Patriotic wives abandon cosmetics altogether. Groups of Chinese women intellectuals return to China with their husbands, bringing back the lively fashions of idealistic elegance prevalent in Europe and America after the Second World War. Delicate faces wrapped in short curls resemble the last roses of summer in 1958. This ideal of combined beauty and intelligence is perfectly embodied in the talented poet Lin Huiyin. A sun-kissed, scorched visage after two years' graft in the fields is your ultimate early' 60s fashion statement.
Cosmetics are absolutely unimaginable.
Women of all ages jump at the opportunity to perform group Zhongzi wu, Mao folk dancing. Loyalty of course. In the looser social environment after 1976, some city women cautiously implement their silent beauty experiments from the kitchen. Unsatisfied with the pitiful beauty aids available in the shops, they learn to use fire tongs for curled fringes. Panda eyes and blood red lips inspire a lot of popular jokes and stories.