makeup, make-up, war paint (noun)

cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

makeup, make-up (noun)

an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

"he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later"

constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up (noun)

the way in which someone or something is composed

makeup (Noun)

An item's composition.

makeup (Noun)

Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to improve its appearance.

makeup

Cosmetics are constituted mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources, or synthetically created ones. Cosmetics have various purposes. Those designed for personal care and skin care can be used to cleanse or protect the body or skin. Cosmetics designed to enhance or alter one's appearance (makeup) can be used to conceal blemishes, enhance one's natural features (such as the eyebrows and eyelashes), add color to a person's face, or change the appearance of the face entirely to resemble a different person, creature or object. Cosmetics can also be designed to add fragrance to the body.