What geishas do The hair is washed, dried, greased with oil and then waxed to accentuate the shine. She is then gathered in a bun, the
shimada, which is split in two symmetrical and vertical parts on the back of the head. To make this bun, you have to wrap
hair in a piece of cloth that appears at the level of the slit.
Sources of inspiration
It is possible to reproduce the chignon version geisha but it would require hours of work! This can not be improvised ... A hairpike, certainly less elaborate but very effective, can do the trick for lack of better.
How to work the material and have a hair as shiny as Zhang Ziyi or Michelle Yeoh in the film
Memoirs of a geisha Rob Marshall?
The Japanese cosmetics brand Shu Uemura was inspired by the camellia oil used by geishas. Absolute Essence is used as a rinse-free conditioner or mask before shampooing. The result is impressive especially for
hair dry.
Hair fat to abstain.
To obtain a jet of hair of a simple shampoo, there are also gloss (Example: Luminous Color Glaze John Frieda). The hair instantly becomes silky and the reflections revived.
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