Face Off (2011) s05e05 Episode Script
Mother Earth Goddess
Previously onFace Off Miranda's creepy mole rat brought her her third win.
Your creature worked on every level.
Thank you guys so much.
Adolfo's piece fell short, and he was sent home.
Now 11 artists remain, and tonight, they'll face the mother of all challenges The ultimate giver of life, Mother Nature.
That's my babe.
I love her! But some will lose their heads.
Head came off the mannequin.
I've never seen anything like it.
So bad.
It's really hard to focus.
My head's in the wrong place.
It sucks.
Have you ever done a beauty makeup? I mean, the eyelashes aren't even on properly.
I do love the overall nature of this piece very much.
It is only with contempt that I regard that particular decision.
In the end, one will win a VIP trip from Kryolan Professional Make-Up to one of their a 2013 Fiat 500, and $100,000.
Who will be the next great name in movie magic? Only one will win Face Off.
How are you feeling this morning? Still a little shaky.
I didn't sleep very well.
Yeah, me neither.
I was embarrassed.
After the last challenge, I feel like I dodged a bullet.
I just felt awful because it wasn't what I wanted to put out there, and it was a piece of crap.
I was prepared to hear my name.
Me too.
I'm sorry it was Adolfo, but I'm glad it was him instead of me.
Yeah, I thought for a split second there we were gonna have two middle-aged men with heart attacks.
Now I'm trying to get my head back in the game for this next challenge.
If I don't get serious, I will be going home quick, and I don't want to go home quick.
So we're at the LA Arboretum Oh, it's beautiful out here.
I'm just like, "Planting flowers, oh, my God" I am so ready for this challenge, whatever it is.
Good morning, guys.
- Good morning, girl.
- Morning.
Welcome to the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden.
Featuring plants from all around the world, it's also been seen in hundreds of movies, such as Jurassic Park, Meet The Fockers, and Tarzan.
Wow.
This week's spotlight challenge is based on one of the most well-known mythological characters of all time.
She's the ultimate giver of life, Mother Nature.
That's my babe.
I love her! For this week's spotlight challenge, you will each create an original Mother Nature goddess But I want these characters to be really personal for you guys too, so I want each of you to include a feature in your makeup that represents your mom.
Aw.
This is so sweet.
Honestly, I'm inspired by my mother every single challenge.
She's an incredible artist herself.
Now, before you get started on your designs, I'd like to introduce you to a special guest who knows exactly what it takes to impress the judges-- last season's Face Off champion, Anthony Kosar.
Aw.
Cool.
- Great to see you again.
- Great to see you too.
I'm very excited because I watched every episode of season four, and Anthony was one of the best artists to be on Face Off.
And to have his feedback and advice in this challenge is incredible.
You created a couple of winning makeups that showcased nature and beauty, so how can these artists make sure that their goddesses stand out? You really want to bring out the feminine features, make all the forms soft, subtle, and really elegant.
Great.
Thank you.
- Anthony, thank you very much.
- Thank you.
And thank you for being here today.
Thanks for having me.
All right, guys, keep in mind, the judges will be looking for beautiful characters.
Now go ahead and explore these amazing gardens.
- Thank you.
- Bye! Laura and I head off to the rose garden.
I love my mom very much, and she's very hardworking, so being in the rose garden inspired me to incorporate thorns resembling her strength and hard work.
I'm playing around with the idea of making her skin a tree texture.
My mother, she's been such an inspiration to me, and she's so into music, so I'm gonna try to incorporate a trumpet-looking flower into the design.
I love my mom, and we've had a really rough year, and it's clouding this challenge.
We lost my dad.
My mom has Parkinson's.
It's been getting progressively worse, so it's hard to separate what I'm supposed to try to do on this, so I'm just doodling.
I can't really focus on what I need to do.
My mom, she's known for her hair like I am, and her silhouette really comes forward, so I want to put that in my design.
I love my mom, and I want to bring that emotion into my character as well.
My mom used to have a green thumb.
She could take a snip of any plant and make it grow.
Mother Nature is like the giver of life, from the roots all the way to the top, so I'm gonna incorporate a little bit of all that.
My mom is a florist, and we worked in the gardens, and she taught me the beauty of nature, like spiders that are beautiful and how they're meant to be here.
So my idea is to incorporate a lot of beautiful insects into my makeup.
Okay, guys, let's head back to the lab.
Whew.
So we have six hours today in the lab.
First thing we have to do is pick our models.
I start right off the bat with sculpting out the wood textures on my chest piece.
The wood textures remind me of my mom because she grew up on a farm, and she loves wood in her home.
I've already done this makeup on this show.
On season two finale, I did an Earth Mother goddess, so I have no idea what to do at this point.
First thing that pops into my head is my mother was really pretty in the '60s, when she had these beehive hairdo pictures.
And I'm thinking, let's do a 1960s retro, crazy mama.
My mother raises deer, so I decide to go with a deer.
I want to keep a lot of the feminine qualities alive in the face.
My mother is also a very spiritual person, so based on my mother's spirituality, I'm going to do a tree of life.
I may be getting too far away from Mother Nature, but I can't pass up this opportunity to do something great for my mom.
My concept is a feminine-shaped tree that's gonna have a belly, so I'm thinking it could be pregnant.
For me, being pregnant brought me together so tight with my mom.
It's a very magical thing in a woman's life.
Hey, guys, my dad and I are here for a walk-through.
- Oh, my God, yes! - Hi.
Anthony's joining us.
How you guys doing? It's really cool to have Anthony here because he's been where we are.
- Hey, Miranda.
- Hey, guys.
Tell us about your Mother Nature goddess.
I'm going with a leaf-inspired makeup.
I'm gonna do a cowl Is this gonna come down around the head? I'm thinking I'll try to cover her eyebrows.
Eyebrows create expression, and if you don't make them right, you can either make them look sad or clown-like - or happy or something - Yeah.
So I would suggest bringing your forehead down to where you could literally get rid of them then.
I want to have a pregnant belly.
I want to make it clear, so I can have something inside that you can see.
One thing you might want to consider is, you know, how animals live inside trees.
That's an idea.
Thank you.
My plan was to add a wig or some hair and transition that hair into this river and then that river carry on through armpieces.
I would even airbrush some green into the wig to tie it in to what you're doing here.
At this point, I'm unsure as to whether I'm gonna take Mr.
Westmore's advice.
It's fair to say that I'm not sure what to do.
I'm going for this caterpillar motif.
I didn't really get a caterpillar out of it.
I actually got more of, like, a Venus flytrap.
Mm.
Keep it very feminine so that people can get a first glance, see the beauty in it.
So keep some of the features softer.
Okay.
- Good luck! - Good luck, guys.
- Bye-bye.
- Thank you.
Bye.
I'm in such a weird headspace, it's hard for me to come up with anything beyond just-- I got a drawing down.
I'm just gonna build this.
So the first drawing I come up with is kind of what I stick to, incorporating the flower and those leaves, and that's pretty much it.
