Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star - Episode Guide

Ten aspiring make-up artists face a beauty editorial shoot for Marie Claire, before producing jaw-dropping make-up transformations at Glow Up HQ.

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.

The MUAs dive into the world of social media with guest judge NikkieTutorials and have to create a revealing look on themselves in Glow Up HQ.

In episode four, seven make-up artists remain - and they get their hands on some famous faces.

This week's guest judge is Caroline Barnes, a make-up artist to the stars who counts Cheryl, Gemma Chan, Emma Watson and Kylie Minogue among her clients. She's been working red carpets for over 20 years, so knows a thing or two about how to keep celebrity clients looking flawless and feeling good - something the MUAs need to emulate this week.

In episode five, the six remaining MUAs explore the drag scene - all under the watchful eye of one of its biggest stars!

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.

Just four MUAs remain to battle it out for a place in the Glow Up final.

The semi-finalists receive a surprise house call from Val and Dominic, who announce that they are running this week's professional brief. The stakes are raised even higher when they reveal that the person who performs best will claim a fast pass to the final. But they don't have to go it alone in their hunt for the golden ticket, as Val and Dominic bring back four eliminated MUAs to work as assistants for the semi-finalists in the professional brief.

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.

In episode one viewers meet the ten aspiring MUAs, kicking off with an assignment from sports fashion retailer JD, who are shooting their Christmas ad campaign.

This week's guest judge challenges the amateur MUAs to follow a brief which focuses on brand identity. If they succeed, their work will be included in the advertising campaign and be seen globally. If they fail to hit the mark, their work won't be featured and they risk starting the following day's challenge in the red Face Off chairs with a 15-minute crucial time penalty.

The only way to escape the elimination Face Off round is to wow the judges in the Creative Brief and hope another MUA takes their place. In this week's Creative Brief, the MUAs must produce a look on their own face based on identity.

The two who least impress, take on the first elimination Face Off skill drill - a bold ombre lip on identical twins. Following this the judges must decide who stays and who goes.

In the second episode of BBC Three's hit make-up series, hosted by Stacey Dooley and judged by Val Garland and Dominic Skinner, the nine remaining MUAs take on London Fashion Week, working alongside an iconic guest judge and fashion designer.

This week the remaining MUAs must not only impress judges Val Garland and Dominic Skinner, but also The Lion King Global Associate Hair & Make Up Designer, Ashely Roller, as she steps in as the Guest Judge.

Stacey Dooley presents, as make-up industry legends Val Garland and Dominic Skinner judge the remaining MUAs on their boldest assignment yet. The contestants are immersed into the world of fashion editorials, working for guest judge and leading make-up artist, Andrew Gallimore.

Stacey Dooley, Val Garland and Dominic Skinner take the remaining MUAs into the world of TV special effects, as they step onto the set of Holby City to be met by the Head Of Prosthetics and Guest Judge, Megan Thomas.

The contestants' skills are put to the test in the famous hospital. After a short demonstration, each MUA is given an actor and a character brief to follow, where they must create realistic wounds, injuries and blood effects. The two that deliver the most convincing looks will have their work televised and get to see their actors film on set.

The next day in the Creative Brief the two that least impressed start the day in the red Face Off chairs. This time the MUAs are asked to create a look that embodies their worst nightmare, fear or phobia.

The weakest two enter the Face Off, where they must precisely replicate an eye shadow look, complete with rhinestones. The loser will be sent home.

It's the quarter finals and Stacey Dooley takes the contestants to a familiar place: The Strictly Come Dancing ballroom.

Val Garland and Dominic Skinner are joined by Guest Judge and Bafta Award-winning hair and make-up designer Lisa Armstrong, as the MUAs battle it out in the world of glitz and glam in Britain's most famous ballroom.

Lisa is responsible for creating up to 50 original make-up looks for Strictly every week, and wants to know how the contestants will work to the time pressures of a live show. It's Movie Week and each contestant must deliver two looks based on an allocated movie, their make-up must also embody Strictly's brand: lashes, glamour and glitter. The best will have the opportunity to work with Lisa backstage at the live show, whilst the others risk the red Face Off chairs in the following challenge.

The next day at Glow Up HQ the MUAs must transform their model into a superhero. The two that disappoint head into the Face Off elimination, a make-up skill drill where they are challenged to produce a perfect glitter lip. The judges are in deadlock as they try to decide who should earn a place in the Glow Up semi-final.

It's the semi-final, and just one professional and one creative brief stands in between the MUAs and the chance to make it through to next week's Glow Up final.

