How to Do Geisha Face Make Up

Geisha make-up creates an elegant and almost surreal look on a person. Whether you're using it for a costume or simply an experiment, this look requires little make-up but has great results. You can create this traditional look with practice and patience.

Things You'll Need

• Facial Moisturizer
• Pale Foundation
• Make-up Sponge
• Reflective Powder
• Silvery-Pink Blush
• Large Blush Brush
• Black Eyeliner Pencil
• Eyebrow Wax (Optional)
• Silver Eyeshadow
• Black Mascara
• Cherry Red Lipstick

Instructions

1. Wash your face and apply a facial moisturizer. Apply a pale foundation, the paler the better. Use a make-up sponge to apply a reflective powder over top of the layer of foundation.

2. Apply a light to silvery-pink blush onto your cheeks with a large brush. Get the fullest part of your cheeks for the best effect.

3. Cover your eyebrows in foundation and draw new eyebrows over top of them with a black eyeliner pencil. The new eyebrows should be fairly straight, rising slightly as they get further from the eyes. If your eyebrows are still noticeable, you may want to wax them to form a more straight line.

4. Apply thick eyeliner and smudge into the lashes. Use a dark black color and make it extremely thick. Use a silvery eyeshadow next and let it reach all the way up to your eyebrows. Coat them very lightly so it looks more natural.

5. Curl your eyelashes and use several coats of mascara for a thick, black look.

6. Lightly coat lips with foundation before using a lipstick brush to coat lips with a deep cherry red lipstick. The brush works better than a lipstick tube to evenly and accurately apply the lipstick.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish