makeup

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Davis attended virtual loan-closing meetings wearing wigs, makeup and/or a head covering to disguise himself as players seeking loans, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

It is the playbook we’ve all become familiar with—sizing up the ethical makeup of our fellow man by using the worst thing they’ve ever said as the measuring stick.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

She could hardly believe her eyes when she came face-to-face with the Colombian singer's makeup artist, Duvan Foronda, who was on-site to do fans' makeup and promote his own line.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

For example, they were outraged about their "eight-year-old cousins getting skin care for Christmas" while they themselves were also wearing a full face of makeup aged 12.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Stage makeup made their eyes look enormous, and their long, knobbly-kneed legs disappeared into wide feathered tutus that bounced comically when they moved.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood