WOMEN'S FEATURE

Western Star, 18 October 1932, Page 4

WOMEN'S FEATURE

LONDON, 1932

My Dears, Spring goes to onr heads- To some people flowers are the first sign of Spring, but to most- of us its wanting a new, hat or realising that we must do something about our hair. For Spring goes to the head, when it’s feminine, with an insistent urge. Both hair and hat have a terrific power over our faces, and while many of us cannot afford the hats that make our friends green with envy, w<x can at least cultivate heads of hair that will make them wonder how w e do it! Hound about this time our hair begins to be troublesome. Tlii s is due to various causes sueli as cliang© of season, a genera] run-down condition, an aftermath of colds —or just plain cussedness. Whatever the cause, it looks dull ancl floppy, and does not seem to react properly to coaxing. This, coming as it does, just before the permanent wave season, i ri unfortunate. For it means that unless you are able to inject a little new life into your hair, if will not react as it should to your permanent wave. What then, is the answer? Just my annual spring song, which most of you have probably heard before,* but which, being true, does not suffer from repetition. Go after your hair at the first signs of Spring fever! Oil is still a favourite for hair troubles —almond oil for blondes anil olive oil for brunettes. To giv e yourself an oil treatment, ' first, comb your hair carefully and brush out all surface dirt. Heat a tablespoonful of the oil and apply with cotton-wool to hair ancl scalp, being careful to separate the hair and to cover the entire surface of lh e scalp. Let tile oil stay on for about 15 minutes, and then wrap the head in a towel which has been rung out in hut water. This opens the pores and drives in the oil. When th L . towel cools, take it off. wring it out again iu hot water and wrap it round your head again. Now, if you have one of those convenient sprays made for simplifying home shampoos, attach it and spray your head with clear, hob water. Follow this by the application of vonr shampoo lather. Scrub tli e hair‘and scalp vigorously. Spray again. Eepeat the lather. Rinse the hair twice iu

nut huter anu ary wuit u warm towel Massage the scalp thoroughly and then apply a tonic. Any scalp may be benefited by massage, but the thin clinging scalp is most in need of it. Scalps to be healthy, and to nourish good hair, should be cushiony, and now I have mentioned message I feel I must tell you more about it. I ( irst jou should get firmly in your mind that the massage movement is not a surface movement. It is incorrect to rub the scalp. The flesh sliould be grasped firmly and moved with the fingers in a rotary motion. Start at the outer edges of th e scalp and progress to the top 4 being earcful to cover the entire surface. And now one tiling more. A« the siui climbs and lets in more light- on to us, it usually becomes apparent that winter is dulling to the liguts of our hair/ But cheer yourselves, they can be easily regained. Have you over ! tried a camomile wash l- It brings out! lost and forgotten lights in blonde hair; and even if you’re not So blonde it can do quite a lot- for vou. There is a camomile wash t„ be* implied to ! ' -10 hair one hour before shampooim . t S lv as blonde hair the lovelies! ants. '

JJruneltcs can use a spe: ial brilliant•Ho to deepen the colon,- of tlieii tresses. ), Ut if their hai r i s m i]]y rusty, they should ask their hai r . dresser for an application of black henna.

Hw'n'n al,o, I lt I'™-"" - v,, u knot tliaL Hollywood still prefers liloncles! ‘'Hollywood's Blonde Bunk'!'’ Tli a •n:is the title bestowed on Jean liar mw after h<? r startling appearance ii Hell s Angels.” it is particularlv up. propria te, f i t was J e «,i’ s platinum neautv tha t eansed a general stampede to Hie peroxide bottle the effects of which are now becoming apparent in tile new pictures. Blondes, it seems, are very "definitely preferred. One of their champions is ~ecil Beaton, who.se opinions command respeef, in Hollywood. Kverv year, Cecil ?«..*• ||„l| v . wood. One of the most brilliant of o ur rani era aitists, his studies of the stars are amazing in their faithfulness and unusual beauty. The leading papers usual]v ask him to name, in bis opjn'on, tb e loveliest of the stars, a. ,1 his selection. <jf Mie six most beautiful romin ill Hollywood is eagcrlv di.s’iii sed in the studios. In 1950 his selection was; Greta Gar', Vorma Shearer, Dolores Del “ii« S. lk,vi “'

Last .year’s list is remarkable in one respect; with the exception of Norma Shearer, every star named is a blonde. Heading the list again is Greta Garbo ; next comes Ina Claire, followed by Marlene Deitrich, Marion Davies, Norma Shearer and Lilyan Tashman. He adds one mor e to thi s list: our beloved Tallulah Bankhead —yet another blonde.

This is eloquent of the present state of affairs in Hollywood. Dark tresses — or red, brown, and chestnut ones, for that matter —are succumbing to the all-powerful peroxide. But blondes are more feminine don’t you think? I always think of them a s dainty, ethereal—like Dresden China figures.

Hoping vou agree—“CARMEL.” P.S. —I’in NOT a blonde.