Thesaurus results for WAR PAINT

war paint

noun

as in makeup

preparations intended to beautify the face when I was young, I loved to watch Mom put on her war paint before a fancy evening out

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Recent Examples of war paint On stage, drag artist Aphrodite Banks is a femme fatale: Caked in war paint, with a waterfall of braids whipping around her waist, she’s possessed of the white-hot glare and forthright confidence to match her Amazonian height and bearing. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023 This is my war paint. —

Kelly Boutsalis, refinery29.com, 22 June 2021 My father used to call it war paint. —

Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Apr. 2021 Military news stories throughout the Iraq war paint a similarly sanguine picture. —

Andrew Shaver, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2015 See All Example Sentences for war paint

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Fresh from Ferragamo’s FW26 show, makeup artist Thom Walker is leading makeup; hairstylist Tom Wright, who worked with Marni and Diesel this season, will do hair; and Simone Schofer cast the show.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
Right down to the makeup artist, to hair, to wardrobe, everyone tried to encourage each other.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026