The eighth season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premieres on January 13, 2015. The season features 15 prosthetic-makeup artists competing against each other to create makeup effects. This season has a theme of 'Return of the Champions'. The winning artist will receive $100,000, a 2015 Fiat and a VIP package courtesy of Kryolan Professional Make-Up to one of their 85 international locations.
The premiere will span two episodes.
Three former champions; Rayce Bird (Season 2), Anthony Kosar (Season 4), and Laura Tyler (Season 5); will return as coaches to the contestants. Each champion will select and coach a team of 5 contestants throughout the season. Once a coach's team has been eliminated, the coach will also leave the show.
Ve Neill returns as a full-time judge.
Judges[]
- Ve Neill
- Glenn Hetrick
- Neville Page
- McKenzie Westmore (Host)
- Michael Westmore (Mentor)
Contestants[]
- Adam Milicevic, 30 - Orlando, Florida; Osaka, Japan
- Alan Carnes, 32 - Redding, California
- Anthony Reyes, 20 - New York, New York
- Ben Peter, 32 - West Carrollton, Ohio
- Daniel Prado, 38 - Atlanta, Georgia
- Darla Edin, 28 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Emily Serpico, 18 - Wellington, Florida
- Gregory Hewett, 36 - Charlotte, North Carolina
- Jamie Leodones, 30 - Burbank, California
- Julian Bonfiglio, 25 - San Francisco, California
- Kelly Harris, 24 - Columbus, Ohio
- Logan Long, 29 - Salt Lake City, Utah
- Regina Jiganti, 24 - Burbank, California
- Rob Miller, 41 - Monroe, Michigan
- Stephanie Masco, 21 - Plainfield, Illinois
Teams[]
Team One[]
- Rayce (Mentor)
- Adam
- Anthony
- Logan
- Regina
- Rob
Team Two[]
- Laura (Mentor)
- Darla
- Emily
- Gregory
- Julian
- Stephanie
Team Three[]
- Anthony (Mentor)
- Alan
- Ben
- Daniel
- Jamie
- Kelly
- The last of Anthony's team was eliminated in Episode 11, which meant his exit from this season as well.
Contestant Progress[]
Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
Darla | IN‡ | IN‡ | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | WIN | |
Emily | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH‡ | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | FINALIST | |
Logan | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | FINALIST | |
Julian | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | IN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||
Adam | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW‡ | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | OUT | |||
Ben | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | WIN | LOW | IN | OUT | ||||
Stephanie | IN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | IN‡ | OUT | |||||
Kelly | IN | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | OUT | ||||||
Jamie | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | HIGH | OUT | |||||||
Rob | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||||||
Anthony | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||||||
Regina | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
Daniel | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
Alan | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
Gregory | IN | OUT |
Episodes[]
Episode 1: "Return of the Champions"[]
- Main article: Return of the Champions
Team Leader Character | ||
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Rayce's
Cellist |
Laura's
Mother Nature |
Anthony's
Sea Creature |
Darla | Alan | Adam |
Emily | Anthony | Ben |
Jamie | Gregory | Daniel |
Logan | Regina | Julian |
Rob | Stephanie | Kelly |
Airdate: January 13, 2015
- Foundation Challenge: The artists must create a companion character to one of the Team Leaders' most memorable characters. While they are creating, the Team Leaders will decide who they want on their teams.
- Guest Judge: Ve Neill
- Top Looks: Darla and Rob
- Reward: Immunity
- Winner: Darla
- Spotlight Challenge: The teams must create two aliens that have survived their choice of an alien crash in the desert.
- Guest Judge: Rick Baker
The teams are informed of a twist. Their aliens have crash on a planet ruled by primates and they must create the King of the primates.
Episode 2: "Monkey Business"[]
- Main article: Monkey Business
Team | Primate |
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Laura | Squirrel Monkey |
Anthony | Mandrill |
Rayce | White-Faced Capuchin |
Airdate: January 20, 2015
- Spotlight Challenge: The teams are informed that they must create the king of the primates on the planet that their aliens crashed on.
- Guest Judge: Rick Baker
- Top Looks: Team Rayce
- Bottom Looks: Ben, Gregory, & Kelly
- Winner: Logan
- Eliminated: Gregory
Episode 3: "Let the Games Begin"[]
- Main article: Let the Games Begin
Team | Animal | Plant |
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Adam & Julian | Bat | Sugarbush Protea |
Alan & Stephanie | Thorny Dragon | Cockscomb |
Anthony & Logan | Warthog | American Pitcher Plant |
Ben & Darla | Ram | Cactus |
Daniel & Kelly | Scorpion | Delphinium |
Emily & Regina | Hyena | Shampoo Ginger |
Jamie & Rob | Piranha | Blue Thistle |
Airdate: January 27, 2015
- Spotlight Challenge: The artists, in teams of two, must create a predator that is a hybrid of an animal and a deadly plant.
