product

en-noun

product (countable and uncountable, plural products)

From Middle English product, from Latin prōductus, perfect participle of prōdūcō, first attested in English in the mathematics sense.

Wash excess product out of your hair.

He puts his fingers in Miller’s hair, which is greasy with product.

2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 153:

(cosmetics, uncountable) Any preparation to be applied to the hair, skin, nails, etc. Often specifically a preparation used to hold one's hair in a desired arrangement.


weave

From Middle English weven (“to weave”), from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave, braid”).
Cognates
Cognate with Saterland Frisian weeuwe, West Frisian weve, Dutch weven, German weben, Danish væve, Swedish väva, Norwegian Nynorsk veva, Icelandic vefa.

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what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.

2021, Becky S. Li, Howard I. Maibach, Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations, page 154:

(cosmetics) Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.


wing

en-noun

wing (countable and uncountable, plural wings)

wings (plural)
weng (alternative obsolete)
whing (alternative obsolete)
wyng (alternative obsolete)

From Middle English winge, wenge, from Old Norse vængr ("wing of a flying animal, wing of a building"; compare vængi (“ship's cabin”)), from Proto-Germanic *wēingijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), thus related to wind. Cognate with Danish vinge (“wing”), Swedish vinge (“wing”), Icelandic vængur (“wing”).
Replaced native Middle English fither (from Old English fiþre, from Proto-Germanic *fiþriją), which merged with Middle English fether (from Old English feþer, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō). More at feather.

gl

"wing of a flying animal, wing of a building"; compare <i class="Latn mention" lang="non">vængi</i> (“ship's cabin”)

der

A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.


base

en-noun

base (countable and uncountable, plural bases)

acid

antonym(s) of “chemical compound that will neutralize an alkali”

From Middle English base, bas, baas, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of basis and bass.

أَسَاس

something from which other things extend

basis

chemical compound that will neutralize an acid

(cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.

основа

cosmetics: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform


powder

powder (countable and uncountable, plural powders)

Tok Pisin: paura
→ Rotokas: paora

→ Hindi: पाउडार (pāuḍār)

→ Maori: paura

→ Burmese: ပေါင်ဒါ (paungda)

→ Swahili: poda

→ Urdu: پاؤُڈَر (pāuḍar)

From Middle English poudre, pouder, pouldre, borrowed from Old French poudre, poldre, puldre, from Latin pulverem, accusative singular of Latin pulvis (“dust, powder”). Doublet of pulver. Compare pollen (“fine flour”), polverine, pulverize.

She was redolent of violet sachet powder, and had warm, soft, white hands, but she danced divinely, moving as smoothly as the tide coming in.

(cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.


perfume

perfume (countable and uncountable, plural perfumes)

Borrowed from Middle French parfum, perfum. Doublet of parfum.

គន្ធរស

kŏənthĕəʼrŭəh

The market for prestige perfumes is pretty much restricted to what industry economists call “gotrocks ladies”—women in households with annual incomes over $40,000 and who are over forty but still young enough to have a sense of smell (Elizabeth Taylor, for instance).

1987 October, Timothy Kalich, “Marketing: What's in a Smell?”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN:

The perfume industry is facing a major problem: maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.

2014 March 7, Nicole Vulser, “Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 190, number 13, page 30:

(perfumery) A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.


rouge

rouge (countable and uncountable, plural rouges)

Borrowed from French rouge, from Latin rubeus. Compare rare Middle English rouge, rouȝ (“red”); later borrowed again, as it is not attested until c. 1750. The game senses are of unknown origin according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Before we could embark on the details of his mother's health we were joined by a fair, plump woman of indefinite age, who had once been—and at moments still was—very pretty. She wore a simple black silk dress, perhaps in deference to Tilly's death, though the note of mourning was jarred by flamboyant aquamarine ear-rings and too much rouge.

1956, Delano Ames, chapter 4, in Crime out of Mind:

Red or pink makeup to add colour to the cheeks; blusher.

(chemistry, archaic) A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide, used in polishing and as a cosmetic; crocus; jeweller's rouge.


rouge

en-verb

rouge (third-person singular simple present rouges, present participle rouging, simple past and past participle rouged)

rouges (present singular third-person)
rouging (participle present)
rouged (participle past)
rouged (past)

She rouged her face before setting out for the party.

She was a lady of about fifty, I should think, youthfully dressed, and of a very fine complexion. If I add to the little list of her accomplishments that she rouged a little, I do not mean that there was any harm in it.

1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, chapter 13, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC:

(ambitransitive) To apply rouge (makeup).


vinotherapy

Therapeutic treatment of the skin using wine and grapes.


lipstick

en-noun

lipstick (usually uncountable, plural lipsticks)

→ Dutch: lipstick

→ Bengali: লিপস্টিক (liposṭik)

→ Hindi: लिपस्टिक (lipasṭik)

→ Japanese: リップスティック (rippusutikku)

→ Korean: 립스틱 (ripseutik)

→ Lao: ລິບສະຕິກ (lip sa tik)

→ Malay: lipstik

→ Thai: ลิปสติก (líp-sà-dtìk)

Are you wearing any lipstick today?

