rouges

Pink face powders

Rouges is the plural of rouge, a red cosmetic applied to cheeks or lips to add color.

The word comes from French for "red" and can also function as a verb meaning to apply such coloring.

In extended use, rouge refers to any red powder used for polishing metal or glass.

She kept her grandmother's vintage rouges in a velvet-lined case.

villains

scoundrels

Dishonest, unprincipled people

  • rascalsMischievous troublemakers
  • knavesDeceitful, unscrupulous men
  • roguesDishonest or deviant individuals

scallywags · charlatans · swindlers · tricksters · miscreants · rapscallions · blackguards · cads · ne'er-do-wells · reprobates

cosmetics

blush

Facial reddening from emotion

tint · cheeks · powder · compact · flush · color · crimson · rose · palette · brush

colors

reds

Crimson-colored things collectively

magentas · rubies · cherries · wines · maroons · cinnabar · garnets · cerise · claret · oxblood

Opposites
cosmetic function

rougesprimers

Preparatory coatings or introductions

concealers · powders · foundations · makeup removers · cleansers

color effect

rougespallors

Unhealthy whiteness of skin

powders · concealers · whites · pallor · whiteners

SURFACE TREATMENT (polishing compound)

rougesabrasives

Materials that erode surfaces

strippers · solvents · sandpaper · tarnish · oxidizers

Phrases
Family

rouge, rouged, rouging

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G