Ancient Chinese Women’s Pearl Makeup | 古代女子在脸上贴珍珠：珍珠妆

Ancient women stick pearls on their faces?

In ancient China, girls often used pigments to paint decorative shapes, or applied materials such as silk paper, gold, jade, and other items on their faces.

The ones on the forehead are called Huadian, the ones on the corners of the mouth are called Mian Ye, and the ones on both sides of the temples (corners of the eyes) are called Xiehong.

But in the Song dynasty, pearls were more in line with the aesthetics of the Song people, so women in the Song dynasty stuck pearls on their faces.

古代女子在脸上贴珍珠？

在中国古代，女子常用颜料妆绘图形，或将绢纸、金碧、珠翠等物贴在脸上。

在额间的叫花钿，在嘴角两侧的叫面靥，在太阳穴（眼角）两侧的叫斜红。

但到了宋代，珍珠更符合宋人的审美，因此宋代女子会在面部贴上珍珠。