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Season 1 – Glow Up

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Host Stacey Dooley is joined by make-up and beauty experts Val Garland and Dominic Skinner in the search for Britain's next star make-up artist. During eight episodes, 10 aspiring make-up artists will live and work together, while they also compete in a series of challenges to prove their skills to the judges. The winner of the contest will be awarded with a highly sought-after contract to work with some of the world's biggest, and most well-known, names in the make-up industry.
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Glow Up — Season 1

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Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 08/22/2020
3/5
Fun, colorful British makeup competition has some cursing. Go to Full Review
Joel Keller Decider 12/10/2019
The secret to the show will be the personalities of the contestants, and Glow Up has nailed that pretty well. Go to Full Review
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Adam 06/16/2024 Great for what it is See more Vane K 09/18/2023 I can't give a 5 star rating after watch the first season, it got bether in the next seasons and I'm glad to give a second chance to this show but that Nikki in the first season get to the final was so absurd, they've protected her so much and I can't understand why. It was a terrible season to watch because of that. She should never, ever got so far in the competition and that was so obvious. She did nothing to deserve that. The latest season they've nailed it. Talent and consistency through the competition should always win. See more Kris W 09/15/2023 Watching this show, I was enjoying it but then I noticed a pattern. Someone would do so well back to back to back, not hit the exact 100% mark one time that the judges wanted and then get voted out… then others can be in the red chairs ALOT and underperform back to back to back and stay? Hmmmm….. Where was the help/good critique/learning opportunities??? Last but not least, I LOVE watching these competitions IF its fair, beneficial for all contestants(like real world prizes for every challenge win), camaraderie, and LOVE positivity for all. Only one can win these and the others are there spending their time/money/no family/strange place and rules/ shitty time contraints. I wish they were rewarded more for it! It's practically a job where your in a fast rat race to see who is the best. See more Spring H 08/28/2022 Glad I started watching this series with season 3 cause if I'd started with season 1 I would have passed. There's something seriously wrong with a process which has mediocrity rising to the top. The face off challenges reward those with precision not those with creativity. That someone can be a finalist after 4 times being in the bottom points to a design flaw. It's too bad more creative artists we're Leominster along the way after going head to head with ms mediocrity. See more 07/20/2022 from the first episode I stopped watching this season... I watched season 3 first and I guess the winner was deserving , but in the first season the first one to go was one among the best artist of that batch and those that were praised did not even look that phenomenal... not an expert but that is from an audience who has an eye point of view See more 12/12/2021 This season felt totally rigged! Nikki was so mediocre yet she kept getting given more and more chances! How can she be in the final after being at the bottom 4 times! Leigh deserved to be in the final, without a doubt! Let's not even talk about the fact that the judges and Rankin basically told Nikki what to do in the Rankin episode, she should have gone home episodes sooner! See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 6, 2019 Magazine Beauty Editorial Working with a theme of rebellion, competitors create fierce faces for Marie Claire, and they fashion personal looks reflecting what makeup means to them. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 13, 2019 Movie Prosthetics The artists go from beauty to beast to become characters from their favorite story; one contestant's ego gets ugly during a cinematic team challenge. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 20, 2019 Social Media Food flies and tears flow with social-media video challenges that include applying a full face while blindfolded and using edibles as makeup. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 27, 2019 Red Carpet Glamour rules when creating camera-ready looks for celebrities, but it is soon back to black -- and white -- for an artistic monochromatic assignment. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 3, 2019 West End Theatre The artists explore gender transformation and more through makeup and try to master the art of theatrical drag backstage at the "Kinky Boots" musical. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 10, 2019 London Fashion Week Style and precision matter when the artists paint under pressure for a runway show and produce makeup palettes to complement a designer collection. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 17, 2019 Makeup Through the Decades The semifinalists create elaborate looks inspired by signature songs and flex their retro makeup muscles with old friends on Carnaby Street. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 24, 2019 The Final Before the ultimate face-off, the finalists go big with editorial makeup for Hunger magazine and futuristic faces reflecting their fondest wishes. Details
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Season Info

Director
Garfield Carrott, Andrew Devlin, Nicola Howlett
Executive Producer
Melissa Brown
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Reality
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Mar 6, 2019
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