Judges Val Garland and Dominic Skinner are joined by Guest Judge, the world renowned photographer and director Rankin, as the MUAs are booked on a beauty editorial for his magazine, Hunger.

Stacey Dooley presents as Rankin challenges the MUAs to experiment with beauty, expressing themselves and creating a look for the beauty editorial's theme The Future. But there's a twist: the models will be photographed in a tank of water, meaning the final four MUAs must produce a make-up look that works well in the water.

Rankin will also be looking at how well they work with him to create the perfect image, and if they're good enough their work will feature in his magazine.

The following day at Glow Up HQ, the MUAs face their first ever surprise Creative Brief, where they are asked to produce a look based on one of the four classical elements: earth, water, air and fire. The looks are judged before Dominic and Val decide which two will enter the Face Off elimination. With a place in the final at stake, the MUAs are asked to pull off a rainbow eye with seamlessly blended colour.

It's the final of Glow Up and just three MUAs remain - they all have a chance to be crowned Britain's Next Make-Up Star, but only one will come out on top. Stacey Dooley presents as the MUAs are faced with their biggest Professional Assignment to date.

Val Garland and Dominic Skinner are joined on the judging panel by Guest Judges Annalise Fard, Harrod's Director of Beauty and make-up royalty, and Anastasia Soare, creator of Anastasia Beverly Hills. Under their watchful eyes the MUAs are tasked with leading their own make-up masterclass at one of the world's most famous department stores - Harrods.

The MUAs take it in turns to deliver a masterclass, showcasing their USP by creating a signature look on the eyes in front of an audience of industry professionals. They must be engaging, informative and deliver great make-up.

The next day at Glow Up HQ the final three MUAs take on their last Creative Brief: delivering a look on the theme of evolution. They must demonstrate who they were before they started this competition and who they are now, and the finalists must push the boundaries - interpreting the brief and creating looks like never before.

Following the Creative Brief, the judges must decide which MUA should leave the competition in third place before the final two head into the Face Off, where one will be crowned winner of Glow Up and named Britain's Next Make-Up Star.

In episode one, the MUA class of 2021 are tasked with their first Professional Assignment - a beauty campaign for Superdrug. 

In this week's Creative Brief, the judges want to see what makes their MUAs unique. They must produce a look which tells a story, brings technicality and pushes their creativity.

The judges send the two MUAs whose looks they have ranked to the lowest to the first Face Off elimination challenge, where they are tasked with producing a clumpy lash that accentuates the eye and thickens the lash.

In episode two, the nine remaining MUAs enter the world of film and television make-up, as they are booked to come up with the looks for the third season of American smash hit drama series Pose.

The MUAs have just two hours to create a look for a costumed performer before they hit the runway to showcase their looks for the judges. Only one can win and have their final look feature on the next series of Pose.

Back at Glow Up Studios, this week's Creative Brief challenges the MUAs to create a look that represents what freedom means to them. This could reflect a personal journey, a movement or a feeling.

The two weakest looks are sent to this week's Face Off elimination, where they must create the perfect red jewelled lip.

Maya Jama host as the eight remaining MUAs go back in time to create period make-up looks for the Golden Globe and Bafta-winning TV drama series The Crown.

Joining resident judges Val Garland and Dominic Skinner this week is guest judge Cate Hall. Cate is The Crown's lead hair and make-up designer and is responsible for recreating some of the most significant figures in modern history. Cate wants to test the MUAs period make-up knowledge and challenges them to create authentic and recognisable looks from The Crown for a screen test.

For this week's Creative Brief, the judges challenge the MUAs to turn their models into living pieces of art, influenced by their favourite artist or artistic movement.

Following judging, two MUAs head into the Face Off elimination where they are asked to produce a timeless blue smoky eye. After the judges deliberate, one MUA is sent home from the competition.

At the Selfie Factory in London's O2, the seven remaining MUAs enter the lucrative world of social media make-up creating fun and impactful looks for the global video sharing platform TikTok. Social media has changed the face of the beauty industry, allowing MUAs to build hugely successful careers on their strong online followings. Joining Val and Dominic this week is guest judge and social media and TikTok superstar Abby Roberts, who found online worldwide fame as a teenager by posting make-up looks of herself from her bedroom in Leeds. The winner of this week's assignment will get to create a video with Abby that will be posted online to her 15 million followers.

Upping the ante for their fourth assignment, the MUAs have to grapple with technology as they have just two hours to design, film and create a fun impactful make-up look on themselves, and it must also fit with their assigned backdrop. For their video, the MUAs must film and edit a buildable make-up look to a chosen music soundtrack before their videos are uploaded live on to the platform.

