primps
Grooms with care
Primps is the third-person singular of primp, meaning to groom oneself with fussy attention to appearance.
Someone who primps adjusts hair, checks makeup, or fidgets with clothing, typically in front of a mirror: She primps for twenty minutes before leaving the house.
The word often carries a mildly dismissive tone, suggesting vanity or excessive self-regard.
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- combToothed grooming implement
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- hairdoStyled arrangement of locks
- makeupProducts for beautifying faces
styling · tweezers · pomade · lipstick · mascara · eyeliner · blush · foundation
Grooming with vanity
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
peacock · selfie · fussing · posturing · self-absorption · prettifying · beautifying · dolling up
Anxious, trivial agitation
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- particularSpecific or fussy
- perfectionistOne demanding flawlessness
exacting · detail-oriented · precise · painstaking · careful · scrupulous · nitpicking · obsessive
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
makeup · styling · tweezers · pomade · lipstick · mascara · eyeliner · blush · foundation · powder
preening
Grooming with vanity
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
conceited · peacock · selfie · fussing · posturing · self-absorption · prettifying · beautifying · dolling up · sprucing up
fussing
Anxious, trivial agitation
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- particularSpecific or fussy
perfectionist · exacting · detail-oriented · precise · painstaking · careful · scrupulous · nitpicking · obsessive · finessing