At a shopping center she stops at a makeup counter.

I'm a real wimp at makeup counters and always get pressured into buying things I don't really want.

"You try shopping, and when that doesn't work, you go to the makeup counter to buy some new colors."

Walking up to a makeup counter requires a stiff upper lip.

The small foyer opened into a large, brightly lighted room with mirrors and a long makeup counter on one wall.

Martha found a Boots and made a beeline for the makeup counter.

Bobbi Brown knows her way around a makeup counter.

This month Ashlee spent $20 at the store's makeup counter.

In her world, makeup counters in department stores are laboratories.

The initial experience led to a series of visits to makeup counters and further talks with makeover artists.