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How much the base covers, how it catches the light and where the colour sits. A reference photo is not a shade match.
What to notice
Read each definition and look for the detail it names. Related terms overlap, and a name alone cannot tell you the method or the result.
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16 terms to explore
- Bridal Makeup
- Makeup for a wedding.
- Clean Girl Makeup
- A trend name for understated makeup, often combining a dewy-looking base, defined brows, softly coloured cheeks and a neutral lip. The combination varies; hairstyle and particular product textures are not required.
- Douyin Makeup
- A makeup trend associated with Douyin, often combining bright eye highlights, defined clustered-looking lashes, lower-lid emphasis and softly graded lips.
- Editorial Makeup
- Makeup for editorial work.
- Evening Makeup
- Makeup for evening wear.
- Fantasy Makeup
- Character or fantasy transformation: mermaids, fairies, creatures, avant-garde colour.
- Festival Makeup
- Makeup for a festival.
- Full Glam
- A visibly high-impact glam look with strong definition across multiple facial features. The exact combination of base, eye, cheek and lip details can vary.
- Natural Glam
- A complete makeup look in muted, skin-like tones, with lighter coverage and definition than full glam.
- Natural Makeup
- Visible but understated makeup that enhances rather than transforms.
- No Makeup Makeup
- Makeup styled to look like no makeup at all.
- Photoshoot Makeup
- Makeup for a photo shoot.
- Prom Makeup
- Makeup for a prom or formal event.
- SFX Makeup
- Special-effects work: wounds, prosthetics, ageing, horror.
- Soft Glam
- Glam with neutral tones and softly blended edges.
- Stage Makeup
- Makeup for stage performance.