BEAUTY HINTS

Ladies' Mirror, Volume 3, Issue 3, 1 September 1924, Page 56

BEAUTY HINTS

ABOUT FACE POWDERS AND “ MAKE-UP ” JF “make-up” must he resorted to —no matter how slightly—the skin should be especially prepared before it is added. It is useless to try to apply “make-up” on a rough, blotchy skin hoping that the powder will conceal any defects, and the woman who wishes to aid Nature, whether under artificial or day light, must be careful to keep her skin as soft and smooth as possible, so that it may form a good foundation for whatever powder or cream she may use. She must consider her colouring carefully, for the shade of powder which would suit an ash blonde would spoil the appearance of a brunette, and there are nowadays so many shades available that every woman can find one to suit her own colouring. Besides the white, cream, and pink powders which are familiar to us all there are two comparatively new shades which have been tried with such success in Paris that they are now being used in London —pale mauve and faint green, the latter being particularly suited to very fair women and the former to brunettes. Before applying powder a little good cream should be rubbed into the face, neck and shoulders, and the skin wiped with a silk handkerchief to remove any superfluous cream. The powder should then be dusted on, left for a few minutes, and then rubbed lightly over with a piece of chamois leather. Some Parisiennes who use these new powders darken their eyelashes and add a faint “shadow” round the eyes. With green powder they use black cosmetic for shading their eyes and touching up the eyelashes, while with mauve powder they put dark blue shadows around the eyes and black or very dark brown for touching up the eyelashes and eyebrows. For Pale Skins Girls with black hair and a pale skin use white powder under artificial light, with royal blue shadows under their eyes and scarlet lip salve. This shade of blue, when rubbed into the skin with the finger, tones down to violet. When applying a liquid powder be careful to rub it thoroughly in, so that it produces a soft, velvety appearance. After applying “make-up” to the eyelashes take a soft clean brush and brush the eyelash upwards, with the eyes closed, to prevent the lashes from sticking together. This is most important when a liquid darkener has been used. o o o The eyebrows must be kept well brushed, and, by persistent care, can be pinched into graceful lines. A heavy eyebrow can be trained with very little effort. The brush should be small and rather stiff and firm. It will at once cleanse and invigorate. Sage tea, with a few drops of alcohol added, will darken the eyebrows without injury. Coeoanut oil makes an excellent tonic to increase the growth. Cocoa-butter is excellent for massaging a dry skin. So is lanoline, and it is more easily absorbed. Many doctors maintain that uric acid is a deadly enemy to beauty, and that meat should therefore be eaten not oftener than once a day. Keep your hair alive and, no matter what the colour, it will be beautiful if healthy; brush it nightly; massage the scalp (or use an electric vibrator), and once in a while, should your hair appear dull and lifeless, apply a good tonic. A lip-stick is a most handy adjunct to every woman. It is a toilet necessary of great importance, though, of course, it should never be used in public, despite the example that so many women are setting.