cold cream

noun

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as in oil

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Recent Examples of cold cream The new Juneberry & Vitamin C Hydrating Cold Cream Cleanser is not your grandma’s cold cream. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025 The little dog started howling and suddenly Cher appeared in a bathrobe with cold cream on her face. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025 The new shop will also offer a Poway-exclusive menu item called The Peach Cobbler Best Drink Ever, made with peach and vanilla cold cream and cinnamon streusel. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025 There's nothing like the mixing of warm dough and cold cream to soothe the spirit. — Annalise Frank, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold cream
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold cream
  1. oil
  2. eye shadow
  3. war paint
  4. powder
  5. cream
  6. lotion
  7. blush
  8. lipstick
Noun
  • The goal was to increase the wear to 36 hours, update it with product technology such as an oil-controlling AlgaNiacin complex leveraged from its skin care labs, and offer a more natural matte finish.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Last week, Zelenskyy said the country will double down on its attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to a new policy of airstrikes from Moscow designed to force people to leave Kyiv and other cities.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of oil
Noun
  • As for glam, Mosaku turned to makeup artist Keita Moore, who gave Mosaku a slight pop of color with cool eye shadow accentuating the blue tone of the actress’ dress.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Inspired by Parton’s iconic flashy feminine style, Musgraves wore a formfitting hot-pink sparkly dress with feather trimming, silver hoop earrings, and purple eye shadow.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of eye shadow
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  • The Indians in Westerns had war paint and whooped like savages.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • Once the mongooses have this scented war paint on, the battle starts.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 8 May 2026
Definition of war paint
Noun
  • The K-pop star uses the Korean powder to shade the sides of her nose, as well as its tip.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Until then, know that this Frederick Douglass Conservative will keep his powder dry and loves you all!
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of powder
Noun
  • Expect a rich palette of creams, golds, seas of blues, and pops of burgundy nestled against dark wood furniture and an array of textured fabrics.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Wall Street Journal reports that brands are now marketing retinol creams, neck moisturizers, red-light devices and other treatments specifically for tech-neck wrinkles.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of cream
Noun
  • Shop the under-$15 lotion, plus more retinol body lotions like the Gold Bond Age Renew Overnight Lotion and the Advanced Clinicals Retinol Overnight Body Lotion.
    — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The brand recommends using the lotion after sculpting treatments to enhance results; it can also be used daily on its own.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of lotion
Noun
  • Despite the economic angst among young people, at first blush the picture does not look that bad for them.
    — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Take Rare, which is known for its signature Soft Pinch liquid blush among other heroes, and clocked $400 million in net sales in 2025, according to WWD’s annual ranking of the Top 100 Beauty Companies.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of blush
Noun
  • Apply a bit of her brand’s Concealer Pen to the lips, swipe on the lipstick, then clean up the edges with a brush.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Revlon Super Lustrous Ultra Lipstick As nourishing as a lip balm, as glamorous as a lipstick.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of lipstick

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