Evening star., 1944-01-11

II somebody has said to you this
week, my! Your hands are beauti-
full" don't bother reading further
because If your hands are pretty
enough to be admired, you probably
know most Of the answers anyway.
However, most women spend long
hours working over their faces-and
completely forget about their hands
Certainly, If nature hasn't blessed
gal with lovely hair or a clear
satiny complexion, she does some
thing about 1t, but she rarely gets
around to giving her hands any
beauty help. Think about your
hands. No matter what you do,
they're on show almost every min
ute of the day. When you smoke,
when you hold telephone, when
you meet somebody-no matter what
your way Of life, your hands are in
the spotlight.
Any woman can have lovely hands
If she takes little time and care
and there's no time for starting like
the present. Winter is a great enemy
to hand beauty with cold winds out
doors and its steam heat indoors
robbing the skin of its natural oils.
The first rule of any hand beauty
treatment Is to cream the skin-yes,
even wash your hands with cream.
That's right-take us literally, espe-
cially II you work in an Office where
lathering with the liquid soap has
something of sandpaper effect.
There are several good hand To-
tions, but we particularly like one
that's creamy, shell-pink and scent
ed. 1t not only lubricates your skin
but is a fine cleanser, too. Try this
routine regularly once or twice a
day for awhile and see if "he" doesn't
notice.
Exercise Is as much Of a beauty
treat for your hands as for the rest
Of you-so how about doing a few
digit limber-uppers? Clenching and
unclenching your hands-but hard!
is an excellent exercise, although
you always run the risk of having
some one catch you in the act
and think you're fighting off
breakdown. Also, you can sneak in
a few wiggles while you're creaming
your hands. AS you smooth the
cream down over each finger, give
each finger a good strong pull.
Strange-but it's relaxing.
The other half of hand beauty
rests with the nails. Not all of us
can have the super-perfect shining
ovals of the girls in the fashion
magazines, but having regular, pro-
fessionsl manicures will help lot.
The important thing is to have a
manicure BEFORE your nails ac-
tually need it, not after. OF course,
for many of you, wartime work
hours make it impossible to get pro-
fessional manicures Then, it's up
to you, my pretties. to WELD the
pushers and the polishes in a pro-
fessionai manner-and here are a
few tricks to help you:
First, line up your implements
and use only gentle ones. Orange
wood sticks and emery boards are
much better for your nails than
the hard metal tools which may do
them an injury. Next, get comfort
able with a bowl of water on the
table-and start to work
To remove your polish, try using
small pad of cotton saturated with
remover. Hold it against the nail
for a half minute and press the
cotton firmly down on the nail. In
this way the polish should come
off in one fell swoop-much better
and quicker than the dab-here-and-
there method.
Tip No. 2. Always shape your
nails before you soak them and a
short oval is best these days for
active hands. After you've soaked
your nails in warm. soapy water,
dry them we'll and then 20 to work