Getting ready · Home and routines
put on make-up
apply cosmetics
To apply cosmetics to your face.
This vs that
I need to put on make-up.
I need to get dressed.
Hear it in real life
Can you answer the door?
Not yet. I'm putting on my make-up.
I don't usually put on make-up unless I'm going somewhere special.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The everyday phrase is much more natural than the formal description.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She put make-up in her face before work.
Say: She put make-up on her face before work.
Use 'on', not 'in', for cosmetics applied to the face.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
put on your make-up
She put on her make-up while she was waiting for the taxi.
I don't have time to put on my make-up properly this morning.
Getting ready words
Home and routines · Getting ready: the words around “put on make-up”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I just need to put on my make-up.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
put on make-up
apply cosmetics
“I don't usually put on make-up unless I'm going somewhere special.”
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