Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star (2019–…): Season 3, Episode 7 - Music Video - full transcript

[Maya Jama] It's time to Glow Up.

[pop music playing]

[Craig chuckles]

[Craig] Oh, my God, guys.

Maya's texted me.
She's just sent me a video.

[Sophie] What? Oh, my God.

[Craig] Come in, come in.

Hello, my lovely MUAs.

Congratulations on getting
to the semi-finals, you little legends.

Muah!

You've done so much so far,



but there's one part of the industry
that you haven't yet delved into.

I think it's gonna be...

♪ Music to your ears! ♪

-A music video.
-Oh, my God.

Hey, guys. Jonas Blue here.
How's it going?

-[Dolli] Yes!
-[Jack] Oh!

[Craig] Oh, my...

I'm shooting a music video
for my upcoming single,

"Something Stupid,"
and I want you to make up the dancers.

[Dolli laughs] Yes!

I'm so excited.

Oh, my God. His music, though.

-Like, that's huge.
-[Dolli laughs]

-["Something Stupid" plays on phone]
-I already love it.



♪ Think I might say something stupid ♪

♪ Li-li-like I want you ♪

[Maya] With over 12 billion streams
worldwide,

an album that went gold,
and 60 million singles sales,

Jonas Blue has become a global
main stage DJ and pop powerhouse.

Famous for collaborating with
the biggest names in the business,

he's created hit singles with the likes
of Liam Payne, Tiesto, and Rita Ora.

And today,
Jonas's latest video is being shot

at a prestigious
London photographic studio.

♪ Something stupid ♪

Morning.

-Hiya.
-[Sophie] Hi.

[Jack and Dolli] Good morning.

Hey, guys, and welcome to the set

where we're gonna be filming
my music video later here today.

For the vibe of the video,
we wanna bring the club to the audience,

using this LED cube right here.

[Jack] Amazing.

[Maya] The music video
will be shot inside a cube,

against four different
projected backdrops.

Each MUA will be assigned a backdrop

and must create
a makeup look to complement it.

Jonas is gonna be
watching your every move,

so the looks need to be on point.

But he's not the only person
you need to impress.

You'll also need to meet
the super-high standards

of the music video director.

Please welcome world-renowned
filmmaker and photographer,

and your guest judge, Rankin!

-[Jonas whoops]
-[all cheer]

-Hello.
-[artists] Hello.

How you feeling?

[Sophie] Good.

That's it, yeah. Hold that.

[Maya] The chance to work with Rankin is
a massive moment on the Glow Up calendar.

-For me, it doesn't work.
-Yep.

I would be proud
to have taken that photograph.

[Maya] As well as being
a world-renowned photographer,

Rankin has directed
music videos for pop stars

including Kelly Rowland,
Kelis, and Miley Cyrus.

Today, I expect your makeup
to tell a story,

and it has to work
with the theme of your cube.

Something that is bold
and creative, abstract.

Don't be literal.

That's really important,
not to be literal.

If you don't pull off the look,
I will pull you off the job

and I'll get someone else to do it.

You have an hour and a half
until I need the dancers on set. Yeah?

[all] Yeah.

This is a huge opportunity.

Some MUAs wait for years before they get
a chance to work on a music video.

The winner today will get an advantage

in tomorrow's creative brief.

-All right. Everybody ready?
-[all] Yes.

Let's go do makeup!

[Dolli] When I saw Rankin,
I nearly started crying.

I love his work,
I love everything that he stands for.

Let's prep the skin first.

[Maya] The video will be shot
in just one day,

so there's no time for mistakes.

[Rankin] Music videos are chaos.

When you've got a lot of people on a set,
you're paying them by the hour,

and if you start to go over time,
you have to pay overtime,

so time is literally money.

[energetic electronic music plays]

[Rankin] Dolli, your theme
for the cube is "In the Clouds."

Yes. When I think about clouds,
I think about sky

and the beautiful colors
in the sky as well,

so you've got your pinks,
yellows, blues, oranges.

Okay.

To reference the sky,
instead of drawing clouds,

it'll be a reference
to the shape of them,

and then go in and do birds,
really, really intricate birds,

going outwards as well.

Okay. Sounds quite specific,
so are you gonna build into that?

I'm gonna start on the eyes
with a cloud effect first.

If I see that's all we need,
then I'll just leave it.

-Okay. Good luck.
-Thank you. Thank you.

[Rankin] I'm slightly nervous of that,
if I'm honest.

-[Jonas] Yeah.
-It's so literal.

The makeup needs to look good
close up and also from a distance.

You need to have good, strong shapes.

Lots of tiny, little, eensy-weensy details
really aren't going to cut it.

[Craig] I have to give it my all
and not play it safe.

I've had critiques about that,

so time to give them
something that's a wow.

[Rankin] Craig, your theme for today
is "Jade Jealousy."

Tell us your ideas behind it.

As soon as I seen the concept,
I thought of the Amazon.

