SEQUINNED NAILS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 April 1938, Page 5

SEQUINNED NAILS

EVENING GLITTER. Though bright fingertips are the accepted mode to-day, even by women of impeccable taste, everyone must agree that vividly-coloured nails with coarse-textured and uncared-for hands are rather a revolting sight. It is a constant puzzle why so many women, who take the most meticulous care of their nails, seem quite oblivious of the fact that their hands are sadly in need of attention. Ten minutes’ massage with a rich cream will not only “pep up” the circulation (and wise women know that a good circulation is the root of all beauty), but refine and whiten the skin.

It is a good idea to have the massage before the manicure, allowing a generous supply of skin food to remain on the hands, while the nails are being attended to, and removing any surplus before the varnish is applied. .With the hands smooth and youthful, any shade of varnish may be worn successfully, and some of the new exciting finger-tip finishes may be" attempted in the coming dance season.

Sequinned nails are the latest evening trick. With their sparkle and gleam, they will be a fitting accompaniment to the glittering evening gowns and spectacular hair ornaments, which smart women will be wearing in the coming months. On the other side of the world, where the dancing season is at its height, fashionable women wear sequinned combs in their hair to match the coloured sequin glitter of their nails.

' Coloured sequins, to match the shade of frock, are applied over a favourite shade of polish, while it is still wet, and adhere firmly to the nail when the lacquer is dry. Another new idea is that of applying a colourless, or a pale shade of varnish over all the nail, with the exception of the tip, then lacquering the tip with a brilliant red or a very dark polish, reversing the usual colour contrast. This is most attractive on the right kind of hands. I saw it one evening on long, delicate fingers, with the real filbert nails. The effect was harming. An amusing treatment is the heartshaped design, in which the lacquer is painted right to the tips, with the curve of the heart nearest the halfmoon of the nail.

Another suggestion for wearing with a black gown is to apply black polish over the whole nail, except the tip, which is given a coat of gleaming platinum. Another crazy notion is that of affixing the letters of the wearer’s name to the nails and painting over them with a favourite shade of polish. Sometimes only one initial is worn on the middle finger of each hand. Any of these applications is easily removed with varnish remover in the usual way. An American scientist said recently that many cases of brittle and splitting nails were due to a vitamin F deficiency, and that this was frequently caused through the use of a nonoily polish-remover. The use of a vegetable reconditioning oil, both before and after the application of remover, would ensure a healthy nail condition.