HOW TO USE POWDER.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3046, 31 August 1933, Page 6

HOW TO USE POWDER.

AN EXPERT’S ADVICE. Applying face powder seems so simple that one would think you couldn’t go wrong, writes an expert. But most women do it badly. In the first place, they won’t take the trouble to choose the right powder base and to smooth it on evenly. This is very important if you want a finished look, and if you like your powder to stick. Then, as you wield your puff, don’t squint or screw up your face. When you do, you accentuate wrinkles and crows’ feet.

Be careful where you first place the puff. You are bound to powder heaviest right there and thus bring into prominence that part of your face. If you have a big nose, powder it last. If your jaws are heavy, powder them lightly or use a somewhat darker shade there to subdue them. The rule is to powder first the receding chin, or tiny nose, or any feature you want . to bring out, and put only the lightest film on the heavy features you would like to make less prominent. Learn to use a powder brush to smooth your powder evenly and lightly over your face; The bristles of these brushes are very soft and flexible, so that they may be used on the most delicate skin. First pat on powder generously with a puff, then brush it off, paying particular attention to the curves around eyes and noser" In this way you avoid the patchy effect of uneven powdering.