and he doesn't propose. You can see the disappointment in the scenes.

And there's no hint as to whether he'll do it again or not.