How to Apply Perfect Geisha Make up

Take a fresh clean face and turn it into what both men and women desire a beautiful geisha girl. It has spanned centuries and the majority of us would love that demure yet sexy look. Well look no further it can easily be obtained. Lets get started

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A fresh clean face
• A makeup primer (easy to obtain) it makes you face retain the makeup and hold it for a longer period of time but it isn't necessary.
• Now you can buy the complete set at http://www.hannari-ya.com/ the cost is approx. &225.00
• Or you can buy the items sep. at diff locations or at the website above

1. 
   hair off face and neck

   First you must wash your face and make sure there are no oils or lotions this will defeat the purpose. Then after washing use a toner or a make up primer which you can purchase at drug store anywhere. Another good idea is to pull your hair off of your face with a headband, etch no hair should be near your face, ears or nape of neck

2. 
   Primer to use before the white face makeup

   This is the oil undercoat for use with the ‘Kabuki Oshiroi’ Shiro-Nuri (Doran) face paint. It is softened in the hands and then rubbed over the entire face or other areas to prepare the skin for the white face makeup.

3. 
   wax for the eyebrows which will be colored in later

   This is the stiff wax used to flatten out facial hair such as the eyebrows prior applying the Kabuki Abrua, exactly the same as ‘Taihaku’. It is softened between the fingers and rubbed over facial hair. After applying the complete Shiro-Nuri makeup over this, you may then draw new ones with Stage Liner or Lining Colour #1 Black & #4C Red.

4. 
   the basis of the look you will add to it later and use the utensils covered later with this

   This is the Shiro-Nuri (Doran) white face paint. It is diluted in a dish of water and then painted on over the entire face, neck or other areas with a #60 Itahake, smoothing it out and removing excess water with a Sponge Pad. A 2nd coat is often applied to the upper part of the face after this adding ‘Tonoko’ Rouge. All brushes and accessories covered at the end.

5. 
   a powder to soften the white face paint

   It is applied with a soft pad over the ‘Kabuki Oshiroi’ (Doran) white face paint to soften and blend the makeup

6. 
   to soften the white, especially on the upper part of the face

   It is either dusted on with a #24 Naga-Itahake over the ‘Kabuki Oshiroi’ (Doran) white face paint or sometimes blended into a second coat of the Doran. It is used on the upper part of the face to soften the harsh white

7. 
   handy touch up case

   For touch ups and its compact and can be carried along. Included is a brush for ease of touch ups

8. 
   The black is for fine lines on the eyebrows and the red is for outlines on the lips

   The black one is for drawing fine lines on the eyebrows and the red one for the outline on the lips

9. 
   fills all the completed face details around the eyes

   It is used over the completed Shiro-Nuri white face paint to do all the fine-line eye details

10. 
    both eye and lip detail

    It is used with a pointed ‘Hake’ cosmetic brush to apply over the completed Shiro-Nuri white face paint to do all the eye and lip details.

11. 
    with brush to fill in all needed details over the eye and the lip

    It is used with a pointed ‘Hake’ cosmetic brush to apply over the completed Shiro-Nuri white face paint to do all the eye and lip details. It is even used as lipstick

12. 
    for white face paint

    This traditional, hand-made ‘Itahake’ Brush is used for painting the face and other large areas with Kabuki Oshiroi (white face paint). It is made in the traditional way and is the exact one used by the Maiko and Geisha of Gion.

13. 
    brush for hard to reach places

    This traditional, hand-made ‘Nagae-Itahake’ Brush is used for painting hard to reach areas - for example, the nape of the neck with Kabuki Oshiroi (white face paint). It is made in the traditional way and is the exact one used by the Maiko and Geisha of Gion

14. 
    for cheeks and under eye application

    This traditional, hand-made ‘Yachiyo-Hake’ Brush is for dusting your cheeks and the area around the eyes with ‘Kona Oshiroi’ Face Powder. It is made in the traditional way and is the exact one used by the Maiko and Geisha of Gion.

15. 
    for use with white face paint

    This absorbent sponge puff and plastic dish are for mixing and applying the ‘Kabuki Oshiroi’ Shiro-Nuri (Doran) white face paint. The #60 Itahake brush is recommended for mixing and actually painting on the Doran but this pad is used to remove excess water and to smooth it over prior to applying the ‘Kona Oshiroi’ Face Powder.

16. 
    for powder

    This soft acrylic Powder Puff is for dusting your cheeks and the area around the eyes with ‘Kona Oshiroi’ Face Powder.

17. 
    excellent for eye and lip application

    It is made of natural bristle and has a beautiful dark red & black lacquer stem with the characters ‘Tokusei’ or ‘Specially Made’ in gold. It measures 4½” (11 cm) in length and has a clear protective cover for the point. The is excellent for applying lipstick or for eye makeup details.

18. 
    entire kit

    If you’re looking into trying out the Geisha look, Hannari-Ya also offers a Geisha or Kabuki Real Pro White Makeup Set for US$225. Also if you want to buy the kit and save some money I have provided the website to order this in the beginning of the article. It may be easier than purchasing all items individually

Tips & Warnings

• My advice is to buy the kit. Now if you want to do this more than once or if you plan to do this for reasons other than just trying it out and wanted to do it more than once then you may want to buy the items individually and you may get better quality that way.
• If you don't do this properly, don't waste the money buying individual items just buy the kit
• If you choose to buy individual items you will get your moneys worth but you will pay the price for that.
• Please Please Please wash your face like you have never washed it before: if not done properly it will not give you a good result and afterwards you may find it is unhealthy to leave any amount of makeup on for too long
• Also check all products 24 hours prior to use to make sure there isn't an allergic reaction

[Ladybugblue]

on 8/2/2009 Very cool article on Geisha makeup! 5*

[Elizabethknows]

on 2/19/2009 this is cool I should go as a geisha for halloween. 5*