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Encyclopedic overview
Ancient Egyptian rouge compactRouge (/ˈruːʒ/; meaning "red" in French), also called blush or blusher, is a cosmetic for coloring the cheeks in a variety of shades, or the lips red. It is applied as a powder, cream or liquid.
Each year, approximately US$25 billion is spent on buying rouge.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “blusher” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.