SELECTING COSMETICS.
COLOUR OF THE EYES. if your eyes are blue or a very light grey, you will have the best results fiom a pale, creamy powder for the face, and a pure white one for the, neck and arms. For the same-coloured eyes the most effective rouge shade is one with a tinge of orange in it. This gives the appearance of natural colouring to the face without the inartistic, crude effect one often sees oil the faces of gills who buy their rouge in a haphazard way. I he brown-eyed girl, on the other hand, will find all the good points in her complexion emphasised by choosing a* deep cream powder for her lace, a pale cream for her neck, and shoulders, while her rougo should havo a brownish tint in it. ... .
Slight face disfigurements should «1wavs be t;ikrn into account when choosing cosmetics, too It is often a simple matter to hide them.
A mark on the face may often ho disguised by plenty of powder, but it is important that the tint be one to tono with the, natural complexion. The more you adhere to a natural mako up. the easier it is to bring out your good points—and hide your bad ones.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20722, 15 November 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)
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