Social Media: TikTok

It's a Glow Up first this week, as our MUAs go LIVE on TikTok. Judged by social sensation and beauty C.E.O, P.Louise, the MUAs have the daunting task of jumping onto her platform for 15 mins each. They must showcase as many make-up tips and tricks as they can with just one product. The judges are joined by singer and songwriter Cat Burns, who credits TikTok as part of her rise to fame, after she dropped her number two single, Go, on the platform.

The MUAs are competing not only for the chance to go live with P. Louise in the future, but to assist Cat Burns' MUA on tour when she supports Sam Smith at the O2 Arena.

Armed with a neon blue fluid liner, one MUA showcases a number or ways to utilise the product, including a flash of blue through the hair, whereas the MUA with the yellow eyeliner doesn't boldly go past the eyes. It's a shaky week for the MUA who usually comes out on top, as their main advice of ‘don't wear this look outside' backfired, and was immediately frowned upon by the judges.

After the two-hour live, P. Louise joins Val, Dominic and Cat to debrief and deliver their judgements, and the MUA who started their live by ignoring their viewers is up for discussion!

The next day at Glow Up studios, the judges want to see looks inspired by the MUAs' tribes, lifestyles, and cultures, aka their #core. From #dollcore to #scenecore to a #hollywoodglamcore, this week the MUAs are pulling out all the stops to impress.

Two ding dongs are dished out, one for the simplicity of using just two colours and delivering a beautiful look, and the other for a look which found the beauty in ugliness and blew the judges away with originality.

Following judging, two MUAs head into the Face-Off elimination, where, against the clock, they are tasked to produce a black outlined glossy lip before one MUA has to pack up their kit and leave the competition.