Makeup

History of Japanese make-up

By smiyashi
  • 250

    First make-up

    First make-up
    Researchers found that clay figures from this period had make-up using red pigment. People at this time believed that the color of red would protect people from evil and bad things.
  • Period: 250 to Apr 10, 600

    First make-up

    Researchers found that clay figures from this period had make-up using red pigment. People at this time believed that the color of red would protect people from evil and bad things.
  • Period: Apr 10, 600 to

    White face power and red lips

    Picture of make-up from this periodWomen started to put make-up on at this period. They used white face power and dark red lipstick.
  • Jul 29, 720

    Point make-up

    Point make-up
    During this period, the trend was to write flower shape on one's forehead and sides of one's lips.
  • Dec 18, 1002

    Blackened teeth

    Blackened teeth
    Dress and makeupWomen in this period also painted their teeth black.
  • Period: Oct 17, 1185 to

    Continue of White face, red lips, and black teeth

    At thie period, make-up still remained, but the face is less white。Even during the warlike age, the custom of meke-up did not lose.
  • Jul 13, 1492

    Tools for make-up and hair set

    Tools for make-up and hair set
    Various tools were used for make-up and hair set.
  • Period: to

    Edo Period

    The custom of make-up became popular among regular people.
    The basic of make-up was still white face, red lips, and eyeblows, but using less color was the trend of this period.
    In the latter half of this period, oiran, a cultured prostitute, was worshipped by girls of a town because of oiran's high sense of fashion.

  • Oiran, as a model for high sense fashion

    Oiran, as a model for high sense fashion
    Oiran walk

  • Blackened teeth and shaved off eyeblows were prohibited

    Blackened teeth and shaved off eyeblows were prohibited
    Because of the influence of Western countries, the government prohibited the blackened teeth and shaved off eyeblows.
    The beginning of natural make-up.

  • First aesthetic salon was opened

    First aesthetic salon was opened
    Use a base cream for white power, draw natural thick eyeblows, and redden the center of lips.
    The first aesthetic salon was opened in Japan.

  • More Westernized make-up

    More Westernized make-up
    At this period, make-up had two pruposes: a way of enhancing one's sppearance and manner.
    Women started to apply blusher to one's cheeks.
  • Period: to Nov 29, 1185

    Make-rp showed one's age, class, and status in a society

    Women used a heavy rice powder to paint their faces and necks white. They also drew bright red rose-bud lips on over their natural lip-lines. They shaved off their eyebrows. Then, they painted on misty new eyebrows high on their foreheads, almost at the hair-line.