BEAUTY

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 86, 7 April 1934, Page 7

BEAUTY

FINGER-TIP BEAUTY Every hand should know the luxury of a good manicure. Nothing gives a woman a greater air of poise and finish than beautifully tended nails. If, on the other hand, they are uncared for, they detract from her looks, just as soiled curtains mar the. front of an otherwise attractive house. Lovely nails are not necessarily the outcome of expensive visits to beauty parlours. They are a matter of regular care. Every woman can achieve nail beauty with, one manicure a week, and a few' minutes’ attention each day in between. Whether the manicure is done professionally or at home is simply a matter of how much time and money there is to spare.

If you are going to do your manicure yourself, make a pleasure of it. Choose a quiet half-hour, either ip the afternoon or in the evening, when you will not be disturbed, and settle down to it comfortably. Get together a bowl of warm, soapy water, and a little manicure set. containing polish, polish-remover, emery board and orange sticks. In addition to these you will need a file, small bottle of cuticle remover and cuticle cream. First takes the file and trim, the nails to a nice shape with firm regular stroke. Do not file them too close to the sides, otherwise they are. apt to be painful. The actual shape must be determined by your own particular type of hand; in the ordinary way. a nice oval, neither too long nor too pointed, looks as nice as anything. When you have finished with the file trim round the edges with your emery board. Now you can open a book and indulge in ten minutes’ quiet read while you soak the finger-tips in the warm, soapy water. When they are thoroughly soft and pliant, dry them well, and push back the cuticles meanwhile. There may be a little rough skin round the base of the nails, but do not on any account tear it or cut it. Wrap a piece of lint or cotton round the orange stick, dip it in the cuticle remover, and gently Tub it round the nail until the skin conies away. Sometimes the cuticle is stubborn, in which case you must get some cuticle cream, and apply each night, sleeping in a pair of old, loose gloves, until the skin is softened. Tn the end, it will come away quite easily. The next step is to dip a fresh orange stick into a little peroxide.. Clean well under each nail with the moistened stick, and when you have finished them all. they will be ready for the polish. If you are in a hurry, an easy method is to use a dry polish. There are several good ones which can bo had cheaply, and there is one in the form of a pin stone. This is damped and rubbed on the side of the hand; when it dries the nails must be rubbed briskly on to it, to and fro. If you have longer to spare, I would advise a liquid polish, as being more brilliant and more lasting. First smear the nails with a little polish paste, rub off, then apply the liquid polish with a small brush. Put it on quickly and evenly, and take care to leave the half-moons and the tips of the nails uncovered as this makes them show up better. When the polish is dry, you can give a nice finish by running a little white pencil under each nail. These pencils have white tips in place of"lead, and can be sharpened quite easily. They clean and whiten at the same time, and are invaluable for keeping the nails in good trim. If you do a manicure such as I have described once a week, you will find that an orange stick and an emery board used each morning will be all that is necessary to ensure wellgroomed. attractive-looking .nails.