different between embellishment vs beautification

English

embellish +? -ment

embellishment (countable and uncountable, plural embellishments)

An added touch; an ornamental addition; a flourish.
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, Section 3, Chapter 1:
  Reflection had given calmness to her judgment, and sobered her own opinion of Willoughby's deserts; — she wished, therefore, to declare only the simple truth, and lay open such facts as were really due to his character, without any embellishment of tenderness to lead the fancy astray.

Attested since at least 1790, from beautify (“to make beautiful”) +? -ification.

beautification (countable and uncountable, plural beautifications)

Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
Thanks to the beautification efforts, the appearance of the highway has vastly improved.

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