Is a woman’s prayer wearing make-up considered permissible?

If a woman does wudoo’
then puts makeup on her face, that does not matter, and it does not affect
her wudoo’ or her prayer, so long as it is not naajis, because purity of
clothes and body are essential for the prayer to be valid. 

It should be noted that it is not permissible for a woman to
wear makeup in front of non-mahram men, because she is commanded to cover
her face in front of them and because wearing makeup is an adornment that
leads to fitnah. If she does that and then prays, she will have the reward
for her prayer but she will have the burden of sin for tabarruj (wanton
display). 

It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (17/129):
There is no reason why a woman should not adorn herself by wearing makeup on
her face, or kohl, or doing her hair in a manner that does not make her
resemble kaafir women, but it is also essential that she cover her face in
front of men who are not her mahrams. End quote. 

It also says (17/128): Using kohl is allowed in Islam, but it
is not permissible for a woman to show any of her adornment, whether kohl or
anything else, to anyone other than her husband or mahrams, because Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“…and not to reveal their adornment except to their
husbands…”

[al-Noor 24:31] 

And Allaah knows
best.