1938-10-15 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 15, 1938.

An After The Holidays Beauty Routine

The Sun-Tanned Now Make Up To New Autumn Shades

(By JANE GORDON)

Women are expected to be delightfully unreasonable and, therefore, it is not considered in the least strange that having spent a holiday in laboriously, acquiring a sunkissed complexion and a suntanned skin, that they should wish to return to their Dresden china complexions and alabaster shoulders, necks and arms the minute the holidays are over.

Luckily the beauty parlour expèria, To be smart you will have to make- well versed in the workings of a wo up to the autumn shades. These in- man's mind,, knew exactly what we clude two new lipsticks of a famous would want on our return to everyday manufacturer, one of A petunia life; they have produced a whole series shade and another called "Opera." of aids to deceive the eye of the be. “Opera" has a mauve undertone, which can be felt between the fingers, and holder while our suntans are fading.. demands a lily-white skin and blush- roll one hand in a rotary movement,

rose cheeks..

anti-clockwise... Go "round the clock' in four circles. Continue by moving the flagers down the back of the neck as far as possible.

A CHARMING ROUND- THE-HOUSE PRINCESS

This princess, beltless, simple little apron-frock is just as com- fortable and unhampering as it

The autumn range of make-up from оле of the world's most famous beauty experts includes the Peony

The same kneadingTM is continued all range to wear with the new purples, over the scalp, starting from the hair blue-green, dark blues and sapphire line in front, and working to the crown blue, shades. The foundation is a of the head, then the. sides, and lastly Rose Rachel shade, the rouge Peony, the back, the fingertips of both hands the powder Mat Fonce, the lipstick being, spaced about an inch apart Peony, the eye shadow lavender blue and French grey and the nail varnish Oxheart.

elbows on a table with the tips of the If the scalp is very tight, rest the

fingers pressed on the scalp—and the

From Grafton-street's famous thumbs placed behind the ears. Work beauty parlour comes the "double the hand in an anti-clockwise direc- glamour" make-up for dining, danc- tion keeping the fingers still ing and all, grand evening occasions. moving the scalp. This make-up involves two founda- tions and a double application rouge, and it can be guaranteed stay put in spite of everything.

to

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Finish by ridging the tissues. This of is done by grasping the scalp with the palm of the hand and the fleshy part of the thumbs. One hand is placed each side of the head, and the hand pressed upwards towards each other.

Do not rotate, merely press

the hands together from the temples to the

The routino works this way:: -(1). An application of town and country foundation;"

(2) A cream rouge in geranium shade;

(3) A second foundation, this time of peaches and cream;

(3) Peaches and cream powder, (5) Geranium compact rouge; (6) Geranium lipstick and nail darnish;

(7) Azure eye shadow.

back of the crown,

For neck, arms and back-bleaching at home you can get bleaching pre- parations already put up in tubes, One of the best for this purpose is a lemon and magnesia bleach, which is worked in conjunction with a lemòn cream. The part to be bleached must It would be a pity for the Dresden be washed first of all with very hot china complexion to be given away by water and well rubbed with the lemon the fading suntan of shoulders, back, cream, which should then be wiped ́neck and arms. There is a prepara- off. The bleacher is then spread on tion called Eau de Soir, made by and left for 20 minutes. Rinse off firm famous for theatrical make-up, with cool water and apply a bleaching This is easy to apply, is sold in 12 hand lotion. shades, and will not rub off on one's evening dress.

BLEACHING TREATMENTS

use

For the next few weeks most wo- men will find it necessary to creams that not only tend to bleach but also nourish the skin. A bleach- ing soap and mild bleaching, creamt can be used for the arms, neck, back and shoulders, A bleaching cream and a hand mask will help the hands to lose their holiday tan.

The most useful beauty treatments at this time of year include hot oil shampoos for the hair. which has become dried out by sea breezes and bleached to brittleness by sunshine. Oxylation face treatments,. which bleach and at the same time nourish the face; and back-bleaching treat- and backs. ments for reconditioning shoulders

The

For women who live in the coun- can be, for housework and all day-treatments professionally, the hot oll try and are unable to have these time wear. Although the princess shampoo can be given at home. cut makes it fit with such taper-There is a special soil tonic good for waist slimness, this dress gives tion with a soapless shampoo.

this purpose, which works in conjunc- you plenty of leeway for stretch-best way to give this treatment is to ing and reaching. It's easy to do start by steaming the head with hot up, too, for it buttons all down towels. Take two hand towels, wring the front and may be laid out flat out the first in as hot water as can be borne conveniently, and wrap round on the ironing board.

the head. While this is on the head, The turn-over collar and shaped wring out the second towel. As soon cuffs make this frock even pret-as the first cools, wrap the second tier, especially when they are dou- towel round. Continue the steaming bly trimmed with tferao braid. for three or four minutes.

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Make yourself several useful in a large saucer and put the saucer Meantime place the oil to be used

and becoming dresses over this in hot water so that the oil gets com- new and practical design-in perfortably warm. The oil should then cale, calico or gingham. During be rubbed along partings made in the the_winter, you'll enjoy having 'n wool version-jersey or challis.

little Juice squeezed over lamb cooking gives them..

delicious flavour.

of n- Immon chops before delicate and

hair. A plecs of flêmiel" can be wrap- pod round the finger, dipped in the oll and rubbed along the parting. Thu whole scalp is trented in thila" way

HOME MASSAGE

oiling should be followed by ago. Start by spacing the fingera Bide of the neck at the... hair me, the tips about an incir apart. Press the tips together till the tissues,

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