looking great with makeup; makeup looks good on someone
Describes a person whose appearance is enhanced by makeup, or the state of makeup suiting someone well.
She has features that look great with makeup.
Your makeup looks really good on you today.
化粧 is the general term for makeup or the act of putting on makeup, while 化粧映え specifically refers to the result of makeup looking good on someone.
映える means to look attractive or photogenic in a broader sense, often used for food or scenery; 化粧映え is limited to makeup.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant kanji spelling using 栄え instead of 映え; both are used.
Compound of 化粧 (keshō, 'makeup') and 映え (hae, from 映える, 'to look attractive').