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1[uncountable] substances used especially by women to make their faces look more attractive, or used by actors to change their appearance eye makeup to put on your makeup She never wears makeup. a makeup artist (= a person whose job is to put makeup on the faces of actors and models) Topic CollocationsClothes and Fashionclothes
- be wearing a new outfit/bright colors/fur/a uniform/a costume
- be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)
- be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion
- be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate
- wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes
- wear jewelry/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume
- have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on
- put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/gloves/socks/helmet
- change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pajamas
- change/enhance/improve your appearance
- create/get/have/give something a new/contemporary/retro look
- brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair
- have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle
- have/get a piercing/your nose pierced
- have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed
- have/get a makeover/plastic surgery/cosmetic surgery/Botox™ treatment
- use/wear/apply/put on makeup/cosmetics
- follow/keep up with fashion/the latest fashions
- spend/waste money on designer clothes
- be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed
- have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes
- update/revamp your wardrobe
- be in/come into/go out of fashion
- be (back/very much) in vogue
- create a style/trend for something
- organize/put on a fashion show
- show/unveil a designer's spring/summer collection
- sashay/strut down the catwalk/runway
- be on/do a photo/fashion shoot
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- 2[singular] the different qualities that combine to form someone's character or being Jealousy is not part of his makeup. The final act exposes the fatal flaws in his makeup. a person's genetic makeup The report studies the psychological makeup of a serial killer.
- 3[singular] makeup (of something) the different things, people, etc. that combine to form something; the way in which they combine the makeup of a TV audience (technology) the page makeup of a text (= the way in which the words and pictures are arranged on a page)
- 4[countable] a special exam taken by students who missed or failed an earlier one
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