BEAUTY WRITERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10926, 15 November 1913, Page 9

BEAUTY WRITERS.

BEST SELECTIONS FROM THE WORLDS SMARTEST BEAUTY WKITEES—SIMPLE, UNIQUE AND ELECTIVE RECIPES, "WAVY" SHAMPOOS. (" Homely Hints.") | • Few people .know, that .stallas can.- be used as a shampoo and is far better than anything else for the purpose.- It seems to have a natural atunity for the hair, leaving it very glossy, fluffy and with a pronounced natural "ware." A teaspoontul of stauax granules, dissolved in a cup of hot water, is' more than sufficient. Uenuind .statlax comes to the chemist only, in' sealed tins, a quantity sufficient .to make up twenty-hve or thirty separate Shampoos. The indescribable lustre it imparts to the hair is quite inimitable. . . . For an actual hair grower nothing equals pure boranium. It ia quite harmless, and sets the hair roots tingling with new life. ... ahe use of rouge is almost always obvious, but powdered colhandum gives a perfectly natural colour and deiues detection. HOME-MADE BEAUTY. " Cosy-Corner Chats.") The very simplest things are often the most effective in making a woman beautiful.' For instance, tew people know that a dull or greasy g conipiexion can be instantly brought to a pretty, youthful, natural bloom merely by the application of ordinary cleminite dissolved in water. Moreover, the method cannot be detected even under the closest scrutiny. The result will last all day long and requires no powdering even under the most trying conditions indoors or out. If you have no cleniimte in the house get about an ounce from the chemist's and add only enough water to dissolve it. Apply a little to the face. It is good for the skin and immediately prouuces that cool, velvety, natural " bloom" so much desired. . . . To make, the eyelashes grow long, dark and curling, apply a httle mennallne with the finger tips occasionally. It is absolutely harmless and beautifies the eyebrows as well. . . . Pilenta soap is the most satisfactory for all complexions. It even works well in cold or hard water. OXYGEN TO REMOVE BAD ' COMPLEXIONS. (" Useful Hints."), ' Oxygen has the peculiar faculty of destroying waste matter in the body without affecting healthy tissues in the slightest degree. Sallow, blotchy and lifeless complexions are caused by the accumulation .of waste matter which adheres stubbornly to the surface, of the skin. The most practical way to apply oxygen to this waste matter is to use mercolised wax, such as may be obtained at the chemist shops. It should be rubbed well into the skin for several nights and washed off m the mornings, like cold cream. In contact with the skin, it releases oxygen, and thus clears the skin of the disfiguring waste matter. It is perfectly harmless, pleasant to use and indeed very beneficial as a skin food. . . . To biing a natural red colour to the lips, rub them with a soft ctick of prolactum For tired, hot and perspiring foot uso a teaspoon! ul of powdered oualito in a foot bath. THE KILLING OF SUPERFLUOUS HAIR. ("Boudoir Gossip.") It is easy to remove superfluous hair . temporarily, but to remove it per-! manuntly is quite another n.atter. Not I many women know that for this pur- | pose such a simple substance as powdered pheiiiinol may bo 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 bo sufficient. ... A simple way to quickly neutralise disagreeable body odours is to dust the armpits occasionally with powdered (white) pergol. . . . The use of the natural allacite of orango blossoms as a greaseless cream is becoming prevalent among the smartest women. It holds the powder perfectly, gives a delightful cool finish to the skin and does not encourage the growth of hair.