“Every girl in the world should have Geisha training” – Diane Vreeland

Geishas are creatures of beauty, mystery, and grace, and their beauty rituals are integral to their craft. Geisha means artist. They are neither prostitutes nor escorts, but masters of the arts. They entertain and seduce with dance and music, perform tea ceremonies and are carefully trained in the art of conversation. They are art objects.

The secrets of their legendary beauty have been perfected and guarded for centuries and are recorded in the sacred text the Miyakofuzoku Kewaiden. It is with this manual that we have come to know the coveted secrets of their porcelain smooth skin, milky complexions, and slick, shining hair. You don’t need to go through years of Maiko training to master their beauty secrets, which are derived from natural products, and most of which can even be found in the home: