For specific designs for a character, special stencils are made so the design can be recreated accurately every time it is applied. Left Michael Wesley Smith has his new Tribe 4 look applied.

What does this new makeup design say about Jack in Series 4? Jack has always been a pants and shirt kinda guy but in series 4 his whole look becomes quite fasionable and Jack has an air about him. Very classy!

There are a lot of photos on the wall of the makeup department. They show the look of each character in each episode. Their makeup can change quite a few times during a series.

The make up is applied accurately to ensure they match up with the continuity photos taken at the beginning of the series.

Of course the tribe is not just famous for its make-up the radical bright hair colours are also part of it all.

Left Kelly Stevenson gets her hair dyed. Special dyes are used and they are re-applied every few weeks.

There are some very complicated hairstyles in The Tribe but the makeup artists whip them up in a flash.