The Arab couple went swimming at the Al Mamzar beach in Sharjah in the UAE after the 34-year-old man saw his 28-year-old wife's "features change" as her makeup washed off, said a psychologist who counselled the unidentified woman.
The husband believed she did not look as pretty as before the wedding and accused her of deceiving him by using so many cosmetics, including fake eyelashes, the Gulf News reported.
The groom said he could not recognise his wife after the make-up was gone. The bride wore artificial eyelashes and had undergone cosmetic surgeries before the marriage.
The bride said she intended to tell her husband the truth about her but it was too late, Dr Asaf said.
"The groom immediately divorced his bride and refused any attempt to reunite them again," he said.