on his/her face
Marie a appliqué de la crème sur son visage.
Marie applied cream to her face.
Il n'y avait presque plus de couleur sur son visage.
There was hardly any color left in his face.
I saw it on his face.
Un sourire sur son visage, mais c'est une tragédie !
A smile on their face, but it’s a tragedy!
— La petite Véra (1988)
Il y avait de la sueur sur son visage.
There was sweat on his face.
Tom avait du rouge à lèvres partout sur son visage.
Tom had lipstick all over his face.
Un sourire sur son visage, mais quelle tragédie !
A smile on his face, but what a tragedy!
— La petite Véra (1988)