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

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]

Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
Series 2
Presented byStacey Dooley
Judges
  • Dominic Skinner
  • Val Garland
No. of contestants10
WinnerOphelia Liu
Runner-upJames Mac Inerney
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkBBC Three
Original release14 May (2020-05-14) –
2 July 2020 (2020-07-02)
Series chronology
← Previous
Series 1
Next →
Series 3
List of episodes

Contestants edit

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 edit

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 edit

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. ^ a b 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 edit

Special guests edit

  • Mario Dedivanovic

Episodes edit

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
91"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
102"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
113"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
124"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
135"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
146"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]
157"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
168"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.

References edit

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  2. ^ Buglass, Lucy. "BBC Three's Glow Up – Start date, cast, plot and everything you need to know". What's on TV. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Stacey Dooley's BBC show Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star renewed for a second season". Metro. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Glow Up series 2 crowns Ophelia winner after make-up megastars go head-to-head in final showdown". Metro. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ Harrington, Jessica (20 August 2020). "Glow Up Season 2 Is Even Better Than the First, All Thanks to Its Amazing Cast of Makeup Artists". POPSUGAR Beauty UK. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star, Episode 3". BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star, Episode 5". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star, Episode 6". BBC. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star, Episode 7". BBC. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star, Episode 8". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2020.