Top 5 Manga Like Makeup with Mud (Kao ni Doro wo Nuru) [2026 List]

Kao ni Doro wo Nuru

"You’re great just the way you are."

Even though Miku is 25 years old, she hasn’t learned a thing about how to do her own makeup -- but her boyfriend, Haru, tells her that he prefers her that way. Miku and Haru live together, after all, and they might get married, in which case she’ll just quit her job anyway, so it’s probably fine never to learn... At least, that’s what she tells herself. One day, a boy with a special love for makeup suddenly appears in her life. The beautiful stranger does Miku up gorgeously and Haru’s reaction to her new look is almost unbelievable--?

A story of starting anew and taking one’s life back through makeup!

Makeup with Mud has finished publishing and it has 60 Chapters. It is also Known as: 顔に泥を塗る, Kao ni Doro wo Nuru

Genres: Drama , Romance , Josei , Cross Dressing

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Top 5 Manga Like Makeup with Mud (Kao ni Doro wo Nuru) [2026 List]

5. Kao ni Doro wo Nuru

Kao ni Doro wo Nuru

"You’re great just the way you are."

Even though Miku is 25 years old, she hasn’t learned a thing about how to do her own makeup -- but her boyfriend, Haru, tells her that he prefers her that way. Miku and Haru live together, after all, and they might get married, in which case she’ll just quit her job anyway, so it’s probably fine never to learn... At least, that’s what she tells herself. One day, a boy with a special love for makeup suddenly appears in her life. The beautiful stranger does Miku up gorgeously and Haru’s reaction to her new look is almost unbelievable--?

A story of starting anew and taking one’s life back through makeup!

Makeup with Mud has finished publishing and it has 60 Chapters. It is also Known as: 顔に泥を塗る, Kao ni Doro wo Nuru

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4. Ppaeatgin Gamunui Juini Doeryeo Hamnida

Ppaeatgin Gamunui Juini Doeryeo Hamnida

“If you had become the head of the family, many things would have changed… .”

My twin brother died, by my hand. Manipulated by black magic, Chloe, who repeatedly inadvertently kills, ends up killing her twin brother with her bare hands.

Without even time to cry, the point of the sword was aimed at Chloe's heart. Chloe met a miserable death.

But when I opened my eyes, I went back to the past. I will not repeat my past life.

In order to protect the family and her beloved brother, she decides to become the head of the family herself, in the form of her twin brother.

"I guessed it, you guys made me like that."

I Plan to Become the Master of a Stolen Family is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Mencoba menjadi pemilik keluarga yang dicuri, أخطط لأصبح سيدة العائلة المسروقة

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3. Sensei mo Netto Sedai

Sensei mo Netto Sedai

I cannot make my dark past disappear.

High school teacher Ueda Yuusuke finds out his crossdressing photos from his past are still shared on social media. On top of that, the person behind the account using his photos suddenly gets closer to his student, Kosaka. How much can Ueda get involved into his students' relathionships?
Despite his worries, he decides to do something about that mysterious account...

The Net Generation Teacher is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 先生もネット世代, Sensei mo Net Sedai

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2. Waltz

Waltz

A young girl, Onaga, discovers her neighbor, Kashiwabara, in his balcony one hot summer night, dressed up in women's clothing. A unique relationship between them ensues. From the mangaka of Aku no Hana (Flowers of Evil) and Happiness.

Waltz has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: ワルツ, Waltz

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1. Light and Shadow

Light and Shadow

It’s a rude insult when lowly and headstrong servant Edna comes to marry Duke Eli, instead of the noble daughter he expected. But the ambitious maid hides an even bigger secret behind her obvious ruse – one that could change the kingdom’s very history. Can the two find freedom, redemption – and love – without drawing their swords on each other?

Light and Shadow has finished publishing and it has 103 Chapters. It is also Known as: Light and Shadow (Ryu Hyang), Lumière et ombres, Luz y sombra, Ombres et Lumières, الضوء و الظل, 光と影, 新娘的假面

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