Maiko or Geisha Painting Face - part 2, whitening the face

[HellsingWalter87]

omg zoom out!

[whiterose36]

Good lord the camera guy is terrible. Why is he zoomed in so much all the time???

[grfanaticolympi2]

me encanto verlo por un instante me senti una de ellas ;)

[rhodalenegdr]

likes this

[dithbmine1]

True woman..........

[MissBlackberryBlixa]

holy cow, she has such gorgeous skin!

[Dhesyca]

Aha! That's what I was waiting for: around 7:30, she's putting something over the white face paint so it won't smudge or rub off :D I wonder what it is.

[SpreadMyWings247]

@Dhesyca Its wax...or something with the same type of texture.

[hlublinda]

what kind of painting does she used to make the face white?

[TheKayezel]

search for hannari-ya items... authentic geiko items

[thecharlotteness]

Basically, it's just a cosmetic white paint designed for the face. I believe kabuki actors also use these cosmetic and make-up items as well. In earlier times though a lead-based paint would be used, but this eventually was discarded because of the terrible effects lead had on the skin. I've also heard that rice-base products are in use now too which are much safer and healthier for the skin :D It's just basic knowledge that I have, but if you'd like more indepth info, Google is pretty good~