cosmetics vs makeup

cosmetics

noun
  • Preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes. 

  • The study of such products. 

makeup

noun
  • Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance. 

  • An item's composition. 

  • Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up. 

  • A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material. 

verb
  • To put makeup on (someone or something). 

How often have the words cosmetics and makeup occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )