quoting Torco, Conversational Speaker:

pretty pictures
pretty designs
these do seem rather elaborate: what instrumental are they painted unto people's faces with?

It's actually just a simple oval paintbrush (khristíu); the Lilitai use their own (human) hair, so typically the bristles are very soft unless they have been specially treated beforehand.

quoting Izambri, Marquis, the Findible League:

I have nothing constructive to say except that I like that they have a funerary mask (funerary traditions interest me, concerning both real cultures and conworlds). From an aesthetic point of view I like Sarthídta the most.

The Sarthídta design sort of came about by accident, I was thinking "how can I incorporate the stylized brush motif in a facepaint pattern?" and it sort of just happened. I have a lot of loose notes about funerary stuff; I should probably write it all up...

...and, yes, there are some influences from Amidala, Warcraft, geishas, henna, and a bunch of other things. I always really liked the idea of a vertical mark on the lower lip, for some reason, as in Amidala's makeup; it'll probably appear in the next one I do.