Glow Up (Season 2)

## Season 2

The **second series** of *Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star* began on 14 May 2020 on BBC Three, and concluded on 2 July 2020. The series was hosted by Stacey Dooley, and was judged by industry professionals Dominic Skinner and Val Garland. Various guest stars including Henry Holland and Michelle Visage appeared.

The series was won by Ophelia Liu, with James Mac Inerney finishing as runner-up.

## About The Show

Who glows and who goes? Amazing transformations and stunning creations from aspiring artists competing to become Britain's next make-up star.

## Contestants

The cast for the second series of Glow Up was revealed on 5 May 2020.

### Key

█ The contestant won *Glow Up*.
█ The contestant was a runner-up.
█ The contestant came in third place.
█ The contestant won the challenge alongside another contestant.
█ The contestant won the challenge.
█ The contestant was safe.
█ The contestant was originally in the red chair but later declared safe.
█ The contestant was originally safe but later up for elimination.
█ The contestant won the challenge but was up for elimination, but not eliminated.
█ The contestant won the challenge but was eliminated.
█ The contestant was in the red chair and still eligible for elimination.
█ The contestant was eliminated.
█ The contestant decided to leave the competition.
## Face offs

The face off is a mini challenge lasting 10 minutes. After then 10 minutes the judges will choose who will get eliminated and who will stay in the competition. The challenge content normally focuses on one section of the face (e.g. Lips, Eyes).

█ The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the face off.
█ The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the face off.
█ The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the face off.
█ The contestant won the final face off and became Britain’s First Make Up Star.
## Episodes

### **Episode 1**

*Synopsis: Glow Up returns to see ten new aspiring make-up artists face an advertising campaign for sports fashion retailer JD and produce jaw-dropping make-up transformations at Glow Up HQ.*

* **Guest judge**: Min Sandhu
* **Professional Assignment**: Design gold and silver looks for an advertising campaign for sports fashion retailer JD Sports
* **Professional Assignment winner**: Berny
* **Creative Brief**: Produce a look on themselves based on their identity.
* **Bottom two**: Jake and Ashley
* **Face Off Challenge**: Produce an ombre lip.
* **Eliminated:** Ashley

### **Episode 2**

*Synopsis: The MUAs take on London Fashion Week, joining the make-up team for successful brand House of Holland. At Glow Up HQ, they must impress by creating looks based on their idols.*

* **Guest judge**: Henry Holland
* **Professional Assignment**: Come up with makeup looks for London Fashion Week
* **Professional Assignment winner**: Brandon
* **Creative Brief**: To create a look that represents their own personal icon; they could be famous, fictional, fantasy or someone they know.
* **Bottom two**: Shanice and Brandon
* **Face Off Challenge**: Create realistic freckles.
* **Eliminated:** Shanice

### **Episode 3**

*Synopsis: It is showtime as the MUAs take on the world of theatrical make-up at London’s West End smash hit The Lion King. In Glow Up HQ, they create a look that reveals more than it hides.*

* **Guest judge**: Ashley Roller
* **Professional Assignment**: Replicate theatrical makeup at the West End musical *The Lion King*
* **Professional Assignment winner**: Ophelia
* **Creative Brief**: Create a look that incorporates a mask that reveals more than it hides.
* **Walked**: Keziah
* **Bottom two**: Jake and Berny
* **Face Off Challenge**: Create an exaggerated eye using eyeliner.
* **Eliminated:** Jake

### **Episode 4**

*Synopsis: The MUAs face their boldest assignment yet as they are booked for a high-fashion editorial with Attitude magazine, and guest judge Michelle Visage cranks up the pressure.*

* **Guest judges**: Michelle Visage and Andrew Gallimore
* **Professional Assignment**: Design looks for a high fashion editorial with *Attitude* magazine
* **Professional Assignment winner**: James
* **Creative Brief**: Produce looks that look to the club kid scene.
* **Bottom two**: Brandon and Hannah
* **Face Off Challenge**: Use three colours to creates a temple drape.
* **Eliminated:** Brandon

### **Episode 5**

*Synopsis: The MUAs head to Elstree Studio’s Holby City and enter the world of special effects, before taking on a creative brief embodying their worst nightmare, fear or phobia.*

* **Guest judge**: Megan Thomas
* **Professional Assignment**: Create prosthetic injury looks to be shown on *Holby City*
* **Professional Assignment winners**: Eve and Ophelia
* **Creative Brief**: Create a look that embodies their worst nightmare, fear or phobia.
* **Bottom two**: Berny and James
* **Face Off Challenge**: Replicate the opposite eye including rhinestones
* **Eliminated:** Berny

### **Episode 6**

*Synopsis: It is glitter and gloss this week as Stacey Dooley returns to her favourite dance floor. The MUAs battle it out at Strictly Come Dancing, executing make-up designs for movie week.*

* **Guest judge**: Lisa Armstrong
* **Professional Assignment**: Design and execute the make-up for Movie Week on *Strictly Come Dancing*
* **Professional Assignment winner**: Eve
* **Creative Brief**: Transform a model in to a super hero.
* **Bottom two**: Eve and Hannah
* **Face Off Challenge**: Produce a glitter lip.
* **Eliminated:** None

### **Episode 7**

*Synopsis: In this semi-final, the MUAs must impress world-renowned photographer Rankin as they are booked on a beauty editorial that takes place in a tank of water.*

* **Guest judge**: Rankin
* **Professional Assignment**: Design a look in line with the concept of the future.
* **Professional Assignment winner**: Eve
* **Creative Brief**: Design and create a look based on one of the four classical elements; earth, wind, air and fire.
* **Bottom two**: Eve and Hannah
* **Face Off Challenge**: Produce a rainbow eye.
* **Eliminated:** Hannah

### **Episode 8**

*Synopsis: It is the Glow Up final, and the MUAs must deliver a masterclass in one of the world’s most famous department stores – Harrods - in order to be crowned Britain’s next make-up star.*

* **Guest judges**: Annalise Fard and Anastasia Soare
* **Professional Assignment**: Host a make-up masterclass with an audience of industry professionals, influencers and reporters.
* **Creative Brief**: Create a look with a theme of evolution.
* **Face Off Challenge**: "Full beat" face, with a smokey eye and a bold red lip.
* **Third Place:** Eve
* **Runner-up:** James
* **Winner:** **Ophelia**

## References

1. ↑ Keziah voluntarily quit the competition before the creative brief.
2. ↑ In episode 6, nobody went home as the Judges could not decide who to send home.
3. ↑ In this episode, in the final creative brief, one MUA was set to get a 15 minute penalty. However the judges did not give out a penalty therefore everyone was safe.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The MUA won the professional assignment but failed to impress in the Creative Brief so was then up for elimination.
5. ↑ In episode 6, nobody went home as the Judges could not decide who to send home.
6. ↑ This episode was the top two to decide the winner, instead of the bottom two to decide who goes home.