BEAUTY.

Waipa Post, Volume 48, Issue 3468, 19 May 1934, Page 10

BEAUTY.

MAKE-UP IS LIKE LOVE,

-You can set a very high standard, and so create a beautiful and heartlifting thing; or you can have no standard at all, and so create a tawdry and,. degrading thing. And—agaift like love —you must handle it with -care;'-'and ffiak&rtkeh'trtast' is an achievement not often attained. Your face must come from your dressing-table looking soft and vivid, not artificial; and that’s a triumph, for the menace of make-up is when it hardens the face instead of softening it, gives it an artificial look instead of a radiant one, ages it instead of making it look "younger.

You do these tlv'hgs by putting on too much, using wrong shades, putting it on badlyj- so that there-are sharp, ugly lines which /.show where nature finishes, and this‘so-ill-treated Art begins. F.oi; instance, that hardening line yon see- quite frequently along the jaws or the back of. the cheeks wdiere the rouge leaves .off and the; unrouged skin; begins-; Or the line , of the lips where tbe-.-insiide is neglected. Remember -tdvblend ! First of all, remember , that your face is spotlessly clean before you start to make up—every artist needs a clean canvas to paint on, .You can change your contour by make-up and the way you, dress, your hair. After cleansing, put on your foundation cream, or.skin food if your skin’s inclined to be too dry—just as little as possible, of course. Leave the skin food on five or ten to give it time to dissolve;’then wipe it off.

If you • are past thirty, do use a slightly nourishing powder base. It softens the - whole effect,- distributes the powder evenly, and makes it adhere. Your skin has little hills and valleys, and the foundation- levels them. '

Use your eyes and your mouth' as centres of power. If the lower part of your face is too. heavy—heavy jaw or mouth—pr your. mouth :; is not as attractive as you’d like, enhance your eyes and brows and make., your hair a glorious, blurry cloud or a chic, sleek cap—anyway, make it memorable.

If your , eyes are not-your loveliest .point, emphasise your mouth. • Defend yodr face "with your' eyes ;or mouth, or both. One startlingly lovely feature is enough to make you memorable.