“WAR PAINT”

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 February 1941, Page 8

“WAR PAINT”

APPLY IT CORRECTLY. PROBLEM FOP. WOAIEN. ■ Applying "war paint” is very good j exercise. It’s no two-second job. done' ■anyhow. It requires care considera-' ■ lion for the facial tissues. Hard rubbing and stretching of the j skin will bring early wrinkles, espe- ■ i daily under the eyes. Patting the cream on first in little i ' dots ensures proper distribution. You’ll ■ ■thus avoid a thick daub in one placet 1 and a dearth elsewhere. With day or night creams, make your sympathetic fingers start at the j nose, and rub outwards to the cheek bones and hair line, with a slightly upward movement. Tighten your upper lip, then work ’ your fingers from the centre, outwards i and upwards to the oars. The same for I your chin, with a firmer touch over* double-chin, if any. chasing the spare' tissues up to the ear lobes. FOREHEAD TREATMENT. Treat the forehead gently, once’ again starling at the centre, massage those frown lines away by travelling softly outwards to the hair. Should you be called to the telephone just when you've finished applying powder base this way, don’t' despair. Probably by the time you get back to your dressing table your face feels dry—too dry to take the powder. j Never mind. Don’t get to work with cleansing cream and go through all that again. '■ Damp your fingers in cold water and follow the same lines you followed be- ’ fore. When your face is just moist enough. on with the powder, the rouge, or what-have-you. CREAM AT NIGHT. In applying cream at night there is no need to be extravagant for the excess will only stick to the pillow. A little night eream properly used. ! is much better than a lot just slapped on. j When you feci tired, but must goi out —when you know you're at your! worst, with skin dull-looking—a 15-; minutes' soak in skin-food will work ‘ wonders. It's a fallacy to believe the’ over-night treatment is the only one! worth following. Skin food can do a' lot of good work in a quarter of an - hour. And a wrinkle to keep other wnnk-\ les at bay. is to apply, with light fin-| gers, a little extra cream tinder the.' eyes. I