Applied, as foundation or powder (6)
I believe the answer is:
daubed
(Other definitions for daubed that I've seen before include "Carelessly painted" , "Crudely slapped" , "Carelessly coated or smeared" , "plastered" .)
I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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