Nagaru

Nagaru [曼絵; ながる] is the stage makeup worn by jūkyū actors, mostly when performing the most sophisticated, complex, famous or glamourous of plays. It is generally made with oil paint, liquid clay, or regular body paint in modern times.
Naguru makeup consists of brightly-coloured 'splotches' of colour over a stark black foundation, the colours and patterns symbolising aspects of the character. From the 1700s onwards, nagaru masks have been used in jūkyū theatre if paint was too expensive or time-consuming to apply; these are known as sennagaru. Though nagaru was originated and developed extensively by hongyū performers and street artists, it has morphed and changed so much over the centuries that it has been equally influenced by jūkyū itself.
Only a few basic colours are used in nagaru makeup: red, white, pale blue, and yellow. Whilst white is often used to exaggerate features, such as the eyelid area and the lips, the other colours are used to give the audience clues about the character's nature.
* Red indicates intensity of some kind. In a male character, it indicates courage, virility, virtue, heroism, and determination. In a female role, it may indicate passion, love or kindliness. 
* Yellow makeup represents a negative emotion such as fear or jealousy. It suggests an untrustworthy character, or somebody who is hiding something. It may also symbolise uncertainty, naivety and a lack of knowledge or wisdom.
* Pale blue makeup is used to represent evil, and any character who is not human, such as a ghost, demon or other type of oijō. A combination of yellow and blue on a character's face symbolises inner evil and malice which is being disguised.