Face Off season 2

Face Off
Season 2
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkSyfy
Original releaseJanuary 11 (2012-01-11) –
March 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)
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The second season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premiered on January 11, 2012 and ended on March 14, 2012. The season featured 14 prosthetic makeup artists competing in a series of challenges to create makeup effects.[1][2] The winner of this season, Rayce Bird of Shelley, Idaho, received US$100,000 cash, US$25,000 worth of makeup from Alcone, and the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid.

The season 2 premiere episode posted the best ratings performance for any Syfy original series since November 2009.[3]

Judges

Contestants

Name Age Hometown Place finished
Greg Lightner 35 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 14th
Nicholas "Nix" Herrera 31 Orlando, Florida 13th
Miranda Jory 21 Seattle, Washington 12th
Brea Joseph 32 San Diego, California 11th
Athena Zhe 25 New York City, New York 10th
Heather Henry 33 Dallas, Texas 9th
Tara Lang 27 Littleton, Colorado 8th
Jerry Macaluso 43 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7th
Beki Ingram 30 Hibbing, Minnesota 6th
Sue Lee 26 New York City, New York 5th/4th
Matt Valentine 33 Austin, Texas 5th/4th
Robert "RJ" Haddy 36 Charleston, West Virginia Runner-Up
Ian Cromer 22 Tampa, Florida Runner-up
Rayce Bird 29 Shelley, Idaho Winner

Production

Guest judges for the season include Asher Roth,[4] Tom Savini,[5] Catherine O'Hara, Sam Huntington, Vivica A. Fox and LeVar Burton.[6]

Contestant progress

Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rayce HIGH IN HIGH HIGH HIGH IN‡ HIGH WIN WIN WINNER
Ian HIGH LOW LOW WIN HIGH LOW WIN LOW IN RUNNER-UP
RJ IN LOW IN IN WIN HIGH HIGH HIGH IN RUNNER-UP
Matt IN WIN WIN IN IN IN IN HIGH OUT
Sue IN IN IN IN LOW WIN LOW LOW OUT
Beki HIGH IN HIGH‡ HIGH LOW‡ LOW IN OUT
Jerry IN‡ LOW LOW LOW IN HIGH OUT
Tara HIGH HIGH LOW IN LOW IN OUT
Heather LOW HIGH IN IN HIGH OUT
Athena IN HIGH IN LOW OUT
Brea WIN IN HIGH OUT
Miranda LOW IN OUT
Nix LOW OUT
Greg OUT
  The contestant won Face Off.
  The contestant was a runner-up.
  The contestant won a Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was part of a team that won the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was in the top in the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was declared one of the best in the Spotlight Challenge but was not in the running for the win.
  The contestant was in the bottom in the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was a teammate of the eliminated contestant in the Spotlight Challenge.
  The contestant was eliminated.
‡ The contestant won the Foundation Challenge.

Episodes

See also: List of Face Off episodes
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million) 		18-49
Rating
91"Return to Oz"January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11)1.972[7]0.9[7]

  • Foundation Challenge: Create a character representing themselves as an artist using items from three trailers (costume, prop, and prosthetic) on the Universal Studios back-lot.
Guest Judge: Ve Neil and Conor McCullagh
Reward: Immunity
Top Foundations:
Jerry
RJ
Bottom Foundations
Brea
Nix
Winner: Jerry
Reward: Choice of team in next week's Spotlight Challenge
Winning Team: Women
Top Looks:
Brea & Beki (Wicked Witch of the West, post-apocalyptic/tribal theme)
Tara (Scarecrow, post-apocalyptic/tribal theme)
Ian & Rayce (Cowardly Lion, horror theme)
Safe:
Matt & RJ (Scarecrow, horror theme)
Sue & Athena (Cowardly Lion, post-apocalyptic/tribal theme)
Jerry (Wicked Witch of the West, horror theme)
Bottom Looks:
Heather & Miranda (Tin Woodman, post-apocalyptic/tribal theme)
Greg & Nix (Tin Woodman, horror theme)
Winner: Brea
Eliminated: Greg

 

102"Water World"January 18, 2012 (2012-01-18)1.808[8]0.8[8]

  • Spotlight Challenge: Choose a sea creature and use it as inspiration for a water-proof makeup.
Top Looks:
Matt & Tara (Lyretail fairy basslet)
Heather & Athena (Lionfish)
Safe:
Miranda & Beki (Leafy sea dragon)
Sue, Rayce, & Brea (Leafy sea dragon)
Bottom Looks:
Jerry & Nix (Ridley sea turtle)
Ian & RJ (Zebra shark)
Winner: Matt
Eliminated: Nix

 

113"Rock Your Body"January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25)1.690[9]0.8[9]

  • Foundation Challenge: In teams of 3, create a make-up based only on the contact lenses of the model. Only one artist works on the model at a time, and the others do not see the work until they have their turn in a relay race-like switch.
Guest Judge: Jennifer Aspinall
Reward: Immunity
Beki
Ian
Rayce
Winner: Beki (alien)
  • Spotlight Challenge: In teams of two, apply body paint to two nude models and incorporate them to a selected background for a photo shoot to be used as the cover for hip hop musician and guest judge Asher Roth's album Is This Too Orange?; one model has to blend in with the background, while the other is a character interacting with the background, and each artist can only work one model.
Guest Judge: Asher Roth
Top Looks:
Rayce & Beki (Farm With Noose)
Breaa & Matt (Wall of Sneakers)
Safe:
Sue & Heather (Elephant Skateboarding)
RJ & Athena (Swimming Pool)
Bottom Looks:
Jerry & Tara (Brick Wall)
Ian & Miranda (Picnic Table)
Winner: Matt
Eliminated: Miranda

 

