Have you ever heard of the Komachi Beni? It is a natural lipstick extracted from the petals of Benibani, known as safflower which contains red and orange pigments. This type of cosmetic made from the plant could not be missing among Japanese ladies.
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousHave you ever heard of the Komachi Beni? It is a natural lipstick extracted from the petals of Benibani, known as safflower which contains red and orange pigments. This type of cosmetic made from the plant could not be missing among Japanese ladies.
As we know, the art of lip makeup is a tradition in Japan. Lipstick was used indiscriminately by women of the bourgeoisie as well as by geisha and still unforgettable today is the shape of the lips drawn on pale faces.
Traditional lip paint was called Komachi Beni, precisely because Beni is a red pigment extracted from the petals of Benibana, a plant native to the Nile River valley in Egypt.Thanks to the Silk Road, this plant was exported first to the Middle East, then to China and then to Japan in the mid-third century.
It is said that no other pigment can compete with the natural shine effect given by this plant which is now grown in the Yamagata prefecture. The use of Komachi Beni spread from the 1600s onwards, it boomed in the 19th century and there are currently some brands that have made it their flagship cosmetic.
But behind the Komachi Beni there is also a certain symbology: it is said that the color given by Beni is the same as that of luck which protects women from disease. In fact, its color initially has a green glow that turns red when mixed with water.
Applied to the lips in a soft way it creates a shade of pink, while with more coats you get to scarlet red, obviously by adjusting the amount of Beni with water you can get different colors more suited to your type of complexion.
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How is Komachi Beni made?
Komachi Beni is a small shell-shaped bowl which in Japanese is called ochoko. With this bowl you can get up to 50 applications and unlike non-natural lipsticks, this one does not dry out because it is made up of non-chemical ingredients.
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How to apply natural lipstick?
As we said if moistened with the fingers or with a brush, the Komachi Beni turns red. Rouge becomes more like a dye than a shine, but the more you apply it, the more intense the result. In one go, therefore, you can go from light pink to intense red and those who have used it promises that it will last a long time.
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Today there are ready-made ones on the market and there are brands that sell them online, but unfortunately it is not easy to buy them because the site is in Japanese and only yen is accented as payment. Click here
We had talked about lipsticks here too:
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Dominella Trunfio