As the day keeps going on, I'm just getting more and more frazzled.
It's just-- my head's in the wrong place.
This is a new one for me, being one of the first people into the mold room, and I feel good about it 'cause I'll have these things all ready to paint tomorrow.
I could see Frankie's not feeling this challenge, and I think I know why.
He just lost his father this year.
His mom is not in the greatest health.
I just keep thinking about my mom.
She's having the hardest year of her life, and it's really hard for me to focus.
Coming up I'm starting to have a panic attack.
Damn! What in the hell is she doing? This is gorgeous makeup.
I think it was a grave mistake this week.
This is a Mother Nature challenge, and our design needs to be influenced by our mothers.
Frank's had a rough year.
His mom is not in the greatest health, and I could see that he is losing it.
If this were a job in the real world, I probably would've passed.
It's too close to home right now, too fresh.
I really don't want to see my friend lose himself.
He really needs to stand up straight and stiffen up that upper lip, like, just do what he needs to do.
I can't stop because I'm in a sad place.
If I did throw in the towel, like, that doesn't serve anybody.
That's not gonna make my mom happy.
That's not honoring my dad.
So I just keep pushing and pushing and just praying that I can at least be safe.
- What's the time? - 30 minutes left, guys! And that's time! Time's up.
We gotta go.
End of day one, I'm exhausted, but the last thing I want is to try and make an excuse for my makeup or my concept or my design.
At the end of the day, I just have to do it.
- Gots a lots to do today.
- Over here.
It's day two of our challenge, we have 9 1/2 hours, and I need to get my cowl and my face completely finished, both molds made, and I need to get started on this bodice that I'm going to create.
I got a lot of work to do.
Everything you do is always so pretty.
- Thank you.
- Hire me someday, please.
I'm looking at everybody else's things, and I'm going, I'm not making anything like that.
I'm starting to get a little nervous maybe I'm going the wrong direction, but it's way too late to shift gears at this point.
So this is a calculated risk, and they're either gonna love this, or they're gonna hate it.
I'm taking the advice of Anthony, and I'm using a bunny inside the belly.
I'm making this pregnant belly by using heat to shape this plastic onto it.
And I like the fact that it's wrinkling in certain spots, because it's giving it that realism of having veins and wood texture.
I think it's working out perfectly.
It took me a bit longer than I wanted to finish all my sculptures, and everyone is in the mold room.
And some people are already cleaning out their mold, which starts to really freak me out, because maybe I didn't give myself enough time, but I gotta get it done.
You're getting a lot of work done, huh? I don't want to hear what I heard last week ever again.
I'm trying to figure out what's gonna be the best way to make my orchids, so what I do is I take my orchid, and then I put it on the vacuform machine, which pulls out all of the air that's in the space in between, so you get a perfect copy of your sculpture.
And it actually looks really good, so I spend the next hour making 12 of them.
I'm gonna add a lot of stuff.
I've fabricated the arms, so I take two spandex gloves, and I put them over the arms and hands of a mannequin.
And from there, I begin to build up liquid latex and cotton to form the shape that I desire.
I really try to match the textures on the arms and the cowl.
Unfortunately, I don't have much time to pre-paint, so I have a lot of work to do tomorrow.
- That's sick, man.
- Thanks, dude.
You got some talent, dude.
I've got to start to do some fabrication because these trumpet flowers are a pretty important part of the overall design.
They're the symbol of my mother and her love of music, so I take some foam, and I start fabricating as best to my ability.
I don't know much about this foam, but I'm hoping it'll turn out.
I thought my wig was over the top.
That wig is definitely over the top.
I don't feel so bad.
I thought my wig was large, and I look over at Lyma, and I'm going, what in the hell is she doing? It's huge.
I mean, it's cool, but - But it's too big? - Damn! It's almost like we're having a big wig contest in this part of the lab.
Yeah, it's cracked on this side.
I'm starting to get really worried about time because I'm starting to realize I'm not sure if my mold's gonna open.
If I don't have a cowl, all I have is my butterfly face sculpture, and that is not enough for a makeup at all.
All right, go ahead and go start cleaning that out.
I'll get this off.
Finally, Tate opens it up, he gets one side off, and I run outside and start cleaning it out.
I'm trying to hurry up and get the mannequin's head out of the mold.
I ripped her mannequin's head off.
It's an "Oh, shit" moment.
I've never seen anything like it.
It's made out of fiberglass.
They make boats out of this shit, so I don't know what happened.
I don't like to break other people's stuff, so I've got, like, 15 minutes to help this girl get her stuff ready for foam.
And if we just grab another mannequin, it's guaranteed, even though they're carbon copies of each other, there's gonna be something different, and it's not gonna register the same.
Head came off the mannequin.
Tate comes outside, and the entire mannequin head is ripped off of my mannequin.
I am just freaking out.
Head came off the mannequin.
Tate comes outside, and the entire mannequin head is ripped off of my mannequin.
The head snaps off, and I've never seen anything like it.
I am so scared.
I do not think I'm going to have a good piece tomorrow.
Oh, my God, so bad.
I've got, like, 15 minutes to help this girl get her stuff ready for foam.
And if we just grab another mannequin, it's guaranteed, even though they're carbon copies of each other, there's gonna be something different, and it's not gonna register the same.
And I can't have that on my conscience.
I'll put epoxy on it and then just wrap it in duct tape.
It should cast fine.
He says that he can fix it, no problem.
I trust him, so I'm just gonna let him do it and just hold my breath.
- Thank you so much.
- You got it.
That's amazing! So by the end of day two, I get the idea of making a crown of leaves, and so I grab some L200 foam and some raffia.
And I have to paint some leaves because all we have were some deep red ones, so I want them to be orange.
Just sprayed them with a little light toner - and some yellow - Yeah.
And they came out pretty good, actually.
Hopefully, I'll have time to finish it.
What's that time say, Frankie? - 17.
- 17? Thank you.
So you're, like, gonna literally make her a flower.
Like, blend-- Yeah, a flowery petal thing.
I dig it, man.
Nice work.
That's time, everybody! Ooh.
All right, well-- - So it's the end of day two, and I'm pretty stressed.
I don't know how my foam is gonna come out, since my mold wasn't very good, but I guess I'm just gonna have to sleep on it and pray for the best.
It's application day.
I have four hours in the lab and one hour last looks, and I need to apply the cowl, two armpieces, and a backpiece, paint everything, and I need to make this character beautiful, or I'll be in trouble.
My foam piece actually didn't turn out so bad.
There are some really bad edges on it, but I was planning on hiding those in moss anyways.
They're here! You're gonna be Mother Nature.
You're gonna have branches coming out, and it goes from, like-- from spring, summer, fall, winter-- so, yeah, we got some pretty cool stuff.
What is this? - It's so ugly! - Yeah, it's pretty ugly.
The wardrobe I requested is not what I got.
