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The best smeared make-upGallery / 14 images A perfectly made-up face is a sure sign of a woman in control, according to Hollywood at least, where even when in extreme peril or while living in a post-apocalyptic world, female characters always find the time to apply a bit of lipstick that never smudges. So, when movie make-up is anything less than immaculate, it serves as a shorthand for a woman in distress. Since a woman’s power in films is almost always contingent on youth and beauty, the moment she falls, her mascara tends to follow. A make-up look ruined by dirt, sweat or tears can indicate that a woman is full of rage, deranged, manic, heartbroken, humiliated, or having a full-on breakdown....