la beauté
On this page you’ll find an extensive list of French beauty vocabulary. This list includes basic terms for makeup and cosmetics items found in the beauty salon as well as useful verbs.
Note that the grammatical structure, ‘se faire + verb in the infinitive form‘ means to have somebody do something for you or ‘to get + verb’. For example ‘se maquiller‘ means to put on make-up while ‘se faire maquiller‘ means to get made up.
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| BEAUTY SALON VOCABULARY | |
| anti-wrinkle | antirides |
| beauty salon | un salon de beauté |
| beauty treatments | les soins de beauté |
| blush | le fard à joues |
| brush | le pinceau |
| cleanser | le démaquillant |
| complexion | le teint |
| concealer | le correcteur |
| cotton balls | les boules de coton |
| dark | foncé |
| dry | sec |
| eau de toilette | l’eau de toilette eau de toilette |
| eye shadow | le fard à paupières eye shadow |
| eyebrow brush | la brosse à sourcils |
| eyebrow pencil | le crayon à sourcils |
| eyeliner | l’eye-liner |
| face pack | le masque de beauté |
| facial | le soin du visage |
| foundation | le fond de teint |
| hair dye | le teinture de cheveux |
| hypoallergenic | hypoallergénique hypoallergenic |
| lip brush | le pinceau à lèvres |
| lip gloss | le brillant à lèvres |
| lip liner | le crayon à lèvres |
| lipstick | le rouge à lèvres |
| make-up | le maquillage |
| manicure | la manicure |
| mascara | le mascara |
| mirror | le miroir |
| moisturizer | la crème hydratante |
| nail clipper | le coupe-ongles |
| nail file | la lime à ongles |
| nail polish remover | le dissolvant |
| nail scissors | les ciseaux à ongles |
| pedicure | la pédicure |
| perfume | le parfum |
| powder | la poudre face |
| powder puff | la houppette powder puff |
| self-tanning cream | l’autobronzage |
| sensitive | sensible |
| shade | le ton |
| sunbed / tanning bed | le lit UV sunbed/tanning bed |
| tan | le bronzage |
| toiletries | les accessoires de toilette |
| toner | le tonique |
| tweezers | la pince à épiler |
| varnish / polish | le vernis à ongles nail |
| wax | l’épilation |
| USEFUL VERBS | |
| to exfoliate | exfolier |
| to put on makeoup | se maquiller |
| to put on lipstick | se mettre du rouge à lèvres |
| to put on foundation | se mettre de fond de teint |
| to have a nice complexion | avoir une bonne mine |
| to put on eyeshadow | se faire les yeux avec du fard à paupières |
| to put on mascara | se faire du mascara |
| to shave your legs | se raser les jambes |
| to trim your eyebrows | se tailler les sourcils |
| to get a wax | se faire épiler |
| to have hair removed | se fair enlever les poils |
| to get a face mask | se faire un masque |
| to get a body / face mask | se faire faire un massage du corps / du visage |
| to get a manicure and pedicure | se faire faire les mains et les pieds |
| to get made up | se faire maquiller |
| to get your nails cleaned | se faire nettoyer les ongles |
| to get nail polish put on | se faire mettre un vernis de couleur |
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