'Cause I have so much to do, I'm just gonna start on my application and hope that I can finish quickly and construct a new wardrobe.
Hopefully this fits you okay.
All right, let's get this thing glued down.
I start applying her chin.
_ _ Even though I'm working on her chin, she keeps talking.
_ I'm like, okay, shh.
_ _ _ Shh, shh.
I'm losing time when I need to be spending it on other aspects of this character.
I'm gonna spin you around this way.
My game plan today is to just get it all done as fast as possible.
The first thing I gotta do is get the branches applied to my cowl.
I definitely want to make sure that these branches are secure, 'cause that'd be embarrassing to have her walk out onstage, and she starts losing limbs.
But they seem to be holding pretty well, and it's not as heavy as I thought it was gonna be.
I have to apply the pregnant belly, but this was supposed to be a bunny nest with baby bunnies, but I only get two, and they're really big.
They don't fit together in the belly.
I'm deciding to only use one, and it looks a lot like a stuffed bunny, so it could be a very big risk.
But if I don't put anything in there, it's just gonna be an empty belly, and it won't make sense.
Two hours, everybody! Two hours left on the clock! _ It's me, Scott, Lyma, and Laney.
_ Yeah, it's nerve-racking.
First I apply the facial prosthetic, and then I move on to the chest piece.
Things seem to be falling into place Here comes some color and as long as the paint job is on par, I might actually have a chance at winning this.
I like this.
All right, we'll keep those there for now.
All right, that's 30 minutes, everybody! I want to put the wig on her at last looks.
I don't want to put it on her at the shop because there's no way that wig would make it over to the studio.
But that's making me a little nervous because I didn't want to save something that big and important to chance it in that hectic last hour.
Unfortunately, I don't think there's gonna be any other way around it.
The clock is ticking, and I'm starting to get a little nervous because I know my character is not the strongest here.
My mom is one of my biggest fans, and I really don't want to let her down.
Time's up! How you feeling, dude? I wish I was farther along in the paint job.
I still have to make an entire costume.
Oh, really? I don't know if I'll have time, but I want to do a full body painting during last looks.
I want this to be beautiful.
I want this for my mother, and if it sucks, I'm gonna feel really terrible.
Coming up I think you made a lot of really smart decisions.
She's freaking gorgeous.
This is a total failure.
I'm gonna get the chair I want So there's one hour left.
We're at last looks, and this is the most work I've ever had to do.
I still have to lighten up all the colors.
I still have to add moss and leaves and all this other stuff.
A part of me is freaking out.
Crap.
As soon as she sits down, I realize that little-bitty wrinkle has turned into a big crack, and I know they're just gonna bust me wide open for that if I don't fix it.
That's 15 minutes, everybody! Can we get a dust mask? My model, she tells me she's getting sick and not to do the finishing touches.
_ I went to spray glitter on her, and that made her sick.
And I went to airbrush her, and that made her sick.
And then she decides that she can no longer be in my makeup chair, that she has to leave, and I'm not gonna get the full amount of time to do this makeup, and it really bums me out.
That's time, guys, that's time! - I didn't see yours.
- She had to leave early.
- Why? - She got super sick.
I could have a top look, and now I might not even have a makeup at all.
Welcome to theFace Offreveal stage.
Tonight one of you will be eliminated.
Let's say hello to our talented panel of judges.
Owner of Optic Nerve Makeup Effects Studio Glenn Hetrick Hi, guys.
- Hi, Glenn.
- Hi, Glenn.
Three-time Oscar-winning makeup artist Ve Neill - Good evening.
- Hi, Ve.
Creature and concept designer Neville Page.
Hello, everyone.
- Hi, Neville.
- Hi, Neville.
So, guys, this week, your spotlight challenge was to create a beautiful Mother Nature goddess inspired by the beautiful plants and flowers at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.
I also asked you to incorporate an element that represented your own mother to give your goddess a personal touch.
Let's take a look at your creations while the audience at home tweets about their favorites, using #FaceOff.
First up is Laney's goddess.
I'm worried my model's not gonna walk onstage, and I'm freaked out a little bit.
And finally, she walks out, thank goodness.
Even though I didn't get to put everything that I wanted on her, she still looks beautiful.
I'm happy with it.
I don't think I'm going home.
My goddess looks exactly the way that I planned for her to look.
I'm extremely pleased with this makeup.
If I would've painted the face gold to complement the wardrobe, that would have been better.
I really hope I don't go home this week.
I'm so taken back by her presence, and I can see my mother in this.
I'm pleased with how she looks.
She stands out as being a unique color, and I'm hoping that that works in my benefit.
I'm not the kind of person that's gonna regurgitate a makeup that I've already done, and I wanted to do something humorous.
I love this character.
I just feel like she's so beautiful, and it's like a breath of fresh air.
I feel that this makeup came together well, and I think my mom's really gonna like this makeup, so I'm proud of it.
I think she's stunning, and I'm feeling very proud.
I love the bright color in the center going out into darker colors.
Maybe it's too colorful.
Oh, well, that's the risks you take.
It's not the strongest piece out there, and it's definitely not the weakest.
So I'm feeling pretty good, but I'm still nervous, 'cause I never know which way the judges are gonna decide.
Judges, it's time to take a closer look at these beauties.
This is kind of cool, the honey dripping down.
Actually, there's more metallic on the left side than there is the right.
I'm so nervous.
I'm worried the judges are gonna think it's a bit incomplete.
This is pretty cool.
I love the color choices of flowers.
Love the colors.
- I love-- - I like this.
They're totally into the leaves, and the balance is so important.
The only thing that says femininity is the dress.
This shape is absolutely confounding to me.
I'm watching the judges, and I don't think they're saying good things.
I have a feeling I might be going home this week.
Who made your favorite beauty tonight? Tell us on Twitter using #FaceOff.
Very confused by this.
A cheap vacuum-form topographical map.
Yeah.
I see Glenn shake his hand frantically.
I know that's not a good sign.
The choice of this barky shape is just a mystery.
Yeah.
- What is this? - It's all bronzy.
I just don't know what to say.
It's a curiosity.
I see the judges walk up to the makeup and just keep on going.
I feel like I really screwed up.
This is a really cool shape.
And her head thing is groovy too.
This is really intelligent design.
She even airbrushed into the hair.
That's cool.
Can you give us a profile? I don't even want to look in their direction.
I don't want to even try and guess what they're thinking.
This is all constructed, which is pretty difficult.
Yeah.
Okay, the judges have scored your creations, so let's find out what they thought.
Alana Miranda Laney Tate Frank Congratulations.
You are all safe and can head back to the makeup room.
The rest of you are the best and the worst this week.
The judges would like to speak with each of you to learn more about your work.
Roy, please step forward.
Roy, tell us about your design this week and also how you incorporated your mother.
My mother's one of those people that can take any kind of plant and make it grow.
She is also, like, the root and foundation of our family, so I used the roots to represent my mother.
This is a beautiful treatment of the goddess concept.
