Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star (series 1)

The first series of Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star began on 6 March 2019 on BBC Three,[1] and concluded on 24 April 2019.[2] The series was hosted by Stacey Dooley,[3] and was judged by industry professionals Dominic Skinner and Val Garland.[4] 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.[5]

Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
Series 1
Presented byStacey Dooley
Judges
  • Dominic Skinner
  • Val Garland
No. of contestants10
WinnerEllis
Runner-upNikki Patel
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkBBC Three
Original release6 March (2019-03-06) 
24 April 2019 (2019-04-24)
Series chronology

Contestants

(Ages stated are at time of contest)

Summary of contestants from Series 1 of Glow Up[6][7]
Contestant Age Hometown Profession
  • Competition
  • Outcome
Ellis Crawford 24 Bradford Retail assistant, drag queen Winner
Nikki Patel London Make-up artist Runner-up
Leigh Easthope 28 Manchester Freelance make-up artist, painter 3rd Place
Belinda Newcastle 4th Place
Tiffany 23 Nottingham Make-up artist 5th Place
Steph 27 Birmingham Specialist hair and media make-up student 6th Place
Brandon Alunan 21 Blackpool Make-up artist 7th Place
Paige Cole 20 Retail assistant 8th Place
Mathieu Dausmann 27 London Special effects make-up artist 9th Place
Dina Schofield Supermarket customer assistant 10th Place

    Contestant progress

    Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 [lower-alpha 1] 7 8
    Ellis SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE Winner
    Nikki SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 BTM2 BTM2 BTM2 SAFE Runner-up
    Leigh SAFE SAFE BTM2 SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE Eliminated
    Belinda SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN ELIM
    Tiffany SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE ELIM
    Steph SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
    Brandon BTM2 BTM2 WIN ELIM
    Paige WIN SAFE ELIM
    Mathieu SAFE ELIM
    Dina ELIM
    1. Nikki was the only artist in the red chair originally.
      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 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.
      The contestant was eliminated.
      The contestant was in the red chair and was then further eliminated.

    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).

    Episode MUA Challenge Eliminated
    1 Brandon vs. Dina Create a perfect black lip Dina
    2 Brandon vs. Mathieu Use five tools to create a complete look [lower-alpha 1] Mathieu
    3 Leigh vs. Paige Create a colorful cut crease eye [lower-alpha 2] Paige
    4 Brandon vs. Nikki Apply a perfect black winged liner Brandon
    5 Steph vs. Nikki Create and apply a big "drag" eyelash set Steph
    6 Tiffany vs. Nikki Replicate an eyeshadow look [lower-alpha 2] Tiffany
    7 Belinda vs. Nikki Draw on a thin, arched "1930's brow" Belinda
    Episode MUA Challenge Winner Of Glow Up
    8 [lower-alpha 3] Ellis vs. Nikki Ellis
    1. This challenge lasted 5 minutes instead of 10
    2. This challenge lasted 12 minutes instead of 10
    3. This episode was the top two to decide the winner, instead of a 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 First Make Up Star.

    Guest judges

    Special guests

    Episodes

    No.
    overall
    No. in
    season
    TitleOriginal air date
    11"Episode 1"March 6, 2019 (2019-03-06)

    • 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: Brandon and Dina
    • Face Off Challenge: Create a perfect black lip
    • Eliminated: Dina
    22"Episode 2"March 13, 2019 (2019-03-13)

    • 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: Brandon and Mathieu
    • Face Off Challenge: Use five tools to create a complete look
    • Eliminated: Mathieu
    33"Episode 3"March 20, 2019 (2019-03-20)

    • Guest judge: NikkieTutorials
    • Professional Assignment: Produce a make-up challenge video that has the potential to go viral.
    • Professional Assignment Winner: Brandon 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
    44"Episode 4"March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)

    • 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: Brandon and Nikki
    • Face Off Challenge: Apply a perfect black winged liner
    • Eliminated: Brandon
    55"Episode 5"April 3, 2019 (2019-04-03)

    • 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
    66"Episode 6"April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)

    • 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
    77"Semi Final"April 17, 2019 (2019-04-17)

    • 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
    88"Final"April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)

    • 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

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