Traditions -> Clothing and Ornaments

Ancient Cosmetic(3) Putting on Rouge

: Women's clothes of Tu people are more colorful than men's. Young men of the Tu ethnic minority...

: Kirgiz women mostly like red and usually wear short clothes, sometimes one-piece dresses. Kirgiz...

: Yugur women usually wear a high-collared long gown, generally in green or blue, with embroidered...

According to the Annotations of Ancient and Modern Times, yan grass grew in the western state of Yan. Its leaves were like the setose thistle, its flowers were like the madder. Local people dyed powder with its juice to make rouge, a facial cosmetic. Palace women in the Qin Dynasty all put on such rouge. This probably indicates that rouge originated in the Qin Dynasty.

The kohl of the southern metropolises is best for decorating the eyebrows, while the rouge of the north makes dimples blossom.

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