Makeup sex is an informal term for sexual intercourse which may be experienced after conflict in an intimate personal relationship.
Sex under these circumstances may be more gratifying and invested with additional emotional significance.
It is sometimes conceived as a physical expression of reconciliation and rediscovery of one's partner following the cathartic experience of a fight and may resolve underlying conflicts.
[1] Makeup sex has been attributed to increased sexual desires stemming from romantic conflict.
[4] Additionally, makeup sex can be used as a form of manipulation in PUA (Pickup Artist) tactics.