Glow Up (Season 3)

Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
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Season 3
Information
No. of Episodes	8
Premiere	April 20, 2021
Finale	June 8, 2021
Production
Winner	Sophie Baverstock
Host	Maya Jama
Judges	Dominic Skinner Val Garland
Season Chronology
← Previous	Season 2
Next →	Glow Up Does Red Nose Day

The third series of Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star began on 20 April 2021 on BBC Three. The series was hosted by Maya Jama, and was judged by industry professionals Dominic Skinner and Val Garland.

The series was won by Sophie Baverstock, with Craig Hamilton finishing as runner-up.

About The Show

Who glows and who goes? Amazing transformations and stunning creations from aspiring artists competing to become Britain's next make-up star.

Contestants

The cast for the third series of Glow Up was revealed on 5 May 2020.

Alex Ogden Clark	Craig Hamilton	Dolli Okoriko	Elliott Banks	Jack Oliver
Nic Marilyn	Ryley Isaac	Samah Say	Sophie Baverstock	Xavi Guillaume

Rank	Contestant	Photo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1st (Winner)	Sophie		SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	BTM2	WINNER
2nd (Runner Up)	Craig		RED SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	RED SAFE	RUNNER UP
3rd	Dolli		SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	BTM2	BTM2	RED SAFE	THIRD PLACE
4th	Jack		SAFE	SAFE	RED SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN + ELIM
5th	Ryley		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RED SAFE	ELIM
6th	Samah		WIN + BTM2	BTM2	SAFE	BTM2	ELIM
7th	Alex		SAFE	SAFE	BTM2	ELIM
8th	Xavi		SAFE	SAFE	ELIM
9th	Elliott		SAFE	ELIM
10th	Nic		ELIM

Key

█ The contestant won Glow Up.

█ The contestant was a runner-up.

█ The contestant came in third place.

█ The contestant won the challenge.

█ the contestant won the challenge alongside another contestant.

█ The contestant was safe.

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

█ The contestant was originally safe but later up 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 was in the red chair and still eligible for elimination.

█ The contestant was eliminated.

█ The contestant decided to leave the competition.

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	Nic	vs.	Samah	Create a clumpy lash.	Nic
2	Elliott	vs.	Samah	Produce a red jewelled lip look.	Elliott
3	Alex	vs.	Xavi	Execute a timeless blue smokey eye.	Xavi
4	Alex	vs.	Samah	Create a comic book lip.	Alex
5	Dolli	vs.	Samah	Create a structured glitter eye.	Samah
6	Dolli	vs.	Ryley	Cover a tattoo.	Ryley
7	Jack	vs.	Sophie	Create a full-face gradient.	Jack
Episode	MUA			Challenge	Winner Of Glow Up
8	Sophie	vs.	Craig	"Full beat" face, with a smokey eye and a bold lip.	Sophie

█ 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 was eliminated after their fourth time in the face off.

█ The contestant won the final face off and became Britain’s First Make Up Star.

Episodes

Series #	Episode #	Episode Title	Airdate
17	1	Episode 1	20 April 2021
18	2	Episode 2	27 April 2021
19	3	Episode 3	4 May 2021
20	4	Episode 4	11 May 2021
21	5	Episode 5	18 May 2021
22	6	Episode 6	25 May 2021
23	7	Episode 7	1 June 2021
24	8	Episode 8	8 June 2021

Episode 1

Synopsis: Maya Jama hosts as ten make-up artists work on a beauty campaign for Superdrug and produce make-up transformations at Glow Up studios.

• Guest Judge: Ateh Jewel
• Professional Assignment: Design looks a beauty campaign for the health and beauty retailer Superdrug.
• Professional Assignment winner: Samah
• Creative Brief: Produce a look on themselves based on what makes them unique.
• Bottom Two: Nic and Samah
• Face Off Challenge: Create a clumpy lash.
• Eliminated: Nic

Episode 2

Synopsis: The MUAs take on the world of film and television make-up, creating looks for American drama series Pose.

