The tayu in Shimabara apply the white make-up thickly as the geisha and apprentice geisha in Gion do, and apply lipstick only to their bottom lips and the ohaguro (ink to color one's teeth black) to their teeth without fail.
嶋原の太夫は、祇園の舞妓、芸妓と同様の白塗りの厚化粧で、口紅は下唇のみに塗り、必ずお歯黒を付ける。