cosmeticismn.
/kɒzˈmɛtɪsɪz(ə)m/ rare.
The practice of the cosmetic art.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] > the art of cosmetics
cosmetic1605
cosmeticism1821
cosmetology1853
beauty culture1889
beauty therapy1924
1821 J. G. Lockhart Valerius II. iii. 100 [Her] complexion did not, in spite of all the arts of cosmeticism, harmonize very well with the bright golden ringlets.
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