Make up
Make up verb - To be all the substance of.
Paint
Paint verb - To give a representation or account of in words.
Both terms in one sentence
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However, this scene showed us that under all that make up/war paint, he's actually quite attractive.
Source: Shower Scene -
Copengahen 2014: The artists using different media (such as paint, jigsaw puzzle pieces or even flowers) to make up their country's flag, before taking a photograph of the result.
Source: Series / Eurovision Song Contest -
In older works, may be a factor in Make Up Is Evil: only an evil character would have no natural beauty and so have to resort to paint.
Source: Beauty Equals Goodness
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