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186 face guides so far, best known first. 24 more are on the list to be written.

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🇮🇳 IndiaKesh Uncut hair kept as a religious symbol in Sikhism, part of the Five Ks.Marking · 1699

🇨🇳 ChinaJing A Chinese opera role for mighty men, defined by heavy face painting.Makeup

🇯🇵 JapanHikimayu A pre-modern Japanese practice of removing natural eyebrows and painting new ones on the forehead.Makeup

🇯🇵 Japan and 4 moreTeeth blackening A traditional custom of dyeing teeth black to signify adulthood and beauty.Makeup

WorldPrayer callus A forehead mark from repeated ritual prostration in prayer.Marking

🇮🇱 Israel and 1 morePayot Sidelocks worn by Orthodox Jewish men as a religious observance.Beard 🇲🇽 MexicoDía de los Muertos face paint Skull-style makeup worn during Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations to honour ancestors.Makeup · Most faces · 1913

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Hikimayu: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Kesh: Carl W. Damman, Public domain, source
Jing: G41rn8, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Teeth blackening: momo, CC BY 2.0, source
Prayer callus: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Payot: Mark Neyman, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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