CHOOSING YOUR FACEPOWDER

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 567, 21 January 1929, Page 5

CHOOSING YOUR FACEPOWDER

GETTING THE RIGHT TINT POWDERING FOR EFFECT LET THE SKIN BREATHE (By a Woman Chemist.) Unless your dance face-powder is chosen with great care, it defeats the aim in view. Practically all powders have a darkening effect on the skin when used alone. For this reason, the tint must he exactly right for your complexion, or the whole effect is spoilt. Blending powders to suit individual needs is quite easy. Take two boxes of powder—one flesh colour or rose, and the other white. Mix all the white powder with about one-quarter of the tinted, and you obtain a powder that is a shade lighter than flesh-tint, hut not dead white. The difference in shade between the blended powder and what remains of the rose-tint now enables you to emphasise or subdue the colour of any part of the face or neck. Powdering For Effect Powder is most effective when used sparingly; especially is this the case when powdering for the dance. If the skin is dry, tough, and red, use a good toilet cream after washing. Now dust the powder over the face lightly, leave it on for a few minutes, and then brush off with a wad of cotton wool. The powder-puff should be a good one, preferably of swan’s down, and to preserve its delicate texture it is wise to keep it boxed away from dust. There is no magic, of course, in face powders. The pleasant effects of light and shade are obtained by a judicious localising of the powder to create the desired effect. Let the Skin Breathe Most beautiful women are just as careful in removing the powder as they are in applying it. Technically speaking, face powders are not good for the skin; they flil up the pores and obstruct the free passage of air so that it cannot breathe. Always rinse the face, therefore, before retiring to rest, using good soap or lemon juice and warm water. The skin will not then suffer, and the coarseness, dryness and toughness attributed to face powders will he reduced to a minimum. Buy as good a powder as you can afford. You will find it cheaper in the end, because a little goes a long way, and the. most lovely tints can be worked up with comparative ease.