The next day, the MUAs gather at Glow Up Studios to find out which two were judged to have created the weakest videos and make-up looks during the TikTok assignment. They both start the day in the red Face Off chairs with a 15-minute time penalty in the Creative Brief. Staying in the online world, this week's Creative Brief sees the MUAs challenged to create a look based on a face filter. They can choose any kind of filter, or they can invent one of their own.

The judges deliberate and reveal who will go head to head in the Face Off elimination, a make-up skill drill under intense time pressure. They must create a pop art lip, after which one MUA must pack up their make-up kit and leave the competition.

For their professional assignment, the six remaining MUAs are booked to do the make-up on a beauty shoot for global online retailer ASOS. The MUAs create looks for an ASOS Face and Body social media video to the online retailer's 22 million social media followers, the largest audience reach in Glow Up history! Joining Val and Dominic this week and heading up the ASOS shoot is guest judge and design director Vanessa Spence.

Dialling up the pressure for their fifth assignment, the MUAs have just two hours to design and create a look which fits the client's Luminate make-up brief. The MUAs must create creative polished looks that showcase the mascara. Their looks must also feature a shimmery eye and a glow on the skin, align with ASOS's brand identity and be inspiring and relatable. The MUAs' looks and models will then be screen-tested by the judges to see which MUA has hit the brief and created the strongest look that will then go onto be shot and used in the ASOS Face and Body social media video campaign.

The next day, the MUAs gather at Glow Up Studios to find out which two were judged to have created the weakest looks for the ASOS campaign. They both start the day in the red Face Off chairs with a 15-minute time penalty in the Creative Brief, which involves creating a look that is ‘out of this world'. The judges want the MUAs to design conceptual make-up looks that are bold and imaginative. They could choose to explore space as we know it, imagine an extraterrestrial life or create their own vision of another world.

One MUA struggles with their prosthetic cheekbone application, whilst another battles with a bald cap, and risks are taken with an alien-human DNA mash-up and an alien high fashion beauty look. The judges deliberate over which two MUAs have produced the weakest looks before revealing who will go head-to-head in the Face Off elimination, a make-up skill drill under intense time pressure. The two are tasked with creating a structured glitter eye, with the MUA who least impresses packing up their make-up kit and leaving the competition.

It is glitter, gloss and glam this week as Stacey Dooley returns to her favourite dance floor. The MUAs battle it out in Britain's most famous ballroom at Strictly Come Dancing.

This week's guest judge is Bafta Award-winning hair and make-up designer Lisa Armstrong. Lisa is responsible for creating up to 50 original make-up looks every week on Strictly, and today she has a new team to help design and execute the make-up for movie week. Working to the exacting time pressures of a live show, the MUAs must deliver make-up that embodies the Strictly brand - lashes, glamour and glitter! Each MUA is allocated a different movie and two characters that they have to design a look for. Whoever impresses the most has the opportunity to work with Lisa backstage at the live show, but those that fail to deliver run the risk of starting the creative brief in the red face-off chairs. With looks including Pokemon and the psychedelic-inspired Austin Powers, one MUA surpasses Lisa's expectations and executes the make-up beautifully, whilst another's bad attitude upsets the judges.

The next day in Glow Up HQ, the MUAs are asked to transform their model into a superhero. One MUA pushes their creativity by using a food blender to help create the base to their look, whilst another blows the judges away with an amazing illusion make-up.

The two MUAs who impress the least head into the elimination face-off, but their glitter lip skill drill throws the judges into deadlock as they battle to decide who should earn a place in the semi-final.

It is the semi-final and just four MUAs remain. This week's assignment requires serious flair as the MUAs are booked on a beauty editorial for world-renowned photographer and director and this week's guest judge Rankin.

Rankin's magazine Hunger is known for pushing the boundaries of fashion, style and make-up, and he wants the MUAs to think about experimental beauty, express themselves and most importantly inspire him for today's beauty editorial, which has a theme of the future. The shoot takes place in a tank of water, so each MUA must plan and produce a unique make-up look which fits the theme and works well with the water. Rankin is not only judging their make-up but also how they work with him to create the perfect image. The stakes are high - if Rankin is happy with an MUA's final look, the shots will feature in his magazine. Will the semi-finalists be able to keep their cool and make a splash under the watchful eye of one of the world's best-known photographers?

The next day in Glow Up HQ, the MUAs face a surprise creative brief for the first time in the competition and are asked to design and create a look based on one of the four classical elements - earth, wind, air and fire. In a bid to make it into the final, the MUAs pull out all the stops, with looks featuring a silicone mouldable plastic, oriental, tattoo-style drawings using intricate line work and a 3D-layered look using hair.

