The first series of Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star began on 6 March 2019 on BBC Three, and concluded on 24 April 2019. The series was hosted by Stacey Dooley, and was judged by industry professionals Dominic Skinner and Val Garland. 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.
Contestants (Ages stated are at time of contest) +Summary of contestants from Series 1 of Glow Up Contestant Age Hometown Profession Ellis Crawford 24 Bradford Retail assistant, drag queen Winner Nikki Patel 29 London Make-up artist, influencer Runner-up Leigh Easthope 28 Manchester Freelance make-up artist, painter 3rd Place Belinda Chatterton 25 Newcastle Care worker 4th Place Tiffany Hunt 23 Nottingham Make-up artist 5th Place Steph Harrison 27 Birmingham Specialist hair and media make-up student 6th Place Brana Alunan 21 Blackpool Make-up artist 7th Place Paige Cole 20 London Retail assistant 8th Place Mathieu Dausmann 27 London Special effects make-up artist 9th Place Dina Schofield 19 Manchester Supermarket customer assistant 10th Place
: Brana was known as Brandon on Series 1, before transitioning.
Contestant progress Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 Ellis SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFESAFE SAFEWinner Nikki SAFE SAFE SAFEBTM2BTM2BTM2BTM2 SAFE Leigh SAFE SAFEBTM2 SAFE SAFE SAFE Belinda SAFE SAFESAFE SAFEELIM Tiffany SAFESAFE SAFE SAFEELIM StephSAFE SAFESAFESAFEELIM BranaBTM2BTM2ELIM PaigeSAFEELIM Mathieu SAFE DinaELIM
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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). EpisodeMUAChallengeEliminated1Branavs.DinaCreate a perfect black lipDina2Branavs.MathieuUse five tools to create a complete look Mathieu3Leighvs.PaigeCreate a colorful cut crease eye Paige4Branavs.NikkiApply a perfect black winged linerBrana5Stephvs.NikkiCreate and apply a big "drag" eyelash set Steph6Tiffanyvs.Nikki Replicate an eyeshadow look Tiffany7Belindavs.NikkiDraw on a thin, arched "1930's brow"BelindaEpisodeMUAChallengeWinner Of Glow Up8 Ellisvs.NikkiCreate a complete makeup look of your choice in 45 minutesEllis
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
Lisa Oxenham (Episode 1) David Malinowski (Episode 2) NikkieTutorials (Episode 3) Caroline Barnes (Episode 4) Kim Chi (Episode 5) Lan Nguyen-Grealis (Episode 6) Rankin (photographer) (Episode 8)
Special guests
Amy-Leigh Hickman Anne Hegerty Arielle Free Chizzy Akudolu Gemma Atkinson Sunetra Sarker Yazmin Oukhellou
Episodes
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