noun
nighttime skincare/makeup; cosmetics applied before bed
Refers to skincare or light makeup applied before sleeping, often for beauty or skin treatment purposes. The term is somewhat dated; modern usage often prefers ナイトケア or specific product names.
祖母は毎晩、寝化粧を欠かさなかった。
My grandmother never missed her nightly skincare routine.
寝化粧として、保湿クリームをたっぷり塗る。
As part of my nighttime skincare, I apply a generous amount of moisturizer.
General term for makeup or cosmetics; 寝化粧 specifically refers to products used before sleep.
Compound of 寝 (ne, 'sleep') and 化粧 (keshō, 'makeup/cosmetics'). The reading ねげしょう reflects rendaku (sequential voicing) on けしょう.