Glow Up (Season 1)

## Season 1

The **first series** of *Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star* began on 6 March 2019 on BBC Three, and concluded on 24 April 2019. The series was hosted by Stacey Dooley, and was judged by industry professionals Dominic Skinner and Val Garland. Various guest stars including David Malinowski and NikkieTutorials appeared.

The series was won by Ellis Atlantis, with Nikki Patel as runner-up and Leigh Easthope in third place.

## 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 first series of Glow Up was revealed on 4 March 2019.

(Ages and locations stated from during time of contest)

### Key

█ The contestant won *Glow Up*.
█ The contestant was a runner-up.
█ The contestant came in third place.
█ The contestant won the challenge.
█ the contestant won the challenge alongside another contestant.
█ 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 was in the red chair and was then further 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: Ten aspiring make-up artists face a beauty editorial shoot for Marie Claire, before producing jaw-dropping make-up transformations at Glow Up HQ.*

* **Guest Judge:** Lisa Oxenham
* **Professional Assignment**: Produce a beauty editorial shoot for Marie Claire
* **Professional Assignment Winner**: Paige
* **Creative Brief**: Produce a look on what beauty means to them.
* **Bottom Two**: Branda and Dina
* **Face Off Challenge**: Create a perfect black lip
* **Eliminated:** Dina

### **Episode 2**

*Synopsis: It is movie week as the MUAs have to impress an Oscar-winning prosthetics artist at the home of Harry Potter, before creating their own fairytale characters at Glow Up HQ.*

* **Guest Judge**: David Malinowski
* **Professional Assignment**: Working in teams, using prosthetics, bring two characters to life.
* **Professional Assignment Winner**: Belinda, Ellis and Mathieu
* **Creative Brief**: Make a look by dreaming up their own character which could belong in their favourite childhood story.
* **Bottom Two**: Brana and Mathieu
* **Face Off Challenge**: Use five tools to create a complete look
* **Eliminated:** Mathieu

### **Episode 3**

*Synopsis: The MUAs dive into the world of social media with guest judge NikkieTutorials and have to create a revealing look for themselves at Glow Up HQ.*

* **Guest Judge**: NikkieTutorials
* **Professional Assignment**: Produce a make-up challenge video that has the potential to go viral.
* **Professional Assignment Winner**: Branda and Tiffany
* **Creative Brief**: Reflect on their strengths and weaknesses by creating a ‘two-faced’ look
* **Bottom Two**: Leigh and Paige
* **Face Off Challenge**: Create a colorful cut crease eye
* **Eliminated:** Paige

### **Episode 4**

*Synopsis: The MUAs get their hands on some famous faces who they need to make-up for the red carpet and a surprise monochrome creative brief leaves the judges with some difficult decisions.*

* **Guest Judge**: Caroline Barnes
* **Professional Assignment**: Create looks based on a celebrities brief. Then do that look on that celebrity for the TV Choice Awards.
* **Professional Assignment Winner**: Ellis
* **Creative Brief**: Produce a look only using monochromatic looks.
* **Bottom Two**: Branda and Nikki
* **Face Off Challenge**: Apply a perfect black winged liner
* **Eliminated:** Branda

### **Episode 5**

*Synopsis: The MUAs head to the West End to recreate dramatic drag looks for a hit musical, before taking on a creative brief which asks for kings, queens and everything in between.*

* **Guest Judge**: Kim Chi
* **Professional Assignment**: Replicate make up on West End drag performers in the Oliver Award-winning musical *Kinky Boots*.
* **Professional Assignment Winner**: Leigh
* **Creative Brief**: Produce gender transformation drag looks.
* **Bottom Two**: Nikki and Steph
* **Face Off Challenge**: Create and apply a big "drag" eyelash set
* **Eliminated:** Steph

### **Episode 6**

*Synopsis: The final five MUAs take on London Fashion Week. They are booked as the backstage make-up team for a catwalk show, before turning their hand to designing their own looks.*

* **Guest Judge**: Lan Nguyen-Grealis
* **Professional Assignment**: Do make up on models for London Fashion Week.
* **Professional Assignment Winner**: Belinda
* **Creative Brief**: Produce a look based on a designers brief that goes with their designs.
* **Bottom Two**: Nikki and Tiffany
* **Face Off Challenge**: Replicate an eyeshadow look
* **Eliminated:** Tiffany

### **Episode 7**

*Synopsis: It's the semi-final and the MUAs head to Carnaby Street. Their creative brief this week is to produce a look based on their favourite song.*

* **Professional Assignment**: Create two looks baced on a specific era of song.
* **Professional Assignment Winner**: Leigh
* **Creative Brief**: Produce a look based on their favourite song.
* **Bottom two**: Belinda and Nikki
* **Face Off Challenge**: Draw on a thin, arched "1930's brow"
* **Eliminated:** Belinda

### **Episode 8**

*Synopsis: It’s the Glow Up final and the MUAs must make up a supermodel for a photoshoot with Rankin in order to be crowned Britain’s next make-up star.*

* **Professional Assignment**: Create make-up looks for the shoot. Each must plan, pitch and then produce a unique look that meets the approval of the Magazines directors.
* **Creative Brief**: Create a futuristic look that tells the story of their hopes and dreams for the future
* **Third Place:** Leigh
* **Runner-up:** Nikki
* **Winner:** **Ellis**

## References

1. ↑ Nikki was the only artist in the red chair originally.
2. ↑ This challenge lasted 5 minutes instead of 10.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 This challenge lasted 12 minutes instead of 10.
4. ↑ This episode was the top two to decide the winner, instead of a bottom two to decide who goes home.