BEAUTY TREATMENTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 189, 12 August 1931, Page 2

BEAUTY TREATMENTS

You. wouldn’t dream of neglecting your face and throat for months on end and then expect them to look lovely in one day. would you? Yet for months past you’ve hidden your arms in thick, dark sleeves, complete!,, neglecting them, and now when the summer season is coming, with its short-sleeved frocks, you expect your arms to be smooth and lovely, without any effort on your part. If, once a week, you give your arms a regular treatment, it will make all the difference in the world, so start now, and you will be proud of your arms, and not ashamed. First, we will get your arms into perfect condition, and the., we will talk about easy ways to make them look beautiful. This is what you must do if your arms are dark and dingy-looking with goosc-fllcsh on the upper arms and elbows. When you are having your bath, scrub your shoulders and arms, particularly the elbows, with a small, firm brush, using a good toilet soap. If your arms are fat, use a reducing soap instead of the toilet soap. Rub the soap up and work up to a smooth lather, then scrub vigorously, and then wash off with warm water. After bathing the arms, rub a cleansing and bleaching cream into them. Massage this for a few minutes until it is well rubbed in, then lightly dust with talcum powder, and leave on all night. in the morning, rinse off the powder and remaining cream, with cotton wool dipped in warm water. In a week you will not know your arms, they will be so soft and white. If your elbows are thin use a good nourishing skin cream in place of the bleaching cream every other night. I There are many girls who like their arms to get a pretty natural tan, but don’t want to have to go through the red, skin-peeling stage. So, before you got out in the hot sun in a sleeveless frock, give the skin a very thin coating of olive oil, and take off the greasiness with Fuller’s earth, and rub it gently in with the tips of the lingers. This not ! only makes the skin tan evenly and [painlessly, but it also gives a lovely pale brown effect to the skin whilst the tanning is in progress. If you prefer the look of a pretty sunburn without any of its troubles, and also one that you can remove whenever you wish use a tan make-up. There are several shades for you to choose from, ranging from a pale honey colour of a very light tan to a deep Indian copper tint. You should, of course, find the most becoming to your complexion, for whether you are blonde, brunette, or medium, there is one that will suit you to perfection. Hun-tan make-up can be bought in cream or liquid form. The cream is the easiest to use, but the liquid is more lasting. If you have to use this make-up on > your arms, it is wise to bleach the hairs as light a tint as you can. Sponge the arms several times a week with a lotion made of equal parts of ■ lemon juice, peroxide of hydrogen, and ; aqua ammonia, and then gently rub ■ on a soothing lotion, such as glycerine , and rose-water. If you wish to appear striking, wear a white evening gown of turquoise, or light green, in fact any of the light pastel shades, and use this sun tan , make-up. Your glowing brown arms • and back will make a beautiful con- ; trust. Of course, there are many who prefer . their natural complexion for the evening, and the best thing to do is to use flesh or natural tint (of whatever you use on your face) liquid powder, sponge it on to your back and arms, and then rub it in firmly with the palms of your hands to ensure it being even. Then go over your skin with a piece of ch unois leather. This powder will cover any blemishes and give a smooth natural finish that does not come off. There is nothing quite as embarrassing as the moment when you find that your white arms have left an unmistakable imprint on your partner’s evening coat, but this should not h: npen. and can be avoided, if you are careful and make sure that it is well rubbed in. And so, armed with these several ’ methods of making your arms beautiful, 1 get to work at once, and you need never be afraid that the sun will show your arms up, as you can be assured that they will be soft and smooth, if you keep religiously to this treatment.