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. Those designed for personal care and skin care can be used to cleanse or protect the body or skin.
( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īssorted cosmetics and tools An actor applying bold makeup for a stage performance Actor Marcus Stewart wearing bold face makeup in the play Oresteia by Aeschylus (2019)Ĭosmetics are constituted mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources, or synthetically created ones.
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