In fact, I just saw the movie Shirley Valentine (for the umpteenth time!), and couldn't even look at the adult Marjorie Majors without seeing Patsy and her boofed up hair and red lipstick and long cigarette holder.

2003 August 31, TammyM, “Re: OT: Penis Casino; free Viagra!”, in alt.support.stop-smoking (Usenet):

I'd like three lipsticks in this shade.

She darkens up her eyebrows with it and then runs a tube of pink lipstick over her mouth. She immediately wipes it off with the palm of her hand. She should have black lipstick. A true ninja woman would wear black lipstick.

2021 December 27, Linda MorningStar, Destiny's Wavering Road, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 164:


mascara

mascara (countable and uncountable, plural mascaras)

/ˌmæsˈkɑːɹə/

apply mascara

put on mascara

mascara runs

mascara smudges

With her rouged cheeks, silver lipcoat and mascara she might have been any girl after an hour at her mother's dressing table.

2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 157:

There were a lot of young girls, in their early-twenties she guessed, many of them either Gothed up in thick black mascara and black lip stick, others looking like stereotypical Beat Girls in black rollnecks and jeans.

2007, James Burr, Ugly Stories for Beautiful People, page 45:

A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.


blush

blush (countable and uncountable, plural blushes)

From Middle English blusshen, bluschen, blusschen, blisshen, from Old English blysċan (“to be red; shine”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *blaskijaną, from *blasǭ (“burning candle; torch”) or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *bluskijaną, from *blusjǭ (“torch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.
Cognate with Middle Low German blöschen (“to blush”). Compare also Old English blysian (“to burn; blaze”), Dutch blozen (“to blush”), Danish blusse (“to blush”), Old Norse blys (“torch”), Danish blus (“blaze”).

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The same rules that apply to face powder apply to powder blush, since neither contains water. Cream blush, however, should be replaced after a year. To prolong the life of any blush, clean your blush brush regularly and store the product in a dry place.

2016, Sana Passricha, “Keep or Toss: The Shelflife of Your Beauty Treasures,” iDIVA, 22 July, 2016,_(http://www.idiva.com/news-style-beauty/keep-or-toss-the-shelf-life-of-your-beauty-treasures/16072264)

(uncountable, countable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.


botanical

But where vodka stays neutral, gin is infused with botanicals — a witch’s pantry of roots, berries, herbs, dried fruits and spices — dominated by the piney, breezy aroma of juniper berries.

2007 May 2, Eric Asimov, “No, Really, It Was Tough: 4 People, 80 Martinis”, in New York Times:

(cosmetics, cooking, medicine) Something derived from a botanical, especially herbal, source


exfoliation

en-noun

exfoliation (countable and uncountable, plural exfoliations)

From Latin exfoliare (to remove leaves).

(cosmetics) The removal of a layer of dead skin, as in cosmetic preparation.

去角質 /去角质

the removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation


extension

extension (countable and uncountable, plural extensions)

From Middle English extensioun, from Old French estension, from Latin extensiō, extensiōnem.

eyelash extension
eyelash extensions#English

(cosmetics, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of hair extension, nail extension, or eyelash extension.


foundation

foundation (countable and uncountable, plural foundations)

From Middle English foundacioun, fundacioun, from Old French fondacion, from Latin fundātiō (“founding, foundation”).

(cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.


slap

slap (countable and uncountable, plural slaps)

From Middle English slappen, of uncertain origin, possibly imitative. Compare Low German Slappe (“slap”), whence also German Schlappe (“defeat”). Compare also Italian sleppa (“slap”).

onomatopoeic

imitative

Well, she schlumphed her Vera down the screech at a rate of knots, zhooshed up the riah, checked the slap in the mirror behind the bar, straightened up one ogle fake riah that had come adrift, and bold as brass orderlied over as fast as she could manage in those bats and, in her best lips, asked, if she could parker the omi a bevvy.

1997, James Gardiner, Who's a Pretty Boy Then?, page 123:

If you had too much slap on when you went out . . . your mates say too much slap on your ecaf. Yeah. Oh really girl? Yes . . . Go in the lavs here and have a look.

Quoted in 2006, Matt Houlbrook, Queer London (page 151)


makeup

Makeup
Merriam-Webster
Oxford English Dictionary

en-noun

makeup (usually uncountable, plural makeups)

makeups (plural)
make-up (alternative)
make up (alternative)

⇒ Portuguese: make

→ Japanese: メイクアップ

She is wearing a lot of makeup.