With the eyes, I want it to be an animal
in the jungle coming through the leaves,

a real dramatic winged liner,

but I also was thinking
of blocking out half the brow.

The lip I wanted a bit frosted,

so when she moves,
when the light hits, it'll bounce back.

That's a lot of ideas
in one makeup look, yeah?

-We take away the brow.
-I worry about it being too much.

-That's all.
-Okay.

-So, I'd focus on one thing at a time.
-Yeah.

Then build up. Make sure
you can go backwards if you have to.

Got you.

[Rankin] He might go overboard
with what he's doing.

He might just be putting
a bit too much on.

[Craig] I think he needs to see
the vision. Let's get into the eyes.

Sophie, your theme for today
is "Up in Flames," right?

[Sophie] Yeah. I wanted
to go quite bold with the eyes.

I'm gonna use a lot of black,
because the background's quite red.

[Rankin] I like
the idea of the black a lot.

-[both] Good luck.
-[Sophie] Thank you.

Nice.

[funky music playing]

I'm gonna just go for it today.
We're in the semifinals now.

There's no waiting around anymore.

So, Jack, your theme for the cube
is "Pink Possibilities."

[Jack] Yeah,
so I just thought club, nightlife,

so I really wanted to go
for that graphical liner.

Bright pink around the eye,
have a bit of sparkle through it as well.

-The eyes are, like, your key...
-Number one.

[Rankin] Yeah. Number one.
Get the eyes right. Good luck.

Now, look towards me so I can just, like...

Look straight,
so I can copy exactly what I've done.

Jack's got a good attitude,
and I feel confident in Jack's idea.

I definitely feel like this suits me,
and everyone else has got a win.

I don't have a win. I want a win.

So, I'm gonna try my best.
Hundred and ten percent.

I'm very worried about Dolli,
because it's so literal.

To me, that's the one
I feel could go wrong.

Yeah.

[Maya] In the last two
professional assignments,

Dolli fell short and found herself
in a Face Off chair.

[chuckles nervously] I just really want
to impress today.

I've always wanted to work with Rankin,
so if I don't do well today,

this is the one
that's gonna hit me the most.

[funky house music playing]

[Dolli] My journey in this competition
has been a roller coaster.

It's definitely been
an up-and-down battle.

But I feel like I've remained professional

because it's not
just my life I'm living for.

Because I've had a child so young,

throughout my life
it's me proving people wrong.

I have to push myself forward,
I have to have a career.

Failing isn't an option for me.

[Maya] As the MUAs work on their looks...

[Rankin] I would have her to the front
a little bit, focus on the face.

[Maya] ...next door,
rehearsals get underway.

Imagine that you're singing
through the lens.

[Craig] I'm just kind of doing the eyes.

The eyes are gonna be bold, like,
tie in with the concept and the theme.

-What's going on here? Big.
-This is the look we're going for.

I'm incorporating the humidity
of the jungle, but also of the club.

Definitely euphoria, kind of like, "Oh!"

That's the vibe,
but with a strong eye and a frosted lip.

Oh, frosted. That's different.
Is this a risky look?

I think so.

I think it's quite out there and dramatic.
I've been told I play it safe,

so hopefully today I can prove
that I'm not playing it safe.

I have the wildest eyebrows.

-That's good. That's what I want.
-[chuckles]

[Sophie] Bold eyebrows.

[Rankin] What about Sophie?

The idea of just going black,
I'm not sure if it was enough for me.

[Sophie] It's very club.
You know what I mean?

I think it could either be amazing
or it could crash and burn.

[Sophie] My theme is "Up in Flames,"

so, with the eyebrows,

I'm just brushing it up
with a clear brow gel,

and then just pressing it,
like, onto the face

like an explosion or like a flame
or something. It's going upwards.

-[Maya] Hello.
-Hi, Maya.

This is a massive music video.
How does that feel?

I did a video once,
but I wasn't doing makeup,

I was the drag queen, dancing on stage.

-In it?
-Just in the video.

Makeup is definitely something
that we can express ourselves with.

I spent five years working in drag

on the door of the clubs
in the Birmingham scene.

My dream career would be
behind the camera and doing the makeup,

sending that model
in front of lights, camera, action.

I wanna have that name
that says, "Makeup by Jack Oliver."

[pulsing music plays]

Everyone, you're halfway.
You've got 45 minutes left.

[Dolli whimpers]

I'm rushing very fast
to get this makeup done.

I still have so much to do.
But right now, we're doing foundation.

[Rankin] And top camera.

[Maya] On set, Rankin's begun
shooting the music video.

Yes! Very good!

[pulsing music continues]

Just go big or go home.
Let's just do it, you know?

So, right now
I'm just doing some black liner

to create a real dramatic effect.
I think it's very striking.

[Maya] Using a fine eyeliner,

Dolli's added
intricate details to her look.

I decided to bring in
some birds going outwards,

so when she's dancing,

it's gonna flow with her hair
as well as the music.

