LONDON'S BEAUTY WRITERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15912, 8 May 1915, Page 6 (Supplement)

LONDON'S BEAUTY WRITERS.

Published by Arrangement.

WEEKLY SELECTIONS FROM NOTED BEAUTY EXPERTS WRITING FOR THE ENGLISH PRESS. . SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE METHODS. By Olga Amsdell. Special Correspondent London, Eng. THE KILLING OF SUPERFLUOUS HAIR. 11 is easy to remove superfluous hair temporarily, but U> remove it permanently is quito another matter. Not many women know that for this purpose such a simple substance as powdered phcminol may be used, applied directly to the hair. - The recommended treatment is designed not merely to instantly remove the hair, but also to eventually kill the roots entirely. Almost any chemist could supply an ounce of pheminol, which quantity "should be sufficient. RENEWING COMPLEXIONS BY

ABSORPTION,

If your complexion is marred with gallowriess, moth patches, pimples or freckles, it is useless to potter with powders and .paints, lotions, creams and things, in an effort to get rid. of the trouble. Unless .you have some ability as an artist, you will mar your appearanco still more. The new and rational way is to take off the complexion itself, with all' its offensive marks. Just get some pure mercolised wax at the chemist's and use at night the samo as cold cream Remove next morning with water and soap, following with dash of cold water. The mercolised wax absorbs tho half-dead scarf skin in flaky particles so gradually no ono guesses you are treating your face— it be by tho result, which is truly wonderful. There is nothing like it for bestowing a natural, healthy and beautiful complexion. HAIR CULTURE.

There is no excuse for falling hair; no excuse for thin, sick hair, or bald spots. No beauty of features can make up for a distressing Jack of hair growth, and tho following formula will positively force the hair to grow. Mix about an ounce cf boranium in 4,-pint of bay rum, shake tho bottlo well and allow it to stand for half an hour, then add J-pint of fresh cold water, and strain. Rub well into the, scalp, and in two weeks' time look for the' new growth; you will not require a microscope to see it. A '" BLACKHEAD " SECRET. Blackheads, oily skins and enlarged pores usually go together, but can be instantly corrected by a unique new process. A tablet of styn.ol, obtained from the chemists, is dropped in a tumbler of hot water, which will of course "fizz" briskly. When tho effervescence has subsided the face is bathed with the stymolcharged water and then dried With a towel. Tho offending blackheads, of their own accord, come right off on the towel, the large oily pores immediately contract and efface themselves naturally. . There is no squeezing, forcing or any drastic action. Tho skill is left uninjured, smooth, soft and cool. A few such treatments should be taken at intervals of three or four days thereafter in order to ensure the permanenco of tit pleasing result so quickly obtained. DON'T HAVE OBEY HAIR. Grey hair is often a serious handicap to both men and women while still in tho prime of life. Hair dyes are not advisable because they are always obvious, inconvenient and often down-right, injurious. Few people know that a very simple formula, which is easily made up at home, will turn the hair hack to a natural colour in a perfectly harmless manner. You have only to get an ounce of tammalite concentrate from your chemist and mix it with four ounces of bay rum to prove this. Apply this simple and harmless lotion lor a W nights to the hair with a small sponge, and the greyness will gradually disappear. The lotion is neither sticky nor greasy, and has been proved over and over again for generations past by those in possession of the formula. ' -ABOUT SHAMPOOS.

To quote an eminent London beauty specialist:—"The slimy egg cannot disialvo the $calp impurities, but only adds to the trouble by completely choking the pores with animal matter." Tho substance sticks, decomposes, thereby causing the hair to assume a dead, "dull colour Avoid eggs (and soap to) on your hair. Try the delightful preparation made by stirring a teaspoonful of stallax in a cup of hot water. It will bring out new beauty possibilities in your hair, will clear and prevent dandruff, and leave that fine fluffy effect so much Bought after. It also removes excess oil or greasiness.