New Notions in Manicure

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 916, 8 March 1930, Page 26

New Notions in Manicure

Co lo u red Varnishes One uf the new coloured varnishes is of a blood-red shade, and the other oi pale bluish tints that give the -ifect of mother-of-pearl when applied to the nails. The bright red has. so far. only been used for evening occasions, and although the mother-of-pearl could be used with perfect taste for the daytime it should never be applied to anv hut the most beautiful fingers. For a striking varnish attracts too much attention to the nails to be used by those whose hands are not perfect. WHEN THE NAILS ARE BRITTLE Varnish should never be applied to nails that have the slightest tendency toward brittleness. For them a paste polish is infinitely never, when too pale a deep red paste can be used, which will give a slight tiuge to them, and they should be smeared with a little vaseline, mixed with an equal quantity of olive oil, every night and morning. Brittle nails are generally due to gout in the system, and all acid-producing foods should be avoided. HOW TO CUT THE NAILS Brittle nails should always be kept quite short, and it is always better to file them than to cut them. Pointed nails are no longer worn by the wellgroomed woman, but when the fingers are too short and broad for beauty they can be made to appear longer and' slimmer if the nails are allowed to grow rather longer than usual and are trimmed slightly pointed. The woman who does not manicure her nails nowadays would be liaid to find, but there are still a good many who do not realise that the cu-t’cle at the base of the nails should never he cut. Cutting causes hang nails, which are not only painful and unsightly .but very hard to cure. Use a good cuticle remover regularly and there will never he any trouble with hang-nails. Should any have appeared through cutting the cuticle or any other injurv to the skin around the nails, apply some cuticle cream twice daily till a cure has been effected. STAINS ON THE NAILS Stains on the nails from nicotine or | other causes can generally he removed j by rubbing with a little lemon juice and should there be stains beneath i them, soak the tips of the fingers in i a mixture of warm water and cloudy j ammonia, a few drops of the ammonia to a saucer of warm water. This is a better plan than scrubbing with the nail-brush, which is apt to widen .the space between the finger and the nail and make it liable to soil quickly.