stage makeup

Definitions

Cosmetics applied to performers to enhance their features and ensure visibility under bright theater lighting.

Specialized makeup designed to withstand heat, perspiration, and distance from the audience while maintaining a character's appearance.

Examples

The actors spent hours applying heavy stage makeup to ensure their expressions were visible from the back of the theater.

Because stage makeup is designed to withstand bright lights and sweat, it is much thicker and more pigmented than everyday cosmetics.

Synonyms

theatrical makeup greasepaint performance cosmetics stage paint dramatic makeup

Antonyms

natural look bare face no makeup everyday appearance unadorned face