Make up with lover opening address with criticism (8)
I believe the answer is:
lipstick
'make up' is the definition.
(lipsticking is a kind of making up)
'lover opening address with criticism' is the wordplay.
'opening' says to take the initial letters.
'address with' becomes 'ip' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'criticism' becomes 'stick' (I've seen this before).
The first letter of 'lover' is 'l'.
'l'+'ip'+'stick'='LIPSTICK'
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lipstick that I've seen before include "Type of cosmetic" , "Cosmetic item" , "Type of paint" , "Skit clip about a cosmetic" , "Mouth paint?" .)