Thank you.
I think that you made a lot of really smart decisions within the design.
I love the choice of colors.
I think she's absolutely stunning.
I love the way the pink is peeking through on her face, which ties all of these other pinks, this beautiful pale lavender you have on the chiffon-- Beautiful makeup job this week.
It is one of my favorites as well.
It's elegant and balanced.
Thank you very much.
Please step back.
Eddie, you're next.
Tell me about the concept of your Mother Earth.
I wanted the overall look to resemble a warrior goddess.
It's a metaphor about my mom being the most important thing in the world to me.
This was a really great time for you guys to show us what you could do with beauty makeup.
Unfortunately, you did not show me that.
You left her completely natural, so it falls a little short for me tonight.
So much stuff, and you just didn't get it all done.
The sculpture's very rough, and these are not difficult textures.
I think you were trying to do too much.
Eddie, please step back.
Lyma.
So tell us about your concept and also what aspects of your mother you used.
When I think about my mom, I think about permanence.
And when it comes to family, she's a tree of life.
My first impression in silhouette was very, very good.
It was bold, with that huge hair and the tree bark around her hips.
I do love the overall nature of this piece very much.
- Thank you.
- This is cool.
Unlike anyone else, you've managed to create this heavenly approach to the hair, and the vines reach so far to the sky.
And this use of a rabbit as a symbol of fertility is genius.
Thank you so much.
Lyma, please step back.
RJ.
RJ, tell us about your design and how you incorporated your mother.
As you know, the last time I was on this show, I did a Mother Earth character.
I did not want to do a regurgitation of those themes, so instead of going a goddess, I thought that it would be cute to incorporate a 1960s spritely character.
To essentially dismiss core elements of the challenge because you've done something similar in the past, it is only with contempt that I regard that particular decision.
It ends up being an almost unnerving display of design deficiency.
I thought, "My God, 1965.
I'm not sure where we are with this.
" I just wanted to do something different than what everybody else was doing.
Okay, have you ever done a beauty makeup? Yeah.
Could you have done a beauty makeup on this gorgeous woman? Yeah.
This is a total failure this week, honey.
RJ, please step back.
Laura, you're up.
Tell us about your concept for your goddess.
Well, we went to the rose garden.
I found a particular rose that I decided to incorporate, as far as the color was concerned.
My mother loves music, so I put the trumpet flowers to represent that.
She's also into buddhism, so I thought, "caterpillar," and I merged the flower with the caterpillar idea, which explains the chest piece.
Well, I gotta tell you, this is astonishingly gorgeous makeup.
The paint job is probably one of the most amazing - we've had on this show.
- Thank you.
She's freaking gorgeous.
This is such a sublime palette.
I want to use it because it is so beautiful, and I can't get over it.
Thank you.
Laura, please step back.
Scott, please step up.
So tell us about your concept.
Well, I saw a lot of wood, and the first thing that jumped into my mind was my mother, who grew up on a farm, and harvest.
I can't get beyond the chest plate, 'cause it feels as if skin has been flayed back, revealing something underneath.
It borders on horror makeup or design, versus beauty.
Okay.
It's not very feminine, some of the shapes that you've created.
If you're asked to do a goddess, then you have to really think about beautiful details, and I think there's just too much orange in it.
Scott, thank you very much.
Please step back.
All right, guys, the judges have heard what you have to say.
If you'd please head back to the makeup room while they deliberate.
Thank you.
All right, why don't we talk about the looks you liked the most? - Let's start with Roy.
- So well done.
It's not a likely palette.
Who's gonna choose a gray tree to do? Yeah.
But it was so clever to use that really pale color 'cause it's so feminine.
He used his model's eyes, and they were the perfect color with the makeup.
All right, let's move on to Lyma.
She made some really interesting choices.
I mean, to put that white hair in there and the tree branches and the fertility bunny.
That idea of creating a window into her belly and the womb of Earth-- I'd like to see that idea expanded upon, personally.
All right, let's move on to Laura.
Stunning.
I so want an image of that.
The paint job is absolutely unbelievable.
Sick, yeah.
If this was a group challenge, I would have been thrilled with the level of detail, - and she did it by herself.
- Yeah.
All right, let's talk about the looks you liked the least.
Why don't we start with Eddie? Really, really unhappy with this makeup.
Yeah, for me, it wasn't a makeup at all.
It was just like a big rubber suit and completely lacking feminine qualities.
All right, let's move on to RJ.
I don't know what the heck he was thinking of tonight.
Just because you've done something once doesn't mean that you can't find variation.
I would hope that he would have done something like this once and then learned from it.
He didn't even attempt to do a beauty makeup.
Everything was a bad decision.
All right, let's move on to Scott.
I think Scott doesn't have a lot of experience doing beauty, plus the bad decision with the breastplate-- - I couldn't get past that.
Yeah, I think this is just not his genre.
All right, judges, have you made your decisions? - Yeah, I think we have.
- Yeah.
All right, let's bring them back out.
Glenn, tell us about the top looks.
Roy, we loved the tonality of your character's color palette, and she had a magnificent overall balance.
Laura, we were very impressed with your design decisions and the way that you managed to seamlessly blend colors.
Lyma, you made some very, very bold choices this week, and that really paid off in an eye-catching makeup.
All right, who is the winner of this challenge? The winner of tonight's challenge is All right, who is the winner of this challenge? The winner of tonight's challenge is Laura.
Thank you.
You made some cool and interesting sculptural decisions, and they were complemented by a beautiful and intricate paint job.
This was a true accomplishment.
Thank you.
This feels really good, and I'm happy that I could show the world how much I love my mom.
Laura, congratulations.
You, Lyma, and Roy can head backstage.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Unfortunately, that means the rest of you are on the bottom this week, and one of you will be eliminated.
Please step forward.
Glenn, tell us about the bottom looks.
Scott, despite some good technical painting, your makeup fell down in its design and color decisions.
RJ, we had issues with your character in terms of both execution and concept.
It boiled down to poor choices.
Eddie, you had some really interesting ideas this week, but you took on too much, and ultimately, it just didn't come fruition.
So who's going home tonight? The person going home tonight is RJ.
We didn't understand your decision to diverge so far from this week's challenge, and what little makeup you did do wasn't well applied.
RJ, I'm sorry, but you have been eliminated.
And Scott, Eddie, you are safe this week and can head back to the makeup room.
RJ, you know that we love you, and I can't wait to see more of your fantastic creations in the future, and I know that we will.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
RJ, it's been so great having you here with us.
If you'd please head back to the makeup room and pack up your kit.
I gotta do this.
- Real pleasure to meet you, Neville.
- Thank you.
I am disappointed in myself, and I know that I'm capable of better.
I'm sorry I disappointed my family and my friends and my fans, especially.
Me.
- No! - No! This competition has become mentally and artistically harder, but it's an honor just to be asked to come back.
It's very touching.
Makeup is part of who I am, so I'm gonna just work harder to be successful.
