VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Write about your makeup routine using the new words that we learned today

Vocabulary

near-sighted / short-sighted (adj.) – 近视
i.e. Maybe you are near-sighted/short-sighted.

cherry blossom (n.) – 樱花
i.e. Estee Lauder has a cherry blossom product.

toner (n.) – 化妆水
i.e. Toner is the first skin care step.

serum (n.) – 精华
i.e. Serum is very useful for every person.

lotion (n.) – 乳液
i.e. There are many lotion products.

cream (n.) – 面霜
i.e. For now, I don’t like to use cream.

oily – 油的
i.e. I don’t like to use cream because it is too oily.

moisturize (v.)- 保湿
i.e. Some skin care products can moisturize our face.

lift (v.)- 提拉
i.e. I have some routines to lift my face.

routine (n.) – a set of movements that are done regularly
i.e. This exercise routine is very hard.

anti-aging (adj.)- 抗老
i.e. There are many products that provide anti-aging function.

anti-wrinkle (adj.)- 抗皱纹
i.e. This is an anti-wrinkle product.

dark spot correction (n.)- 祛黑斑
i.e. This lotion provides dark spot correction.

precaution (n.)- 提前预防
i.e. As a precaution, I need to start using anti-aging products.

sun-screen (n.)- 防晒霜

foundation – 粉底
i. liquid foundation 粉底液
ii. cushion – 气垫

eye shadow (n.)- 眼影

lipstick (n.)- 口红

eyebrow pencil – 眉笔
eyebrow powder – 眉粉

blush (n.) – 腮红

blush (v.) – 脸红
i.e. Stop looking at me, you are making me blush.

highlight (n.)- 高光

highlight (v.) – emphasize 特别标注
i.e. We need to highlight some main points of this meeting.

concealer (n.) – 遮瑕

bronzer (n.)- 阴影

eye liner (n.)- 眼线

mascara (n.)- 睫毛膏

water-proof (adj.)- 防水的

YSL – Yves Saint Laurent

heal (v.) – 痊愈
i.e. When my face heals, I will go try the Dior cushion.

pore (n.) – 毛孔
i.e. You don’t have big pores.

make up remover (n.) – 卸妆产品

cleansing oil (n.) – 卸妆油

swollen (adj.) – 肿的
i.e. If she uses the wrong product, her face will become swollen.

swell (v.) – 肿
i.e. If she uses the wrong product, her face will swell up.

allergic (adj.) – 过敏
i.e. She is allergic to the face cream.

mist (n.) – 喷雾
i.e. Even if she uses mist, she will be allergic.

vision (n.) – 眼界
i.e. Your vision is very wide/broad.

Grammar

Use of ADJ. 
1. use in front of a noun. 
i.e. This is a good movie.

2. use after sensory verb. (is/am/are; smell; look; taste; seem; sound; feel….)
i.e. It smells sweet.
i.e. You seem tired.

question vs. problem 

question – 提问
i.e. I asked many questions in class today.

problem – 问题
i.e. I solved a lot of problems today.

Pronunciation

scar [sg arrr]