touch-ups
Small cosmetic corrections
Touch-ups are small corrections or improvements made to something already completed.
A painter does touch-ups to cover scuffs on a wall.
Someone refreshes makeup with a quick touch-up: She went to the bathroom for a touch-up before the interview.
Photo touch-ups remove blemishes or imperfections.
The singular touch-up works as both noun and modifier: touch-up paint, a minor touch-up.
Sprayed-paint smoothing technique
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- whiteningMaking something lighter
- red-eyeLate-night transcontinental flight
- croppingCutting to resize
brightness · contrast · saturation · filter · sharpening · softening · editing · enhancement
Altering to improve
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- tweakMinor adjustment
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- refinementElegance of manner
polish · fine-tuning · proofreading · amendment · modification · cleanup · fix · alteration
Products for beautifying faces
- concealerCosmetic for hiding flaws
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- powderFine dry particles
- lipstickCosmetic for coloring lips
blush · mascara · eyeshadow · compact · mirror · primer · highlighter · bronzer
airbrushing
Sprayed-paint smoothing technique
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- whiteningMaking something lighter
- red-eyeLate-night transcontinental flight
cropping · brightness · contrast · saturation · filter · sharpening · softening · editing · enhancement · Photoshop
revision
Altering to improve
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- tweakMinor adjustment
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
refinement · polish · fine-tuning · proofreading · amendment · modification · cleanup · fix · alteration · update
makeup
Products for beautifying faces
- concealerCosmetic for hiding flaws
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- powderFine dry particles
lipstick · blush · mascara · eyeshadow · compact · mirror · primer · highlighter · bronzer · eyeliner
brush
Bristled cleaning tool
spackle · sandpaper · matching · blend · spot · wall · ceiling · trim · basecoat · edging
detailing
Describing thoroughly, point-by-point
clear-coat · compound · bumper · fender · dent · ding · respray · blending · wet-sanding · oxidation
- wax museumsMadame Tussauds, wax figures, wax museums, historical figures, political figures
- improvementsimprovement, fixes, betterment, enhancement, upgrade
- productiondirectors, pre-production, producers, production, cameras
- teeth whiteningwhitening strips, tooth whitening, bleaching, whitening trays, whitening gel
- TV/Film Makeupairbrush makeup, stage makeup, prosthetics, special effects, aging makeup
- SFX makeupprosthetics, silicone, gelatin, appliances, sculpting
touch-upsoverhauls
Repairs and improves thoroughly
renovations · transformations · revamps · rebuilds · reconstructions
touch-upsstarting from scratch
clean slate · demolition · teardown · new construction · fresh start