Glow Up’s judging duo on how they made it in make-up

Make-up artists Val Garland and Dominic Skinner have done it all.

Val has stuck crystals onto Björk’s face, given Lady Gaga facial spikes and covered Cate Blanchett in red paint. Dom, meanwhile, has worked on some of the most shocking make-up looks ever for the runways of Jean-Paul Gaultier and Dame Vivienne Westwood.

Together, they are the judges for the BBC’s make-up competition show Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star, hosted by supermodel Leomie Anderson, where they are known for their encouraging critiques and Val’s signature “ding dong” catchphrase when a make-up artist does an incredible job.

Now they have shared some of their milestone “first ever” moments from their careers.

Arriving in Britain from Australia in the mid-1990s, Val was integral to the boom in British fashion of the time, working with icons of the era such as Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Kate Moss.

Often working with Val over the years, Dom is now global senior artist at MAC Cosmetics.