Make-Up and Hair. Absolute Beginner #10

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Many of my female listeners asked me to talk about make-up. So
let's start with what you say if you apply make-up. You say: „Ich
schminke mich.“ Sich schminken. All the things you need for
painting your face so to speak are „Schminke“. Die Schminke. Many
words we use are the English words, for example „make-up“ means the
foundation for your skin. „Das Make-Up“. Then there is
„Lidschatten“. Der Lidschatten. „Lid“ is the upper part of your
eye, and „schatten“ is shadow. Eye-shadow. Lidschatten. Then
there's „Wimperntusche“. „Wimpern“ are the eye-lashes and „Tusche“
is ink. Die Wimperntusche is mascara – but don't worry, most people
understand „Mascara“ as well. Your eyebrows are „Augenbrauen“ - die
Augenbrauen. It's the same word. And then we need lipstick,
„Lippenstift“. „Lippen“ are your lips, „Stift“ is a pen. Der
Lippenstift. At the end of a long day, when you want to remove the
make-up, we use the verb „abschminken“. Ab-schminken. The correct
sentence would be: „Ich schminke mich ab.“ And what about your
hair? For your hair you need „einen Kamm“ - a comb, „einen Kamm“.
Der Kamm. Or a brush. Die Bürste. Die Bürste. In both cases you can
say: „Ich kämme meine Haare“. If you want to part your hair, you
are wearing a „Scheitel“. Der Scheitel. If it's parted in the
middle of your head, it's „der Mittelscheitel“. If it's parted to
the side, it's „der Seitenscheitel“. If you have long hair, you can
wear it in a ponytail. „Ein Pferdeschwanz“. Der Pferdeschwanz. „Ich
mache mir einen Pferdeschwanz.“ For a ponytail you need „einen
Haargummi“ - a scrunchy. Der Haargummi. Oh, and talking about
ponys: If a woman in Germany has a „Pony“ it means she wears bangs,
so her hair is short on her forehead. Der Pony. Don't misuse the
article: „Der Pony“ is a hairstyle, „das Pony“ is a small horse.