Apply
Put on
Put on verb - Apply to a surface.
Usage example: Put on make-up!
Both terms in one sentence
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Note that this trope doesn't apply if it is a disguise put on to avoid suspicion for something else entirely...
Source: Friend to All Children -
Mrs. Doubtfire seriously abused this trope, as Robin Williams' character would duck into a rest room to put on his "old woman" disguise in a matter of seconds, in spite of the fact that the "making of" documentary on the DVD explained that it took several hours to apply the mask to the actor's face.
Source: Latex Perfection - In Dragon Age: Inquisition, Solas claims that the Vallaslin markings the Dalish apply to their faces were originally slave brands that the elven nobility of Arlathan would put on their slaves to honor their gods.
Source: Slave Brand
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