(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

grimering

cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance


cosmetic

From French cosmétique, from Ancient Greek κοσμητική (kosmētikḗ, “the art of dress and ornament”), κοσμητικός (kosmētikós), from κοσμητής (kosmētḗs, “orderer, director, decorator”), from κοσμέω (kosméō, “to order, to arrange, to rule, to adorn, to equip, to dress, to embellish”).

der

These endocrine disruptors are everywhere: plastics, shampoos, cosmetics, cushions, pesticides, canned foods and A.T.M. receipts. They often aren’t on labels and can be difficult to avoid.

2021 February 20, Nicholas Kristof, “What Are Sperm Telling Us?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner; makeup.

козметика

any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin

beauty products

substances enhance external color or texture


highlight

highlights (plural)
hilite (alternative informal)

(cosmetics) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.


pancake

en-noun

pancake (countable and uncountable, plural pancakes)

pancakes (plural)
pan cake (alternative)

→ Cantonese: 班戟 (baan¹ gik¹)

→ Mandarin: 班戟 (bānjǐ)

→ Cebuano: pankeyk

→ French: pancake

→ German: Pancake

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→ Hijazi Arabic: بانكيك (bānkēk, pānkēk)

→⇒ Irish: pancóg

→ Japanese: パンケーキ (pankēki)

→⇒ Khmer: នំផេនខេក (num pheenkheek)

→ Korean: 팬케이크 (paenkeikeu)

→ Nauruan: epankeik

→ Portuguese: panqueca, (dated) panqueque, (dated) pancake

→ Russian: панкейк (pankejk)

→ Spanish: (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay) panqueque, (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico) pancake, (Venezuela) panqueca

→ Thai: แพนเค้ก (pɛɛn-kéek)

→ Turkish: pankek

→ Azerbaijani: pankek

→ Yoruba: pan̄kéèkì

Inherited from Middle English pancake, panne cake, pankake, ponkake, equivalent to pan + cake.
Perhaps adapted from Middle Low German pankôke, pannekôke, from Old Saxon *pannakōko (suggested by derivatives Old Saxon pannakōkilo and pannakōkilīn), where the compound is much older; compare Old High German phankuohho (8th century), whence Middle High German phankuoche, German Pfannkuchen (“pancake”); further
Saterland Frisian Ponkouke, Ponkuuke (“pancake”), West Frisian pankoek (“pancake”), Dutch pannenkoek (“pancake”), German Low German Pannkook (“pancake”).
The juggling sense is by analogy with a pancake being tossed in a pan.

And us, me wearing pancake with my eyebrows recently plucked archly, done by Little Amber, the beauty-school student quean, in Bryant Park.

1984 April 14, Freddie Greenfield, “Spoiling the View”, in Gay Community News, page 19:

(uncountable, theater) A kind of makeup, consisting of a thick layer of a compressed powder.


crème

en-noun

crème (countable and uncountable, plural crèmes)

Unadapted borrowing from French crème. Doublet of cream and crema.


waterline

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(cosmetics) The inner rim of the eyelid, just behind the lash line; primarily used in reference to the application of eyeliner.


eye shadow

eye shadow (countable and uncountable, plural eye shadows)

eye shadows (plural)
eyeshadow (alternative)

Makeup that is applied to the eyelids and below the eyes to give a darker complexion there.


lippy

lippy (countable and uncountable, plural lippies)

term-label

(originally Australia, now also British, New Zealand, colloquial)

From lip(stick) or lip (gloss) + -y (diminutive suffix).

Like some kind of masonic handshake, Collie passed Vanya a tube of black lippie. She smeared it carelessly across her wide mouth and handed it to me. My parents would have a hissy fit if they knew I put on lipstick but they weren't around.

2007, D. M. Ross, chapter 12, in The Holy Bad, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Vanguard Press, →ISBN, page 52:

I'm worried I'm turning into a 1950s housewife: the other day I found myself tidying up the sitting room and putting on some lippie before Tony got home from work!

2008, Lynn Bertram, “The World of Motherhood”, in Supporting Postnatal Women Into Motherhood: A Guide to Therapeutic Groupwork for Health Professionals, Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Radcliffe Publishing, →ISBN, page 11:

'Sorry—just trying on new lippies for tonight,' she confessed, flashing a crimson smile.

2008, Rachel Power, “Emma Matthews—Opera Singer”, in The Divided Heart: Art and Motherhood, Fitzroy, Vic.: Red Dog Books, →ISBN; republished Fitzroy, Vic.: Red Dog Books, 2012, →ISBN, page 159:

A russet shade of sheer lippy proved the finishing touch to Meghan's latest make-up look. It wasn't a full gloss, but appeared to have a balm-like finish, a pretty touch of shine.

2020 January 9, Annie Vischer, “Meghan Markle’s Latest Make-Up Look Decoded”, in Grazia, London: Bauer Consumer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-01-10:

(uncountable) Lip gloss or lipstick; (countable) a stick of this product.


eyebrow pencil

Makeup in a pencil-like applicator used to define or draw on the eyebrows.

