SKIN CHARACTERISTICS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24401, 12 September 1940, Page 10

SKIN CHARACTERISTICS

SOUTH ISLAND SENSITIVITY Reviewing the past 15 months, during which time she has been travelling all over the Dominion by air and car, Mrs Elizabeth Manners, of London, personal, representative of the famous beauty specialist, Elizabeth Arden, is of the opinion that since the war began more and more New Zealand women have come to realise the importance of making the most of themselves. This attention to beauty, she thinks, is not so much in spite of the war as because of it, the general attitude being that to put on your best face, as it were, was half the battle, while an ill-groomed one was an expression of defeatism. Since her last visit to the D.S.A. about a year ago this charming visitor has been discovering much about the skin characteristics of New Zealanders and of the various treatments to which they';will react. The people in the South Island, she says, are inclined to have sensitive skins with broken veins, and these; need protective treatment. North Islanders, on the other hand, are generally prone to enlarged pores, due to the humidity in the atmosphere. This is a difficult condition, but one which can be overcome with care and attention. Mrs Manners has admiration for the women of New Zealand, most of whom not only do their own housework, but actually entertain to a greater degree than the w«>men of most other countries. Even so, she urges that they give up some of their time—be it only 10 minutes every night and morning—to preserving and cultivating beauty. Make-up, while being important, is of no avail, she says, if the skin itself is not kept in good order, and the same principle applies to bright nail varnish and elaborate hair arrangements. Discussing hair, Mrs Manners deprecated the fact that many women preferred to have their hair tinted rather than let it go grey, which gave a much softer frame to the face than dyed hair.