- Guest Judge: Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games)
- Top Looks: Ben & Darla; Regina & Emily
- Bottom Looks: Julian & Adam; Alan & Stephanie
- Winner: Ben
- Eliminated: Alan
Episode 4: "Royal Flush"[]
- Main article: Royal Flush
Contestant | Card |
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Adam | King of Clubs |
Anthony | King of Hearts |
Ben | Jack of Diamonds |
Daniel | Queen of Diamonds |
Darla | Jack of Hearts |
Emily | Queen of Hearts |
Jamie | King of Spades |
Julian | Jack of Clubs |
Kelly | Queen of Spades |
Logan | Queen of Clubs |
Regina | Joker |
Rob | Jack of Spades |
Stephanie | King of Diamonds |
Airdate: February 3, 2015
- Spotlight Challenge: The artists must create a character inspired by a face card from a deck of cards and Tim Burton. They must also include the suit of the card in their makeup.
- Top Looks: Darla, Emily & Julian
- Bottom Looks: Anthony, Daniel & Jamie
- Winner: Emily
- Eliminated: Daniel
Episode 5: "Sounding Off"[]
- Main article: Sounding Off
Teams |
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Adam & Regina |
Anthony & Darla |
Ben & Julian |
Emily & Jamie |
Kelly & Stephanie |
Logan & Rob |
Rayce was not a part of this episode until Elimination due to prior commitments. RJ (Seasons 1 & 5) took his place.
Airdate: February 10, 2015
- Foundation Challenge: The artists participate in a three person team relay race. Each model is wearing a different set of claws. The teams must create a makeup that goes with those claws.
Team Color | |||
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Blue | Green | Purple | Orange |
Adam | Jamie | Anthony | Ben |
Kelly | Logan | Julian | Darla |
Rob | Stephanie | Regina | Emily |
- Guest Judge: Jill Wagner
- Reward: Immunity
- Top Looks: Team Blue & Team Green
- Winner: Adam
- Spotlight Challenge: The artists, in teams of two, must create an original character that is inspired by a unique sound effect created by Erik Aadahl.
- Top Looks: Ben & Julian, Kelly & Stephanie
- Bottom Looks: Adam & Regina, Darla & Anthony
- Winner: Stephanie
- Eliminated: Regina
Episode 6: "Troll Bridge"[]
- Main article: Troll Bridge
Contestant | Bridge |
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Adam | Dragon Bridge in Bali |
Anthony | Helix Bridge in Singapore |
Ben | Python Bridge in Amsterdam |
Darla | Python Bridge in Amsterdam |
Emily | Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco |
Jamie | Dragon Bridge in Bali |
Julian | Corvin Castle Bridge in Transylvania |
Kelly | Tower Bridge in London |
Logan | Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco |
Rob | Tower Bridge in London |
Stephanie | Corvin Castle Bridge in Transylvania |
Airdate: February 17, 2015
- Spotlight Challenge: The artists must create trolls based on iconic bridges.
- Guest Judge: Doug Jones
- Top Looks: Ben, Jamie & Kelly
- Bottom Looks: Anthony, Emily & Rob
- Winner: Jamie
- Eliminated: Anthony
Episode 7: "Queen Bees"[]
- Main article: Queen Bees
Teams | Insect |
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Adam & Rob | Lady Bug |
Ben & Kelly | European Hornet |
Darla & Stephanie | Jewel Beetle |
Emily & Jamie | Honey Bee |
Julian & Logan | Cuckoo Wasp |
Airdate: February 24, 2015
- Foundation Challenge: The artists must create an original character makeup using inspiration from their hat of choice.
- Guest Judge: Lois Burwell
- Reward: Immunity
- Top Looks: Emily & Rob
- Winner: Emily
- Spotlight Challenge: The artists, in teams of two, must create original nude body paintings based on the insect of their choice. One of the models must represent their insect queen.
- Top Looks: Julian & Logan, Emily & Jamie
- Bottom Looks: Adam & Rob, Ben & Kelly
- Winner: Logan
- Eliminated: Rob
Episode 8: "Dressed to Kill"[]
- Main article: Dressed to Kill
- Spotlight Challenge: The artists must create an original, stylish, and intelligent horror villian inspired by their choice of avant garde outfits and Clive Barker.
- Guest Judge: Mark Alan Miller
- Top Looks: Ben, Emily, Julian & Kelly
- Bottom Looks: Jamie & Stephanie
- Winner: Ben
- Eliminated: Jamie
Airdate: March 3, 2015
Episode 9: "Miss Intergalactic"[]
- Main article: Miss Intergalactic
Artist | Galaxy |
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Adam | Miss Cigar Galaxy |
Ben | Miss Andromeda Galaxy |
Darla | Miss Sculptor Galaxy |
Emily | Miss Pinwheel Galaxy |
Julian | Miss Whirlpool Galaxy |
Kelly | Miss Sombrero Galaxy |
Logan | Miss Comet Galaxy |
Stephanie | Miss Tadpole Galaxy |
Airdate: March 10, 2015
- Foundation Challenge: The artists must create their own colorful makeups that represent spring. They can only use their hands. The Coaches are the judge and they will not know who the artist is off each makeup.
