Shorter and Shorter

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 26, 4 January 1935, Page 49

Shorter and Shorter

Hairdressing Styles for Hot Weather {AIR is getting shorter and shorter. The newest coiffures are drawn up. at the back to reveal the nape-and why not? An ugly nape is very rare. On the contrary, forehead-revealing coiffures are not always flattering. So we put some kind of semi-fringe or curl in front... Platinum blondes have given way to pink blondes! Very fair hair is given a pink rinse to produce g Waray: golden tone instead. Fim and theatre are undoubtedly .responsible for much of the hairdressing ardour of the dapper girl of to-day. And they are responsible, too, for the many of the mistakes she makes! , On being smitten by a new style, don’t rush to adopt.it just because the flatterers of your own immediate circle are sure it would suit you. The decision is really important, and it is advisable to consult a hair-dresser, who will adapt and modify styles according to the individual character of the face. He can . tell at a gilance exactly how 'to match his sitter’s hair with her genera] appearanee. He can. conceal weak points and accentuate good ones. In: Short, he can mould your head as’ a sculptor moulds'his ¢lay. Tactful and authoratative suggestions will often change that fixed idea of yours! Permanent waving has been of great help to:the hairdresser in securing *pliability: and a willingness on the part of unruly hair to stay "put." The "perm" has.lost that frizzy 1ook and, when done _ réally efficiently, is hardly distinguishable from_a natural water wave... . Soft. wide wayes from. the. parting, and as few as possible, are infinitely more becoming than a crimpy-looking -suctession of waves across the. head. . The classic style of colffure, fitting _glosely to the head, is very ‘much in "vogue just now. It is essentially the : mode for. the elegant woman with a "gmail head, narrow face, and clear-cut features. "Worn by_a girl with a round, wide face, it looks ridiculous.