But I don't wanna be too literal.

-[Maya] The deep breath.
-[sighs] Yeah.

What's the breath about?

[Jonas] I'm worried about this.
It's just really literal.

There's, like, clouds everywhere.

[Sophie] There's something missing
on the eyes.

I'm gonna add some gold leaf.

[Jack] Well, I'm ready.
I hope I've hit this on the mark today.

[Sophie] The light will really catch that.
Yeah, no, I like that.

[Craig] Towards me.

I don't think
this is playing it safe today.

You have 15 minutes left.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. [sighs]

[dreamy electronic music plays]

[Craig] Wow, that looks so good.

Craig looks like he might be going
a bit too far. He's going over the top.

[Jack] I want the lips to be
like you've been having drinks.

[Dolli] I'm going for an orange lip
to make it stand out,

and to also add to that club element.

This is what people would do
on a night out.

Don't know if I like that to be honest.
Oh, I'm getting a bit stressed now.

This is your one-minute warning.

[Sophie groans]

[Dolli] Oh!

Look down.

[intense electronic music playing]

Time's up, MUAs. Stop what you are doing.

[suspenseful music plays]

Jack, we need Meghan first,
so grab your kit and let's get her on set.

Uh, white light, please.
Let's have a look at her makeup.

[Maya] Before shooting with each dancer,

Rankin and Jonas will examine
the MUAs' looks under the lights

to ensure they fit the brief.

[Dominic] On set, they'll take criticism,
and changes will have to be made.

They've just gotta take it,
get in, and step up that makeup.

Breathe.

[both breathe deeply]

[Maya] Each dancer has been allocated
a time slot on set.

First up is Jack,
with their "Pink Possibilities" look.

To me,
this is a very sophisticated makeup.

It feels so high energy. It looks amazing.

The brows look like they've been left.
For me, it's just not enough.

I'm happy to go further, like, absolutely.

-Should we talk to Jack?
-[Jonas] Yep.

[Jack] Meghan, you look beautiful.

-[Rankin] Jack, the brows need a tidy-up.
-[Jack] Yep.

A bit of definition in the eyes
would be good, so maybe a lash.

[Jack] Absolutely.

[Jack] Keep your eyes
staring into that camera,

and then pull that face up.
Give them fierce.

-[Meghan] Yes.
-I love you.

Here we go. You ready?

-[Dominic] I'm ready.
-[Val] Let's go.

♪ And I might say something stupid ♪

-[Dominic] Wow.
-[Val] Oh, that looks good.

-[Jack] Go, Meghan! All your energy!
-[Jonas] Whoo, Meghan!

-[Jack] Do you like the lines?
-I like the lines, yeah.

Jack has made
that black line darker and thicker.

-[Rankin] Play to the camera more!
-I think the depth is there.

-Ding, dong. That works.
-[Dominic] Love it.

-I'm super happy with it. It looks great.
-Tick.

Whoo! Meghan!

-[Jack] Come on, Meghan!
-[Jonas] OMG.

[Rankin] Cut, cut, cut.

[Jack] Yes!

[crew applauds]

-You did a good job, Jack. Well done.
-Thank you. Loved working with you.

[Jack] Love you, Meghan!

I really feel that Jack has nailed it.

Also, I like Jack's manner.
Jack is very good with me.

-That was very fun.
-It was good!

Can I get the next dancer on set, please?

[Sophie and Dolli] Yes!

[Maya] Next under the microscope is Dolli,
whose theme is "In the Clouds."

-[Rankin] Can I see the light on her?
-Let me just do a powder on your nose.

[Jonas] Mm-mm-mmm.

This doesn't tie in
with my initial idea of being in the club,

no definition between
the makeup and the background.

For me, it's just a whole big mess.

-The orange lips are killing me.
-[Val] Yeah.

-She's gone too literal.
-Yep.

[Rankin] Dolli!
Would you mind coming over?

-You should get rid of the orange lip.
-[Dolli] Okay.

And then, this white in here,
I think is, it's...

-Too much? Okay.
-Too much.

We're gonna have to redo this, I think.

-Okay.
-[Jonas] Back to the drawing board.

-Come on, Dolli.
-All right.

Uh, Craig?

-[Jack] Good luck!
-Let me grab my brushes.

[Maya] In order to stay on schedule,
Craig is moved into Dolli's time slot,

while she amends her look off set.

[Craig] Cross your fingers.

Why are we not ready to go, guys?

Come on. We're gonna be shooting
'til midnight at this rate.

Sorry, Rankin.

[Jonas] Guys,
we've got here Craig's dancer.

The theme is "Jade Jealousy."

[Dominic] We have been pushing
Craig to go further,

and he has gone bigger and bolder.

-What do you think?
-Take the lip off.

[Val] Yeah.

That metallic lip with the metallic eye,
it's just too much metallic.

-[Rankin] It's a bit drag.
-[Val] It's just old-fashioned.

[Rankin] And that's not a good thing.

