: colorful makeup for drawing pictures on children's faces
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More recently, Indigenous peoples such as the Chumash and the Yokuts used asphalt to make face paint, game pieces, glue, and waterproofing caulk for boats and baskets.—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 Somewhere in that glorious chaos, a 17-second clip of a kid in zombie face paint became permanently lodged in your brain.—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2026 Ware, in full zombie face paint at Portland’s Rose Festival, was approached by a local news reporter after getting his face painted.—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 When Wolfgang overdoses on laudanum, however, Anna Marie performed disguised as Wolfgang donning a dramatic red costume and face paint, captivating the court and drawing the envy of Mozart’s greatest rival, Antonio Salieri.—John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for face paint