Evening star., 1939-01-01


stimulate. soften and cleanse. While your face
is still moist and warm apply an unguent,
whose purpose is to whip up color - so resign
Yourself to its smart sting for two or three
minutes. If, however, your skin is unusually
thin and sensitive. use ice to induce this
healthy glow, and carry it down to your
throat and shoulders.
Blot your face dry with tissues. and smooth
on one of the velvety types of makeup film,
in warm blush or peach tone. If your skin
tends toward oiliness. use pearly liquid
which deposits powdery VEIL if toward dry
ness. use luminous. opaque cream. This
foundation is equally important for your neck
and for your shoulders. if you are wearing
low-cut gown: and it is particularly helpful.
if there are lines to conceal.
Theatrical grease paint which you can
match exactly to your powder base. makes an
effective mask for dark circles under the eyes.
But YOU should blend it skilfully, and then,
with rouge, cover any demarcation line be-
tween the two.
Pure scarlet and blue shades of rouge
are a better choice for your evening makeup
than orange-red tones Electric lights have
tendency to drain red from orange and impart
an unhattering yellow cast to cheeks and lips.
Moreover, blue tones in your lpstiCk tend to
make your teeth look whittier than orange or
pink tones.
If your face needs more funess use more
powder. increasing the amount on the lower
part of your cheeks. And use less rouge,
putting dab on the chin as we'll as on your
cheeks in order to create an oval of color.
Pile your powder on with large swan down
puff, and remove the excess with an additional
puff Consider pale mauve colored powder
to enhance the delicate transparency of your
skin under artificial lights 1t can be used for
an effective makeup ensemble with currently
smart violet toned rouges. eyeshadow and
mascara.
This is one time when you can improve
upon the Job Nature has done on your mouth,
and achieve truly ideal contours with your
lipstick First use came's hair brush or
hard pointed lip pencil to extend or reduce
the borders increase or diminish fulness.
and accentuate Cupid Bow Clefts Almost any
face is made more appealing with full. softly
curved lower lip. Now fill in the outlines,
traced by your pencil. with lipstick. But care
should be given to blotting off any excess of
rouge to achieve smooth. mat-k finish
and to protect your teeth from undesirable
color stains.
An eve bath is an important preliminary to
your eye makeup Fill your eye cup with a
four per cent borc acid solution. or with one
of any number of reliable washes on the mar
ket lower your head and close your lids while :
YOU fit it into the socket. Straighten up. open
your lids, and roll your eyes back and forth.
There are also drops which are safe to use, and
two to each eye will moisten dry tissues and
add shine which will last all evening.
A trick to achieve more wide -eyedness is
to take your eyebrow pencil. sharpen it to
toothpick fineness. and mark your lids out
from the corners.
Mascara, in either cream or cake form, with
the latter moistened only slightly, may be
used more lavishly on your lashes for evening
to increase the apparent size of your eyes and
to give them the desired starry look. Brush
mascara on the lashes with an upward stroke.
and leave it on to dry Then, pull the lashes '
apart and curve them back with your fingers
or use a small curling device designed for
this purpose.
You can achieve more dazzling effect with
your eyeshadow. if you will put it on with an