When a woman celebrated Genpuku, she wore modest kimono, changed her hairstyle to marumage (rounded hair style of a married woman), ryowa (two knots are made and fixed with a stick called "kogai" with the remaining hair rolled up), or sakko fashion (Maiko's hairstyle), and wore heavier makeup and ohaguro was put on by kaneoya (godmother of kanetsuke), and had hikimayu.
女性で元服という場合は、地味な着物を着て、日本髪の髪形を丸髷、両輪、又は先笄に替え、元服前より更に厚化粧になり、鉄漿親（かねおや）によりお歯黒を付けてもらい、引眉する。