Craig, would you mind
coming over quickly?

-Take the lip off.
-No worries.

It's all about editing.
You've got eyes, cheeks, lips...

-That's too much.
-Yeah, 100%. I'll do that now.

-Do it quick.
-[Craig] Yeah. Time is money.

-They're not 100% feeling the lip.
-[dancer] Okay.

-[Rankin] Let's go.
-[Craig] 100%.

["Something Stupid" plays]

That looks better.

I think this is more current, and I think
the changes he's done has helped.

[Rankin] Mmm.

I'm happy with where it's at. I'm happy.

[Rankin] And cut!

Whoo! Well done!

-Thank you very much, Craig.
-[Craig] Thank you.

Sophie, can we get you on set, please?

[Sophie] Bye.

[Maya] Planning to set the room on fire
with her "Up in Flames" look is Sophie.

I love most of the makeup.

I'm not 100% on the eyes.

We're just bleeding a little bit
with the gold leaf into the brow.

Sophie, do you wanna just come over?
I've just got a couple of notes for you.

[Val] See how you've got
this diagonal shape?

Make sure that
the gold is not creeping into the lid.

-[Dominic] You know what you're doing.
-[Val] Go, go.

[Rankin] Are we ready?

-Yeah, that's fine.
-[Rankin] Let's shoot.

["Something Stupid" playing]

[Jonas] Ooh! Sis is looking fierce.

[Rankin] Whoo!

I wasn't sure initially
with what Sophie was doing,

but I do like it a lot.
This is like a Vogue shoot.

[Rankin] Good. That's great.

-[Val yells]
-[Dominic laughs]

That is fierce beyond. Boom shaka-laka,
take me to heaven. I've gone.

Total proper job.

[Val whooping]

Amazing.

Can I get the next dancer, please?

[Maya] Aiming for third time lucky,
and hoping this look will pop on camera,

Dolli's glossed the skin
and elongated the eye.

[whispers] Shimmy your hair.

[Dominic] Ooh, okay!

-I think that's much more on point.
-It's better.

-Much better, right?
-[Dominic] I think she saved it.

Just.

[Rankin] All right, we're good to shoot.

-Oh, thank God. [chuckles]
-Dolli's got there.

[Jonas] You got there!

[Rankin] Kaboom. Let's go.

[dreamy electronic music plays]

I'm so happy. I'm gonna cry. [chuckles]

I just wanted to do well.

[Maya] With the day drawing to a close,

Rankin reflects on the MUAs' looks
as well as their attitude on set.

It's been a good day.
I do think Dolli absolutely saved it.

You've got four very good makeup artists.

[Dominic] We do.

Jack jumped in, did something,
adapted it really quickly,

looked really great, he did really well.

And that is a professional.

I've still got
the rest of the video to shoot.

I would like Jack to stay
as a little bit of a kind of...

-"Well done."
-Brilliant.

Because they're a good makeup artist.

♪ Think I might say something stupid
Li-li-like I want you ♪

♪ Li-li-like I need you ♪

♪To myself, no, no, no ♪

♪ But here I go... ♪

Is that okay?

-Mm-hmm.
-Cool.

Go for it, Meghan.

Give me that face.

["Something Stupid" continues]

♪ La-la-la ♪

Go on, be flirty with the camera.

I absolutely loved staying
and helping out with Rankin.

Oh, you're amazing!

I feel full of energy, I could keep going.
It's given me so much life as well.

Ooh, that little wink! The little wink!

Today has just solidified the fact
that I just really wanna make it

to the finals of this competition.

That's a wrap!

-Whoo!
-[all cheering and applauding]

-Well done, Jack!
-Thank you, Rankin. Thank you.

♪ 'Cause I might say something stupid ♪

[rousing electronic music plays]

[Maya] At Glow Up Studios,
the judges need to decide

who will bag a prize in today's
creative brief, and who fell short,

landing themselves in the Face Off chairs.

So, Rankin, how was Jack last night?

Jack was fantastic, positive.

I was really impressed.

[Dominic] I love the skin.

The skin looks really buttery
and it's got a gorgeous glow.

I loved the shape
with the winged eyeliner.

For me, Jack went with it
and understood what was needed.

That's why Jack is a clear winner.

[Dominic] This is Sophie.
Sophie had "Up in Flames."

We did ask for something
that was bold, creative, not too literal.

That's what we got.

It did what makeup should do, which is
empower the person that's wearing it.

And this makeup made
that dancer lift her game.

I think Sophie nailed it.

I totally agree with that.

[Dominic] This is Dolli,
and Dolli had "In the Clouds."

Ooh, it's like a children's
face painting competition.

[Val] There's so much detail
that's not gonna be seen in a music video.

There is nothing fashionable,
music-inspired about this look.

When have you seen Beyoncé
with birds on her face?

It's so literal.

But what I love is her attitude.

She was very calm and changed everything.

[Dominic] Craig had "Jade Jealousy."

