COMPLEXION CARE

Ladies' Mirror, Volume 3, Issue 9, 2 March 1925, Page 64

COMPLEXION CARE

"TJ7HAT beautiful complexions English girls have!" This remark was made the other day by a visitor from Sydney, Australia, and is endorsed by the majority of folk who come from other parts of the world. In spite of all its vagaries, the English climate is conducive to a good complexion, and the healthy country girl, with her skin of "milk and roses," leads the way in complexion beauty. zAppearance HPHE town girl, however, if she takes proper care of herself, can, in spite of an indoor life, boast of an almost equally attractive appearance. Good health is, of course, the greatest asset, and the wearing of suitable colours is a great help. A sallow skin is enhanced by certain shades of brown, green, old rose, and orange; grey suits an olive-tinted one, and striking shades are becoming to a dark complexion, while delicate pastel tints, as well as black and white, show to advantage a fair one. Then there is the question of diet. Too heating foods are liable to make the skin red and blotchy, and therefore fruit and salads should be plentifully partaken of. and the drinking of pure cold water is also an excellent beauty tonic. An American beauty treatment consists in drinking daily two quarts of cold water. There are, of course, various lotions which

may be used on the face with a j beneficial effect. One which is par- j ticularly to be recommended and should be applied with a soft sponge, consists of half an ounce ; of boric acid dissolved in one and" a-half ounces of pure alcohol. To ]. this four ounces of rosewater and j one ounce of glycerine are added. j The mixture should then be thoroughly shaken, and one and a-half ounces of simple tincture of ben- j zoin added drop by drop, the mixture being shaken after adding a I few drops. The lotion should then I be bottled and kept tightly corked I when not in use. • - It is especially important that girls should not neglect the care of their complexions during their holi-" day and after their return. Sunburn may be temporarily attractive, but it is liable to have a coarsening effect on the skin. The application of a little elderflower water to the face before and after bathing is an j excellent antidote. Regular Treatment "DEFORE going to bed it is always wise to sponge the face with warm water and smear over it a reliable complexion cream, which should afterwards be wiped off. The excessive use of powder and cosmetics is bound to be detrimental to the complexion and should be avoided by the girl who values her appearance.