Does Liu Yifei's makeup in "Mulan" look like a Japanese geisha? It's actually ancient "forehead yellow makeup"

Disney's "Mulan" released the official movie trailer, which immediately caused heated discussions and topped the Weibo hot search list. However, netizens began to question Disney's makeup artists. Many netizens said that the makeup of the leading actors Liu Yifei and Zheng Peipei looked like Japanese geishas, ​​so Weibo @玩儿电影 started a popular science post, saying that Liu Yifei's makeup was actually the "forehead yellow makeup" from the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Weibo user @玩儿电影 said: The story of "Mulan" takes place during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The more famous makeup styles for women at that time were "Xiaoxia makeup", "Ehuang makeup" and "Shouyang plum blossom makeup". Liu Yifei's look in the trailer is a typical "Ehuang makeup". (Not Huawei!!!)

Most of these makeup styles came from the palace and were popular among women in government offices. All three types of makeup styles were painted on the face with rouge. The "Xiaoxia makeup" was to paint the cheeks to look like a rosy glow; the "Eye Yellow makeup" was because Buddhist culture was prevalent during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and women were inspired by Buddha statues and painted their foreheads a gradually dizzying yellow, so this makeup style was also called "Buddha makeup". The "Eye Yellow makeup" during the Southern and Northern Dynasties was mostly directly dyed, and the effect was blurred from the hairline to the eyebrows. Later in the Tang Dynasty, large blocks of color were directly applied without a dizzy effect.

Liu Yifei's makeup for the movie Mulan

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Teacher Cheng Peipei's makeup

The "Shouyang plum blossom makeup" is also very famous, and can be combined with the forehead yellow makeup. Legend has it that Princess Shouyang lay under a plum blossom, and the plum blossom fell on her forehead, leaving a mark, which was later sought after and imitated. The key to the plum blossom makeup is to draw the shape of a plum blossom on the forehead. Later, gold foil, jewelry, and even dragonfly wings can be used to make different shapes and patterns and stick them on the forehead. The "flower yellow" in "Mulan Ci" "sticking flower yellow in front of the mirror" is this kind of thing. This makeup was very popular until the Song Dynasty.

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The live-action version of "Mulan" is directed by Niki Caro and co-starred by Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen, Gong Li, Jet Li, and Li Jie. It will be released globally on March 27, 2020!