There's something
quite pantomime-y about it.

The lip, the eye, a little bit evil queen?

It's panstick thick, the base.

And that metallic lip with a metallic eye
was just too makeup-y.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Maya] If an MUA finds
their name on one of the red chairs,

they're headed for the Face Off
elimination at the end of the day.

[Sophie gasps]

[Sophie] Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

[Maya] There's only one way
for Dolli and Craig to avoid the Face Off,

by wowing the judges enough
to beat the seat.

All right, Craig, Dolli,
you are in the Face Off chairs,

which, as usual, means you'll have
15 minutes less than everyone else.

Dolli, your look was just too literal,
and, unfortunately,

the details just didn't work
for a music video.

Craig, there was too much going on

and, frankly,
the lip was just too old-fashioned.

But, Jack, you stood out for me,

not only your makeup, but your confidence
and professionalism on set.

Because of that, on the creative brief,
you get ten minutes of expertise

from one of us.

Ooh, amazing.

[Rankin] Who would you like
to choose, Jack?

I'll go with Val.

-Good choice.
-Aww.

-Fantastic.
-[Jack] Thank you.

I'm not offended.

[laughs]

For today's creative brief, we want you
to show us your guilty pleasure.

You can be inspired by anything,

a song, a hobby,
a possession, a person, food...

As long as it brings you joy
even though you know it shouldn't.

-Are we ready?
-[artists] Yes!

Okay. Bring in the models!

[bold energetic music playing]

[Maya] The MUAs have been allowed
to prepare for today's creative brief,

and have each been allocated
a model at random.

-What's your name?
-Harrison.

Harrison. Nice. Craig.

-How are you?
-Good, you?

Good, thank you.

All right, MUAs, you're gonna have
two and a half hours today.

Craig, Dolli, I'll let you know
when your 15 minutes are up.

Jack, Sophie, the time starts now.

[driving music plays]

[Sophie] Here we go.

[Maya] In order to make it into the final,

this creative brief
is the MUAs' last chance to impress.

I'm feeling really positive
after yesterday, so I'm kind of riding

off that energy now.

Being able to call on Val today
is absolutely incredible.

I can use that expertise to my advantage.

[Maya] Jack's guilty pleasure is anime,
a popular animation style from Japan.

[Jack] I've been watching anime
since I was young,

and it's something I've always hidden.

You know, I'm quite a gothic-y,
you know, personality.

I show off
quite a hard exterior sometimes.

But inside,
I'm actually quite a fun-loving person.

How you feeling?

I totally understood what the judges
were saying. The lip, it just didn't work.

You haven't been
in the Face Off chairs since week one.

I know, yeah.

My mindset has completely changed.
The fire's still lit,

we'll just add gasoline,
hopefully make it bigger.

-Blaze it, then. All right!
-Blazing!

What is your guilty pleasure?

This is so cringe.
But when I was feeling down,

I would go and lock myself in my bathroom
and put my headphones on,

and perform in front
of the mirror like I'm an artist.

-Wait. Which songs?
-Oh, uh...

Sometimes Broadway.

-Do you know High School Musical?
-Yeah...

♪ Falling, flying ♪

♪ There's not a star in heaven that we... ♪

[both mouthing silently]

Very that.
I'm gonna stop there. That's me.

[Maya] Okay. Good luck, all right?
See you in a bit.

-See you soon.
-See you in a bit.

[chuckles] That was a lot.

-[laughs]
-[Craig] Oh, my goodness.

[Jack] The most challenging part
of this look is probably the eye,

making sure everything is symmetrical,
everything is balanced.

Let's hope Jack gets this right.

-Look, she's already mapped it all out.
-Yeah, she's quick.

-She's always very focused, Sophie.
-[Rankin] Mmm.

All right, Craig, Dolli,
you can start now.

Cool. Okay.

[intriguing electronic music playing]

[Craig softly] ♪ There's not a star
In heaven that we... ♪

♪ Soaring, flying ♪

[sighs] Don't think that's gonna work.

Hello, Sophie. How are you getting on?

-The time's going pretty fast.
-I know. It's zooming.

Talk me through your look.

So, my guilty pleasure is watching
the children's TV show Adventure Time.

It's fantasy and it just, sort of,
brings me, like... That escapism is nice.

When I think of kids' TV shows,
I think of different rainbow colors,

so that's what I'm going for today.

What is it you're escaping from
when you watch these shows?

I started watching
Adventure Time in sixth form.

I really didn't like it,
and I got diagnosed when I was 17,

so it was, like, a bad time.

I was diagnosed with autism
in the middle of sixth form.

I think everyone found me quite annoying.
I found myself quite annoying.

Although my autism doesn't define me,
it definitely affects my personality,

but in a good way.

It's definitely more of a gift.

Colors are so much more interesting
sometimes, to, like, go a bit crazy with.

I love routine
and regimented time constraints,

so it's almost like
a mathematical situation.

Each layer of makeup
is like a section of time.

It's all about planning.

