essence vs war paint

essence

noun
  • Fragrance, a perfume. 

  • Constituent substance. 

  • The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process. 

  • A being; especially, a purely spiritual being. 

  • An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring, or as a restorative. 

  • The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory. 

  • The inherent nature of a thing or idea. 

  • A significant feature of something. 

war paint

noun
  • Cosmetics, makeup. 

  • Pigments ritually applied to the face and/or body (originally and still especially of a Native American warrior) prior to going into a battle. 

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