Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Lifestyle
Home / Lifestyle / Fashion

Make your point

By Charlotte Ligiée | HK EDITION | Updated: 2020-02-22 09:10
Share
Share - WeChat

 

 

When it comes to looking beautiful, the charm is in the details. Make moles part of your signature look and learn their secret language, for they have much to say.

[Photo/Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953 (Le Matin)]

Beauty, power… and moles? It's a trifecta that many femmes fatales share. Like an exclamation mark, a mole instantly spices up one's look. Be it close to the eyes, under the lip or on the décolletage, it's a kind of warning sign, saying, "Hey, look here, you won't regret it!" How could we forget the glamorous beauty marks of Clara Bow, Jean Harlow, Elizabeth Taylor or Marilyn Monroe? Their moles truly made their faces iconic.

Marilyn Monroe in  Bus Stop [Photo/20th Century Fox Film Corp/Collection Christophel]

But did you know these tiny dots might also have foretold their destiny? According to the Chinese ancestral art of face reading (mian xiang), moles are the signature of the planets at birth and contain one's future. For instance, black and red ones are seen as good omens, whereas brown and dull ones are ominous signs. Placed on the eyebrow, a mole might be a highly auspicious sign of wealth and longevity, while a hidden one vouches for the existence of a secret treasure. Experts in moleomancy even claim that Monroe's glamorous spot foreshadowed her accident – which, of course, is easy to say in hindsight.

The 18th-century French courtesans also paid a lot of attention to the location of their moles. Known as mouches (the French word for "flies"), these fake beauty marks were wildly popular back then. Made of silk, velvet, taffeta or leather, they came in many shapes – round, heart, spade, star or crescent moon. Like fans and flowers, they also had their own seductive language. Depending on the location, these patches had a specific name and significance – above the lip it was "the coquette", on the side of the chin "the discreet", on the forehead "the majestic" and close to the eyes "the assassin". In England, moles even revealed a woman's political allegiance: the Tories set it on the left, the Whigs on the right. Apart from this, moles were primarily used for beauty. They often had a dual ambition of showing off a nice feature, and of concealing pimples and smallpox scars.

Smudge Stick waterproof eyeliner in Lionfish, Stila

That's The Point eyeliner, NYX

Les Mouches press-on beauty spots, Mily Make Up

[Photo provided to China Daily]

Whether you darken a birthmark or fake a beauty spot, you must carefully choose the color. Black is ideal for a sophisticated mole, but for a natural finish, choose a color closer to your skin tone, such as soft brown or burnt sienna. Warm pink, emerald green or indigo are great to make whimsical dots, too. For an optimal stay, use a matte and smudge-resistant eyeliner or eye pencil. Then, pick a spot that highlights your best facial feature and start drawing the mole. Begin from the center and make it bigger with small touches and circular motions. To give an 18th-century twist to your look, you can also make your own mouche. Cut a dark fabric in your favorite shape and paste it on with eyelash glue – if you're not particularly crafty, bindis and beauty mark stickers also do the job. If you're ready for a lifetime commitment, you can also take the tattoo route like Dita Von Teese or opt for a stud piercing à la the late Amy Winehouse. Who knows; perhaps these moles will even bring you good luck!

Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
 
主站蜘蛛池模板: 天天狠狠色噜噜| 日韩人妻不卡一区二区三区| 四虎永久地址4hu2019| 手机看片在线精品观看| 好大好猛好深好爽视频| 久久久精品人妻一区二区三区四 | 米兰厉云封免费阅读完结| 国产免费黄色片| 18岁大陆女rapper欢迎你| 好吊操视频在这星| 久久99精品久久久久久久久久| 欧美一区二区激情三区| 亚洲视频在线观看一区| 美女的胸www又黄的网站| 国产性感美女在线观看| 2021国内精品久久久久影院| 奇米影视7777狠狠狠狠色| 中文字幕韩国电影| 日韩高清第一页| 亚洲欧美一区二区三区| 男女男精品网站| 四虎在线精品观看免费| 黄色a级免费网站| 李老汉在船上大战雨婷| 国产va免费高清在线观看| 亚洲成年www| 夜夜揉揉日日人人青青| 三级网站免费观看| 日本大臿亚洲香蕉大片| 亚洲av永久无码| 欧美日韩在线观看免费| 免费一看一级毛片全播放| 老太脱裤让老头玩ⅹxxxx| 国产网红无码精品视频| 一个人晚上睡不着看b站大全 | 2021国产精品露脸在线| 大陆一级毛片免费视频观看i| 两个人一上一下剧烈运动| 日本www在线| 久久精品无码一区二区三区 | 国产成人av乱码在线观看|