maquillage
/ˌmakɪˈjɑːʒ
/noun [mass noun]
Make-up; cosmetics.Given the extreme, even theatrical way in which maquillage was wielded at the French court, there could be no question of its being intended to appear natural....
- By now, you should have perfected the art of daytime maquillage - you should have got the message that it is about concealment, camouflage and nature.
- The two shimmer with glitter in torn stockings and outrageous maquillage.
Derivatives
maquillaged
- They arrive, and plant delicate kisses on one another's lightly maquillaged cheeks.
- Pictured here is not the heavily maquillaged and expertly lit glamazon of Some Like It Hot fame, but a 36-year-old woman dropping her guard—and most of her clothes in the process.
- Her glittery golden tresses rise around her head and frame her maquillaged face.
Origin
French, from maquiller 'to make up', from Old French masquiller 'to stain'.