It doesn't go through my head
that I won't get it done, 'cause I will.

[Dolli] My third time
in the Face Off chair.

I'd be lying if I said
it doesn't faze me that I'm here,

but I just have to face it head-on.

[Maya] Working full time
alongside raising her daughter,

Dolli rarely gets time to herself.

My guilty pleasure is that I love
being alone, to sort of reset my mind.

Having time alone is very important.

But after a while, being alone
isn't actually a good thing.

I've created a concept
that's like a black hole,

so it's getting sucked in,
and I'm being consumed

by my own mind, basically.

So, I just wanna create
a look that is a feeling

rather than something quite literal.

-Do you know what my guilty pleasure is?
-Go on.

-Bag of chips and a toffee apple.
-[gasps]

-[Rankin] A toffee apple?
-You do... Yeah.

-I do like popcorn...
-Yeah.

...with Minstrels.

-[gasps] Yes! Yes.
-[Rankin] Oh!

I watch Murder, She Wrote.

-Murder, She Wrote?
-I love Murder, She Wrote.

Half an hour gone, two hours to go.

[glitchy electronic music playing]

Jack looks like... Their eyes are so big,
but they're very close together.

[Val] One is definitely bigger
than the other, Jack.

When are you gonna ask for me?

[Dominic] Jack needs you.

[Jack] I don't know if I like it
more rounded or more...

[Val] Craig's is looking really hot.

He's using cyan, magenta, and yellow,

which are process primary colors,

and that's really clever.

I want to get to something quite bright.
Just like how music

can make us feel a certain way
and it just makes me feel alive.

[Sophie groans] Damn it.

[Maya] Out to impress,

Sophie's painstakingly blending
each of the colors in her look

from dark to light.

The look mainly involves body paint.

If I have time,
I'm gonna add glitter and stuff,

but I don't wanna overdo it.
I always like to finish my look.

Do you think
Sophie's using the wrong medium?

[Dominic] Sophie's trying
to blend body paint.

What Sophie should have done is just
get all that paint on with a big brush,

then go around the edge
to build up that three-dimensionality.

That would've been quicker.

[Jack] I'm gonna just paint under here.

They are still on those eyes.
Where's the makeup?

[driving electronic music playing]

The hardest element of my look
is doing something black on a white base.

Everything will be seen,
and the details have to be right.

[Dominic] White is such
a challenging color to work with.

This runs the risk of being cakey base.

-There's no coming back from a cakey base.
-No, there is no coming back.

[Maya] One hour has passed,

and Jack has decided
to play their Val card.

Come on, let's move quickly.
So, tell me what you need to know.

I'm focusing a lot of time
on just my symmetry.

I'm not even knowing
if I'm getting it down right.

-Well, this look relies on symmetry.
-Yeah.

I think the eyes are too close together.

-Yeah.
-I would bring this white color out more.

-So you're getting more of this shape.
-[Jack] Okay.

Sweep it up and out, think of an egg.

-Yeah.
-Look, look. Look in the mirror.

-Yeah.
-There you go. Pull it around.

And you figure it out.

-[Jack] That's better.
-[Val] Much better.

But you gotta work quickly.
You've gone down the makeup hole.

You could get that black on quickly.
Why are you using a small brush?

Don't be doing little strokes,
get a big stroke in there.

Bish, bash, bosh.
You won the last assignment.

-Absolutely.
-Believe in yourself.

And get this done.

[ethereal choral music playing]

[Maya] Okay, one hour left.

That's an hour and a half gone.

[Sophie] Okay.

I've still gotta do all of the colors
I haven't done yet, which are the gaps.

I'm stressed I might not
get it done in time.

This could be incredible if she finished.

If she finishes.

[Maya] With the base complete,
Craig moves on

to creating jagged lines across the face
to symbolize music waves.

The waves need to flow
like the way music would flow.

I'm this close to the final.
I'm gripping it.

I need to get my other hand up there
and pull myself up.

I've never been brought up to give up.

I'm wanting to do,
like, my parents proud. You know?

I don't know why I'm getting emotional.
I said that, and it struck a chord.

I don't want to go home yet.

Hi, Dolli.

Hi, Rankin. Hi. [chuckles]

What techniques are you using?

Right now,
I'm doing the roots and the branching.

I wanted to create a feeling
of black holes just consuming me,

and I've got veins as well coming out
and consuming my energy.

-I was impressed you kept cool yesterday.
-Thank you.

It seems like you're doing
the same today, which is great.

Thank you.

[sighs heavily]

Oh, my God.
I'm just running out of brushes.

[Maya] Having a methodical approach
to makeup means Sophie has never yet

been tripped up by time keeping.

Oh, my God.

-Hey, Sophie. How you getting on?
-Oh, hi.

Trying to get color on,
running out of time.

You'd better speed up.

Yeah, I know, 'cause it will
really irritate me if I can't finish.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Why is that not working? [laughs]

Mmm!

