Welcome to my beauty dictionary. Have you ever thought make-up has so many variants. Let me explain you through beauty dictionary.
Foundation: Make-up base with ability of super-coverage, long lasting and used after moisturiser
Foundation Primer: Make-up base before foundation to smoothen pores and skin. Foundation Primer could make make-up more long lasting
Moisturiser: Make-up base that contain vitamin to moist and sanify skin. Moisturiser is used before foundation.
Concealer: Make-up base to cover panda-eyes or dark circle or pimples. Concealer could be used before or after foundation
Bronzer: Part of make-up on cheek to create suntan effect. usually, it’s applied on cheekbones.
Contour: A part of make-up to perfect face shape. it’s applied or formed on forehead and cheek
Highlighter: Glowing or glittering make-up for perfecting and shining upper-cheekbones. Highlighter will give ‘glowing effect’ to make-up.
Parabens: Chemical (methylparaben, propylparaben, and butylparaben) are used in shampoo, cosmetic, lotion to stunt growth micro-bacteria for durability
SPF: Sun Protection Factor to protect skin from sun radiation. SPF has range 1-50. The range describes how long it could protect skin. SPF 20, protect skin 20 minutes. SPF 17, protect skin from sun about 17 minutes and so on
BB Cream: Beauty Balm or Blemish Cream. A higher level of moisturiser. BB Cream is composite between tinted moisturiser and SPF. Medium coverage and lighter than foundation
CC Cream: Color Correcting Cream. CC Cream focus on correcting or covering blackhead, pores, blemish before make-up
DD Cream: Double Defence Cream. A composite between BB Cream and CC Cream. Moisturiser, SPF, Color correcting cream in one cream. It can substitute foundation for sensitive skin
Tone-Up Cream: Basic skin care also make-up to tone-up skin color. Usually used before foundation or usual skin care
Lip Mousse: Matte lipstick in mousse form. Thick, matte and long-lasting lipstick.
Lip Tint: Matte Staining lipstick. Thin – staining lipstick, natural – matte texture of lipstick