мо́лив за ве́жди

makeup used to define or draw on the eyebrows


eyeliner

en-noun

eyeliner (countable and uncountable, plural eyeliners)

eyeliners (plural)
eye liner (alternative)

Do you need to wear eyeliner? As with any makeup step, eyeliner is completely optional. From an artistic perspective, if you are wearing eyeshadow, I almost always recommend wearing eyeliner, unless your eyelids and eyelashes are obscured by the eyebrow area. Eyeliner is a basic part of an eye-makeup design because it shapes and defines the eyes and makes the eyelashes look thicker.

2004, Paula Begoun, The Complete Beauty Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Smart Beauty, Rodale Inc., →ISBN, page 419:

Makeup used to outline the eye, generally applied along or close to the lashline.


blusher

blusher (countable and uncountable, plural blushers)

Beside him Lady Partridge, her head tilted up, her face a mask of blusher and brown powder, like someone just back from a skiing holiday, was also clearly elsewhere.

2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 9, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:

(countable, uncountable) Face makeup that makes the cheeks rosier.


makeover

makeovers (plural)
make-over (alternative)

This room is a mess; it needs a makeover.

There was no furniture or carpet to speak of. The wallpaper was peeling off the walls and there was a smell of damp everywhere. It was as if they were living like squatters in their own flat. However, this was no time for a makeover, even a fifteen-minute one like on TV[…].

2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:

A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.


guyliner

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I threaded my way through a crowd of Goths slouching against cars in guyliner and black pants[…]

2011, Joanna Pearson, The Rites and Wrongs of Janice Wills, page 29:

Trevor looks kind of emo, rail thin, dark hair, guyliner, wears black all the time.

[…] What exactly is going on with JD Vance’s lashes? Sootily outlined with a dense fringe, his eyes caught the attention of many debate watchers who wondered if Vance was into guyliner.

2024 October 3, Katie Berohn, Kathleen Hou, “But Really, Is JD Vance Wearing Eyeliner?”, in Elle:

(informal) Eyeliner when used on men; usually associated with the goth and emo subcultures.


moisturizer

moisturizer (countable and uncountable, plural moisturizers)

moisturizers (plural)
moisturiser (alternative)

The oil acts as a moisturizer to the wood.

Something that causes moisture or a condition of wetness; something that makes things moist.


nail polish

nail polish (usually uncountable, plural nail polishes)

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Per Talking Points Memo, the PolitiChicks are promoting their new book about this new flavor of "pro-woman" feminism, which is a term conservatives have been flinging around for the last few years in pursuit of the elusive female vote that implies that the other kind of feminism is for anti-feminine (or possibly lesbo-sexual) crew cut-havers who want to abolish long hair and nail polish and girly laughter and the general concept of love.

2014 February 9, Erin Gloria Ryan, “Women Who Benefitted Immensely From Feminism Rail Against Feminism”, in Jezebel:

A cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails.


body butter

body butter (countable and uncountable, plural body butters)

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An unguent moisturizer designed to be applied to the body.


ceruse

ceruse (usually uncountable, plural ceruses)

From French céruse, from Latin cērusa, variant of cērussa, q.v.

Galen hath taken exceptions at such waters which run through leaden pipes, ob cerussam quæ in iis generatur, for that unctuous ceruse, which causeth dysenteries and fluxes […].

Synonym of white lead, a hydrate of lead mixed with carbonate, particularly as used to whiten skin or in early medicine.


kohl

From Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl, “antimony; kohl, stibnite (powdered antimony)”). Doublet of alcohol and alcool.

der

A dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries.


parfum

en-noun

parfum (usually uncountable, plural parfums)

Borrowed from French parfum. Doublet of perfume.

Did you ever dream of a Beauty Shop De Luxe? A charming place of sweet parfums, crystal mirrors, flowered chintzes and soft pastel tints—a lovely salon of beauty, where fresh colors and smart furniture make beauty rites an occasion of pleasure and inspiration?

1926, The Magazine of The Women’s City Club of Detroit, page 42:

For Christmas, give a jewel-like flacon of this most exclusive and personal of parfums.

1930, The New Yorker, volume 6, page 111:

WANTED 10 top flight salesmen in different sections to introduce fine line of parfums made expressly to sell in jewelry stores, also lighters and other exclusive imports.

