MAKE OR MAR

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 68, 17 September 1936, Page 19

MAKE OR MAR

IMPORTANCE OF COLOURS

Have you ever realised that a colour may be your slave or your master? This may sound odd, but what 1 mean to express is that you can either use a colour to enhance your natural beauty, or just to detract from it and make you look drab and uninteresting, states a writer in the "Sydney Morning Herald." The whole crux of the matter is that some colours appeal to us so much that, irrespective of whether they suit our particular type or otherwise, we will- psrsist in wearing them. Knowing the colours which will suit you is really a gift, but if you remember that the colour of the eyes must be considered, and that they must never be made to appear washed out, then you are on the road to success. . Your skin, if it has a slightly bluishred colouring, will be definitely enhanced by the wearing of blues, greens, violets, and reds. If your skin is florid, you will avoid these colours, otherwise the effect will be far from" lovely. Black and very dark colours, which seem to draw some of the nat-

Ural colour from the skin, are most suitable. White has the opposite.effect on the skin, in that, instead pf,withdrawing the ■ natural colour from ■ the skin, it will reflect the light back into the face and increase the natural colouring. ' BEWARE OF BLUES. If your skin is very sallow you will need to beware of all blues, as this colour will tend to increase the sallowness. The most difficult' colours to wear are vivid blues, violet, and purplish tones, and yellow. The lastnamed reflects its colour into the, skin, and woe betide the unlucky wearer if she- is naturally sallow. In the latter case, red orange tones are most suitable. Melon, apricot, and peach are all worn for this reason. ' • , . . When wearing black you must be prepared to be interesting, vital, and alert. You must be faultlessly groomed. It is an arresting colour, and1 it is. slimming. But, if you are a"t "all stout; avoid contrasting your black dress against light backgrounds or the light dresses -of other women. Otherwise your silhouette will- -be -emphasised. When wearing, this, colour .s. .deep coloured lipstick should be used, and the hair should be glossed. Brown can be worn by people with brown eyes (either light' or dark) or by those with hazel eyes. It should not be worn by those with sallow skins, as it will make the skin bppear more yellow. The lipstick and rouge should be warm coloured. Beige can be worn for almost any coloured eye, provided it is not, blue, although it is hardly suitable .for grey hair. Colour can be introduced by means of beads. . ■■ . Blue is a hard colour to wear. It draws all the natural colour from the skin, makes the face look hard, shows up hollows and wrinkles, and .creates an appearance of drabness. But it can be worn with blue or blue-grey eyes. The powder and lipstick must be of a pink variety; never on any account must it have orange or brown toning. Any variety or shade of pink cosmetic may be used. If you have grey eyes or a pale skin, you should avoid blue as if it ware the plague. EASY TO LOOK AT. Green can be worn by all eyes with the exception of blue. It is easy to. look at, and at night time a' green powder may be used. Grey requires good grooming. You must look as if you have just left your hairdresser's, and the clothes must be extremely well cut. Red is the colour for pale people, as its reflection will create an illusion of rosiness. When using cosmetics see that the lipstick is a deep, glowing red. Very little rouge will be required. Violet will need a sleek hairdressing, very little rouge, and a warm, red lipstick. White may be worn by practically everyone.