hikimayu

A traditional Japanese cosmetic practice of shaving off the eyebrows and painting on new ones, often in a distinctive comma shape or in a trapezoidal shape.

Common for women from the Heian period through the end of the Edo period, with even men joining in during the late Heian. Nowadays only seen in historical dramas and period costumes.

See also

• Makeup
• Short eyebrows (what it seeks to emulate)
• White skin (often from pancake makeup).