I've been doing this since I was 12 years old, and I won't give this up.
Your creature worked on every level.
Thank you guys so much.
Adolfo's piece fell short, and he was sent home.
Now 11 artists remain, and tonight, they'll face the mother of all challenges The ultimate giver of life, Mother Nature.
That's my babe.
I love her! But some will lose their heads.
Head came off the mannequin.
I've never seen anything like it.
So bad.
It's really hard to focus.
My head's in the wrong place.
It sucks.
Have you ever done a beauty makeup? I mean, the eyelashes aren't even on properly.
I do love the overall nature of this piece very much.
It is only with contempt that I regard that particular decision.
In the end, one will win a VIP trip from Kryolan Professional Make-Up to one of their a 2013 Fiat 500, and $100,000.
Who will be the next great name in movie magic? Only one will win Face Off.
How are you feeling this morning? Still a little shaky.
I didn't sleep very well.
Yeah, me neither.
I was embarrassed.
After the last challenge, I feel like I dodged a bullet.
I just felt awful because it wasn't what I wanted to put out there, and it was a piece of crap.
I was prepared to hear my name.
Me too.
I'm sorry it was Adolfo, but I'm glad it was him instead of me.
Yeah, I thought for a split second there we were gonna have two middle-aged men with heart attacks.
Now I'm trying to get my head back in the game for this next challenge.
If I don't get serious, I will be going home quick, and I don't want to go home quick.
So we're at the LA Arboretum Oh, it's beautiful out here.
I'm just like, "Planting flowers, oh, my God" I am so ready for this challenge, whatever it is.
Good morning, guys.
- Good morning, girl.
- Morning.
Welcome to the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden.
Featuring plants from all around the world, it's also been seen in hundreds of movies, such as Jurassic Park, Meet The Fockers, and Tarzan.
Wow.
This week's spotlight challenge is based on one of the most well-known mythological characters of all time.
She's the ultimate giver of life, Mother Nature.
That's my babe.
I love her! For this week's spotlight challenge, you will each create an original Mother Nature goddess But I want these characters to be really personal for you guys too, so I want each of you to include a feature in your makeup that represents your mom.
Aw.
This is so sweet.
Honestly, I'm inspired by my mother every single challenge.
She's an incredible artist herself.
Now, before you get started on your designs, I'd like to introduce you to a special guest who knows exactly what it takes to impress the judges-- last season's Face Off champion, Anthony Kosar.
Aw.
Cool.
- Great to see you again.
- Great to see you too.
I'm very excited because I watched every episode of season four, and Anthony was one of the best artists to be on Face Off.
And to have his feedback and advice in this challenge is incredible.
You created a couple of winning makeups that showcased nature and beauty, so how can these artists make sure that their goddesses stand out? You really want to bring out the feminine features, make all the forms soft, subtle, and really elegant.
Great.
Thank you.
- Anthony, thank you very much.
- Thank you.
And thank you for being here today.
Thanks for having me.
All right, guys, keep in mind, the judges will be looking for beautiful characters.
Now go ahead and explore these amazing gardens.
- Thank you.
- Bye! Laura and I head off to the rose garden.
I love my mom very much, and she's very hardworking, so being in the rose garden inspired me to incorporate thorns resembling her strength and hard work.
I'm playing around with the idea of making her skin a tree texture.
My mother, she's been such an inspiration to me, and she's so into music, so I'm gonna try to incorporate a trumpet-looking flower into the design.
I love my mom, and we've had a really rough year, and it's clouding this challenge.
We lost my dad.
My mom has Parkinson's.
It's been getting progressively worse, so it's hard to separate what I'm supposed to try to do on this, so I'm just doodling.
I can't really focus on what I need to do.
My mom, she's known for her hair like I am, and her silhouette really comes forward, so I want to put that in my design.
I love my mom, and I want to bring that emotion into my character as well.
My mom used to have a green thumb.
She could take a snip of any plant and make it grow.
Mother Nature is like the giver of life, from the roots all the way to the top, so I'm gonna incorporate a little bit of all that.
My mom is a florist, and we worked in the gardens, and she taught me the beauty of nature, like spiders that are beautiful and how they're meant to be here.
So my idea is to incorporate a lot of beautiful insects into my makeup.
Okay, guys, let's head back to the lab.
Whew.
So we have six hours today in the lab.
First thing we have to do is pick our models.
I start right off the bat with sculpting out the wood textures on my chest piece.
The wood textures remind me of my mom because she grew up on a farm, and she loves wood in her home.
I've already done this makeup on this show.
On season two finale, I did an Earth Mother goddess, so I have no idea what to do at this point.
First thing that pops into my head is my mother was really pretty in the '60s, when she had these beehive hairdo pictures.
And I'm thinking, let's do a 1960s retro, crazy mama.
My mother raises deer, so I decide to go with a deer.
I want to keep a lot of the feminine qualities alive in the face.
My mother is also a very spiritual person, so based on my mother's spirituality, I'm going to do a tree of life.
I may be getting too far away from Mother Nature, but I can't pass up this opportunity to do something great for my mom.
My concept is a feminine-shaped tree that's gonna have a belly, so I'm thinking it could be pregnant.
For me, being pregnant brought me together so tight with my mom.
It's a very magical thing in a woman's life.
Hey, guys, my dad and I are here for a walk-through.
- Oh, my God, yes! - Hi.
Anthony's joining us.
How you guys doing? It's really cool to have Anthony here because he's been where we are.
- Hey, Miranda.
- Hey, guys.
Tell us about your Mother Nature goddess.
I'm going with a leaf-inspired makeup.
I'm gonna do a cowl Is this gonna come down around the head? I'm thinking I'll try to cover her eyebrows.
Eyebrows create expression, and if you don't make them right, you can either make them look sad or clown-like - or happy or something - Yeah.
So I would suggest bringing your forehead down to where you could literally get rid of them then.
I want to have a pregnant belly.
I want to make it clear, so I can have something inside that you can see.
One thing you might want to consider is, you know, how animals live inside trees.
That's an idea.
Thank you.
My plan was to add a wig or some hair and transition that hair into this river and then that river carry on through armpieces.
I would even airbrush some green into the wig to tie it in to what you're doing here.
At this point, I'm unsure as to whether I'm gonna take Mr.
Westmore's advice.
It's fair to say that I'm not sure what to do.
I'm going for this caterpillar motif.
I didn't really get a caterpillar out of it.
I actually got more of, like, a Venus flytrap.
Mm.
Keep it very feminine so that people can get a first glance, see the beauty in it.
So keep some of the features softer.
Okay.
- Good luck! - Good luck, guys.
- Bye-bye.
- Thank you.
Bye.
I'm in such a weird headspace, it's hard for me to come up with anything beyond just-- I got a drawing down.
I'm just gonna build this.
So the first drawing I come up with is kind of what I stick to, incorporating the flower and those leaves, and that's pretty much it.