1944 April, Jewelers’ Circular-Keystone, page 232:


nail polish remover

nail polish remover (countable and uncountable, plural nail polish removers)

nail polish removers (plural)
nail-polish remover (alternative)
nail-polish-remover (alternative rare)

A solvent used to remove nail polish, usually mostly acetone.


lip gloss

lip gloss (countable and uncountable, plural lip glosses)

I took a beating when you wrote me those letters / And every time I remembered the taste of your lip gloss

1992, “Enid”, in Gordon, performed by Barenaked Ladies:

A cosmetic product applied to the lips to make them look shinier.


face powder

face powder (countable and uncountable, plural face powders)

A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
 ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’

1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:

A cosmetic made from coloured talc, applied to the face.


relaxer

(cosmetics) A cream or lotion that loosens curls in the hair to aid straightening.


occlusive

(cosmetics) A product that forms a protective film and traps moisture against the skin.


calamine

calamine (usually uncountable, plural calamines)

From French calamine, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kădmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of cadmia, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris.

doublet

Poison Ivy, Lord,'ll make you itch
You're gonna need an ocean
Of calamine lotion
You'll be scratchin' like a hound
The minute you start to mess around

1959, “Poison Ivy”, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (lyrics), performed by The Coasters:

For Secret Santa two years before, she had gifted him a bottle of calamine lotion.

2022, Ling Ma, “Tomorrow”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN:

(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO₃) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.

smithsonite

mit Eisenoxid eingefärbtes Zinkoxidpulver

(mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.


calamine

en-verb

calamine (third-person singular simple present calamines, present participle calamining, simple past and past participle calamined)

calamines (present singular third-person)
calamining (participle present)
calamined (participle past)
calamined (past)

(transitive) To coat or treat with calamine.


nill

From Medieval Latin nil and nihil (“nothing”) to represent German nichts and nix (“nothing”), confused with Latin nix (“snow, snow-white thing”), used for white forms of zinc oxide. Doublet of nihil album.

(obsolete) Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms used in medicine and cosmetics.


falsie

(colloquial, chiefly in the plural, cosmetics) A false eyelash, used as a cosmetic enhancement.


concealer

en-noun

concealer (countable and uncountable, plural concealers)

From Middle English concelare, equivalent to conceal + -er.

(countable, uncountable) A cosmetic designed to cover blemishes.


hair conditioner

hair conditioner (countable and uncountable, plural hair conditioners)

(cosmetics) A type of shampoo product that aims to improve the condition of the hair, especially after washing.


beauty spot

From beauty (noun) + spot (noun). Some uses of sense 1 (“thing which is beautiful”) are figurative uses of sense 1.2 (“patch on the face to heighten beauty”).

kauneuspilkku

The Deformity, and Filthyneſs of Svvine, make them the Beauty-ſpot of the Animal Creation, and the Emblem of all Vice.

1701, Nehemiah Grew, “Of the Ends of Providence. And First, in this Life.”, in Cosmologia Sacra: Or A Discourse of the Universe as It is the Creature and Kingdom of God. […], London: […] W[illiam] Rogers, S[amuel] Smith, and B[enjamin] Walford: […], →OCLC, 3rd book, paragraph 49, page 102:

(archaic) A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.

(cosmetics, historical) A patch or spot drawn or placed on the face in order to heighten beauty.


hair extension

desc

→ Japanese: エクステンション

→ Japanese: エクステンション

A length of hair which is attached to one's normal hair to make it longer.


slugging

en-noun

slugging (countable and uncountable, plural sluggings)

(slang, neologism, cosmetics) The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it.


injectable

Complex high-cost drug therapy, such as injectables and infusions, are close to a $70 billion sector.

2009 January 3, Amy Zipkin, “Drugstores, Too, Feel Recession Pain”, in New York Times:

(pharmacy, cosmetics, pharmacology) A liquid, such as a medicine or a Botox solution, which is injected using a needle and syringe.


Venetian ceruse

(chiefly historical) A form of ceruse variously claimed to be pure white lead, equal parts white lead and barium sulfate, or white lead mixed with water and vinegar, used to whiten skin and dry sores before it was recognized to cause lead poisoning.


bronzer

From bronze (“to tan skin”) + -er (agent noun suffix).

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Bronzers, you see, contain alcohol, which can't help but be drying to the skin.

1981, Mario Badescu, Mario Badescu's Skin Care Program for Men:

Some men were turning up with their faces covered with "bronzers" that made them look jaundiced, mottled terra cotta, or muddy brown.

1984, Toni Stabile, Everything you want to know about cosmetics:

With his signature bronzer, Trump seems to be aiming for a weathered ruggedness, perhaps. He is playing the macho cowboy who just rode into town.

2025 January 20, Jess Cartner-Morley, “Brimful of menace? Melania strikes sombre note at Trump inauguration”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

A cosmetic product intended to give the skin a temporary bronzed colour resembling a suntan.


cosmeceutical

Any cosmetic that is claimed to have a medicinal action


infill

en-noun

infill (countable and uncountable, plural infills)

(cosmetics) The redecoration of a fingernail or toenail after it has grown, to prevent an unsightly gap.


free edge

(cosmetics) The part of a nail, such as a fingernail or toenail, that extends past the flesh of the finger or toe

자유연

part of a nail that extends past the flesh


lowlight

From low + light. Formed by analogy with highlight.

