THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 22, 1939.
BY PATRICIA
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LINDSAY
After years of experience in keep- ing her blonde hair beautiful day in and day out, Miss Gladys George of stage and screen feels she should pass on hints for hair care!
HAIR HINTS FOR BLONDES
the hair at least twice a week. Natural blondes with a natural curl should brush the tonic the length of the hair. Bleached blondes should use just the anger massage."
OTHER HAIR HINTS
If you do bleach your hair, try to "Blondes usually make the mistake remain loyal to one bleach. Chang- of shampooing too frequently and ing bleaching brands and formulas is that is partly the reason for so many ruinous to hair beauty. Continued dry blonde heads which have no bleaching will ruin the good looks of sheen whatever I've known blondes any head after a few years, so that to shampoo their hair every single if you are absolutely determined to day, and others at least three times bleach (which I do not approve of!) a week. No blonde (especially if she you must be careful to bleach the uses a bleach on her hair) should whole length of the hair at once and shampoo more often than once a then after weeks, simply touch up the week, or once every ten days. should, however, give her special care between washings. are a few suggestions:
She darkened
part. If the bleach is hair reapplied to hair that has already Here been bleached, the drying effect will produce artificial-looking, dull, straw- coloured hair.
Sleep with a net hood on the head each night with your hair combed into place.
Put wave clips on ridges, and curlers on ends of hair before taking a shower, or tub or bath.
Steam head while clips and curlers are on, but do not comb or brush it out until the hair has thoroughly dried.
Use a fine-toothed baby comb frequently during the day to catch lint and dust and to train wave in place.
Always wear some sort of hair covering out of doors unless you de- sire to bleach your hair: tó a very light shade and rob it of its lustre.
All blondes should use a scalp tonic, massaged well into the roots of
Every bleached head should be brushed diligently and if you do not use a scalp tonic, you should massage the scalp every day with your finger tips. Thus you will distribute the natural scalp oils the length of the hair and preserve a natural sheen, There are of course various solid brilliantines which, if applied to the bristles of the brush, will give dry hair an artificial gloss which is very effective.
If you are a natural blonde, but not as light as you desire to be, do not resort to artificial bleaches. Use harmless lemon rinses, weak henna formulas, and such, to keep the glints in your hair. Many a woman has wept after her hair has been artif- cially dyed or bleached and it takes months for new hair to grow out!
Brief curls combed high, auch as ANNABELLA of the wears, Is an attractive summer coiffure for blondes.
minimises hair care.
screen It also
How's Your Hair?
Consider Your Nose
By HELEN HUNT
Witty
The style of hair dress here shown
gives a halo for the face.
cen-
Part the hair close to the tre, put in two short waves and back them up with pin curls. Then make a short wave upward at the sides with two rolls of pin curls in back of them. Make three rolls at the back of the
This is another of a series of articles on hair ́styleo, a most 'important subject to all women. The series is written by Helan Hunt, famous Hollywood hair stylist and head of the halr- dressing department of Columbla Studios.
TO-DAY'S COMMANDMENT
When preparing - to dress your hair, notice your hairline care- fully. If you find new short haira. that are stubborn, cover them with waving solution and brush them Into place. Do this as often as you have time during the day and they will eventually come into control.
A girl with a long nose must not part her hair in the centre. The same is true if she has a crooked nose. The eye tends to follow the straight line of the parting downward, so that a long nose-looks longer and a crooked nose is more prominent. Keep the parting at the side or wear the hair in bangs or curls.
If your nos eturns up, you will find it easier to arrange your hair. Irene Dunne's nose turns up and she looks neck and no. wave at all in the back well in almost any style of colffure.
of the head.
When you are considering how to adopt one of the new hair styles, it is well to make up your mind about your nose,
never,
If you have a wide nose, never pull your hair. away from the sides or back of the ears. Your nose will seem to spread over your face. Try instead to wear hair dressed close. This tip also goes for the too plump-
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Again, if you have a long nose don't attempt the high-hair dress. Flatten the hair out on top.
Now consider your eyebrows. Remember never to let your bangs or your wave touch your eyebrows. clear of the brows. When you put in This is very bad. Hair should be kept your waves, be sure that those at the sides, as well as in front, are away from the brows.
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