As the day keeps going on, I'm just getting more and more frazzled.
It's just-- my head's in the wrong place.
This is a new one for me, being one of the first people into the mold room, and I feel good about it 'cause I'll have these things all ready to paint tomorrow.
I could see Frankie's not feeling this challenge, and I think I know why.
He just lost his father this year.
His mom is not in the greatest health.
I just keep thinking about my mom.
She's having the hardest year of her life, and it's really hard for me to focus.
Coming up I'm starting to have a panic attack.
Damn! What in the hell is she doing? This is gorgeous makeup.
I think it was a grave mistake this week.
This is a Mother Nature challenge, and our design needs to be influenced by our mothers.
Frank's had a rough year.
His mom is not in the greatest health, and I could see that he is losing it.
If this were a job in the real world, I probably would've passed.
It's too close to home right now, too fresh.
I really don't want to see my friend lose himself.
He really needs to stand up straight and stiffen up that upper lip, like, just do what he needs to do.
I can't stop because I'm in a sad place.
If I did throw in the towel, like, that doesn't serve anybody.
That's not gonna make my mom happy.
That's not honoring my dad.
So I just keep pushing and pushing and just praying that I can at least be safe.
- What's the time? - 30 minutes left, guys! And that's time! Time's up.
We gotta go.
End of day one, I'm exhausted, but the last thing I want is to try and make an excuse for my makeup or my concept or my design.
At the end of the day, I just have to do it.
- Gots a lots to do today.
- Over here.
It's day two of our challenge, we have 9 1/2 hours, and I need to get my cowl and my face completely finished, both molds made, and I need to get started on this bodice that I'm going to create.
I got a lot of work to do.
Everything you do is always so pretty.
- Thank you.
- Hire me someday, please.
I'm looking at everybody else's things, and I'm going, I'm not making anything like that.
I'm starting to get a little nervous maybe I'm going the wrong direction, but it's way too late to shift gears at this point.
So this is a calculated risk, and they're either gonna love this, or they're gonna hate it.
I'm taking the advice of Anthony, and I'm using a bunny inside the belly.
I'm making this pregnant belly by using heat to shape this plastic onto it.
And I like the fact that it's wrinkling in certain spots, because it's giving it that realism of having veins and wood texture.
I think it's working out perfectly.
It took me a bit longer than I wanted to finish all my sculptures, and everyone is in the mold room.
And some people are already cleaning out their mold, which starts to really freak me out, because maybe I didn't give myself enough time, but I gotta get it done.
You're getting a lot of work done, huh? I don't want to hear what I heard last week ever again.
I'm trying to figure out what's gonna be the best way to make my orchids, so what I do is I take my orchid, and then I put it on the vacuform machine, which pulls out all of the air that's in the space in between, so you get a perfect copy of your sculpture.
And it actually looks really good, so I spend the next hour making 12 of them.
I'm gonna add a lot of stuff.
I've fabricated the arms, so I take two spandex gloves, and I put them over the arms and hands of a mannequin.
And from there, I begin to build up liquid latex and cotton to form the shape that I desire.
I really try to match the textures on the arms and the cowl.
Unfortunately, I don't have much time to pre-paint, so I have a lot of work to do tomorrow.
- That's sick, man.
- Thanks, dude.
You got some talent, dude.
I've got to start to do some fabrication because these trumpet flowers are a pretty important part of the overall design.
They're the symbol of my mother and her love of music, so I take some foam, and I start fabricating as best to my ability.
I don't know much about this foam, but I'm hoping it'll turn out.
I thought my wig was over the top.
That wig is definitely over the top.
I don't feel so bad.
I thought my wig was large, and I look over at Lyma, and I'm going, what in the hell is she doing? It's huge.
I mean, it's cool, but - But it's too big? - Damn! It's almost like we're having a big wig contest in this part of the lab.
Yeah, it's cracked on this side.
I'm starting to get really worried about time because I'm starting to realize I'm not sure if my mold's gonna open.
If I don't have a cowl, all I have is my butterfly face sculpture, and that is not enough for a makeup at all.
All right, go ahead and go start cleaning that out.
I'll get this off.
Finally, Tate opens it up, he gets one side off, and I run outside and start cleaning it out.
I'm trying to hurry up and get the mannequin's head out of the mold.
I ripped her mannequin's head off.
It's an "Oh, shit" moment.
I've never seen anything like it.
It's made out of fiberglass.
They make boats out of this shit, so I don't know what happened.
I don't like to break other people's stuff, so I've got, like, 15 minutes to help this girl get her stuff ready for foam.
And if we just grab another mannequin, it's guaranteed, even though they're carbon copies of each other, there's gonna be something different, and it's not gonna register the same.
Head came off the mannequin.
Tate comes outside, and the entire mannequin head is ripped off of my mannequin.
I am just freaking out.
Head came off the mannequin.
Tate comes outside, and the entire mannequin head is ripped off of my mannequin.
The head snaps off, and I've never seen anything like it.
I am so scared.
I do not think I'm going to have a good piece tomorrow.
Oh, my God, so bad.
I've got, like, 15 minutes to help this girl get her stuff ready for foam.
And if we just grab another mannequin, it's guaranteed, even though they're carbon copies of each other, there's gonna be something different, and it's not gonna register the same.
And I can't have that on my conscience.
I'll put epoxy on it and then just wrap it in duct tape.
It should cast fine.
He says that he can fix it, no problem.
I trust him, so I'm just gonna let him do it and just hold my breath.
- Thank you so much.
- You got it.
That's amazing! So by the end of day two, I get the idea of making a crown of leaves, and so I grab some L200 foam and some raffia.
And I have to paint some leaves because all we have were some deep red ones, so I want them to be orange.
Just sprayed them with a little light toner - and some yellow - Yeah.
And they came out pretty good, actually.
Hopefully, I'll have time to finish it.
What's that time say, Frankie? - 17.
- 17? Thank you.
So you're, like, gonna literally make her a flower.
Like, blend-- Yeah, a flowery petal thing.
I dig it, man.
Nice work.
That's time, everybody! Ooh.
All right, well-- - So it's the end of day two, and I'm pretty stressed.
I don't know how my foam is gonna come out, since my mold wasn't very good, but I guess I'm just gonna have to sleep on it and pray for the best.
It's application day.
I have four hours in the lab and one hour last looks, and I need to apply the cowl, two armpieces, and a backpiece, paint everything, and I need to make this character beautiful, or I'll be in trouble.
My foam piece actually didn't turn out so bad.
There are some really bad edges on it, but I was planning on hiding those in moss anyways.
They're here! You're gonna be Mother Nature.
You're gonna have branches coming out, and it goes from, like-- from spring, summer, fall, winter-- so, yeah, we got some pretty cool stuff.
What is this? - It's so ugly! - Yeah, it's pretty ugly.
The wardrobe I requested is not what I got.
'Cause I have so much to do, I'm just gonna start on my application and hope that I can finish quickly and construct a new wardrobe.
