Inspiration of a Geisha
Porcelain skin and ruby lips will be all the rage come fall
By Betsy Kroll
Fall 2005 Style & Design
Arthur Golden's best-selling novel Memoirs of a Geisha sparked a major
fashion trend when it was published in 1999. Suddenly suburban
housewives were poking hair sticks through their tresses, and Madonna
even gave herself a makeover complete with kimonos and jet-black hair.
Come December, the Rob Marshall—directed film adaptation will open, and
this time the geisha look will be enhanced by box-office tie-ins. One of
the best comes from Fresh cosmetics, which is introducing a Memoirs of a
Geisha beauty collection that includes shimmering crushed-pearl powder
and cream blush in brilliant shades of red. The packaging cleverly
matches kimonos worn in the film, and the elegance of the products could
inspire beauty aficionados to adapt geisha-style pampering. Fresh
co-founder Alina Roytberg's simple take on why the look will catch on:
"There was an enigmatic beauty to the famed geisha face." What woman
wouldn't want that?
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