Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star series 2

Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
Series 2
Presented by	Stacey Dooley
Judges	Dominic Skinner Val Garland
No. of contestants	10
Winner	Ophelia Liu
Runner-up	James Mac Inerney
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	BBC Three
Original release	14 May (2020-05-14) – 2 July 2020 (2020-07-02)
Series chronology
← Previous Series 1 Next → Series 3
List of episodes

The second series of Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star began on 14 May 2020 on BBC Three, ^[1] and concluded on 2 July 2020. The series was hosted by Stacey Dooley, ^[2] and was judged by industry professionals Dominic Skinner and Val Garland. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

Contestants

Contestant [5]	Age [a]	Hometown	Profession	Outcome
Ophelia Liu	25	London	Self-taught MUA	Winner
James Mac Inerney	25	London	Retail	Runner-up
Eve Jenkins	23	Liverpool	Salon worker	3rd place
Hannah Cunningham	25	Unknown	Office worker	4th place
Berny Ferr	22	Unknown	Unknown	5th place
Brandon Gaunt	25	London	MUA and hair stylist	6th place
Jake Oakley	19	Cambridge	Retail Assistant	7th place
Keziah Joy Saunders	21	Bournemouth	MUA and beauty influencer	8th place [b]
Shanice Croasdaile	25	Essex	MUA	9th place
Ashley H Mac	24	Scotland	MUA	10th place

1. Ages stated are at time of contest
2. Keziah voluntarily quit the competition before the face-off.

Contestant progress

Contestant	1	2	3 [a]	4	5	6 [b]	7	8 [c]
Ophelia	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	Winner
James	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	BTM2	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	Runner-up
Eve	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	Third Place
Hannah	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM2	SAFE	BTM2	ELIM
Berny	WIN	SAFE	BTM2	SAFE	ELIM
Brandon	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM
Jake	BTM2	SAFE	ELIM
Keziah	SAFE	SAFE	QUIT
Shanice	SAFE	ELIM
Ashley	ELIM

1. Keziah voluntarily quit the competition before the face off challenge.
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.

  The contestant won Glow Up.

  The contestant was a runner-up.

  The contestant came in third place.

  The contestant won the challenge.

  The contestant was originally in the red chair but later declared safe.

  The contestant was originally safe but later up for elimination.

  The contestant was in the red chair and still eligible for elimination.

  The contestant was originally safe but later up for elimination and was then further eliminated.

  The contestant won the challenge but was up for elimination, but not eliminated.

  The contestant won the challenge but was eliminated.

  The contestant decided to leave the competition before the face-off.

  The contestant was in the red chair and then further eliminated.

Face offs

Episode	MUA			Challenge	Eliminated
1	Ashley (lost)	vs.	Jake (won)	Produce an ombre lip	Ashley H Mac
2	Brandon (won) [a]	vs.	Shanice (lost)	Create realistic freckles	Shanice Croasdaile
3	Berny (won)	vs.	Jake (lost)	Produce a graphic liner	Jake Oakley
4	Brandon	vs.	Hannah	Use three colours to creates a temple drape	Brandon Gaunt
5	Berny	vs.	James	Create a copy of the opposite eye	Berny Ferr
6	Eve [a]	vs.	Hannah	Create a glitter lip	None [b]
7		vs.		Create a rainbow eye	Hannah Cunningham
Episode	MUA			Challenge	Winner Of Glow Up
8 [c]	James	vs.	Ophelia	Do a simple complete makeup	Ophelia Liu

1. The MUA won the professional assignment but failed to impress in the Creative Brief so was then up for elimination.
2. In episode 6, nobody went home as the Judges could not decide who to send home.
3. This episode was the top two to decide the winner, instead of the bottom two to decide who goes home.

  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 Next Make Up Star.

Guest judges

• Min Sandhu (Episode 1)
• Henry Holland (Episode 2)
• Ashley Roller (Episode 3)
• Michelle Visage (Episode 4)
• Andrew Gallimore (Episode 4)
• Megan Thomas (Episode 5)
• Lisa Armstrong (Episode 6)
• Rankin (Episode 7)
• Annalise Fard (Episode 8)
• Anastasia Soare (Episode 8)

Special guests

• Mario Dedivanovic

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
9	1	"Episode 1"	14 May 2020 (2020-05-14) [6]
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
10	2	"Episode 2"	21 May 2020 (2020-05-21) [7]
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
11	3	"Episode 3"	28 May 2020 (2020-05-28) [8]
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
12	4	"Episode 4"	4 June 2020 (2020-06-04) [9]
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
13	5	"Episode 5"	11 June 2020 (2020-06-11) [10]
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
14	6	"Episode 6"	18 June 2020 (2020-06-18) [11]
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 [a]
15	7	"Episode 7"	25 June 2020 (2020-06-25) [12]
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
16	8	"Episode 8"	2 July 2020 (2020-07-02) [13]
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

1. As the judges could not agree on who to eliminate, both Eve and Hannah advanced to the semi-final.

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