Coz knowledge is important! So, here we go. Today’s chapter- beauty terms…

1. Age spots

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The pigmentation that happens over the years with age. We know..err..feel that, right?

2. Airbrushing

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Applying liquid makeup with the help of an air compressor or airbrush. Awe…friggin..some!

3. Bangs

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Just another (cooler) name for those pretty front fringe of hair!

4. BB (aka blemish balm) Creams

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The all-in-one solution to all your beauty wishes! No more mess of foundation, primer and sunscreen separately!

5. CC (aka color correction) Creams

The magical creamy solution to even your skin and get rid of the redness.

6. Contouring

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The fantastic way of highlighting to give your face some magical definition.

7. Creasing

The annoying little way eye shadow and liner escape and collects in the crease of your eyelid. Ugh!

8. Dewy finish

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The picture-perfect makeup finish with a soft gleam.

9. Dupe

Those products in the beauty world with everything similar except for (thank God) the price tag. Yep, these are the affordable ones!

10. Bleeding

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When that unmanageable tint of lipstick escapes your lips coz you haven’t lined them – Yes bleeding, that’s it!

11. Flyaways

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Those naughty strands of hair that just don’t sit in the place you allotted them.

12. Highlights

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That brilliantly defined perfection you get on your facial features with breathtaking tricks of makeup.

13. Matte

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All makeup products with no sheen to them at all. Looks badass sexy, trust me!

14. Mineral makeup

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The superbly effective makeup with mineral contents that works wonders with a Kabuki brush. You’d love it!

15. No poo

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Oh, the healthiest method of hair cleansing with natural ingredients. Say NO to shampoos, and baking soda – come to mamma!

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16. Noncomedogenic

Those wonderful-to-use products that save you the trouble of clogged pores and possibility of acne lesions. Phew!

17. Nude

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The makeup with a subtle tone of your natural shade. FYI: NOT NAKED

18. Overline

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It’s the technique where you draw on the outside of your lips for the perfect pout!

19. Postiche

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You can use this term for all items of fake hair. Everything – the wigs, beards, moustaches – EVERYTHING!

20. Sealer

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It’s a transparent magical protection that goes on as the final layer and secures your makeup for ya! Makeup setting solution, if you will!

21. SFX

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Just an abbreviation for the special makeup effects like ageing, injuries, and you know- the horror!

22. Sheer

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The translucent quality of a product (foundation in particular) that brings out less pigmentation and lets your skin show through – the recipe for the perfect natural-look!

23. SPF (aka sun protection factor)

Just the technically sound and lab-measured level of how effectively the product protects you against the sun damage.

24. Stippling

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The way you achieve the airbrushed finish by applying and blending your foundation in effective dotting motions- the beauty of round and round and round!

25. Strobing

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The super easy and super wonderful makeup technique which illuminates your face with that better-than-all dewy natural glow (just like Abracadabra, yo!)

26. Swatch

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The color check of lipstick shades that you do by making that lovely little line on your wrist. Yes, it has a name!

27. Switch

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That little extra help of synthetic or real hair strand you take to add some volume, color, or style on your beautiful hair. (And…why not!)

28. Tightlining

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The remarkable technique of applying the liner at the base of your lashes (not on the top) – matchless in volume and unbeatable in the dreamy eye magic!

29. Virgin hair

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Those locks of yours that are untouched by chemicals – untreated hair!

30. Waterline

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The wet inner line of your lower eyelid – the most magical spot for eye definition (believe me, tried and tested!)

How many of these beauty terms did you already know? Which of these surprised you? Tell us in the comments below.

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