mousse
9
4.3
- noun
- /muːs/
:
espuma para el cabello
- Summer wished vainly for fifteen minutes alone with a showerhead, shampoo, a hair dryer, a fat round brush, and some mousse.
- hair mousse
- styling mousse
- apply mousse
This is the Clinique just browsing brush on styling mousse.
- This is the Clinique just browsing brush on styling mousse.
Examples
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The off-duty attendant was virtually hairless except for a perfectly quaffed blond cut; he must have used gel or mousse or some sort of hair product because there was a gleam to it, like an apple you just washed and are about to bite into.
Fiction book (2000) -
A day's growth of beard had charcoaled his cheeks and chin; his dense crop of black hair, usually tamed by mousse or gel, was sticking out at weird angles.
Fiction book (1995) -
No, "mousse" for your hair.
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I struggle with doing my hair in general, so it just gets a touch of mousse and an air dry.
Blog text (10) -
And I'd use a little mousse.
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- I've been using that mousse you sent.
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Charly and Molly loved hair mousse; it surrounded them.
Fiction book (1993) -
YOU GOT TOO MUCH MOUSSE IN YOUR HAIR.
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To achieve volume and hold, apply a generous amount of mousse to your damp hair before styling.
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For best results, make sure to distribute the mousse evenly throughout your hair for a lifted look.
Synonyms
9
1.0
A thick sticky product that styles and holds hair
5
1.0
A spray that keeps hair in place
A light foam you put in hair to make it hold shape and look fuller
Compounds
8
2.1
A light, creamy dessert made from chocolate, eggs, cream, and sugar whipped until soft
A light creamy dish that blends cooked fish with cream and eggs, often served as a starter
How Firm
5
1.0
9
4.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mousse comes from the French word mousse, which means 'foam' or 'froth'. So a hair mousse is literally a foamy product that adds light volume and shape to the hair.