Geisha Makeup Common Mistakes

I've seen many people try to emulate the Geisha look and make the same mistakes again and again. So here I have complied various images of people who did it right, and people who did it wrong for you to compair as well as tips to help you get the look right.

Basic general rules I can give you are:
- Keep everything light and subtle except lipstick and eyeliner.
- Make sure the white makeup goes right down to your shoulders
-Make sure to do that little "W" on the back of the kneck
-Use face paint or proper geisha make up. Oil based makeup makes you look sweaty and sick.

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[blueipodgal94]

actually the second image is correct geisha makeup its supposed to be on the neck and the brows and eyes are correct too

[KimonoHire]

@blueipodgal94 Yes, in the first part of the video I show a photo of the makeup done incorrectly and then a picture of it done correctly back and forth so people can compare.

[KatjasHumanoid483]

If you all want 2 know the truth about Geisha then get a library card and go read a BOOK! And no I don't mean Arthur Golden's: "Memoirs of a Geisha" because that's a load of crap. Read a book by Liza Dalby or Lesley Downer. They wrote books on Geisha and their lives that is all fact. Their books are not novels. Or read a book by an actual Geisha like Mineko Iwasaki or Kyoko Aihara! Stop relying on Wikipedia 4 all of your info and please stop fighting when you don't even know what's what!!

[KimonoHire]

@KatjasHumanoid483 I have read Geisha by Liza Dalby. I've learned much about real Japanese culture by reading her books. I would say I made this video partly to try to undo some of the damage that Arthur Golden's book has done. Besides, this page isn't about becoming a Geisha, it's about how people who think they are dressing up as geisha when in reality they look like something else entirely.

[claudialovin]

I agree with you. I love this culture, I love geishas, Japan, every bit of it, and I can't stand how people can think their were mere 'prostitutes' or give them no importance...

Great video

[ttuanmu]

I think that 0:13 is a makeup that you would see in the traditional Chinese opera. It's not meant to be a geisha look.

[khatpandwa]

Nice Video , Best Wishes

[contortionist104]

@CuteClayOrignials Actually the Maiko's kimono is called Hikizuri, Hiki means that it is worn trailing on the ground and normal kimono don't do that.. And they show a large part of the neck..

[boredom847]

What were geisha's?

[KatjasHumanoid483]

@Redydoo

No shit...I said that in one of my earlier comments!

[Redydoo]

@KatjasHumanoid483 ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' is actually based on an interview that Arthurs Golden had with Mineko Iwasaki. It's only fiction.

[LeighAnne1029]

Geisha are not prostitutes. The term geisha is made of two kanji: gei, which is the character for “art”; and sha, the character for “person” or “doer".

They can play traditional Japanese instruments, sing, dance, hold intelligent and meaningful conversation, make Japanese flower arrangements called ikebana, perform a tea ceremony, write poetry, and other such traditional Japanese arts.

[Naticpeebody]

I was a Geisha for Halloween last year and I learned how to do the make-up right by looking at real Geisha's. They are just so beautiful and I think it would be an honor to be one:D

Geisha's RULE!

[childrenofmaiden25]

@CuteClayOrignials i wish i remembered what i was really refering to :o

[babypocho]

beautiful