geisha makeup
White-faced theatrical cosmetics
Geisha makeup is the traditional Japanese cosmetic style featuring a stark white face, dramatic red lips, and precisely drawn black eyebrows.
The look takes hours to apply and follows strict conventions.
Outside Japan, the term describes any makeup evoking this aesthetic—heavy white foundation with bold red and black accents: She went for full geisha makeup at the costume party.
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- white faceBlanched or painted features
- powderFine dry particles
- rice powderPulverized grain for baking
- redPrimary color, warm
red lips · lips · kabuki · kimono · porcelain · porcelain skin · brush · traditional · traditional art · Japanese · face · painted · eyebrows · kohl · rice · theatrical · mask · beauty
- body paintface paint, body paint, body glitter, glitter paint, war paint
- beauty ritualshenna, mehndi, rice water, gua sha, Korean skincare
- historical beautykohl, rouge, carmine, vermilion, white lead
- Japanese BeautyShiseido, Kate, Albion, Cezanne, sheet mask
naturalness/artifice
geisha makeupbare face
natural look · au naturel · fresh-faced · dewy skin · no makeup