FACE MASSAGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19833, 31 December 1927, Page 6 (Supplement)

FACE MASSAGE.

The way of modern massage, it seems, is to concentrate on. the head rather than the face itself. At one salon the face muscles receive exercise and general toning up when the scalp of the head is under violet ray treatment. This treatment is splendid for growing the hair, and should be employed at both seasons, when the hair begins to thin. . Instead of patting and slapping the face gently all over for a face massage, the assistant pressed the skin ot her " patient" firmly inwards, then finished by passing her hands slowly all over the faco, smoothing that tired feeling, that we know so well, away, until her client was all but asleep.

Vanishing cream is only necessary to "keep in small quantities in the hand bag for applying before hasty powderit?gs daring motor trips or on the river, and occasions like that when powder alone refuses to stay on the face for long. Most people make the mistake of putting on too much skin food at a time, This inclines to make the skin on the face become flabby, and the make-up put on aftet will stick in obstinate little patches. In this case, the only thing to do is to take the whole thing off with cold cream and start afresh, putting only a smear of skin food equally over the face and rubbing it well in until only a faintly-moist surface remains. This is the foundation for make-up.