Biting her lips
I know they pinched their cheeks in place of blush, but why was Marianne biting or sucking/licking her lips? To plump them? Or make them red?
shareI know they pinched their cheeks in place of blush, but why was Marianne biting or sucking/licking her lips? To plump them? Or make them red?
shareYes, to make them red.
English country ladies of that era didn't paint their faces, only whores and aging French aristocrats did.