Hairstyle
Besides eyebrows, the ancient beauties stress paid attention to their hair. There are many records about the hairstyle of women. The ancient beauties usually adorned their buns with flowers and hairpins.
Fragrance
In traditional Chinese life, fragrance was used everywhere. Ancient people used natural spices such as rose and osmanthus flowers to let their daily life and their body send forth a fragrant odor of nature. Fragrant bibs (diamond-sharped cloth worn over the chest and abdomen and attached by a loop round the neck and strings fastened behind the back) was a popular thing during that time, which was filled with natural spices inside. When wearing it, the whole body would send forth the fragrance of flowers and plants.
Learning ancient face-painting from the ancients
This kind of box is used for containing the toilet sets, which were also called “trousseaux.” The culture of trousseaux can be traced back to the Neolithic Age (the cultural period beginning around 10,000 B.C.). In 1942, the Qijiaping (a place) of Gansu Province a bronze mirror that had a history of 4,000 years was unearthed, and is considered the earliest toilet set. An ivory comb dating back 5,000 years was also excavated at the ruins of Dawenkou of Shandong Province.
Cosmetic Powder
Chinese women have had a custom of using cosmetic powder for face-paining since the period of the Warring States (475-221 B.C.). The original cosmetic powder was made of rice, and it was used to adorn the face.
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