[glitchy electronic music plays]

[Maya] Thirty minutes left now.

I don't know where to go from here.

I don't know where to go from here.

Oh, my days.

This is looking amazing.

I love that Dolli's using
a smaller brush to create detail.

[Rankin] It's got depth to it.

I'm definitely worried.
No one wants to go home. [sighs]

Jack's still not finished the eye.

[Val] They keep using a tiny brush,

and I said, "Why are you doing that?"

It's so frustrating.

[Sophie] It's ambitious,

but at this stage in the competition,
I have to be ambitious.

I'm worried
Sophie's gonna run out of time.

Ten minutes left, everyone.
Ten minutes left.

[Sophie] I'm running out of time.

I just need to work really fast, you know?

I hope it's strong enough
to get me out of the Face Off chair.

All of a sudden,
there's an electricity in the room.

You can really feel it.

They want to get to that final.

I just lost the brush I needed. Hang on.

[Jack] I was gonna do some tears,

but I don't have time
to be drawing those on.

One minute left.

[cheerful ethereal music playing]

I'm feeling nervous, because it's really
make or break from this moment.

You go from one extreme
to the other in this competition.

All right, time's up. Brushes down.

Please take your models next door
to be photographed.

[groovy percussive music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]

So, the first makeup artist
we would like to call up is Dolli.

[Dolli] My guilty pleasure is being alone,
but it can be detrimental sometimes,

so I wanted to create something
that looked like a black hole

to just show how this can take over me.

I love this. It's the one makeup look

that I'd definitely want
to have photographed.

-I think you've bounced back massively.
-Thank you.

The fact that you've only used two colors
is so brave in the semifinal.

Your line work is exquisite.

I'm so proud.

-Thank you.
-[all applauding]

[Dominic] Sophie. Come on up.

[gentle melancholic music plays]

[Sophie] My guilty pleasure today
was watching children's TV shows,

specifically Adventure Time.

I still watch it now
when I'm getting a bit overwhelmed.

[Dominic] My issue is
I don't see your story.

I don't see children's TV.
I don't know if this is semifinal level.

Were you happy with your end result?

-Um, no.
-Why not?

I think my initial design
was a bit ambitious.

I wanted to make it
a bit more of a personal thing,

'cause I haven't
really mentioned that yet. So...

[Val] Hang in there, girl.

Deep breath, Soph.

-Stay with me.
-[laughs nervously]

[sighs]

If I look at this angle of your model,
it's a work of art.

But then I come to this side
and I'm like, "That's not my Sophie."

You didn't have time
to perfect that there.

And I think that was your downfall, time.

Yeah. [exhales heavily]

[judges] Thank you.

[all applaud]

Craig.

Hello.

Growing up, for the longest time,

I would've just ran to the bathroom,
locked myself in,

just put my headphones in,
and dance and sing in the mirror.

I wanted to bring that as my base,

and the waves over the face
is like the waves of music.

The idea is amazing, colors are ace.

Very few makeup artists would have
the bravery to put them together.

-Nice one.
-Thank you.

I just love it.

[breath catches] I love it because
it's the most original makeup

in this room today.

I've not seen this before.

It takes a lot to excite me.

This really excites me.

You pull it off, it tells a story,
it's on a catwalk, it's in into editorial,

and it's a ding, dong from me.

-Thank you so much. That means a lot.
-Absolutely ding, dong!

-[all applaud]
-[Val cheers]

Jack, please step forward.

[Jack] I wanted to show that
my guilty pleasure was hiding in anime,

wishing that I could always be
a bit of an anime character myself.

And are you happy with your result?

-No.
-[Val] I think it's a good makeup.

But you're in the semifinal

in a room full of great makeup artists.

And I said to you, "Use a bigger brush."

And I walked away,
and you carried on with the same brushes.

-You gotta listen.
-[Jack] Absolutely.

[Rankin] I was very surprised
that you didn't get Val,

one of the best makeup artists
in the entire world,

to come in much, much earlier,

because you definitely went down a hole.

It felt like you were going round
in circles, literally, two circles.

-[judges] Thank you.
-Thank you very much.

[all applaud]

[Dominic] MUAs, thank you so much
for sharing your guilty pleasure.

If you'd like to go next door,
myself, Val, and Rankin

will be deliberating to find out which two
will go into the Face Off elimination.

[ethereal music playing]

[Dolli sighs happily]

[Rankin] Let's start with Craig.

It's fresh. I've not seen this before.

I mean, for me,
he's completely beat the seat.

Definitely.

[Val] Let's look at Dolli,

our other MUA who started off today
in the Face Off chair.

It tells a huge story.

Just fills me with so much joy.

This makeup I could keep
looking at forever. It's great.

Let's look at Sophie.

[exclaims] So close, but not close enough.

What this was today
was about time management.

She missed the mark.

It's so, so hard,
because there are parts of this makeup

where it's like a painting in a gallery.
How can you put her in a Face Off?

[sighs] It's incomplete.

