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I give you Geishas’ little beauty tip today!

You know how their make-up stay beautifully even when they dance and moves around in kimono?

It’s because they use “facial oil blotting paper”, which is called aburatori-gami in Japanese.

This paper is thin and card sized but absorbs facial oil really well.

Geisha use aburatori-gami over make-up to keep it stays longer without getting messy.

Today, many young people, boys and girls, carry the papers to prevent acne.

There are traditionally made of washi (Japanese paper) but there are artificial material ones, such as polypropylene film too.

This is JAPAN Style!

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