The hair style of Maiko at the early stage is 'wareshinobu,' which turns to be 'Ofuku' in a few years later, and 1 - 4 weeks before erigae (promoted to a full-fledged geisha) she dresses 'sakko fashion (Maiko's hairstyle)' and puts teeth black (she does not paint eyebrows, which can be regarded as the custom of Hangempuku (attaining womanhood informally) continuing still now).
舞妓の初期は「割れしのぶ」という髪型で、2、3年後に「おふく」となり、芸妓への襟替え1～4週間前には「先笄」を結い、お歯黒を付ける（引眉しないので半元服の習慣が現代に残るものと見てよい）。