Once the creative briefs have been judged, Val and Dominic must decide which two MUAs enter the elimination face off. The MUAS are asked to pull off a rainbow eye with seamlessly-blended colours. Only three MUAs can make it to the Glow Up final.

It's the final of Glow Up, and three MUAs still have the chance to be crowned Britain's Next Make-Up Star. After seven weeks of industry assignments, the judges have opened up their personal black books to put the finalists in front of a global panel of industry heavyweights. To help further the MUAs' careers after the competition, the judges ask them to present their signature make-up styles in a masterclass to industry giants such as Beauty Bay, Cult Beauty, beauty influencers and professional MUAs. If they impress, the panel could book them for jobs in the future.

The guest judge this week is masterclass mogul Lisa Eldridge, who joins Val, Dominic and the panel to watch the MUAs present individually. each must showcase their USP by creating a signature look, be engaging, explain their techniques and deliver great make-up under pressure.

The next day in Glow Up Studios, the MUAs take on their final Creative Brief. They must show the judges a look that demonstrates what makes them unstoppable as a MUA, encapsulating how they have grown throughout the competition. One MUA's interpretation of unstoppable is based on crystals, which have helped her get to where she is, using the colours as well as unconventional items such as dried lavender and crystals. Another MUA draws inspiration from MRI brain scans and endorphins, hoping his positivity pays off and showing that if you put your mind into it, you can be unstoppable. The last finalist lights up her model with UV paint, in her daughter's favourite colour, showing her inner warrior that signifies she will always be by her daughter's side.

Once the Creative Brief is over, the judges must decide which MUA has fallen at the last hurdle and which two head into the final Face Off, with only one being crowned winner of Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star.

Hosted by Maya Jama, Glow Up returns with a Red Nose Day twist! This one-off special will see five brave celebrities, Lady Leshurr, Nikki Lilly, Roman Kemp, Snoochie Shy and The Vivienne, attempt to become make-up artists (MUAs). In a battle of the brushes like no other, only one can be crowned the Glow Up Red Nose Day champion.

Under the watchful eye of Glow Up's resident judges, Val Garland and Dominic Skinner, the celeb MUAs are sent on an industry assignment to create the make-up looks for a Red Nose Day runway show. Walking the runway are superstar models Leomie Anderson, Drag Race UK's A'Whora, YouTuber and content creator Nella Rose as well as UK modelling royalty Kenza and Eva Apio. The iconic Dame Zandra Rhodes joins Val and Dominic as guest judges to help oversee the make-up artistry, and world-renowned photographer Rankin joins to shoot the celeb MUA's make-up looks.

The next day, the celeb MUAs gather at Glow Up Studios to discover which two failed to impress and will start their next challenge in the red chairs with a 15-minute time penalty. In their creative brief, the celeb MUAs are challenged to produce a look on themselves based on their power. The judges are stunned with some interesting transformations, including a conjunctivitis sleep-based look, a human disco ball and a half-salmon, half-mermaid mash up applied with an egg.

Finally, the three celeb MUAs that impress the most compete head-to-head in a Face Off - a make-up skill drill under intense time pressure. Then, the judges decide who should be crowned the first ever Glow Up Red Nose Day champion.

Hosted by Maya Jama, Glow Up returns for its fourth series as ten aspiring make-up artists are tested in varied professional assignments, from TV to theatre, fashion to front covers and on-line beauty campaigns.

The make-up artists (MUAs) travel to Birmingham for their first professional assignment, a social media campaign for a sport and fitness brand. Guest judge Ivy Weir-Ikpeme, the company's styling manager, challenges the MUAs to produce a gym-friendly, natural make-up look for their diverse customer base.

In the creative brief, the MUAs are challenged to produce a look on themselves based on their hidden strength. Encouraged to be bold and push their creativity to the limits, the MUAs produce some jaw-dropping creations, ranging from a prosthetics-based chameleon to an intergalactic atomic explosion. And a survivor of the Manchester terrorist attacks uses volcanic fire to display their hidden strength over adversity.

Finally, in the first face-off elimination, the bottom two MUAs are challenged to produce an on-trend look, the reverse cat eye. After this, the judges decide who is the first to leave the competition.

The nine remaining MUAs are put in the spotlight as they enter the world of theatre. They must complete the stage looks on the artists for a live performance of Cirque du Soleil's Luzia at the Royal Albert Hall. Joining Val and Dominic this week is the make-up designer for eight of Cirque's most iconic productions, Maryse Gosselin.

This week's creative brief sees the MUAs challenged to create a body paint look inspired by all things weird and wonderful, extending beyond their model's face and onto their torso, arms and hands.

