Earlier this year I saw a Chinese opera poster in the MTR and noticed the way their makeup exaggerates all contours and highlights. They do this to make stage performers’ facial expressions be more visible to the audience sitting far away, but what always confused me was their choice in contour colors… Red, against paper white skin.

This odd thought changed when I came across the Ashley Williams FW18 fashion show, basically all the models was having that same makeup that almost looks almost identical to Chinese opera makeup, but with black lips. Guess China is becoming a leading trend now.

Text / Crissy Fan

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