CULT OF BEAUTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 15, 18 January 1930, Page 4 (Supplement)

CULT OF BEAUTY.

CORRECT USE OF CREAM

MASSAGE VALUABLE.

(By A PARIS BEAUTY SPECIALIST.)

In these hectic days youthful beauty needs to be safeguarded, else it may quickly vanish, but the less it has for assistance, the aids to cultivate good looks, the better—their use comes in when each succeeding year, leaves its mark upon the appearance. A practical toilet is what is really necessary, with just a small amount of attention devoted to "finishing" aids, such as powder.. Very hot water is the enemy of a youthful skin, just as it is for skins at any age. It makes it susceptible to all extremes, from frost to sunburn, and it also dries jip the skin in quite a shocking manner. An Excess of Cream Not Advisable. Although women in the 'thirties and 'forties need cream, much cream to nourish their skins, cream is not, as a matter of fact, necessary for the delicate skin of a very young girl. Steaming the face is a treatment that has its use, but it is frequently overdone. The girl with a perfectly healthy skin should never steam hers unless blackheads make their appearance, and in this case once in about six weeks is enough, and the steaming should only last for two or three minutes. Frequent

steaming is apt to age the face. It is taking the work that Nature should do too much into one's own hands. v V Massage Always Good. Massage is a treatment that even youth can freely indulge in, with a certainty of satisfactory-results. Face massage is of great importance for the preservation of natural beauty. It is the means of exercising the facial muscles and the tissues under the skin. It stimulates the blood circulation, and aids Nature to function its nutrition. is generally the cause of most skin troubles, such as flabby tissues, sunken cheeks, dry skin, lines and wrinkles. A specially! nutritive cream should be well massaged'into the far Its application should never vary. This is the way to procure good results in massaging:— Massage the forehead, the thumbs fixed on the temples, and the tips of the fingers forming,, a fan,, from the bridge of the nose. Work with ah'upward movement from the bridge of the nose,to the rootsof the hair. •}■ -■ The maessage around the eyes should-be-very light indeed.'; \ Gentle tapping is quite sufficient, as the skin . under the eyes is exceedingly •delicate." ■ - •! : ' *. . - •' j • For the corners of the mouth, circular massage,' 'smoothing out the "nasogenian furrow." ' - ' Massage the cheeks from the nostrils upwards towards the temples, and from ■the chin towards the- ears with gentle ;but firm pressured of, the , palms. Massage the neck from.-the centre towards the lobe of. the ears, doing the right side with the ' left i .nd and vice versa.'! vMassag® niust always, be down, with a good, nourishing cream. By its mechanical action massage refines and preserves the contour of the face, quickens the circulation and stimulates and nourishes' the subcutaneous tissues. When you have finished the facial massage—which should be

done twice daily at least—it is necessary to apply a tonic, astringent, or an alcoholised milk, according to the nature of the skin. I must not forget to mention tapping. This treatment, of course, is not for La jeune fille, but for her older sister. If your face is thin, light tapping of the neck, the face and jawbones is best, but if your face is heavy or encumbered with, too much adipose s tissue, a firm, hard slapping is necessary. Beauty Hints. By keeping the skin lubricated with skin food and covering the eye region with anti-wrinkle paste night by night, wrinkles can be postponed indefinitely. The yolk of a fresh egg beaten up to a thick paste with a little bran s ideal fare for the face crossed by lines and crows' feet. Spread it over lightly. Hunt till you find a cream that sinks in of its own accord. They are to be had. Lanoline mixed with olive oil, equal parts, is such a one. Pronounced lip and chin growths— superfluous hair I mean—can be removed with special resin plasters, or kept bleached .with peroxide. You may hold yourself well, possess a perfect figure in every other respect, but you will lack balance, proportion and true harmony if your neck is too short, too thin or unshapely. To have a perfect neck stand upright, hands on hips, and move the head from side to side slowly and as far as it will stretch. Look first over one shoulder and then the other. Perform this simple exercise from ten to twenty times night and morning, and you will have gone a long way towards neck beauty and will be building up a good defence against a double chin, or that spreading of tissue about the jaw ? that detracts from clear cut lines.

A good way to lose the habit of a "waddling" walk i& to practise walking to and fro between two chair's placed close enough together to allow passing in between them without letting any part of the body touch them. Walk slowly at first, then gradually hasten the gait.

The ice box that now makes an appearance in the kitchen, should serve as a reminder to you to give your skin a tonio now and then. This must not be done too often or your skin will have too much of a good thing and rebel. The colour on your cheeks will take on a bluish tint and the skin itself become taut and possibly cracked. j