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makeup

[meyk-uhp] / ˈmeɪkˌʌp /




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One performer described the worst possible outcome: working all week, staying up all night, writing sketches, rehearsing constantly, and then discovering on Saturday night that you don’t even need hair and makeup.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

This chemical makeup closely resembles the composition of the young universe, when almost all matter consisted of hydrogen and helium and heavier elements were only beginning to form inside massive stars through nuclear fusion.

From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026

Just five weeks after listing the abode, the makeup mogul slashed a sizable $2.26 million from her asking price.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

His biker-scumbag-times-infinity prosthetic design is fantastic, but what makes it genius is that the makeup team allowed a couple of metal studs to fall off Krem’s forehead before his first close-up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

I think this is the most Lily has said to me since my makeup tutorial.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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