Beijing opera types of facial makeup in operas of color painting methods, basically divided into three categories : rub face, face towel, different faces.

京剧脸谱的色画方法，基本上分为三类：揉脸、抹脸、勾脸。

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Towel repair loom is used to weave cotton yarn , helix satinstrips and decoration satinstrips towel woof , such as face towel , square towel, bath towel with differ materials.

该毛巾剑杆织机主要用于织造棉纱等不同原料的各种面巾、方巾、浴巾等螺旋缎档或提花缎档毛巾织物。

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Pat your face dry with a soft towel.

用软毛巾把脸搌干。

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The book says the saying began because a competitor's face was cleaned with a cloth towel or other material.

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With the cutting finished, my face is wrapped in another hot towel before a face cream is massaged into my cheeks and a further hot towel is applied, followed by some aftershave balm.

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But you have to soak your face with a hot towel first.

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"We play it safe because rose water is the best for sensitive skin, " Mr. Georgiou says, before wrapping the obligatory hot towel around my face.

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