Art of Applying Nail Varnish

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23145, 17 September 1938, Page 5 (Supplement)

Art of Applying Nail Varnish

TF your hands nre over-large, with somewhat knotty fingers, try to slenderise them by filing away the nails from the sides, in as perfect a shape as possible, and use a liquid polish of a delicate shade of pearl pink. Some women find difficulty in applying nail varnish. When they are careful, so that the varnish does not get on to the skin, they then often make ridges and show where the brushmarks join. This is usually caused through lack of method. First you must have a brush which is perfectly clean and not too soft, and there should not bo any ragged hairs. Remove all excess polish from the brush. Then rest your left hand on a table, and with your right hand apply the polish with the brush* held flat and almost parallel with the nail. The first, mark should be made in the centre of the nail and carried to wherever you require the polish to finish. Then each alternate marking should be placed on each side of the centre stroke. Any excess liquid can be removed with a. small square of absorbent gauze, and a perfectly clean finish will then be achieved. Another tip worth trying is first to polish the nails with a powder and buffer before applying your nail varnish. This will brighten the finished effect.