THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 20, 1938.
Lustrous Tresses
The Vogue For Glossy Locks Dates Back To Shakespeare
the
Shakespeare, historians claim, is any excess of the preparation from the lad who started the ven for the brush, and then brush glossy blonde locks back in the lubricant lightly onto your hair. Sixteenth Century. Most of the Always brush the ends of your hair fashionable ladies of that time de-arst, to remove any excess of the cided that they desired the flowing, lubricant from the brush. The ends lustrous tresses that he so pictur- are usually the driest part of the esquely described. Some of them hair anyway, and can stand more resorted to bleaches to give glint to of the oil than the hair nearer the their hair. Others resorted to scalp. wigs. And there just weren't enough to go 'round!
After the end have been brushed, smooth the brush over your entire As a consequence, it wasn't safe head of hair carefully and lightly. for any natural blonde of the poor The one precaution you must ob- er classes to even show herself in serve is that you use just the slight- the streets. For if she were de-est bit of brilliantine, avoiding us- tected, the wig-makers would shoveling any excess. Used in this man- her into an alley and cut off her ner, the lubricant will add gloss locks. But the significant part of and sheen to your hair and will it is that these wig-makers would also help to keep your tresses in approach only girls who had glossy, place.
Instrous hair!
In this day and age, dry, lus-
treless hair is just as unattractive
as it was in the time of Shakespeare.
P
(At Right) TO PURSUE ART But the average woman of this era STUDIES. Madame Eugene Chen, wife knows what to do when her locks of China's former Foreign Minister, begin to lack sheen and gloss. She usually gives her hair a good treat ment every other week. And her hair starts to look the bit dull in between times, sprays her hair with a good lubri-
cant.
FOR DRY LOCKS
who arrived in the Colony from Paris yesterday. She is accompanied by her distinguished husband, and has spent if the last four years in the French capi- least tal studying art in some of the fore
most schools. Madame Chen specialises she
in oil painting, charcoal and crayon studies, and her return to the Far East will provide her with an opportunity to study the art of her own people.
Anyone whose locks are dry and dull should aäminister recondition- ing hot oil treatments, and give proper brushing and massaging to her hair and scalp until the condi- tion is corrected. These steps in correcting dull, dry, brittle hair are administer. And very simple to any normally intelligent woman can administer them herself, at home.
Until the dry dullness is correct- ed through reconditioning treat- ments, any girl whose hair appears brittle and dull can give it lustre through the use of one of the bet- ter brilliantines. It is best to ap- ply the chosen lubricant to the scalp at night. Dip your fingers lightly into the liquid or paste, using only the slightest bit of the preparation.
Then massage your scalp with your oiled finger tips. You should not need to dip your fingers into the lubricant more than four times to complete the entire massaging of your scalp. Then brush hair well with a flexible-bristled brush. This will distribute the lubricant evenly over your hair and give it a lovely sheen.
SPREAD WITH ATOMIZER
your
If you do not prefer this method. of giving your dull hair fustre, you. may use a fine atomizer for the purpose of application. The brill- antine selected should be a light, fine product, and should be sprayed delicately and "evenly over the hair with an extremely fine atomizer. Then the hair should be brushed, in order to distribute the lubricant perfectly and to remove any pos- sible excess. In this way, the hair will be given an attractive lustre and the scalp will also receive a bit of nourishment. And goodness knows the dry scalp needs plenty of that!
There is still another way 01 applying brilliantine.
You can place a tiny bit of the brilliantine in the palm of your hand, and sweep your hairbrush over it. Remove
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