NEW NAIL LACQUERS

Southland Times, Issue 23380, 11 December 1937, Page 16

NEW NAIL LACQUERS

Smoke—if not popular in your eyes or in your best curtains—is slyly creeping into colour—even in nail polishes. Smoky shades of nail polish are the very newest thing. Their trend is away from the hard brilliant reds previously in vogue. Their subtle colours flatter the nails and lend distinction to your hands. A manufacturer of a well-known line of manicure preparations announces the newest shade of all as robin-red. This shade' is good with suntanned hands or with pale hands. Because of its rich tone it is smart for evening wear . Its smoky quality harmonizes with nearly all costume colours, and is particularly lovely with white. Other smoky shades include old rose and the popular rust. In applying polish, always leave the

cuticle free from polish. A reliable polish will not in itself injure or dry the nail. But if the base of the nail is left free, cuticle oil or cream may be applied at night without removing polish. Also your polish has greater style if it is cleanly applied. Dryness, which is natural to many nails, is aggravated by exposure to the sun and wind and to alkaline soaps. Cuticle cream or oil should be used at least daily. A good plan is to massage it into the rims around the nails every night.