Temporary Female Tattoos, the last stage in "Traditional Seven-Staged Makeup*"
In the old Iranian culture, the tradition of a "Seven-Staged Makeup" procedure ends with a temporary tattoo on the woman's face. Here is the full list of all seven stages:
Stage 1 - SORKHÁB:
A red substance (SORKH=red + ÁB=water). It was applied on the lips and chicks (as the old Persian version of lipstick)
Stage 2 - SEFIDÁB:
A white substance (SEFID=white + ÁB=water). It was applied on the face (as traditional version of facial foundation)
Stage 3 - VASMEH:
The traditional Persian eyebrows coloring
Stage 4 - SORMEH:
Kohl; the traditional Persian eye makeup
Stage 5 - HANÁ:
Henna (Henna is the name of the plant); cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands (as old traditional version of Manicure). Henna was also used as hair color (sometime in combination with VASMEH)
Stage 6 - BAND:
Facial Epilation
Stage 7 - KHÁL:
This was a temporary tattoo; a beauty spot usually on the chick or around lips
* Traditional Seven-Staged Makeup: HAFT-QALAM ÁRÁYESH