Definitions
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- noun The forehead and nose considered together as a region of the face that can, in some people, produce excess
sebum compared to other parts of the face.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Jackie Peyton shlumps through her storylines in trainers and an anorak, unpowdered T-zone glinting ferociously under hospital striplights.
With The Big C, Nurse Jackie and Weeds, US TV has given us women who are more than just Mistresses 2011
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Quickly powdering my T-zone and applying a coat of lip gloss, I was ready to do my whole mysterious, hot girl routine.
It Happened to Me: I Told My Boyfriend I Was Born a Boy 2011
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The T-zone is where the pores produce the most oil and pores tend toward blackhead formation.
Best in Beauty Riku Campo 2010
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Way back when she was stuffing her hair in scrunchies and smearing Clearasil across her T-zone, she had her first boyfriend, a bookish eighth-grader named Eddie who had a pink retainer and a silver bike.
Georgia’s Kitchen Jenny Nelson 2010
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TIP If your skin is combination, use more powder on the T-zone than on the rest of the face, which is drier.
Best in Beauty Riku Campo 2010
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If the bride has oily skin, a clay-based mask should be used; for combination skin the clay mask should be used only on the skin that is oily, usually the T-zone.
Best in Beauty Riku Campo 2010
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There is one more day to hunt before the T-zone doe only hunt.
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• Seasonal changes frequently cause changes in combination skin: in the summer it becomes oilier and more prone to blackhead and whitehead formation in the T-zone, while the winter season causes it to become drier, especially in the cheek area.
Best in Beauty Riku Campo 2010
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The good ones, such as Chanel's Mat Lumière (£34, 020 7493 3836), have a proper big mirror, so you can really get a handle on your T-zone shine in public, and a fine powder with a density that allows for layering – so as the day wears on and your face slips on a long bus ride, one swift pad to the forehead can make you look 9am again.
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Clay masks are good to clear clogged pores, but for combination skin, use them only in your T-zone and apply a moisturizing mask to the rest of the face.
Best in Beauty Riku Campo 2010
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