CULT OF BEAUTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 137, 11 June 1932, Page 4 (Supplement)

CULT OF BEAUTY.

A LOVELY SKIN.

WAR AGAINST WRINKLES.

(By A BEAUTST SPECIALIST.)

"Put the wrinkles where the pagan gods placed the weak spot of Achilles —in tho heel," is the sprightly but sage devise of Ninon do l'Enclos, who triumphed over time no less than over monarchs and nations. For scores of years Ninon preserved the youthful smoothness of her complexion, unblemished by lines or wrinkles. Court "Memoires" attribute her real power over youthful hearts to the clear, smooth, transparent radiance of her skin, which triumphantly belied her age. A woman is as young as her complexion, and the skill of the moat clever modiste fails, if the skin is masked by the dreaded tracery of time—wrinkles. Verily, wrinkles are tho "enemies of woman." And wrinkles creep upon you so assiduously. You are going blithely along your way, when suddenly a shaft of light falls upon your mirror _ and reveals —wrinkles. Even these delicate traceries are building the boundary line of your youth, and perchance cancelling your happiness.

Wrinkles appear when tho principle facial muscles become flaccid, when the tissues under tho skin shrink, and when the akin, itself loses its elasticity. Time relentlessly records its passing in a shrunken forehead, wilted eyelids, drooping mouth and sagging cheeks. Wrinkles gather about the eyes, under tho chin, from nose to mouth, and on the forehead. The skin about the eyes is most delicate and sensitive, quite different from tho skin on other part 3 of the

face and neck. Furrows, from nose to mouth, is one of the first indications of unwelcome maturity. These wrinkles are followed by sagging cheeks and a sagging under-chin. The forehead muscles become lax and the brows droop over the eyes.

Stimulate —nourlsti —the tired skin and sagging muscles. Do not try to conceal wrinkles by a camouflage of cosmetics. You need a cleanser to free the pores thoroughly of dust and imptirities, you need an astringent to restore elasticity to the skin, and _ skin food containing a wealth of oil to nourish the tissues and keep your skin supple and smooth. The application of these preparations should be followed with the utmost care. The muscles of the face must be exercised. This can be accomplished by lifting and moulding them with the cushion parts of the fingers. This treatment of the principal facial muscles is given after the face has been cleaned with cream or oil, stimulated with an active tonic, and after a generous supply of nourishing skin food has been applied. The skinfood should be rubbed over the fingertips and palms, so that only the preparation, and not the fingers touches the skin.

You must strengthen the principle facial muscles if you would correct linos from nose to mouth and sagging cheeks. This can be strengthened only by manipulation with the fingers. To make these directions easily understood, we will call the muscles by a number, instead of using technical terms.

Muscle No. 1 lies directly under the jaw, is attached to the jawbone in front of the ear. This muscle controls the contour. It is a strong muscle, and should be treated with brisk movements. Place the fingertips on the chin, and, with firm pressing movements, knead along this muscle upwards towards the car. Each movement should be distinct and decided. In this way the muscle itself is reached. It usually requires six of these movements to reach the ear. Eepeat these movements many times. Muscle No. 2 is drawn from the corner of the nostril, and is fastened to the jawbone just in front of the ear. When this muscle becomes flabby, deep lines from nose to mouth appear. .Muscle No. 2 should be kneaded and moulded in the same lifting manner as previously described.

Tatting and slapping tlie skin is an excellent rejuvenator. It kindles the circulation and whips up the blood.