Makeup vs. Cosmetics

Makeupnoun

(uncountable) An item's composition.

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

Makeupnoun

(manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.

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(education) A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.

Makeupnoun

The way in which the parts of anything are put together.

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The constituent parts of anything; as, the makeup of the new congress was predominantly conservative.

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Cosmetics applied to the face, such as lipstick, facial power, or eye shadow.

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The aggregate of cosmetics and costume worn by an actor.

Makeupnoun

The effect or appearance of the wearing of makeup (in senses 3 or 4); often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character; as, her makeup was very realistic.

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An action that is taken to fulfill a requirement not accomplished at the expected time, such as a make-up examination; as, the student took his make-up on Saturday.

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The appearance of a page of a publication, specifically the type style of the text and the spatial arrangement of the text, illustrations, advertising material etc., on the page.

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The art or process of arranging the portions of a printed publication on the pages for esthetic reasons or for optimal effect on the reader.

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the way in which someone or something is composed

Makeupnoun

cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

Makeupnoun

an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event;

Cosmeticsnoun

Preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes.

Cosmeticsnoun

The study of such products.

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a toiletry designed to beautify the body

Cosmetics

Cosmetics are constituted from a mixture of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources, or synthetically created ones. Cosmetics designed for skin care can be used to cleanse, exfoliate and protect the skin, as well as replenishing it, through the use of cleansers, toners, serums, moisturizers, and balms.