In Brazil, the cosmetics industry is huge, and many women of all socioeconomic levels invest in beauty. Maquiagem, or make up, is something of an art, and you can learn cosmetics vocabulary, as well as slang and other useful words, from watching some of these how-to videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNEHrU5cqQ8

Listening Comprehension

1. What’s a pincel?

2. How do you say “step by step”?

3. How do you specify top eyelashes and bottom eyelashes?

Answers

1. Makeup brush

2. Passo a passo

3. Cílios superiores (top) and cílios inferiores (bottom)