Hopefully this fits you okay.
All right, let's get this thing glued down.
I start applying her chin.
_ _ Even though I'm working on her chin, she keeps talking.
_ I'm like, okay, shh.
_ _ _ Shh, shh.
I'm losing time when I need to be spending it on other aspects of this character.
I'm gonna spin you around this way.
My game plan today is to just get it all done as fast as possible.
The first thing I gotta do is get the branches applied to my cowl.
I definitely want to make sure that these branches are secure, 'cause that'd be embarrassing to have her walk out onstage, and she starts losing limbs.
But they seem to be holding pretty well, and it's not as heavy as I thought it was gonna be.
I have to apply the pregnant belly, but this was supposed to be a bunny nest with baby bunnies, but I only get two, and they're really big.
They don't fit together in the belly.
I'm deciding to only use one, and it looks a lot like a stuffed bunny, so it could be a very big risk.
But if I don't put anything in there, it's just gonna be an empty belly, and it won't make sense.
Two hours, everybody! Two hours left on the clock! _ It's me, Scott, Lyma, and Laney.
_ Yeah, it's nerve-racking.
First I apply the facial prosthetic, and then I move on to the chest piece.
Things seem to be falling into place Here comes some color and as long as the paint job is on par, I might actually have a chance at winning this.
I like this.
All right, we'll keep those there for now.
All right, that's 30 minutes, everybody! I want to put the wig on her at last looks.
I don't want to put it on her at the shop because there's no way that wig would make it over to the studio.
But that's making me a little nervous because I didn't want to save something that big and important to chance it in that hectic last hour.
Unfortunately, I don't think there's gonna be any other way around it.
The clock is ticking, and I'm starting to get a little nervous because I know my character is not the strongest here.
My mom is one of my biggest fans, and I really don't want to let her down.
Time's up! How you feeling, dude? I wish I was farther along in the paint job.
I still have to make an entire costume.
Oh, really? I don't know if I'll have time, but I want to do a full body painting during last looks.
I want this to be beautiful.
I want this for my mother, and if it sucks, I'm gonna feel really terrible.
Coming up I think you made a lot of really smart decisions.
She's freaking gorgeous.
This is a total failure.
I'm gonna get the chair I want So there's one hour left.
We're at last looks, and this is the most work I've ever had to do.
I still have to lighten up all the colors.
I still have to add moss and leaves and all this other stuff.
A part of me is freaking out.
Crap.
As soon as she sits down, I realize that little-bitty wrinkle has turned into a big crack, and I know they're just gonna bust me wide open for that if I don't fix it.
That's 15 minutes, everybody! Can we get a dust mask? My model, she tells me she's getting sick and not to do the finishing touches.
_ I went to spray glitter on her, and that made her sick.
And I went to airbrush her, and that made her sick.
And then she decides that she can no longer be in my makeup chair, that she has to leave, and I'm not gonna get the full amount of time to do this makeup, and it really bums me out.
That's time, guys, that's time! - I didn't see yours.
- She had to leave early.
- Why? - She got super sick.
I could have a top look, and now I might not even have a makeup at all.
Welcome to theFace Offreveal stage.
Tonight one of you will be eliminated.
Let's say hello to our talented panel of judges.
Owner of Optic Nerve Makeup Effects Studio Glenn Hetrick Hi, guys.
- Hi, Glenn.
- Hi, Glenn.
Three-time Oscar-winning makeup artist Ve Neill - Good evening.
- Hi, Ve.
Creature and concept designer Neville Page.
Hello, everyone.
- Hi, Neville.
- Hi, Neville.
So, guys, this week, your spotlight challenge was to create a beautiful Mother Nature goddess inspired by the beautiful plants and flowers at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.
I also asked you to incorporate an element that represented your own mother to give your goddess a personal touch.
Let's take a look at your creations while the audience at home tweets about their favorites, using #FaceOff.
First up is Laney's goddess.
I'm worried my model's not gonna walk onstage, and I'm freaked out a little bit.
And finally, she walks out, thank goodness.
Even though I didn't get to put everything that I wanted on her, she still looks beautiful.
I'm happy with it.
I don't think I'm going home.
My goddess looks exactly the way that I planned for her to look.
I'm extremely pleased with this makeup.
If I would've painted the face gold to complement the wardrobe, that would have been better.
I really hope I don't go home this week.
I'm so taken back by her presence, and I can see my mother in this.
I'm pleased with how she looks.
She stands out as being a unique color, and I'm hoping that that works in my benefit.
I'm not the kind of person that's gonna regurgitate a makeup that I've already done, and I wanted to do something humorous.
I love this character.
I just feel like she's so beautiful, and it's like a breath of fresh air.
I feel that this makeup came together well, and I think my mom's really gonna like this makeup, so I'm proud of it.
I think she's stunning, and I'm feeling very proud.
I love the bright color in the center going out into darker colors.
Maybe it's too colorful.
Oh, well, that's the risks you take.
It's not the strongest piece out there, and it's definitely not the weakest.
So I'm feeling pretty good, but I'm still nervous, 'cause I never know which way the judges are gonna decide.
Judges, it's time to take a closer look at these beauties.
This is kind of cool, the honey dripping down.
Actually, there's more metallic on the left side than there is the right.
I'm so nervous.
I'm worried the judges are gonna think it's a bit incomplete.
This is pretty cool.
I love the color choices of flowers.
Love the colors.
- I love-- - I like this.
They're totally into the leaves, and the balance is so important.
The only thing that says femininity is the dress.
This shape is absolutely confounding to me.
I'm watching the judges, and I don't think they're saying good things.
I have a feeling I might be going home this week.
Who made your favorite beauty tonight? Tell us on Twitter using #FaceOff.
Very confused by this.
A cheap vacuum-form topographical map.
Yeah.
I see Glenn shake his hand frantically.
I know that's not a good sign.
The choice of this barky shape is just a mystery.
Yeah.
- What is this? - It's all bronzy.
I just don't know what to say.
It's a curiosity.
I see the judges walk up to the makeup and just keep on going.
I feel like I really screwed up.
This is a really cool shape.
And her head thing is groovy too.
This is really intelligent design.
She even airbrushed into the hair.
That's cool.
Can you give us a profile? I don't even want to look in their direction.
I don't want to even try and guess what they're thinking.
This is all constructed, which is pretty difficult.
Yeah.
Okay, the judges have scored your creations, so let's find out what they thought.
Alana Miranda Laney Tate Frank Congratulations.
You are all safe and can head back to the makeup room.
The rest of you are the best and the worst this week.
The judges would like to speak with each of you to learn more about your work.
Roy, please step forward.
Roy, tell us about your design this week and also how you incorporated your mother.
My mother's one of those people that can take any kind of plant and make it grow.
She is also, like, the root and foundation of our family, so I used the roots to represent my mother.
This is a beautiful treatment of the goddess concept.
Thank you.
I think that you made a lot of really smart decisions within the design.
