Maquillage vs Cosmetic - What's the difference?
maquillage | cosmetic |
Makeup, cosmetics, or its application, especially in theatrical or excessive use.
* 2011 , Tim Blanning, "The reinvention of the night", Times Literary Supplement , 21 Sep 2011:
Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion.
* Alexander Pope
External or superficial; pertaining only to the surface or appearance of something.
Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner; makeup.
A feature existing only on the surface.
As nouns the difference between maquillage and cosmetic
is that maquillage is makeup, cosmetics, or its application, especially in theatrical or excessive use while cosmetic is any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner; makeup.As an adjective cosmetic is
imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion.maquillage
English
Noun
(-)- The ladies of his court – and plenty of the men too – adapted their maquillage to take advantage of artificial lighting to draw attention to their rosy cheeks, white bosoms, jet black eyebrows and scarlet lips.
cosmetic
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a cosmetic preparation
- First, robed in white, the nymph intent adores, / With head uncovered, the cosmetic powers.
- Fortunately, the damage to the house was mostly cosmetic and a bit of paint covered it nicely.