124"Night Terrors"February 1, 2012 (2012-02-01)2.144[10]0.9[10]

  • Spotlight Challenge: After visiting the Linda Vista Community Hospital in complete darkness in the middle of the night where they sketch their designs, the contestants must create a horror movie villain based on a phobia.
Guest Judge: Tom Savini
Top Looks:
Ianb - Odontophobia: fear of teeth
Beki - Parasitophobia: fear of parasites
Rayce - Cryophobia: fear of ice and frost
Safe:
RJ - Xyrophobia: fear of razor blades
Heather - Ornithophobia: fear of birds
Tara - Ommetaphobia: fear of eyes
Sue - Hadephobia: fear of Hell
Matt - Xerophobia: fear of dryness
Bottom Looks:
Athena - Merinthophobia: fear of being bound
Jerry - Electrophobia: fear of electricity
Brea - Chemophobia: fear of chemicals
Winner: Ian
Eliminated: Brea

 

135"Dangerous Beauty"February 8, 2012 (2012-02-08)2.198[11]1.0[11]

  • Foundation Challenge: Create a trauma makeup that makes it appear that someone was attacked by a werewolf.
Guest Judge: Sam Huntington
Reward: Immunity
Top Foundations:
Beki
Heather
Winner: Beki
  • Spotlight Challenge: In teams of two, the artists must create an original creature that is both beautiful and deadly using one plant and one animal in the studio as inspiration.c
Guest Judge: Vivica A. Fox
Top Looks:
RJ & Ian - Lady slipper orchid & Panther chameleon
Heather & Rayce - Firesticks & Harlequin water monitor
Safe:
Jerry & Matt - Yellow iris & African leopard
Bottom Looks:
Athena & Tara - Stargazer lily & Emerald tree boa
Beki & Sue Bird of paradise & Cobalt blue tarantula
Winner: RJ
Eliminated: Athena

 

146"Triple Threat"February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)2.036[12]0.9[12]

  • Foundation Challenge: Immediately after the previous episode's spotlight challenge, the contestants are each given a runway model and give them a head to toe make-under so she looks like a "plain Jane".
Guest Judge: Kim Greene
Reward: Immunity
Top Foundations:
Ian
Jerry
Rayce
Winner: Rayce
  • Spotlight Challenge: In teams of three, make an old-age makeup to age a set of triplets, one to 50 years old, one to 75 years old, and another to 100 years old.
Guest Judge: Greg Cannom
Top Looks:
Sue - 100 yr old (Tindal triplet)
RJd - 75 yr old (Green triplet)e
Jerry - 100 yr old (Hornbeck triplet)
Safe:
Matt - 50 yr old (Tindal triplet)
Tara - 75 yr old (Tindal triplet)
Rayce - 50 yr old (Hornbeck triplet)
Bottom Looks:
Ian - 75 yr old (Hornbeck triplet)
Beki - 50 yr old (Green triplet)e
Heather - 100 yr old (Green triplet)e
Winner: Sue
Eliminated: Heather

 

157"Alien Interpreters"February 22, 2012 (2012-02-22)1.729[13]0.8[13]

  • Spotlight Challenge: Take one of Patrick Tatopoulos' conceptual sketches and use it to create an original alien makeup.
Guest Judge: LeVar Burton
Reward: Tickets to the premiere of Total Recall
Top Looks:
Rayce (Cyborg with tubes)
Ian (Bat-like creature)
RJ (Winged lizard)
Safe
Matt (Long-armed gremlin)
Beki (Cyborg with tubes)
Bottom Looks:
Sue (Bat-like creature)
Jerry (Winged lizard)
Tara (Long-armed gremlin)
Winner: Ian
Eliminated: Tara & Jerry

 

168"Burtonesque"February 29, 2012 (2012-02-29)1.781[14]0.9[14]

  • Spotlight Challenge: After visiting the Watts Towers, contestants are to make a whimsical character worthy of being in a Tim Burton film using an ordinary occupation as inspiration.
Guest Judge: Catherine O'Hara
Top Looks:
Matt (Ice Cream Man)
Rayce (Cellist)
RJ (Bellhop)
Bottom Looks:
Sue (Toymaker)
Beki (Chef/Baker)
Ian (Plumber)
Winner: Rayce
Eliminated: Beki

 

179"Dinoplasty"March 7, 2012 (2012-03-07)2.266[15]1.0[15]

Guest Mentors: Cleve Hall and Constance Hall from Monster Man
Winner:
Rayce - Corythosaurus
Safe:
Ian - Triceratops
RJ - Velociraptor
Eliminated
Matt - Carnotaurus
Sue - Tianyulong

 

1810"The Ultimate Spotlight Challenge"March 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)2.465[16]1.1[16]

Guest Judge: Michael Westmore
Raycef, assisted by Jerry, Miranda, & Heather (Sci-Fi)
Ian, assisted by Matt, Sue, & Tara (Horror)
RJ, assisted by Beki, Athena, & Brea (Fantasy)
Winner: Rayce

 

Footnotes

  1. ^ Brea's model for the Spotlight Challenge passed out and was taken to the hospital. She was given a new model to work with and was allowed to perform the same body painting on the new model. He was later superimposed over the photo taken of Matt's model and their backdrop.
  2. ^ Ian's model had a bad reaction to the makeup and left the reveal stage after judging.
  3. ^ Other animals provided to the contestants included a white rhinoceros and gray wolves
  4. ^ RJ's model had a bad reaction to the makeup and was replaced with a model who was unrelated to the models on his team.
  5. ^ One of the Greens was a fraternal triplet to the other two identicals.
  6. ^ Rayce's trio of makeups was the audience favorite, something that would be taken into consideration when the judges made their final decision.

References

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