The process of applying touch up cosmetics to accommodate lighting differences from the preparation room to the chapel is called?

• A. Embalming
• B. Corrective rouging
• C. Cosmetic retouching
• D. Cosmetic blending

Answer: (B)

The main concept here is adjusting facial cosmetics to compensate for lighting differences between spaces. When the deceased is viewed in different lighting, skin tones can look off; corrective rouging is the targeted step of applying rouge to restore a natural, lifelike color balance under chapel lighting. It specifically addresses color correction to ensure the flushed look of the cheeks reads correctly in the final viewing, rather than just smoothing or blending edges.

Embalming is about preservation, not cosmetic color correction. Cosmetic retouching is a broader term for touching up makeup in general, but it doesn’t single out correcting for lighting. Cosmetic blending focuses on smoothing transitions, not correcting color to match lighting conditions.