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While the West Loves ‘Y2K’ and ‘French Chic,’ Top Global Beauty Bloggers Use AI to ‘Travel’ into Ancient Chinese Makeup

FaceSwap Editorial·Beauty Industry Observer
12 minutes read
September 15, 2025
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Top Beauty Bloggers ‘Travel’ into Ancient China with AI—Million-View Content and New Inspiration

Ancient Chinese Attire: Not Just ‘Clothes,’ but an Experiential Beauty IP

Many first meet ancient attire through dramas, but it’s the makeup logic that hooks them: not isolated add-ons but a system tied to clothing, hair, scene, and identity.

Identity ↔ makeup: Tang empresses used ‘gold floral decals’; palace maids used simpler ones. Ming nobility used ‘peach blossom cheeks’; commoners favored ‘simple looks’.

Season ↔ makeup: spring ‘willow green’ eyes; summer ‘lotus pink’ cheeks; autumn ‘osmanthus yellow’ lips—natural, sustainable aesthetics.

Clothing ↔ makeup: red Ming skirt pairs with red lips; cyan Song attire pairs with cyan eyeshadow—color unity for elevated aesthetics and modern pairing guides.

For global users, ancient attire becomes an AI-enabled participatory beauty IP—no longer a distant ‘Eastern symbol’.

AI Makes ‘Ancient Makeup’ Mainstream

Pre-AI barriers were high: expensive costumes, hard-to-recreate elements (decals, oblique blush), and limited real locations.

Costly Tang reconstructions,

Special elements needing pro guidance,

Hard-to-find era-accurate settings.

Now, with AI, generating a Tang look with a virtual palace backdrop feels like time travel—earning millions of likes and boosting global interest.

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