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👟 A soft pad 💄 A makeup compact 🚤 A layer of air
air cushion

air cushion

3.7
A small makeup case with a sponge that holds liquid foundation for quick touch-ups
  • noun
translation icon : cushion
  • She applied her makeup quickly using the air cushion for a flawless finish.

Examples

  • The stylist recommended the air cushion compact for an easy and smooth application of foundation.

  • So yeah, IO pay yes, yes, yes, all right, and this one is the IO pay air cushion XP intense cover, the intense cover version.

  • With the air cushion, I can achieve even coverage without the mess of traditional liquid makeup.

Synonyms

cushion
vsair cushion
  • Neologism
4 4.6

A small makeup compact with a sponge soaked in liquid foundation

is a small compact giving quick even coverage when applied with a puff

Surface Forms

air cushion singular
air cushions plural

Morphology

air + cushion

While 'air' + 'cushion' transparently signals a type of cushion or pad, the specific sense here — a cosmetic compact with a sponge saturated with foundation — is a specialized, culture/industry-specific usage that a B1 learner knowing the basic words would not reliably infer. The phrase is therefore partially compositional (it names a kind of 'cushion') but its cosmetic meaning is not predictable without prior exposure.

Etymology

Air cushion comes from a small makeup compact with a soft sponge full of liquid, where tiny pockets of air in the sponge act like a cushion to hold and release the product onto the skin. Because you press a puff to pick up the foundation, the name now means 'a compact with a cushion of liquid foundation'.