Finally the bottom two MUAs face off in a make-up skill drill in which they must create a mermaid lip that glimmers with a metallic aqua finish. Following this, one MUA packs their kit and leaves the competition.

The MUAs enter the world of special effects for BBC's iconic sci-fi show Doctor Who. Assisting the show's prosthetic designer, Danny Marie Elias, the MUAs must create alien characters based around the Doctor's recent nemeses Swarm and Azure.

Danny Marie wants to test the MUAs' prosthetics skills, so after a short demonstration, the MUAs must apply three prosthetic pieces to a model, ensuring it looks vibrant, bold, and intricately detailed. To impress Danny Marie, the prosthetics must have flawless application and perfect blending, creating an authentic-looking alien. The MUA who stands out wins the chance to join Danny Marie on set for a day, whereas those that fail to deliver run the risk of starting the Creative Brief in the red Face Off chairs.

This week's Creative Brief is to create a character that is based on the idea of an extreme experiment gone wrong. The MUAs are encouraged to use their imagination and the skills they learnt the day before, as each final look must contain a minimum of two prosthetic pieces.

Then the bottom two MUAs go head-to-head in the Face Off elimination, where they are tasked with replicating a floating pearl eyeliner. The identical twins already have one eye completed and the MUAs must exactly copy, focusing on symmetry, balance, precision, and clean application. One MUA packs their kit and leaves the competition.

The MUAs are booked to create summer party looks for global retailer H&M Beauty for an online campaign that will be seen by millions. Joining Val and Dom are guest judge and global creative director for the brand Marjorie Lacombe-Jelinek.

The MUAs have just two hours to design and create party looks that focus on the brand's eyeliners, eye shadows and stand-out lip colours. Their looks and models are then screen-tested by the judges to see who has hit the brief and created the strongest look, which will then go on to be shot and featured in the global summer party campaign.

This week's creative brief is all about Seasons of Change. The MUAs are challenged to create a look inspired by a time of change in their own life. The judges want them to design bold, creative and conceptual looks in two and a half hours.

Finally, the judges decide which two MUAs will go head-to-head in the Face Off elimination, a make-up skill drill under intense time pressure, after which, one MUA packs up their make-up kit and leaves the competition.

The six remaining MUAs are thrown into the glossy world of fashion editorials and booked on a job for legendary music magazine Rolling Stone UK, where they must design make-up looks for Grammy-nominated DJ and producer Jayda G.

Working alongside the judges are the magazine's editor-in-chief, Cliff Joannou, and guest judge Hector Espinal, Fenty Beauty's Global make-up artist and one of Rhianna's personal MUAs.

Each MUA is assigned a female model and mood board, and the brief for today's feature is 90s raver. The stakes are high, as only one look will be chosen for the editorials feature/digital cover.

For this week's Creative Brief, the MUAs are challenged to 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.

The two MUAs judged to have produced the weakest looks go head-to-head in the Face Off elimination, and the one who least impresses packs up their make-up kit and leaves the competition.

The five remaining MUAs enter the world of digital make-up, creating fun and impactful make-up filters for global video-sharing platform Instagram.

The guest judge is AR creator Paige Piskin, who has 20 billion impressions and over 100 million shares. The MUA who develops the most inclusive and original filter will have it shared with Paige's one million-strong Instagram following.

For this week's Creative Brief, the MUAs are challenged to create a look that transforms their model into a real-life Avatar.

The two MUAs who produce the weakest looks go head-to-head in the Face Off elimination, after which one MUA packs up their make-up kit and leaves the competition.

The four remaining MUAs hit London Fashion Week, as they are booked to do the make-up for British Fashion Designer Mark Fast, under the watchful and talented eye of key make-up artist of the show, Pablo Rodriguez.

The Creative Brief sees the MUAs challenged to create a look that represents a moment of rebellion in their lives, something that goes against the norm and breaks the rules.

The two MUAs judged to have produced the weakest looks go head-to-head in the elimination Face Off, after which one MUA packs up their make-up kit and leaves the competition.

It's the Glow Up final. Over the past seven weeks, the three finalists have shown they have what it takes to become Britain's Next Make-Up Star, but there can only be one winner.

Their final assignment sees the MUAs face the ultimate test, presenting a masterclass to influential experts from across the industry.

In their final Creative Brief, make-up metamorphosis, the MUAs must show the judges how far they have come in the competition and what they are capable of.

Once the Creative Brief is over, the judges decide which MUA has fallen at the last hurdle and which two head into the final Face Off, with only one being crowned winner.

Get ready to witness the ultimate make-up showdown in the fifth series of Glow Up, welcoming brand new host - supermodel Leomie Anderson.

