cold cream

noun

Definition of cold creamnext
as in oil

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Recent Examples of cold cream The new Juneberry & Vitamin C Hydrating Cold Cream Cleanser is not your grandma’s cold cream. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025 The little dog started howling and suddenly Cher appeared in a bathrobe with cold cream on her face. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025 The new shop will also offer a Poway-exclusive menu item called The Peach Cobbler Best Drink Ever, made with peach and vanilla cold cream and cinnamon streusel. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025 There's nothing like the mixing of warm dough and cold cream to soothe the spirit. — Annalise Frank, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold cream
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold cream
  1. oil
  2. eye shadow
  3. war paint
  4. powder
  5. cream
  6. lotion
  7. blush
  8. lipstick
Noun
  • The volatility in the Red Sea is the latest factor impacting oil trade.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • These rising costs at the pump are a direct result of the jump in global oil prices.
    — Christine Romans, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Definition of oil
Noun
  • From finding the right gripping primer to applying a blurring foundation and cream eye shadow, read on for tips on how to create a natural-looking, but still long-lasting makeup look on older skin.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 27 July 2026
  • Casillas then swept a champagne color under her brows and a shimmery, pearlescent hue underneath her lower lashline, and paired the blue eye shadow with fluttery lashes and majorly dewy pink blush.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 July 2026
Definition of eye shadow
Noun
  • The Indians in Westerns had war paint and whooped like savages.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • Once the mongooses have this scented war paint on, the battle starts.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 8 May 2026
Definition of war paint
Noun
  • Today, they are sold in colorfully catchy packaging in forms of powder, tablets, liquid shots, gummies, and even vapes.
    — David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
  • Pulse until nuts are chopped (some pieces will be fairly large, others ground into a powder).
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 July 2026
Definition of powder
Noun
  • The 44mm version comes in graphite and silver while the 40mm one is available in graphite and cream.
    — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 22 July 2026
  • The Tarte Tropézienne, an orange blossom cream brioche, was a real joy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026
Definition of cream
Noun
  • Reminiscent of bar soap, the stones instantly melt into your skin sans the hassle of applying traditional lotion.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 July 2026
  • Anyone who has watched the Sopranos knows there are few sights more soothing than watching Carmela Soprano lather her hands up to her elbows in lotion.
    — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of lotion
Noun
  • The formidable shadow pool, cut by black liquid liner, was juxtaposed with light brown brows and bubblegum blush on the apples of her cheeks.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
  • At first blush, this was viewed as a disappointment to those who expected to see an FDA filing before year-end.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of blush
Noun
  • The bronze is reportedly stained lipstick-pink from fans kissing it.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • For many women in midlife, lipstick quietly disappears from the daily beauty routine.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 29 July 2026
Definition of lipstick

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