The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-25


you need. Get instruction. II neces-
sary. on putting them on correctly.
or IL you have time for it, work out
the technique yourself by the trial
and error method. just as you do
when learning how to dress.
Check your finished face with a
critical eye. Your public will. Re-
member that a good foundation is
as essential to good makeup as a
good girdle is to a flattering dress.
Begin with an immaculate skin.
one that's scrubbed until 1t shines
or that has been freshly cleansed
with cream and washed with skin
tonic.
Don't Use Much
Take time to put on your make
up base carefully. Most Of the diff
ficulties arise when you use too
much. II the skin Is slightly moist.
you'll need less Of the base prep
aration. Apply 1t thin and even.
This is true whether you use an
oily cream. vanishing cream or
liquid.
II you use a cream, make tiny
dots across the forehead. cheeks.
chin and even q bit on the tip of
the nose. Start in the center Of the
face and blend with outward.
slightly upward strokes until you
can no longer see where the dots
were placed. Watch out for creaSes
like those at the corners of the nose
and lips.
II you use a liquid powder base.
pour a tiny bit into the palm Of one
hand, dip the second and third An
gers of the other hand into 1t and
start blending. first with rather
long upward and outward strokes
and then with shorter strokes as
the liquid dries and you iron out
any little irregularities.
Next. II your makeup base was
q cream, dot on your cream rouge,
beginning at the high point Of the
cheekbone. Make three or more
tiny dots Of the color. then smooth
the color into q natural-looking
blush and shade off the edges so
you cannot be sure where they be-
gin. If you prefer compact rouge.
or if you have applied liquid base
into which cream rouge will not
blend smoothly. powder first and
then apply the color with light
pressure Of the puff in the center
Of the area to be rouged. AS with
the cream rouge, use the fingertips
to fade of to the surrounding skin.
Then to AK" the color and give 1t
that natural, transparent look,
dust again with powder.
How to Use Powder
Apply powder always with an
outward, upward motion. Have lots
of powder on the puff. Start low on
the neck and work up to hairline
over the forehead with q series Of
pressing movements. Let the pow
der set for few minutes before re-
moving the excess. For the latter
step take clean cotton or soft
brush and brush doiDn. This makes
any slight fuzz lie in place, brings
out the natural texture Of the skin.
Use a small brush for removing any
stray grains Of powder in the brows
or lashes. Use along the hairline.
too. Use cotton to smooth powder
In nose creases and corners Of eyes.
Put on your mouth with the
greatest Of care. Not only must you
be careful to select the shades that
harmonic with the natural color
in the skin. but also you must find
something that harmonizes your
skin tones and the color Of the
dress you are wearing. In putting it
on, you must get the right intensity
of color as well as the right shade.
The color Of the eyes. even the per-
sonality help determine tn e
amount of lipstick you can wear.
Put it on smoothly and evenly. then
blot most Of 1t of for a soft effect.
Use enough to give deeper color
and shine to the lips under artifi-
cial lights. or II your coloring is
strong enough to stand 1t by day.
And let your nail tips be modest or
gay to match your lips!