Glow Up: I use make-up to celebrate being different
Hannah Price
In the first episode of Glow Up series three, the contestants are given a creative task to complete a look using make-up that shows what makes you unique . BBC Three speaks to contestants Ryley and Xavi about how make-up has helped them accept their own differences.
All the girls [in my school] started wearing make-up in Year 9. That’s when I really started to question my appearance.
Everyday before school Ryley would get up at 6am to put a full face of make-up on.
She was born with a birthmark across the right side of her face - she says that her insecurities led to her starting to try to cover it when she was 14: at secondary school it was all about being popular, being beautiful, having everyone like you, and I felt like I didn’t quite fit in. ....