Traditional Chinese Makeup

Zhang Ruying’s Notes: From《中国妆束：大唐女儿行》Makeup (Tang Dynasty: Women’s Makeup Steps)

Table of Contents Introduction About《中国妆束：大唐女儿行》 Tang Dynasty: Steps of Women’s Makeup Applying Powder (傅粉) Flattening the Rouge (匀红) Drawing the...

12 July 2025

Did you know that during the Song dynasty, women would stick pearls onto their faces? This unique style was known...

17 May 2025

Who was it that made the “plum blossom makeup” sweep the entire Tang dynasty? She was the female prime minister...

23 November 2024

Ancient women stick pearls on their faces? In ancient China, girls often used pigments to paint decorative shapes, or applied...

12 October 2024

Mian Ye (Chinese: 面靥 ; pinyin: miàn yè), translated directly as face dimple, is one of the ancient women’s facial...

21 August 2024

Huadian (花钿 ; huā diàn) is a form of traditional Chinese women’s ornamental forehead makeup, which is located between the...

27 January 2024

One white covering all ugliness. Do you know how crazy beauties would go to become fair-skinned in ancient China? The...

2 December 2023

In ancient times, people did not have facial cleansers and soap. So, how did the ancients wash their faces? Some...

25 November 2023

The history of Chinese women’s makeup is very long. After the change of dynasty, traditional Chinese makeup changed with the...

6 July 2023

The red pattern on the ancient women’s forehead was called “Huadian (Chinese: 花钿 ; pinyin: huā diàn)”. Huadian is a...

19 May 2023