Jack had a bad day.

We know that the blend
around this eye takes minutes.

It doesn't take two hours.

[Val] One lash is giving sad eye
much more than the other lash.

-Yeah.
-It's a lazy lash.

It just goes to show,
you're only as good as your last look.

It feels horrible
to be picking apart little things,

but we can only take
three artists into the final.

Two have to go
into the Face Off elimination.

Who's that gonna be, I wonder?

I think we know.

[suspenseful music playing]

-[Maya] Hello, guys.
-[Val] Hello.

Have you made a decision?

-We have.
-Yeah.

Okay.

Craig, Dolli, you started today
in the Face Off chairs.

Dolli, your look was original,
imaginative, and bold.

So, it's for that reason

that you absolutely beat the seat
to secure your place in the final.

Thank you.

Thank you.

So, Craig, your look blew us away today.

It was thought-provoking.

So, Craig, you've definitely beat the seat

and secured yourself a place in the final!

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Jack.

You did so well yesterday.
But today, your look didn't hit the brief.

You spent so long on those eyes,
to the detriment of the rest of the look.

So, you will be going
into the Face Off elimination.

[Val] Sophie.

Your look wasn't complete.

Time management was against you,

so you are also going
into the Face Off elimination.

Fair enough.

[Maya] Thank you, judges.
I'll bring them through.

[exhales heavily] All right, guys,
one of you won't be returning.

It's rubbish, but please say
your goodbyes, and I'll bring you through.

-[Craig] Love you so much. Take care.
-[whispers indistinctly]

Going into the Face Off elimination
and going against Sophie,

I feel like it's such a tough one.

We both really, really want this, so,

I think I'm gonna go in there
with all guns blazing.

I really want this,
and I have wanted it from the very start.

I need to prove that now.

[Maya] To create a level playing field,

Sophie and Jack will face off
over a set of identical twins.

For your Face Off today,

we want a full-face gradient,

from hairline through to jaw.

We want you to use two colors.

Black and one other color.

We want seamless, even, and consistent
blending from one color to the other.

In full-face gradient, I would start
by going in with the color first,

painting along the jawline,
blending up towards the nose.

Then, grab a bit of the black
and a bit of the color

and mix the two together,

painting straight across the nose,

blending down towards the mouth
and then up towards the brow.

Black is a very heavy color and it absorbs
all other colors you mix into it,

so you wanna leave the black
to the last minute.

The key is to spend most of your time
working on that blend.

[tense music playing]

All right. You're gonna have 20 minutes.

Your time starts now.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Maya] Five minutes gone.
You have 15 left.

-[Val] That's not what I was expecting.
-No.

They both went in
with the black straightaway.

-They made such a rod for their backs.
-I know.

[Dominic] They're gonna struggle to blend
a lighter color further down the face.

-We might get it at the knees.
-[laughs]

[Val] And we did say hairline to jaw.

It's neck and neck at the minute.
It could go either way.

[Maya] Ten minutes left now.

One minute left.

Three, two, one.

Okay, brushes down.

Conflab?

Let's go.

Both of them approached it
in the wrong way.

The worst way.

When you put black on the forehead,

you can't go anywhere with that
other than down,

so they both have
very big, black foreheads.

[Val] When I look at Jack's makeup,
I see a makeup in two halves.

I see black and green.

There is no gradation.

Now, they've done
a lovely job on the ears.

But we didn't ask for that.

When I look at Sophie's makeup,
I see a definite gradient.

I see black fading through deep red,

to red, to a paler red.

I really think
we've got an obvious winner.

I have to agree.

Have you made your decision?

We have.

Jack and Sophie,
you both started with the black,

which did create a rod for your own backs.

Sophie, you faded
to a sheer red along the jaw,

which actually gave you
more scope to create a gradient.

[Val] Jack, the blend
that you did create was too small

and only in the eye area.

This didn't give us a consistent gradient

from hairline to jaw like we asked.

So, unfortunately, Jack, pack up your kit.

You're going home.

Thank you.

[imperceptible]

I think feelings are so up and down,
but you know what?

I had a win yesterday.

You know, I would have loved
to have got to the final.

But to make it close enough,
I'm still proud of that.

I'm still proud of what I've done here.
Absolutely.

-Well done.
-Thank you.

-I got into the semifinals.
-You got to the semifinal!

You've just done a music video.

With Rankin!

-And he really enjoyed your energy.
-Yeah.

I'd be giving him a call a little bit
down the line. "Hey, remember me?"

-Absolutely.
-[Val] Yeah.

-Oh, my God!
-[Dolli] Yes!

[all exclaim and laugh]

I'm really happy. I am really happy.
I'm actually buzzing for the final.

It's just such a big deal,
isn't it? [chuckles]

[Maya] Well done. To the final three!

[Craig] Oh!

Get some rest in,
because next time I see you guys,

one of you is gonna become
the next makeup star!

Yes! [laughs]

[groovy percussive music playing]