BEAUTY HINTS

Ladies' Mirror, Volume 3, Issue 4, 1 October 1924, Page 56

BEAUTY HINTS

A BECOMING COIFFURE IS AN AID TO BEAUTY

jp ASHION in hairdressing is almost as elastic as it is in clothes, and the wise woman is she who dresses her hair becomingly. She needs to study her appearance in the glass, critically to examine not only the effect from the front, but that of her profile and back view as well. Prominent features demand simple styles, a plump face calls for flat hairdressing, a thin one may adopt a more elaborate mode. The contour of the face whether it be square, round, or oval—is an important point to be considered when dressing the hair, as the coiffure must not accentuate any defects of feature, but help to detract attention from them. Shorn Locks So many women would improve their appearance immensely by adopting a. change of coiffure. Take those very modern women, for example, who have their locks shorn closer than the average man’s. Has none of their friends told them what frights they look? It sounds strong condemnation, but it is true. There are others who have not the courage to cut their hair, so they plaster it down in an equally ugly way to obtain an almost similar result. Bobbed hair remains fairly popular and is patronised by many wellknown actresses. When the hair is curly and the face is young a bobbed head looks charming, but with straight hair and a lined face the effect is really tragic, and adds considerably to a woman’s age. Individuality may be expressed in the way the hair is arranged. French women at present are adopting what might be called the “Going-to-the-bath style.” The hair is drawn back tightly behind the ears and rolled into chignon on the nape of the neck. Flat curls are plastered down on each cheek. The “widow’s —that attractive little point in the centre of the forehead — is admired more than the straight forehead line at present, and many women who do not possess it try to achieve it by artificial means. Light waves in the hair are preferred to pronounced indentations, and the most usual coiffure is when the hair, lightly waved, is drawn back from the forehead, fluffed out at the sides over the ears, and coiled into a loose knot at the back. Demure Simplicity In contrast to the exposed forehead is the fringe, which lends an air of demure simplicity to those who favour it, hut it requires an oval or rather babyish contour of face to he really successful. The position of the chignon, which usually takes the form of a “bun,” varies; in some eases it is perched right on the top of the head. With period evening frocks, period hairdressing is often adopted, with very becoming results, and the Winterhalter coiffure, side curl and all, is likely to be much seen this season. Long earrings and Spanish combs lend a piquant effect to many hairdressing models.