(cosmetics) In hairstyling, a highlight in a darker color rather than a lighter one.


eyeshadow

eyeshadow (countable and uncountable, plural eyeshadows)


vanishing cream

vanishing cream (countable and uncountable, plural vanishing creams)

A moisturizing lotion, intended to remove wrinkles, that leaves no visible trace when rubbed into the skin.

雪花膏

moisturizing lotion intended to remove wrinkles


white lead

In the sense of tin, calque of Latin plumbum album (“tin”, literally “white lead”) already used before our era, as well as plumbum candidum (“tin”, literally “white-shining lead”) and Arabic رَصَاص أَبْيَض (raṣāṣ ʔabyaḍ, “tin”, literally “white lead”), distinguished from plumbum nigrum (“lead”, literally “black lead”) / رَصَاص أَسْوَد (raṣāṣ ʔaswad, “lead”, literally “black lead”), as tin and lead were improperly distinguished before modernity.

cog

رَصَاص أَبْيَض

The beginning of a new episode of work for Bradly was an agitated niggling over six-by-four squares of cardboard coated with size and white lead, prepared by himself to save an experimental waste of canvas.

1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 40:

Such eminent and renowned scientists as Fourcroy, Berthollet and Vauquelin all enthusiastically supported zinc white, the defects of which "are so slight compared to the disadvantages of using white lead, that its adoption cannot be reasonably refused."

2021, Judith Rainhorn, The Colour of Controversy..., p. 4

A basic lead carbonate, particularly (historical) as once widely used for white paint, whitening cosmetics, and early medicine.


makeunder

Wordplay blend of makeover + under, replacing over with its opposite.

While some women need a makeover to add makeup, some women need a makeunder to take it down a notch.

2011, Coni Masciave, Beauty Rehab: Your Guide to Feel Beautiful, Sexy, and Confident in Twenty-Eight Days, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 142:

The typical candidate for a makeunder is a woman who applies her makeup with too liberal a hand, styles her hair in a distracting or unattractive manner, or wears clothes that could be described as unflattering or over the top. The ideal candidate for a makeunder does all three of these simultaneously, mostly likely while upending a bottle of perfume into her cleavage.

2011 October 18, Anna Lefler, The Chicktionary: From A-line to Z-snap, the words every woman should know, Adams Media, →ISBN, page 122:

A makeover in which the quality, flashiness or value of something is downgraded.


lashline

lashlines (plural)
lash line (alternative)


balayage

en-noun

balayage (countable and uncountable, plural balayages)

(cosmetics) A hair colouring technique in which colour is applied by hand.


soorma

From Hindi सुरमा (surmā) / Urdu سرمہ (surmā), from Classical Persian سرمه (surma).

sirma (alternative)
sulmah (alternative)
surma (alternative)

It is incumbent on the Mussulman that he should stain the crevices of his teeth black with the soorma[…]

A preparation of antimony with which Muslim men historically anointed their eyelids.


reverse panda

From a likening of the effect to an inversion of the giant panda's face, which is white with black circles around the eyes.

If KMBC wants to dabble, as Craft has charged, with "reverse panda" circles of makeup around her eyes to hide what it sees as her bags, it can.

1983 July 31, “TV News: Cosmetic Casualty”, in Miami Herald:

(informal) An undesired effect involving light makeup applied around the eyes appearing as white circles or patches, especially in a photograph or video due to intense lighting or a camera flash.


nail varnish

nail varnish (countable and uncountable, plural nail varnishes)

(UK, Ireland) A cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails.


lip liner

lip liner (countable and uncountable, plural lip liners)

Makeup used to outline the outer edge of the lips, generally to fill in uneven areas and create a smooth shape after applying lipstick.


makeup remover

makeup remover (countable and uncountable, plural makeup removers)

makeup removers (plural)
make-up remover (alternative)
makeup-remover (alternative rare)

To cleanse your face at night, use cold cream (I like it better than liquid makeup removers).

1980, Lois Wyse, Blonde, Beautiful Blonde: How to Look, Live, Work, and Think Blonde, New York, N.Y.: M. Evans and Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 72:

The medicine cabinet here has a bottle of contact lens solution, nasal spray, a light blue bottle of makeup remover, a container of Vaseline.

2014, Carla Buckley, The Deepest Secret, Bantam Books, →ISBN:

A product used to remove makeup, typically a solvent.


stripless

(cosmetics) Being a type of wax used in hair removal, contrasted with the softer strip wax.


sindoor

From Sanskrit सिन्दूर (sindūra, “red lead”).

sindhur (alternative)
sindhuram (alternative)
sindooram (alternative)

After she’d brushed her hair and twisted it into a knot, she got her sindoor out of the cabinet. It was in a tiny, flat copper container, and the powder was bright red.

