The Book of Indian Beauty by Mulk Raj Anand & Krishna Nehru Hutheesing

Author:Mulk Raj Anand & Krishna Nehru Hutheesing
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781462911462
Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Company

6. THE LIPS

Her lips which are the cups of red flowers . . .

—KALIDASA, 4th century

TO FULLY appreciate the comparison between flowers and lips, one must have seen the young shoots of the mango pushing up from the bough in a double curve, while the blossoms grow in tiny, spear-like pyramids, often compared to the darts of the god of love.

It is said in India that a woman's character can be discerned from the shape of her lips Thick lips betray a pleasure-loving and luxurious nature, with an inclination to extreme sensuality. Thin lips denote a cold, reserved nature, hard in outlook, with little interest in dealings with other people. Very thin, compressed lips signify a cruel nature, and a positive passion for inflicting pain. When one lip is thin and the other (usually the lower) thick, we find a mixture of love and hate, generosity and cruelty, extreme kindness and hardness. Ideal lips are neither too thick nor too thin; they make the mouth look as if it were cut from a large ruby.

It is possible to regulate one's lips to this norm. If they are too thin they may be treated with rose water or pure olive oil during the day, and with a well-prepared mixture of ten grains of red pepper, one-eighth ounce of simple cerate, and four drops of the essential oil of cinnamon. If they are inclined to be thick, they can be tightened by practicing silence, which incidentally is the best way to cultivate equipoise.

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