Glow Up (Season 4)

## Season 4

The **fourth series** of *Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star* opened auditions in late September 2021. The season aired in May-June 2022 on BBC Three. The series is hosted by Maya Jama, and judged by industry professionals Dominic Skinner and Val Garland.

The contestants were revealed on 6th May 2022.

Season 4 of Glow Up follows after Glow Up Does Red Nose Day special and the UK airing of Glow Up Ireland (Season 1), with it premiering on 11th May 2022.

The series was won by Yong-chin, with Lisa 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 fourth series of Glow Up was revealed on 11th May 2022.

*(Names, ages, locations and pronouns stated from during time of contest)*

## Contestants' Progress

### 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, but not eliminated.
█ 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, but not eliminated.
█ The contestant was originally safe, but then landed in the face off and was eliminated.
█ The contestant was in the red chair, did not beat the chair and was then further eliminated.
█ The contestant was originally safe, but then landed in the face off and forfeited the challenge.
█ 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 was eliminated after their fourth time in the face off.
█ The contestant won the final face off and became Britain’s First Make Up Star.
## Episodes

### **Episode 1**

*Airdate: 11th May 2022*

*Synopsis: Maya Jama hosts as ten make-up artists face a social media campaign for a fitness brand and produce make-up transformations at Glow Up studios.*

* **Guest Judge:** Ivy Weir-Ikpeme
* **Professional Assignment:** Produce a gym-friendly, natural make-up look for their diverse customer base.
* **Professional Assignment winner:** Lisa
* **Creative Brief:** Produce a look on themselves based on their hidden strength.
* **Bottom Two:** Charlie & Mikael
* **Face Off Challenge:** Produce an on-trend look, the reverse cat eye.
* **Eliminated:** Charlie

### **Episode 2**

*Airdate: 18th May 2022*

*Synopsis: The MUAs tackle stage make-up for a live performance at Cirque du Soleil, and at Glow Up Studios, they channel the weird and the wonderful in an ambitious body paint brief.*

* **Guest Judge:** Maryse Gosselin
* **Professional Assignment:** Complete the stage looks on the artists for a live performance of Cirque du Soleil’s Luzia at the Royal Albert Hall.
* **Professional Assignment winner:** Mikael
* **Creative Brief:** Produce a body paint look inspired by all things weird and wonderful, extending beyond their model’s face and onto their torso, arms and hands.
* **Bottom Two:** Adam & Rachel
* **Face Off Challenge:** Produce a mermaid lip that glimmers with a metallic aqua finish.
* **Eliminated:** Adam

### **Episode 3**

*Airdate: 25th May 2022*

*Synopsis: The MUAs try their hand at special effects, creating alien characters for iconic sci-fi series Doctor Who based around the Doctor’s recent nemeses Swarm and Azure.*

* **Guest Judge:** Danny Marie
* **Professional Assignment:** Create alien characters based around the Doctor’s recent nemeses Swarm and Azure.
* **Professional Assignment winner:**
* **Creative Brief:** Produce a character that is based on the idea of an extreme experiment gone wrong.
* **Bottom Two:** Mikael & Yong-chin
* **Face Off Challenge:** Replicating a floating pearl eyeliner.
* **Eliminated:** Mikael

### **Episode 4**

*Airdate: 1st June 2022*

*Synopsis: The MUAs are booked to create summer party looks for a global retailer's online campaign. In Glow Up Studios, they must impress with imaginative make-up transformations.*

* **Guest Judge:** Marjorie Lacombe-Jelinek
* **Professional Assignment:** Design and create party looks that focus on the brand's eyeliners, eye shadows and stand-out lip colours.
* **Professional Assignment winner:** Rachel
* **Creative Brief:** Produce a look inspired by a time of change in their own life - Seasons of Change.
* **Bottom Two:** Sophie & Yong-chin
* **Face Off Challenge:** Create a powder matte red lip.
* **Eliminated:** Sophie

### **Episode 5**

*Airdate: 8th June 2022*

*Synopsis: The MUAs create editorial looks for DJ Jayda G, Hector Espinal and Rolling Stone UK magazine. In Glow Up Studios, they must impress with creative make-up transformations.*

* **Guest Judges:** Cliff Joannou & Hector Espinal
* **Professional Assignment:** Design make-up looks for Grammy-nominated DJ and producer Jayda G. The brief for the Rolling Stones UK feature is 90s raver.
* **Professional Assignment winner:** Rachel
* **Creative Brief:** Produce a look that resembles a statue of how they would like to be remembered. It must include the face, head and shoulders and at least one 3D element.
* **Bottom Two:** Rachel & Ryan
* **Face Off Challenge:** Create a rectangular, crystal, blocked brow.
* **Eliminated:** Ryan

### **Episode 6**

*Airdate: 15th June 2022*

*Synopsis: The five remaining MUAs take on digital make-up filters for social media platform Instagram and produce Avatar-inspired transformations at Glow Up Studios.*

* **Guest Judges:** Paige Piskin
* **Professional Assignment:** Create fun and impactful make-up filters for global video-sharing platform Instagram
* **Professional Assignment winners:** Lisa & Yong-chin
* **Creative Brief:** Produce a look that transforms their model into a real-life Avatar.
* **Bottom Two:** Rachel & Nancé
* **Face Off Challenge:** Create a midnight blue vinyl lip.
* **Eliminated:** Rachel

### **Episode 7**

*Airdate: 22nd June 2022*

*Synopsis: The MUAs take on London Fashion Week, assisting make-up artist Pablo Rodriguez for Brit designer Mark Fast. In Glow Up Studios, they must create looks based on an act of rebellion.*

* **Guest Judges:** Pablo Rodriguez
* **Professional Assignment:** Design make-up looks for British Fashion Designer Mark Fast.
* **Professional Assignment winner:** Yong-chin
* **Creative Brief:** Produce a look that represents a moment of rebellion in their lives, something that goes against the norm and breaks the rules.
* **Bottom Two:** Kris & Nancé
* **Face Off Challenge:** Produce a black oval eye.
* **Eliminated:** Nancé

**Final 3 of Season 4**

### **Episode 8**

*Airdate: 29th June 2022*

*Synopsis: It’s the final. The MUAs present a masterclass to a global panel of industry heavyweights, before a final Face Off decides who is crowned Britain’s Next Make-Up Star.*

* **Guest Judges:** Manny MUA & Rankin
* **Professional Assignment:** Present a Masterclass to a global panel of Industry Heavyweights.
* **Creative Brief:** Produce a look that show the judges how far they have come in the competition and what they are capable of.
* **Eliminated:** Kris
* **Final Two:** Lisa & Yong-chin
* **Face Off Challenge:** Create a fashion full beat - a 3 colour smoked eye, natural skin, brushed brow and tinted, glazed lip
* **Winner of Season 4: Yong-chin**
* **Runner-Up:** Lisa

## References

1. ↑ Season 4 Auditions - Wall To Wall
2. ↑ Glow Up (@glowupbbc) ● Instagram photos and videos
3. ↑ Glow Up series 4: Meet the MUAs battling it out to become Britain's next make-up star on this year's line-up | Metro - 11th May 2022
4. ↑ Glow Up (@glowupbbc) ● Instagram photos and videos
5. ↑ Episode 1
6. ↑ This episode was the top two to decide the winner, instead of the bottom two to decide who goes home.