face paint
Cosmetic skin decoration
Face paint is colored makeup applied to the face for decoration, disguise, or ceremonial purposes.
Children wear face paint at carnivals and parties—butterflies, tigers, superheroes.
Athletes paint their faces in team colors.
Indigenous peoples use face paint in rituals and warfare.
The term also covers theatrical makeup: The actors arrived early to apply their face paint.
Raised performance platform
- theaterVenue for live drama
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- actorOne who portrays characters
- clownComedic performer in makeup
mime · drama · character · prosthetics · kabuki · opera · Broadway · circus
Organized public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- HalloweenOctober 31st festival
- partyGathering for celebration
glitter · colorful · masquerade · funfair · fair · birthday · costume · tiger stripes
Formal event marking occasions
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- sacredWorthy of reverence
initiation · tradition · indigenous · headdress · ochre · Maori · Aboriginal · Aztec
stage
Raised performance platform
clown · mime · drama · character · prosthetics · kabuki · opera · Broadway · circus · performer
festival
Organized public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- HalloweenOctober 31st festival
party · glitter · colorful · masquerade · funfair · fair · birthday · costume · tiger stripes · superhero
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
sacred · initiation · tradition · indigenous · headdress · ochre · Maori · Aboriginal · Aztec · African
team colors
Identifying palette of athletes
rivalry · stadium · mascot · championship · football · soccer · rugby · hockey · supporter · cheer
military
Armed forces collectively
- tacticalStrategically planned
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- camoConcealment pattern, briefly
sniper · hunting · blend · ghillie · forest · jungle · terrain · reconnaissance · survival · ambush
- costumeswitch, costume, vampire, pirate, ghost costume
- body paintbody glitter, eye black, airbrush art, airbrush, stencil art
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- clownsclown, bozo, hobo clown, rodeo clown, party clown
- fairgroundsfairground, ferris wheel, carousel, cotton candy, funnel cake
- fan culturethe wave, crowd chant, foam finger, tailgating, rally towel
face paintbare face
unpainted · unadorned · fresh-faced · au naturel · natural look
face paintfacial tattoo
Permanent skin art, face
permanent makeup · microblading · scarification · tattoo · face tattoo
face, paint, surface, painting, painted, painter, facial, paints, painters