I really hate that as we've gone series to series, the focus has moved to more concept/costume/social media makeup and away from the basic skills of being a pro-MIUA. It's very much now based on the looks they want to do within a theme, rather than having to work to a client brief, which is essentially what an MUA would have to be able to do day-to-day. Even working as a bridal/occasion artist you're creating something based on a idea from the person who you are working on.
We also really only see focus on core techniques in the two-minute face-off, and it's a shame as I feel none of the artists will have long careers in the pro-industry without those skills.
I don't really have a favourite yet in this series. The level of talent certainly seems to be on the wane. However, I have to see someone standing out to me for the wrong reasons is Joshua. He's very arrogant/cocky about his abilities given what he's actually brought to the chair so far ... I was surprised he's won awards.
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