For example, a Kabuki actor who plays the role of a young girl or young man in love will wash their face, rub bintsukeabura (hair oil) onto their whole face, cover their eyebrows with hard bintsukeabura, rub face powder paste on their chest, their neck and nape and then spread it with a sponge; then they rub face powder paste on their face and spread it with a sponge, put on red nose shadow, eye shadow, and blusher, apply crimson to the ends of their eyes, paint their eyebrows first with red and then with black, and paint the shape of their lips clearly with a bright red lipstick.
娘役や、同年代の恋する男性の役の場合は、洗顔の後、鬢付け油を顔全体にすり込む、眉を硬い鬢付け油で塗りつぶす、胸、首、襟足に練りおしろいを塗り、スポンジで伸ばす、顔に練りおしろいを塗り、スポンジで伸ばす、赤でノーズシャドー、アイシャドー、ほほ紅を差す、目じりに紅を差す、眉を、先ず赤で、続けて黒で描く、真っ赤な口紅を、輪郭をはっきり描く、という具合。