B is for
balayage
noun
a technique for highlighting hair in which the dye is painted on in such a way as to create a graduated, natural-looking effect.
"she specialises in balayage, colour corrections, restyles, and extensions"
ballyhoo
noun
extravagant publicity or fuss.
"after all the ballyhoo, the film was a flop"
bedizen
verb
dress up or decorate gaudily.
beguilingly
adverb
in a way that is interesting and attractive, but perhaps not to be trusted.
"She smiled beguilingly at him."
bibelot
noun
a small, decorative ornament or trinket.
"bibelots like snuffboxes and jewelled ostrich feather fans"
"bibelots like snuffboxes and jewelled ostrich feather fans"
bijou
adjective
(especially of a house or flat) small and elegant.
"a bijou residence"
bombé
adjective
(of furniture) rounded.
bougie
adjective
In modern-day English, someone who is bougie is creating an air of wealth or upper class status.
boudoir
noun
a woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room.
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