2023, Chetna Maroo, Western Lane, Picador, page 27:

A traditional red or orange cosmetic powder from India, usually worn by Hindu women along the parting of the hair as a sign of marriage.


face cream

face cream (countable and uncountable, plural face creams)

A cosmetic cream used to moisturize the face.


moisturising cream

moisturising cream (countable and uncountable, plural moisturising creams)

moisturising creams (plural)
moisturizing cream (alternative)


moisturizing cream

moisturizing cream (countable and uncountable, plural moisturizing creams)

moisturising cream
moisturising cream#English


corpsepaint

Many black metal musicians dress in black robes and wear exaggerated white-and-black “corpsepaint” on their faces, […]

2007, Ronald Bogue, Deleuze's Way: Essays in Transverse Ethics and Aesthetics, Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 45:

You get kids over there in corpsepaint going to a death metal show, but then are going to go to [a] Darkness show. […]

2012, Joel McIver, Machine Head: Inside the Machine, Omnibus Press, →ISBN:

Far more Pagan metal bands appear in the traditional black metal corpsepaint.

2014, Donna Weston, Andy Bennett, editors, Pop Pagans: Paganism and Popular Music, Routledge, →ISBN:

A style of black-and-white makeup used primarily by black metal musicians and fans, intended to make the wearer appear inhuman, corpselike, or demonic.


manscara

With the invention of male cosmetics such as 'guyliner' and 'manscara' by Superdrug, fashion-conscious young men have no excuse to avoid this autumn's dark romantic goth trend just because they don't have a girlfriend to steal eyeliner from.

2008, Renyi Lim, "Nailing the Look: Men", in "Graveyard Glamour", Quench (Cardiff University), Issue 72, October 2008, page 24 (approx.)

Dad had dyed his hair and may even have been wearing manscara.

2009, Lara Fox, Miss Understanding: My Year In Agony, Hodder Children's Books, published 2010, →ISBN:

Annah Baines and David Leighton discuss their views on whether they think a bit of 'manscara' and 'guyliner' is acceptable, or whether it's a crime against hu-man-ity

2013 December 2, “Blokey Beauty: guyliner?”, in The Courier, number 1282, Newcastle University, page 19:

(slang) Mascara designed for and/or marketed toward men.


make-up remover

make-up remover (countable and uncountable, plural make-up removers)

Liquid and gel-type make-up removers are less likely to irritate your eyes than oil-based products.

2005 April 9, Grace Amey-Obeng, “Emergency fix ups, cleaning-up”, in The Mirror, page 21, column 2:


panda eyes

Supposed to be similar in appearance to the black patches around the eyes of a giant panda.

An effect of dark rings around the eyes caused by the overapplication or smearing of eye makeup.


kohl pencil

A make-up pencil with a kohl core, which can be sharpened in the usual manner, used for enhancing the eyes.


French tip

Manicurist Eri Narita was behind the brat-green French tips seen at Vogue World, and revealed that her initial inspiration was the greens found in and around a tennis court, from the grass to the balls.

2024 June 27, Hannah Coates, “brat Green is the Mani Shade of The Moment”, in Vogue:

The (usually) white tip applied to each pink-painted nail as part of a French manicure.


micellar water

(cosmetics) A colloidal suspension of micelles composed of surfactants in water, used as a cleanser. This usually has a viscosity close to that of water. This has similar uses to other human cleansers, such as liquid detergents (ie. body wash, shampoo) and liquid soaps.


eyeline

(cosmetics) The horizontal portion of the face that includes the eyes.


hand cream

hand cream (countable and uncountable, plural hand creams)

A cosmetic cream used to moisturize the hands.


pearl powder

pearl powder (countable and uncountable, plural pearl powders)

(historical) A cosmetic, made from crushed pearls, for improving the appearance of the skin.


spool brush

(cosmetics) A small brush with broad bristles, used to remove clumps of mascara, etc.


pore strip

(cosmetics) An adhesive strip used to remove blackheads etc. from the skin.


night cream

night cream (countable and uncountable, plural night creams)

(cosmetics) A moisturizing cream to be applied before going to bed and left on the skin overnight.


patch box

patch boxes (plural)
patch-box (alternative)
patchbox (alternative)

(historical, cosmetics) A fancy box, generally with a mirror under the lid, for holding artificial beauty spots, or patches, worn on the face.


lipoduction

From lipo- (lipid) + duct + -ion, a commercial wordplay on liposuction.

Numerous groups have reported that adenovirus infectivity can be upregulated by interaction with null (DNA-free) cationic liposomes by simple mixing prior to infection in a process commonly referred to as lipoduction.

2005, R. Singh, D. McCarthy, K. Kostarelos, “Surface modification of adenovirus by zwitterionic (DMPC:Chol) liposomes can up- or down-regulate adenoviral gene transfer efficiency in vitro”, in Journal of drug delivery science and technology:

(cosmetics) A pharmaceutical mechanism in which liposomes open ducts in, or penetrate, the skin to target a deeper layer, e.g. the fat cells causing cellulite.


K-beauty

The popularity of K-beauty has led South Korea to hold an annual K-Beauty Expo, which is the largest exhibition for the Korean beauty supply industry (Fig. 21.5).