It's the MUAs' first assignment, and they're heading to a film studio in Greater London, the set of one of Netflix's biggest dramas: Bridgerton. In the crowd tent, they meet hair and make-up designer Erika Ökvist, their first tough boss who they need to impress. Working on supporting actors, the MUAs have to deliver flawless, flirtatious, mesmerising looks, but to catch Erika's eye, she wants them to take a risk within the make-up and surprise her... as long as it's in keeping with the Bridgerton world. The MUAs are battling it out to win the chance of returning to the Bridgerton set to work on the series for a day.

The next day at Glow Up Studios, the MUAs anxiously wait to discover who underdelivered and will be penalised with 15 minutes less to complete their next task from the Creative Brief. This week, they have to create a look on themselves which reveals a secret untold. Keen to impress and longing for the coveted Ding Dong, the MUAs produce some jaw-dropping creations, ranging from a scientific experimental colour-changing make-up to an anxiety-driven look shown through polystyrene ball bumps under a bald cap.

Following the Creative Brief, the judges are tasked with making the difficult decision of choosing which MUAs will face the dreaded first Face-Off elimination. The stakes are higher than ever as the MUAs are challenged to showcase their prowess in a make-up skill drill on identical twins, testing their ability to produce a flawless and on-trend look. This time, it's the coveted chrome lip, a look that is not for the faint-hearted. With the clock ticking and the pressure on, the MUAs put everything on the line to impress the judges and try to stay in the competition.

Only one MUA can emerge victorious, while the other must say goodbye and leave the competition for good. Who will triumph in this epic battle of beauty?

The competition heats up as the nine remaining make-up artists are booked to create looks for a beauty campaign for one of the world's leading beauty retailers, Sephora. Their ‘Express All of You' campaign aims to make the British public feel empowered, and the MUAs have to work on real customers, aiming to draw out their personalities through the make-up.

Under the watchful eye of brand director Arieta Mujay and world-famous celebrity MUA Patrick Ta, the artists have to impress in order for their looks to be featured in the campaign - the one who really shines will work on a further two looks. Tensions rise as the MUAs juggle time constraints, fierce competition and intense pressure to deliver the perfect campaign, keeping both the client and the customer in the chair happy - and there's one MUA who they are all out to beat.

The next day at Glow Up Studios, the make-up artists face the creative brief based on their hometown. And who better to surprise them than Selling Sunset's Chelsea Lazkani?

Excitement mounts as the artists prepare to show off their skills, from the sand sculptures of Weston-super-Mare to the salt mines of Winsford. Each artist brings their unique perspective and talent to the creative brief, including forcing perspective through shading and creating a stained-glass window, each MUA incorporates elements of their life and personal experiences into their creations.

As the clock ticks down, the artists must work quickly and efficiently to bring their visions to life, facing unexpected obstacles and moments of doubt along the way. But with the added pressure of impressing Chelsea and Patrick, they push themselves to their limits in pursuit of avoiding the face-off elimination.

Who will rise to the challenge and create a look that truly captures the essence of their hometown?

The eight remaining make-up artists (MUAs) face their toughest challenge yet! In this episode, the MUAs step onto the set of a spooky BBC show, Ghosts, where they are tasked with creating special effects (FX) make-up that turns actors into deceased plague victims.

For the first time in the competition, the MUAs will work in pairs, testing their teamwork as well as their creativity. With the clock ticking down, tensions rise as they strive to impress this week's guest judge, Ghosts hair and make-up designer, Natalie Pateman. With access to cutting-edge FX prosthetics and techniques, the MUAs must balance technical precision with artistic flair, as they strive to capture the essence of the plague victims, who have lived in the basement for years. From gory wounds to dirtying down, the MUAs push their boundaries to create realistic and jaw-dropping make-up that will transport the audience into the world of the paranormal. There is one MUA who has two industry assignment wins under her belt, so the others are keen to knock her off the top spot.

The following day, MUAs return to the Glow Up studios. And after yesterday's dealings with the dead, they are now exploring the traits and characteristics they were born with by designing a special effects character that represents one of the zodiac signs. They are all striving to impress surprise guest judge, special FX MUA Vanessa Davis.

With their imaginations ignited, the MUAs draw on their own characteristics, producing awe-inspiring and out-of-this-world make-up that is both innovative and visually stunning, including upside down prosthetic ears as crab claws for an alien human, hybrid crab creature. And one MUA, known for poor timekeeping, has an ambitious look featuring 12 homemade prosthetics.

