DIFFERENT LOTIONS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 January 1940, Page 8

DIFFERENT LOTIONS

FOR DIFFERENT SKINS. Cleansing lotions —as apart from creams—are of two kinds. They may be of the consistency of thin cream or else be a clear liquid with an alcohol base. The creamy lotions are good for dry skins, and the alcohol type better for Those with an overdose of natural oil in the skin. Both are good for a day-time clean-up or before dressing for dinner. They are specially useful, too. when travelling. The various “fouudalions" are the first essential of successful make-up The earliest type was known as “vanishing cream" —so calk'd because it quickly disappeared into the skin leaving a matt surface. This was usually achieved b.y the action of glycerine and in the long run —should the particular example contain a large proportion of glycerine —the effect was drying, and produced a shine. Nowadays, the aim of a foundation Is not so much to disappear as to form a light film over the skin. This obliterates minor imperfections, holds make-up, and is a protection for the complexion. Liquid powder is frowned upon by almost all good cosmeticians. It is rarely used, except for the neck and shoulders. The newer tinted foundations are an attractive choice for the evening. For day-time use. especially in winter, stick to a cream, The foundation lotions appear at first sight to contain a powder, for a sediment is noticed at the bottom of the bottle. But this sediment is really a soluble cream, which is absorbed by the liquid when the bottle is well shaken. When applied Jo the skin a smooth matt surface is achieved.

The last example among the foundation mediums is the foundation of thin cream consistency. This is good for very dry skins. It has the one disadvantage of not being unite strong enough to hold the powder u n a nose with a persistent desire to shine in the world. This trouble can be overcome by using a tiny portion of one of the preparations specially designed for the nose.