- Guest Judge: The Coaches
- Reward: Immunity
- Winner: Stephanie
- Spotlight Challenge: The artists must create their own beautiful alien where they will take part in a "Miss Intergalactic" pageant. The winning makeup will be featured in a full page spread in Entertainment Weekly.
- Guest Judge: Darren Franich
- Top Looks: Adam, Darla & Julian
- Bottom Looks: Ben & Kelly
- Winner: Darla
- Eliminated: Kelly
Episode 10: "Super Selfies"[]
- Main article: Super Selfies
Airdate: March 17, 2015
- Spotlight Challenge: The artists must create an original superhero. There is a twist, the artists will be turning themselves into their superhero.
- Guest Judge: Todd Macfarlane
- Top Looks: Adam & Logan
- Bottom Looks: Emily & Stephanie
- Winner: Logan
- Eliminated: Stephanie
Episode 11: "Imaginary Friends"[]
- Main article: Imaginary Friends
Artist | Child Artist |
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Adam | Lance |
Ben | Blayne |
Darla | Jordyn |
Emily | Maya |
Julian | Andrew |
Logan | Alexandra |
Airdate: March 24, 2015
- Spotlight Challenge: The artists are paired up with children, to make these children's creations come to life.
- Top Looks: Adam & Darla
- Bottom Looks: Ben & Julian
- Winner: Adam
- Eliminated: Ben
Episode 12: "Deadly Dolls"[]
- Main article: Deadly Dolls
Artist | Doll |
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Adam | Baby Doll |
Darla | Porcelain Doll |
Emily | Rag Doll |
Julian | Ventriloquist Doll |
Logan | Voodoo Doll |
Airdate: March 31, 2015
- Spotlight Challenge: The artists must create an original, evil and demonic character inspired by a classic doll.
- Guest Judge: Don Mancini
- Top Looks: Darla & Emily
- Bottom Looks: Adam & Julian
- Winner: Darla
- Eliminated: Adam
Episode 13: "Full Steam Ahead"[]
- Main article: Full Steam Ahead
Artist | Western Archetype |
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Darla | Blacksmith |
Emily | Undertaker |
Julian | Bank Robber |
Logan | Barmaid |
Airdate: April 7, 2015
- Spotlight Challenge: The artists must take a Wild West archetype and turn it into a steampunk cyborg.
- Top Looks: Darla & Logan
- Winner: Emily
- Eliminated: Julian
- Top Looks: Darla & Logan
Episode 14: "The Dream Team"[]
- Main article: The Dream Team
Artist | Team Mates | Movie Genre | Movie Title |
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Darla | Anthony Daniel Rob Stephanie |
Fantasy | The Spirits of Eden |
Emily | Adam Jamie Kelly Regina |
Post-Apocalyptic | Paradise Reckoning |
Logan | Alan Ben Gregory Julian |
Science Fiction | The Fortress |
- Finale Challenge: The artists, with their choice of four team mates, must create four different characters to create a team that can star in a new movie saga. The complete looks will be shown to the public at Universal Studios Hollywood.
- Winner: Darla
- Winning Coach: Laura
Trivia[]
Face Off (Season 8)
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Contestants | |||||||||||||||
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Judges | |||||||||||||||
Glenn Hetrick · Ve Neill · Neville Page | |||||||||||||||
McKenzie Westmore (Host) · Michael Westmore (Mentor) | |||||||||||||||
Coaches | |||||||||||||||
Laura Tyler · Rayce Bird · Anthony Kosar | |||||||||||||||
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"Return of the Champions" · "Monkey Business" · "Let the Games Begin" · "Royal Flush" · "Sounding Off" · "Troll Bridge" · "Queen Bees" · "Dressed to Kill" · "Miss Intergalactic" · "Super Selfies" · "Imaginary Friends" · "Deadly Dolls" · "Full Steam Ahead" · "The Dream Team" | |||||||||||||||
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Syfy's Face Off | ||
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Seasons | ||
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10· 11· 12· 13 | ||
Unofficial Seasons | ||
I · II · III · IV · V · VI · VII | ||
Judges | ||
Glenn Hetrick (2011-present) · Ve Neill (2011-present) · Neville Page (2012-present) · Lois Burwell (2014) · Patrick Tatopoulos (2011-2012) · McKenzie Westmore (Host) (2011-present) | ||
Winners | ||
Season 1: Conor McCullagh · Season 2: Rayce Bird · Season 3: Nicole Chilelli · Season 4: Anthony Kosar · Season 5: Laura Tyler · Season 6: Rashaad Santiago · Season 7: Dina Cimarusti · Season 8: Darla Edin · Season 9: Nora Hewitt · Season 10: Robert 'Rob' Seal · Season 11: Cig Neutron · Season 12: Andrew Freeman · Season 13: Matt Valentine | ||
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