Following judging, two MUAs head into the Face-Off elimination, where, against the clock, they are asked to produce a symmetrical crystal embellishment design, and one packs up their kit and leaves the competition.

It's a Glow Up first this week, as our MUAs go LIVE on TikTok. Judged by social sensation and beauty C.E.O, P.Louise, the MUAs have the daunting task of jumping onto her platform for 15 mins each. They must showcase as many make-up tips and tricks as they can with just one product. The judges are joined by singer and songwriter Cat Burns, who credits TikTok as part of her rise to fame, after she dropped her number two single, Go, on the platform.

The MUAs are competing not only for the chance to go live with P. Louise in the future, but to assist Cat Burns' MUA on tour when she supports Sam Smith at the O2 Arena.

Armed with a neon blue fluid liner, one MUA showcases a number or ways to utilise the product, including a flash of blue through the hair, whereas the MUA with the yellow eyeliner doesn't boldly go past the eyes. It's a shaky week for the MUA who usually comes out on top, as their main advice of ‘don't wear this look outside' backfired, and was immediately frowned upon by the judges.

After the two-hour live, P. Louise joins Val, Dominic and Cat to debrief and deliver their judgements, and the MUA who started their live by ignoring their viewers is up for discussion!

The next day at Glow Up studios, the judges want to see looks inspired by the MUAs' tribes, lifestyles, and cultures, aka their #core. From #dollcore to #scenecore to a #hollywoodglamcore, this week the MUAs are pulling out all the stops to impress.

Two ding dongs are dished out, one for the simplicity of using just two colours and delivering a beautiful look, and the other for a look which found the beauty in ugliness and blew the judges away with originality.

Following judging, two MUAs head into the Face-Off elimination, where, against the clock, they are tasked to produce a black outlined glossy lip before one MUA has to pack up their kit and leave the competition.

In true Glow Up style, we are breaking through the make-up boundaries of this world and we are heading into the metaverse this week, as our MUAs have been booked by global mega-brand Adidas to design digital looks for Metaverse Fashion Week.

And if that wasn't enough pressure, they also have to impress this week's guest judge Isamaya Ffrench, who is a revolutionary force within the beauty industry. Known for experimental looks at fashion weeks across the world, Isamaya is joined by Erika Wykes-Sneyd from Adidas and GG, head of Metaverse Fashion Week.

As they are over halfway through the competition, the MUAs are striving to beat each other and prove to the judges they have what it takes to work in any environment and deliver flawless looks.

Just like fashion week in the real world, our MUAs must work in teams: their first job is to try and agree on a key (lead) MUA. The key's role is to come up with the look and concept, demonstrate it to the team and then make sure the other MUAs follow their brief.

The MUAs' creativity is really tested this week, as to demonstrate what they want their digital make-up to be, they must use unconventional materials, such as string and holographic paper, to represent the impossible. This gives the digital designers a 360-degree canvas to base the digital looks on. The digital designers then bring to life the neon tubes, inflated balloon skin and floating string.

In Glow Up studios, it's another big shock for the MUAs as half the chairs have turned red, putting more MUAs in the danger zone. Hoping to fight their way out, they must excel in this Creative Brief. They are tasked to produce cartoon characters that live in a made-up world.

After Dominic wows with his Scooby-Doo impressions, all eyes turn to the MUAs. One MUA uses prosthetics to exaggerate the amphibious features, whilst another has melted gelatine ready to slime a whole face!

Following judging, two MUAs head into the Face-Off elimination where against the clock they are asked to produce a smoky eye with negative space. It's a very close call, and one MUA packs up their kit and leaves the competition.

Glow Up Gals, start your engines: Trixie Mattel is in town! It's a BBC Three mash up this week as the MUAs take on the world of drag - and as jobs go, this is a biggie. The MUAs have been booked by global giant MAC Cosmetics to work on their latest Viva Glam Campaign.

The campaign features five drag artists who are entrusting their looks with our MUAs! And not only that, flying over from LA to keep a watchful eye over the drag techniques is Drag Race All Stars winner Trixie Mattel.

After getting over the shock of the epicness of what lies ahead of them, the MUAs are introduced to their drag artists, some of whom you may recognise... from Black Pepper to Victoria Scone, Dame Dave Lynn to Cheddar Gorgeous and beyond.

These drag artists are the experts in doing their own make-up, so the pressure is on to create a perfect drag look which will live on forever in the Viva Glam Campaign.

Some MUAs, familiar with the drag techniques, showcase their skills of blocking brows, contouring, and overlining the all-important lips. The drag artists' costumes also have a big impact on the design of the looks, from rosy-red petals to blue spikey eyes.