• Guest Judge: Sherri Laurence and Les Child
• Professional Assignment: Based on the team they are assigned to, either produce a look that looks like a black and white photo or produce a bizarre makeup look.
• Professional Assignment winner: Craig
• Creative Brief: Produce a look on a model based around the theme of freedom.
• Bottom Two: Elliott and Samah
• Face Off Challenge: Produce a red jewelled lip look.
• Eliminated: Elliott

Episode 3

Synopsis: The MUAs go back in time to create looks for Golden Globe and Bafta-winning TV drama series The Crown. At Glow Up Studios, they must impress by turning their models into art.

• Guest Judge: Cate Hall
• Professional Assignment: Produce a look for The Crown based on famous looks of the British royal family.
• Professional Assignment winners: Sophie and Dolli
• Creative Brief: Produce a look on a model based on the work of an artist.
• Bottom Two: Xavi and Alex
• Face Off Challenge: Produce a blue smokey eye look.
• Eliminated: Xavi

Episode 4

Synopsis: The MUAs take on the world of social media make-up, creating looks for TikTok. In Glow Up Studios, they must impress by creating looks inspired by a face filter.

• Guest Judge: Abby Roberts
• Professional Assignment: Produce a TikTok video about the process of a makeup look.
• Professional Assignment winners: Dolli
• Creative Brief: Produce a look on a model based on social media filters.
• Bottom Two: Alex and Samah
• Face Off Challenge: Produce a pop art lip look.
• Eliminated: Alex

Episode 5

Synopsis: The MUAs are booked to create beauty looks for an ASOS social media campaign. In Glow Up Studios they must impress with imaginative looks that are 'out of this world.

• Guest Judge: Vanessa Spence
• Professional Assignment: Create beauty looks for an ASOS social media campaign.
• Professional Assignment winners: Craig
• Creative Brief: Produce a look out of this world.
• Bottom Two: Dolli and Samah
• Face Off Challenge: Produce a structured glitter eye.
• Eliminated: Samah

Episode 6

Synopsis: The MUAs enter the world of special effects, creating looks from an iconic fight scene in Peaky Blinders. At Glow Up studios, they must impress with their transformations.

• Guest Judge: Loz Scathio
• Professional Assignment: Create looks from a fight scene in Peaky Blinders.
• Professional Assignment winners: Sophie
• Creative Brief: Produce a look inspired by one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
• Bottom Two: Dolli & Ryley
• Face Off Challenge: Cover a tattoo.
• Eliminated: Ryley

Episode 7

Synopsis: The MUAs are booked to create looks for the dancers in Jonas Blue’s new music video. In Glow Up Studios, the MUAs create looks inspired by a guilty pleasure.

• Guest Judge: Rankin
• Professional Assignment: Create looks for the dancers in Jonas Blue's new music video.
• Professional Assignment winners: Jack
• Creative Brief: Produce a look inspired by their own guilty pleasure.
• Bottom Two: Jack & Sophie
• Face Off Challenge: Create a full-face gradient.
• Eliminated: Jack

Final 3 of Season 3

Contestant	Professional Assignment Wins	Times Up for Elimination
	2 (Eps. 2, 5)	0
	2 (Ep. 3, 4)	2 (Eps. 5, 6)
	2 (Eps. 3, 6)	1 (Ep. 7)

Episode 8

Synopsis: It’s the Glow Up final, and the MUAs must present a masterclass to a global panel of industry heavyweights, in order to be crowned Britain’s Next Make-Up Star.

• Guest Judge: Lisa Eldrige
• Professional Assignment: Present a Masterclass to a global panel of Industry Heavyweights.
• Creative Brief: Produce a look about what makes them unstoppable as an MUA.
• Face Off Challenge: "Full beat" face, with a smokey eye and a bold lip.
• Third Place: Dolli
• Runner-up: Craig
• Winner: Sophie