2017, Jiseon Ahn, Ki-Joon Back, Jungkun Park, “Trends in Medical Tourism in South Korea”, in Frederick J. DeMicco, editor, Medical Tourism and Wellness: Hospitality Bridging Healthcare (H2H), unnumbered page:

However, the success of K-beauty brands should not be linked merely to celebrity endorsements.

2019, You-il Lee, Richard Lee, The Korean Economy: From Growth to Maturity, unnumbered page:

Learning to respect, love and care for your skin is the essence of K-beauty!

2019, Lilin Yang, Leah Ganse, Sara Jimenez, The Korean Skincare Bible: The Ultimate Guide to K-beauty, unnumbered page:

Cosmetic products and practices originating in South Korea.


smoky eyes

smoky eyes pl (normally plural, singular smoky eye)

And did I mention the makeup? She had smoky eyes, pink lips, and color on her cheeks.

2010, Shani Petroff, Careful What You Wish For, unnumbered page:

She did her makeup heavier than usual, imitating the smoky eyes and bright red lips that came up when she Google-searched “flapper makeup.”

2014, Michelle Madow, Diamonds in the Rough, page 186:

Think about the difference between dramatic smoky eyes with big full lashes, and demure liquid liner.

2014, Michelle Phan, Make Up (Enhanced Edition): Your Life Guide to Beauty, Style, and Success--Online and Off, page 67:

Eyes with a shadowy gradient or dark rings around them, created by the application of black or dark grey eyeshadow or eyeliner.


PAO

period after opening
w:Period-after-opening symbol

(cosmetics) Initialism of period after opening.


edge control

(cosmetics) A hair product formulated to hold down baby or fine hair.


fox eye

fox eye (countable and uncountable, plural fox eyes)

(cosmetics) A makeup technique in which the outer corners of the eyes are darkened to a triangular point.


caked up

en-adj

caked up (comparative more caked up, superlative most caked up)

more caked up (comparative)
most caked up (superlative)
caked-up (alternative)

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She had a caked-up face after applying all layers of the blusher.

(slang) Having a disproportionate amount of a substance applied upon (having a figurative cake of makeup, etc.)


day cream

en-noun

day cream (countable and uncountable, plural day creams)

(cosmetics) A moisturizing cream to be applied and worn during the day.


midlight

From mid + light. Formed by analogy with lowlight and highlight.

(cosmetics) In hairstyling, a highlight in a slightly darker color rather than a lighter one.


midlight

en-verb

midlight (third-person singular simple present midlights, present participle midlighting, simple past and past participle midlighted)

midlights (present singular third-person)
midlighting (participle present)
midlighted (participle past)
midlighted (past)

(cosmetics, transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a slightly darker color than the rest.


combination skin

A facial skin type categorized by a combination of dry and oily skin, especially when the T-zone produces more sebum than the rest of the face.


lash lift

en-noun

lash lift (countable and uncountable, plural lash lifts)

(cosmetics) A cosmetic procedure in which a perming solution (often containing ammonium thioglycolate) is applied to the eyelashes to give them a longer and more curled appearance.


press-on

(cosmetics, usually in the plural) A fake nail that can be applied on top of one's real nail.


Venetian white

(chiefly historical) Synonym of Venetian ceruse.


nutricosmetic

However, many nutricosmetic products are considered effective due to the historical use and word of mouth. Comprehensive analysis of the global nutricosmetics market is conducted considering form, end-user applications, and some product components such as collagen, peptides, proteins, vitamins, carotenes, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acid are reported.

2019 December, Irene Dini, Sonia Laneri, “Nutricosmetics: A brief overview”, in Phytotherapy Research, volume 33, number 12, →DOI, pages 3054-3063:


stick deodorant

stick deodorant (plural stick deodorants)

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(cosmetics, hygiene) A type of deodorant that comes in the form of a solid stick.


anti-shine powder

anti-shine powder (countable and uncountable, plural anti-shine powders)

(cosmetics) A transparent powder designed to remove unwanted oils, shine and sweat from the skin.


eyelash black

(cosmetics) A semipermanent dye that darkens eyelashes.


eyelash extensions

(cosmetics) Individual lashes that are applied to the natural lash using a semipermanent glue.


eyelash forceps

(cosmetics, ophthalmology) An implement used to apply eyelash extensions and to remove eyelashes during an ophthalmologic procedure.


false eyelashes

false eyelashes pl (normally plural, singular false eyelash)

(cosmetics) A cosmetic enhancement in which synthetic or natural fibers are attached to the eyelids to give the natural eyelashes a fuller, more dramatic appearance.


cut crease

(cosmetics) The application of a light shade of eyeshadow across the crease of the eyelid to make the eye look larger.


sponge brush

(cosmetics) A grooming tool designed specifically for naturally dry and textured hair.


neurocosmetic

A cosmetic which affects the nervous system.