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Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
2019 - 2024 6.7 (36 votes) 7 Seasons
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BBC Three
Created By
Michael Fraser

Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star

Overview

A talented cast of aspiring makeup artists live and work together as they attempt to prove their potential to industry professionals from a multitude of worlds from fashion to film. With regular eliminations, the challenges not only test their skills under pressure but also give them the opportunity to unleash their creative vision with jaw-dropping results.

Key Crew

Producer: Laura Marston

Top Cast

Val Garland
Val Garland

Herself - Judge

Dominic Skinner
Dominic Skinner

Himself - Judge

Leomie Anderson
Leomie Anderson

Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2019)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Magazine Beauty Editorial
2019-03-05

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Movie Prosthetics
2019-03-12

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.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Social Media
2019-03-19

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

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Red Carpet
2019-03-26

The MUAs get their hands on some famous faces who they need to make-up for the red carpet and a surprise monochrome creative brief leaves the judges with some difficult decisions.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: West End Theatre
2019-04-02

The MUAs head to the West End to recreate dramatic drag looks for a hit musical, before taking on a creative brief which asks for kings, queens and everything in between.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: London Fashion Week
2019-04-09

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.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Makeup Through the Decades
2019-04-16

It's the semi-final and the MUAs head to Carnaby Street. Their creative brief this week is to produce a look based on their favourite song.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: The Final
2019-04-23

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.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2020)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Ad Campaign
2020-05-14

Glow Up returns to see 10 new aspiring make-up artists face an advertising campaign for sports fashion retailer JD and produce jaw-dropping make-up transformations at Glow Up HQ.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Fashion Week
2020-05-21

The MUAs take on London Fashion Week, joining the make-up team for successful brand. In Glow Up HQ they must impress by creating looks based on their icons.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Theater Makeup: The Lion King
2020-05-28

It’s show time as the MUAs take on the world of theatrical make-up at London’s West End smash hit The Lion King. In Glow Up HQ they create a look that reveals more than it hides.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Fashion Editorial
2020-06-04

The MUAs face their boldest assignment yet as they are booked for a high fashion editorial with Attitude Magazine and Guest Judge Michelle Visage cranks up the pressure.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Special Effects
2020-06-11

The MUAs head to Elstree Studio’s Holby City and enter the world of special effects before taking on a Creative Brief embodying their worst nightmare, fear or phobia.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Strictly Come Dancing
2020-06-18

It’s glitter and gloss this week as Stacey Dooley returns to her favourite dance floor and the MUAs battle it out at Strictly Come Dancing executing make-up designs for movie week.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Beauty Editorial
2020-06-25

The semi-final. MUAs must impress world renowned photographer Rankin as they are booked on a beauty editorial that will be shot in a tank of water.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: The Finale: A Master Class at Harrods
2020-07-02

It’s the Glow Up Final and the MUAs must deliver a master class in one of the world’s most famous department stores– Harrods in order to be crowned Britain’s Next Make-Up Star.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (2022)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Social Media Campaign
2022-05-11

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

Runtime: 48 min
Episode 2: Theatre Make-Up: Cirque Du Soleil
2022-05-18

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.

Runtime: 47 min
Episode 3: TV Special Effects: Doctor Who
2022-05-25

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.

Runtime: 48 min
Episode 4: H&M Beauty Campaign
2022-06-01

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.

Runtime: 48 min
Episode 5: Magazine Editorial Shoot
2022-06-08

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.

Runtime: 48 min
Episode 6: Digital Make-Up: Instagram Filters
2022-06-15

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

Runtime: 48 min
Episode 7: London Fashion Week
2022-06-22

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.

Runtime: 48 min
Episode 8: The Finale: Masterclasses
2022-06-29

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.

Runtime: 51 min
Season 5 poster
Season 5 (2023)

Supermodel Leomie Anderson steps in to host series five. Each week, aspiring make-up artists compete for a weekly prize and try to escape elimination. The last one standing will win a dream contract.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Bridgerton
2023-05-01

Glow Up is back with a brand new host in Leomie Anderson. Ten make-up artists compete to impress on set at Bridgerton and produce revealing make-up transformations at Glow Up Studios.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 2: Express All of You
2023-05-08

Nine remaining make-up artists compete to impress on a beauty campaign for global brand Sephora, before showing off their hometowns through make-up in the creative brief.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 3: Ghosts
2023-05-16

The MUAs get spooked on the set of Ghosts, trying to work in pairs to create plague victims. At Glow Up Studios, their special FX skills are tested with looks based on zodiac signs.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 4: TikTok
2023-05-22

The MUAs broadcast to millions on P. Louise’s TikTok live. At Glow Up Studios, they are out to impress with a look based on their #core.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 5: Metaverse Fashion Week
2023-05-30

The MUAS' skills are pushed to the limit when they work in teams to produce digital looks for Adidas at Metaverse Fashion Week. Then, it's huge cartoon looks for the creative brief.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 6: Viva Glam Campaign
2023-06-06

It's drag week! Under the watchful eye of Drag Race’s Trixie Mattel, it's the MUAs' toughest challenge yet, working on well-known drag artists ahead of doing drag on themselves.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 7: Brit Awards
2023-06-13

At the Brit Awards, celebrity MUA Hector Espinal judges the MUAs as they attempt to get celebs red carpet ready. In the studio, the battle of the brushes continues for a place in the final.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 8: The Master of Masterclasses
2023-06-20

The MUAs' final assignment: a masterclass in front of the Kardashians' MUA, Hrush, and other industry experts at Harvey Nicks. Who will be crowned Britain’s Next Make-Up Star?

Runtime: 57 min
Season 6 poster
Season 6 (2024)

Get ready to be dazzled as Glow Up returns, hosted by the fabulous Leomie Anderson. Each week, eight of the most talented aspiring make-up artists will be judged on their creativity and ability to thrive under pressure, in intense professional assignments, from pop-star-led social campaigns to global gaming body painting. West End theatre looks to mastering gory TV special effects. The stakes have never been higher in the world of make-up artistry as the MUAs compete to be crowned Britain’s Next Make-Up Star, and for a career changing prize - assisting some of the best MUAs in the world.

6 episodes

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