I love the choice of colors.
I think she's absolutely stunning.
I love the way the pink is peeking through on her face, which ties all of these other pinks, this beautiful pale lavender you have on the chiffon-- Beautiful makeup job this week.
It is one of my favorites as well.
It's elegant and balanced.
Thank you very much.
Please step back.
Eddie, you're next.
Tell me about the concept of your Mother Earth.
I wanted the overall look to resemble a warrior goddess.
It's a metaphor about my mom being the most important thing in the world to me.
This was a really great time for you guys to show us what you could do with beauty makeup.
Unfortunately, you did not show me that.
You left her completely natural, so it falls a little short for me tonight.
So much stuff, and you just didn't get it all done.
The sculpture's very rough, and these are not difficult textures.
I think you were trying to do too much.
Eddie, please step back.
Lyma.
So tell us about your concept and also what aspects of your mother you used.
When I think about my mom, I think about permanence.
And when it comes to family, she's a tree of life.
My first impression in silhouette was very, very good.
It was bold, with that huge hair and the tree bark around her hips.
I do love the overall nature of this piece very much.
- Thank you.
- This is cool.
Unlike anyone else, you've managed to create this heavenly approach to the hair, and the vines reach so far to the sky.
And this use of a rabbit as a symbol of fertility is genius.
Thank you so much.
Lyma, please step back.
RJ.
RJ, tell us about your design and how you incorporated your mother.
As you know, the last time I was on this show, I did a Mother Earth character.
I did not want to do a regurgitation of those themes, so instead of going a goddess, I thought that it would be cute to incorporate a 1960s spritely character.
To essentially dismiss core elements of the challenge because you've done something similar in the past, it is only with contempt that I regard that particular decision.
It ends up being an almost unnerving display of design deficiency.
I thought, "My God, 1965.
I'm not sure where we are with this.
" I just wanted to do something different than what everybody else was doing.
Okay, have you ever done a beauty makeup? Yeah.
Could you have done a beauty makeup on this gorgeous woman? Yeah.
This is a total failure this week, honey.
RJ, please step back.
Laura, you're up.
Tell us about your concept for your goddess.
Well, we went to the rose garden.
I found a particular rose that I decided to incorporate, as far as the color was concerned.
My mother loves music, so I put the trumpet flowers to represent that.
She's also into buddhism, so I thought, "caterpillar," and I merged the flower with the caterpillar idea, which explains the chest piece.
Well, I gotta tell you, this is astonishingly gorgeous makeup.
The paint job is probably one of the most amazing - we've had on this show.
- Thank you.
She's freaking gorgeous.
This is such a sublime palette.
I want to use it because it is so beautiful, and I can't get over it.
Thank you.
Laura, please step back.
Scott, please step up.
So tell us about your concept.
Well, I saw a lot of wood, and the first thing that jumped into my mind was my mother, who grew up on a farm, and harvest.
I can't get beyond the chest plate, 'cause it feels as if skin has been flayed back, revealing something underneath.
It borders on horror makeup or design, versus beauty.
Okay.
It's not very feminine, some of the shapes that you've created.
If you're asked to do a goddess, then you have to really think about beautiful details, and I think there's just too much orange in it.
Scott, thank you very much.
Please step back.
All right, guys, the judges have heard what you have to say.
If you'd please head back to the makeup room while they deliberate.
Thank you.
All right, why don't we talk about the looks you liked the most? - Let's start with Roy.
- So well done.
It's not a likely palette.
Who's gonna choose a gray tree to do? Yeah.
But it was so clever to use that really pale color 'cause it's so feminine.
He used his model's eyes, and they were the perfect color with the makeup.
All right, let's move on to Lyma.
She made some really interesting choices.
I mean, to put that white hair in there and the tree branches and the fertility bunny.
That idea of creating a window into her belly and the womb of Earth-- I'd like to see that idea expanded upon, personally.
All right, let's move on to Laura.
Stunning.
I so want an image of that.
The paint job is absolutely unbelievable.
Sick, yeah.
If this was a group challenge, I would have been thrilled with the level of detail, - and she did it by herself.
- Yeah.
All right, let's talk about the looks you liked the least.
Why don't we start with Eddie? Really, really unhappy with this makeup.
Yeah, for me, it wasn't a makeup at all.
It was just like a big rubber suit and completely lacking feminine qualities.
All right, let's move on to RJ.
I don't know what the heck he was thinking of tonight.
Just because you've done something once doesn't mean that you can't find variation.
I would hope that he would have done something like this once and then learned from it.
He didn't even attempt to do a beauty makeup.
Everything was a bad decision.
All right, let's move on to Scott.
I think Scott doesn't have a lot of experience doing beauty, plus the bad decision with the breastplate-- - I couldn't get past that.
Yeah, I think this is just not his genre.
All right, judges, have you made your decisions? - Yeah, I think we have.
- Yeah.
All right, let's bring them back out.
Glenn, tell us about the top looks.
Roy, we loved the tonality of your character's color palette, and she had a magnificent overall balance.
Laura, we were very impressed with your design decisions and the way that you managed to seamlessly blend colors.
Lyma, you made some very, very bold choices this week, and that really paid off in an eye-catching makeup.
All right, who is the winner of this challenge? The winner of tonight's challenge is All right, who is the winner of this challenge? The winner of tonight's challenge is Laura.
Thank you.
You made some cool and interesting sculptural decisions, and they were complemented by a beautiful and intricate paint job.
This was a true accomplishment.
Thank you.
This feels really good, and I'm happy that I could show the world how much I love my mom.
Laura, congratulations.
You, Lyma, and Roy can head backstage.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Unfortunately, that means the rest of you are on the bottom this week, and one of you will be eliminated.
Please step forward.
Glenn, tell us about the bottom looks.
Scott, despite some good technical painting, your makeup fell down in its design and color decisions.
RJ, we had issues with your character in terms of both execution and concept.
It boiled down to poor choices.
Eddie, you had some really interesting ideas this week, but you took on too much, and ultimately, it just didn't come fruition.
So who's going home tonight? The person going home tonight is RJ.
We didn't understand your decision to diverge so far from this week's challenge, and what little makeup you did do wasn't well applied.
RJ, I'm sorry, but you have been eliminated.
And Scott, Eddie, you are safe this week and can head back to the makeup room.
RJ, you know that we love you, and I can't wait to see more of your fantastic creations in the future, and I know that we will.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
RJ, it's been so great having you here with us.
If you'd please head back to the makeup room and pack up your kit.
I gotta do this.
- Real pleasure to meet you, Neville.
- Thank you.
I am disappointed in myself, and I know that I'm capable of better.
I'm sorry I disappointed my family and my friends and my fans, especially.
Me.
- No! - No! This competition has become mentally and artistically harder, but it's an honor just to be asked to come back.
It's very touching.
Makeup is part of who I am, so I'm gonna just work harder to be successful.
I've been doing this since I was 12 years old, and I won't give this up.