BEAUTY

Matamata Record, Volume XIX, Issue 1693, 6 January 1936, Page 2

BEAUTY

UNDER THE' SUNLIGHT ’" '

With - summer coming on, more in-. stead of less care should be given to the skin, as outdoor amusements and brilliant, sunlight’, show -up “defects Which are not nearly so ■ under 'grey ' Winter skies or electric light. " • *. ' ' '

The first point to remember, says Georgia Rivers, Beauty Expert of “The Australian Journal,” is to keep your skin clean. Do not re-powder too often without first removing every scrap of the first powders with a thin cream, and never go to bed with make-up on. Cold water and soap is all that is needed as a general thing, but if you want a thorough cleanser, and something that will make your skin softer and smoother, you cannot do better than use a very simple cold cream.

Tie back your hair out of the way and rub this cream gently into your skin with the tips of your fingers. Leave it on for, say, five minutes, then remove with a piece of the cleansing tissue which can be bought at any chemist’s for a very small cost.

Then wash the face with warm water and any good soap, and' rinse it with cold. You will notice a great deference in the softness and easiness of your skin. Open pores need an occasional astringent, and the simpler ones are the best as a rule. Eau de cologne, very

cold water, a piece of ice wrapped iin muslin, or the white of an egg mixed with water or witch-hazel Hsin ill b® rpcommendedu ' fine, sensitive . skin should r. careful in using .ice, howevep,, might:tend;to break the:,tiny vessels under, the skm-Und give'it-a-:

streaUy: appearance. 4 : If your-skifr^'yery^r^;avoidui^dK;:| too hot water; alpph<fiic^plut»ons f zine toilet - •.? your skin all the it needs .hefore washing at night, choose a powder with a cream base, and. use a thin cream before applying the powder, If your skifl is too oily you wiii be 4 able to use hot water freely, also a certain amount of alcohol dr toilet- v water. Apply cold-creams very rarely, and choose a dry face powider, though a thin' powder-base cream is often good for oily skins as well as ■dry ones. ; '

As regards diet, plenty of water and fruit are excellent. Some people -claim that on apple eaten' first’thing ' in the morning for some months will do wonders for the skin, while raw carrots, lettuce, milk, oranges sand tomatoes can all be recommended to the normal person. (Milk and oranges do not suit all digestions, however). Raisins, figs and raw prunes are also good. If your complexion is definitely poor and you ate really anxious about it, avoid' fried dishes, icing on cakes, rich soups, chocolates and too much cream. Drink your tea and coffee weak, take plenty of sleep and be careful of your daily dozen.

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