Trixie has also brought along Glow Up alumnus and her personal MUA Jack, who is on hand to fix any mistakes or drag disasters the MUAs make.

The following day, at Glow Up studios, the MUAs get to showcase their own drag persona. There are no models, and it's all about them! One drag king is in their element and makes sure there is no yolk on their face, while another's traditional look falls short of the drag techniques the judges were craving.

And drag week wouldn't be drag week without a visit from a famous Glow Up meme, who surprises the MUAs and the judges with an exciting time call.

Following judging, two MUAs head into the Face-Off elimination, where, against the clock, they are tasked to produce a new romantic cheek. One MUA must pack up their kit and leave the competition.

It's the semi-final at the Brit Awards! The MUAs will be working under pressure and against the clock, as this week they are working on four demanding celebs whose looks need to be perfect before they step out and hit the wall of paparazzi.

Guest judge Hector Espinal – MUA to celebs such as Rihanna and Halle Bailey – has flown in to keep a close eye on the MUAs, and he's also at the ready to step in should the looks not live up to his or the celebs' standards.

One MUA builds confidence throughout the make-up, and her pink princess celeb leaves the chair feeling a million dollars, but the opposite happens for another MUA, whose honesty about being in the red chair numerous times leaves their celeb a little nervous.

Hector's flight over does not go to waste, as one MUA's work comes undone before it even steps out onto the red carpet, forcing Hector to step in!

The next day in the Glow Up studios, with the pictures of the celebs all over socials and the papers, the judges discuss which MUAs failed to impress.

For their semi-final creative brief, the MUAs must produce looks showcasing their greatest hits. Two MUAs draw upon their university projects to try to wow the judges and secure their final spot. Another recreates a look which was picked up on online by none other than Nikkie Tutorials, who then took inspiration from their look for her own Halloween look. And one MUA incorporates their two passions: hairdressing and make-up.

Following judging, two MUAs head into the Face-Off elimination where, against the clock, they are asked to produce a spider lash. With the stakes high for a place in the final, it becomes a very tough decision for the judges.

The judges are joined by none other than the Kardashians' MUA Hrush Achemyan, master of masterclasses, and she has very high expectations for the finalists.

It's the final: after eight hard weeks, it all comes down to this. And the judges have a major surprise up their sleeve: for the first time ever, the remaining four MUAs must impress in the creative brief to get themselves through to the final industry assignment, the masterclass at Harvey Nichols in front of industry heavyweights.

The MUA who fails to impress after the creative brief will have to pack up their kit and leave.

To be in touching distance of the crown adds immense pressure, and even the most skilled prosthetic MUA's symmetry comes into question. The intensity of the studio is palpable as the MUAs showcase their ‘last looks', a look which represents them as an artist and proves to the judges they deserve a place in the final masterclass. One MUA's design comes to them in a dream, while another MUA dazzles by adding a light-up effect to their look. One calls upon Celtic mythology, and another brings to life an aquatic alien!

Following the judging, one MUA's journey comes to an end, and despite being one step away from the final industry assignment, they must leave the competition.

The remaining MUAs must then prepare for their final masterclass at world-renowned department store Harvey Nichols.

The masterclass audience is a who's who of the beauty industry, from Millie Kendall OBE from the British Beauty Council to Lizzie Yianni-Georgiou, a Marvel film and TV hair and make-up designer, popstars such as Faye Tozer and fashion brands such as Asos: the perfect audience to kick-start your career. As the industry heavyweights pile in to see the MUAs' talent, the three finalists wait nervously to take centre stage.

From challenging beauty standards through alternative contouring, to Frozen-inspired prosthetics and multi-coloured eyeliner, these finalists are pulling out all the stops to make their masterclass memorable.

The nerves show through for one MUA who stumbles over their words, the suspense builds for another as their prosthetics don't go to plan, and the final MUA impresses the audience with confidence and humour.

After the judges look back over the MUAs' body of work, they have the tough job of deciding on a winner. The audience wait with anticipation before the winner of Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star is crowned!

Eight make-up artists compete to create looks for Lady Gaga's global brand, Haus Labs. At Glow Up Studios, the MUAs face a creative brief that embodies who they are.

The MUAs compete to create campaign looks for global retailer Foot Locker. They need to impress sneaker influencer Sherlina Nym and Foot Locker marketing exec Slavka Jancikova.

Returning to Glow Up as a surprise guest judge is make-up megastar NikkieTutorials, who will keep a close eye on the six competing MUAs as they try to wow with their recycled looks.

Visual artist Alexis Stone judges five competing MUAs' creative brief: master of disguise. They also work on Casualty doing special FX make-up for a place in the semi-final.